Computational Astrophysics Laboratory
Chief Scientist
Toshikazu EBISUZAKI (Ph.D.)
We promote in JEM-EUSO (Extreme Universe Space Observatory onboard Japanese Experiment Module) mission to explore the origin of extreme energy particles above 1020eV. It observes giant-air showers by extreme energy cosmic-ray from the orbit. JEM-EUSO is a super wide-field (60 degrees) telescope with a diameter of 2.5 meters planed to be installed in International Space Station. The feasibility study and conceptual design has continual for past three years under the collaboration with JAXA, RIKEN, and the JEM-EUSO international collaboration of thirteen countries (Japan, USA, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland , Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Russia, Mexico, Korea) JEM-ESO is planned to be launched around 2017 by the Japanese heavy lift rocket - the H II B, and then conveyed to ISS by HTV (H-II transfer Vehicle)
Other active studies include studies on the relation of galactic environment with the Earth's surface environment. In particular, we explore the possibility that a starburst in our Milky Way Galaxy lead the snow ball Earth events in the past. They also include development of a G-APD camera with sub-μsec sampling and its application to bio molecular science, development of ReKOS which is a friendly application software for sharing the results among researchers, and education with computers.
- Extreme Energy Cosmic-Rays
- Astrophysical Simulations
- Development of Super-High Speed Special-Purose Computers
- Materials Science of Earth explored by quantum simulation
- Development of a G-APD camera with sub-μsec sampling and its application to bio molecular science
- January 14,2011
- Hydrogen gas: Under pressure
Simulations have explained the peculiar nature of molecular hydrogen vibration under high pressure
- Ishiyama, T; Makino, J; Ebisuzaki, T.:
"Gamma-ray Signal from Earth-mass Dark Matter"
A stropysical Journalm (Letters), 723, L195-L200, (2010). - Arai, N; Yasuoka, K; Koishi, Y; and Ebisuzaki, T.:
"Asymmetric Brownian Moter Driven by Bubble Formation in a Hydrophobic Channel"
ACS Nano, 4(10) 5905-5913 (2010) - J.Yang, J.S. Tse, T.Iitaka.:
"First-principles study of liquid gallium at ambient and high pressure"
J. Chem. Phys. 135, 044507 (2011) - Guoying Gao, Artem R. Oganov, Aitor Bergara, Miguel Martinez-Canales, Tian Cui, Toshiaki Iitaka, Yanming Ma, and Guangtian Zou.:
"High-pressure crystal structures and superconductivity of Stannane (SnH4)"
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 107 (4): 1317-1320 JAN 26 2010 - Y.Kawasaki et al.:
"The focal surface of the JEM-EUSO instrument"
Astrophys. Space Sci. Trans., 7, 167-169, 2011 - Matsubara, H; Ebisuzaki, T; Yasuoka, K.:
"Microscopic insights into nucleation in a sulfuric acid-water vapor mixture based on molecular dynamics simulation"
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 130 (10): Art. No. 104705 MAR 14 2009 - Koishi, T; Yasuoka, K; Fujikawa, S; Ebisuzaki, T; Zeng, XC.:
"Coexistence and transition between Cassie and Wenzel state on pillared hydrophobic surface"
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 106 (21): 8435-8440 MAY 26 2009 - Fujimoto, K; Sydora, RD.:
"Particle description of the electron diffusion region in collisionless magnetic reconnection"
PHYSICS OF PLASMAS, 16 (11): Art. No. 112309 NOV 2009 - Ogawa, T; Kawasaki, Y; Takizawa, Y; Ebisuzaki, T; Sakaki, N; Higuchi, M; Uchihori, Y; Kitamura, H; Wada, S.:
"Radiation Resistance of Nd-Doped Laser Crystals for Space Application"
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 48 (8): Art. No. 088001 Part 1 AUG 2009 - Kim H, Yamamoto M, Hosaka F, Terakami S, Nishitani C, Sawamura Y, Yamane H, Wu J. Matsumoto T, Matsuyama T and Yamamoto T.:
"Molecular characterization of novel Ty1-copia-like retrotransposons in pear (Pyrus pyrifolia)"
Tree Genetics & Genomes 7:845-856, 2011. DOI 10.1007/s11295-011-0379-1
Principal Investigator
- Toshikazu EBISUZAKI
- Chief Scientist
Staff Scientist
- Junichiro MAKINO
- Toshiaki IITAKA
- Senior Research Scientist
- Yoshiyuki TAKIZAWA
- Senior Research Scientist
- Tomoki MATSUYAMA
- Senior Research Scientist
Postdoctoral Fellow
- Daikou SHIOTA
- Special Postdoctoral Researcher
- Yoshiya KAWASAKI
- Contract Researcher
- Kenji SHINOZAKI
- Contract Researcher
- Hiroko MIYAMOTO
- Contract Researcher
Student Trainee
- Francesco FENU
- International Program Associate
Technical Assistant
- Iriko KANEKO
- Technical Staff I
- Katsuhiko TSUNO
- Technical Staff I