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Search for Dark Matter in Galactic Center with Cosmic Gamma-ray Observations

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15H02086
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Particle/Nuclear/Cosmic ray/Astro physics
Research InstitutionNagoya University

Principal Investigator

Tajima Hiroyasu  名古屋大学, 宇宙地球環境研究所, 教授 (80222107)

Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥39,910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥30,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥9,210,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥8,840,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,040,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥14,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥11,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,360,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥11,310,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,610,000)
Keywordsダークマター / ガンマ線 / 宇宙線 / 光検出器 / 半導体検出器 / 放射線 / 暗黒物質 / 宇宙物理
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Galactic diffuse gamma rays are the main background for the dark matter searches near the Galactic center. We have improved uncertainties of the galactic diffuse background by verifying the modeling the interstellar medium using dust radiance, opacity and temperature data and identifying several undetected gamma-ray objects by our image restoration software. In parallel, we have improved the crosstalk problem of the novel photon sensor for the next generation gamma-ray instrument, CTA. We found further improvement may be possible by reducing delayed crosstalk. We also successfully developed integrated circuits to provers signals from dense photon sensor and verified the performance by test observations using prototype telescope.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

暗黒物質は宇宙のエネルギーの4分の1をしめ、宇宙の構造形成に重要な役割を果たしている。しかし、その正体はまだわかっておらず、宇宙物理学上の最重要な課題の一つである。本研究では、暗黒物質を検出する有力な方法の一つであるガンマ線観測のデータ解析手法の改良によって暗黒物質検出感度の向上を目指している。さらに、現在稼働中のガンマ線観測装置では検出できない重い暗黒物質探査のため開発中である次世代のガンマ線観測装置に使用する新型光センサーの改良によって、の暗黒物質検出感度向上に寄与する。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2019 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Annual Research Report
  • 2017 Annual Research Report
  • 2016 Annual Research Report
  • 2015 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (53 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (17 results) Journal Article (13 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 13 results,  Peer Reviewed: 13 results,  Open Access: 7 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 2 results) Presentation (23 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Invited: 3 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] マックスプランク核物理研究所/エルランゲン大学(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] レスター大学/リバプール大学/オックスフォード大学(英国)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] カリフォルニア大学サンタクルツ校/ジョージア工科大学/ウィスコンシン大学(米国)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] アデレード大学(オーストラリア)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] ジュネーブ大学(スイス)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] マックスプランク核物理研究所/エルランゲン大学(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] レスター大学/リバプール大学/オックスフォード大学(英国)

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] アムステルダム大学(オランダ)

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] カリフォルニア大学サンタバーバラ校/ワシントン大学/ジョージア工科大学(米国)

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] アデレード大学(オーストラリア)

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research]

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] マックスプランク核物理研究所/エルランゲン大学(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] リバプール大学/レスター大学/オックスフォード大学(英国)

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] アムステルダム大学(オランダ)

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] カリフォルニア大学サンタクルツ校/ワシントン大学/ジョージア工科大学(米国)

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] アデレード大学(オーストラリア)

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research]

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Study of the Cosmic Rays and Interstellar Medium in Local H i Clouds Using Fermi-LAT Gamma-Ray Observations2020

    • Author(s)
      Mizuno T.、Abdollahi S.、Fukui Y.、Hayashi K.、Koyama T.、Okumura A.、Tajima H.、Yamamoto H.
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 890 Issue: 2 Pages: 120-120

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/ab6a99

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Fermi-LATγ-Ray Study of the Interstellar Medium and Cosmic Rays in the Chamaeleon Molecular Cloud Complex: A Look at the Dark Gas as Optically Thick H i2019

    • Author(s)
      Hayashi Katsuhiro、Mizuno Tsunefumi、Fukui Yasuo、Okamoto Ryuji、Yamamoto Hiroaki、Hidaka Naoya、Okumura Akira、Tajima Hiroyasu、Sano Hidetoshi
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 884 Issue: 2 Pages: 130-130

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/ab4351

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Development of a UV-Transparent Lens Array for Enlarging the Effective Area of Multichannel SiPMs2019

    • Author(s)
      Akira Okumura, Akira Asano, Kazuhiro Furuta, Naoya Hidaka, Yuki Nakamura, Hiroyasu Tajima, and Anatolii Zenin
    • Journal Title

      JPS Conference Proceedings

      Volume: 27 Pages: 011009-011009

    • DOI

      10.7566/jpscp.27.011009

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Characterization of SiPM Optical Crosstalk and Its Dependence on the Protection-Window Thickness2019

    • Author(s)
      Yuki Nakamura, Akira Okumura, Hiroyasu Tajima, Nobuhito Yamane, and Anatolii Zenin
    • Journal Title

      JPS Conference Proceedings

      Volume: 27 Pages: 011003-011003

    • DOI

      10.7566/jpscp.27.011003

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Characterisation and testing of CHEC-M?A camera prototype for the small-sized telescopes of the Cherenkov telescope array2018

    • Author(s)
      Zorn J. et al.
    • Journal Title

      Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

      Volume: 904 Pages: 44-63

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.nima.2018.06.078

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Evaluation of silicon photomultipliers for dual-mirror Small-Sized Telescopes of Cherenkov Telescope Array2018

    • Author(s)
      Asano A.、Berge D.、Bonanno G.、Bryan M.、Gebhardt B.、Grillo A.、Hidaka N.、Kachru P.、Lapington J.、Leach S.、Nakamura Y.、Okumura A.、Romeo G.、Ross D.、Stephan M.、Tajima H.、Timpanaro M.C.、White R.、Yamane N.、Zink A.
    • Journal Title

      Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

      Volume: 912 Pages: 177-181

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.nima.2017.11.017

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] TheFermiGalactic Center GeV Excess and Implications for Dark Matter2017

    • Author(s)
      Ackermann M.、et al., (The Fermi LAT Collaboration)
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 840 Issue: 1 Pages: 43-43

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/aa6cab

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] TARGET?5: A new multi-channel digitizer with triggering capabilities for gamma-ray atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes2017

    • Author(s)
      Albert A.、Funk S.、Katagiri H.、Kawashima T.、Murphy M.、Okumura A.、Quagliani R.、Sapozhnikov L.、Shigenaka A.、Tajima H.、Tibaldo L.、Vandenbroucke J.、Varner G.、Wu T.
    • Journal Title

      Astroparticle Physics

      Volume: 92 Pages: 49-61

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.astropartphys.2017.05.003

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Development of the Model of Galactic Interstellar Emission for Standard Point-source Analysis of Fermi Large Area Telescope Data2016

    • Author(s)
      Acero, F. et al.
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

      Volume: 223 Issue: 2 Pages: 278-278

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/833/2/278

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Quantifying the Interstellar Medium and Cosmic Rays in the MBM 53, 54, and 55 Molecular Clouds and the Pegasus Loop Using Fermi-LAT Gamma-ray Observations2016

    • Author(s)
      Mizuno, T.; Abdollahi, S.; Fukui, Y.; Hayashi, K.; Okumura, A.; Tajima, H.; Yamamoto, H.
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 833 Issue: 2 Pages: 223-246

    • DOI

      10.3847/0067-0049/223/2/26

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Searching for Dark Matter Annihilation from Milky Way Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies with Six Years of Fermi Large Area Telescope Data2015

    • Author(s)
      Ackermann, M. et. al.
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review Letters

      Volume: 115 Issue: 23

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevlett.115.231301

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Limits on dark matter annihilation signals from the Fermi LAT 4-year measurement of the isotropic gamma-ray background2015

    • Author(s)
      Ackermann, M. et. al.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

      Volume: 90 Issue: 09 Pages: 008-008

    • DOI

      10.1088/1475-7516/2015/09/008

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Updated search for spectral lines from Galactic dark matter interactions with pass 8 data from the Fermi Large Area Telescope2015

    • Author(s)
      Ackermann, M. et. al.
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review D

      Volume: 91 Issue: 12

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevd.91.122002

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Evaluation of a multi-channel silicon photomultiplier with a light concentrator for Medium-Sized Telescopes of Cherenkov Telescope Array2019

    • Author(s)
      Anatolii Zenin
    • Organizer
      SiPM workshop: from fundamental research to industrial applications
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Suppression of SiPM Optical Crosstalk2019

    • Author(s)
      Hiroyasu Tajima
    • Organizer
      KEK Photosensor/Scintillator Workshop
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Characterization of SiPM Optical Crosstalk and its Resin Thickness Dependence2018

    • Author(s)
      Yuki Nakamura
    • Organizer
      Photon Detector 18
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Development of a UV-transparent Lens Array Enlarging the Effective Area of Multi-channel SiPMs2018

    • Author(s)
      Akira Okumura
    • Organizer
      Photon Detector 18
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 次世代ガンマ線望遠鏡CTA用SiPMの低クロストーク化2018

    • Author(s)
      田島宏康
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Feasibility study on a future CTA upgrade of PMT camera pixels with silicon photomultipliers2018

    • Author(s)
      Anatolii Zenin
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Suppressing Optical Cross Talk in Silicon Photomultipliers2018

    • Author(s)
      Hiroyasu Tajima
    • Organizer
      ICASiPM
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] フェルミ衛星によるMBM 53-55分子雲・Pegasus Loop領域における星間ガスと宇宙線の研究2017

    • Author(s)
      水野恒史
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会年次大会
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪大学 豊中キャンパス
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-17
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Fermi衛星とPlanck衛星によるOrion領域における星間ガスの研究2017

    • Author(s)
      日高直哉
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会年次大会
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪大学 豊中キャンパス
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-17
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 次世代ガンマ線望遠鏡CTAのためのSiPMの開発とその性能評価2017

    • Author(s)
      山根暢仁
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会年次大会
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪大学 豊中キャンパス
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-17
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] CTA報告121:ガンマ線望遠鏡CTAにおけるSiPMの多チャンネル同時較正2017

    • Author(s)
      中村裕樹
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会年次大会
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪大学 豊中キャンパス
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-17
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] CTA計画用SiPMの光検出効率向上に向けたレンズアレイの開発2017

    • Author(s)
      朝野彰
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会年次大会
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪大学 豊中キャンパス
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-17
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 次世代ガンマ線望遠鏡CTAにおける波形記録回路TARGETの時間応答較正手法の開発2017

    • Author(s)
      重中茜
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会年次大会
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪大学 豊中キャンパス
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-17
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 次世代ガンマ線望遠鏡CTA用SiPMの最適化2017

    • Author(s)
      田島宏康
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] CTA報告127:ガンマ線望遠鏡CTAにおけるSiPMの多チャンネル同時較正システムの確立と検証2017

    • Author(s)
      中村裕樹
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Schwarzschild-Couder 光学系を用いたCTA 小・中口径望遠鏡の開発2017

    • Author(s)
      奥村 曉
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] CTA報告135:CTA 小口径望遠鏡のトリガー性能の最適化2017

    • Author(s)
      佐々井義矩
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会年次大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] CTA報告136:ガンマ線望遠鏡CTAにおけるSiPMの多チャンネル同時較正手法の実機検証2017

    • Author(s)
      中村裕樹
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会年次大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] CTA報告113:Schwarzschild-Couder光学系を用いた小・中口径望遠鏡の開発2016

    • Author(s)
      奥村曉
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会秋季大会
    • Place of Presentation
      宮崎大学 木花キャンパス
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-21
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 次世代チェレンコフ望遠鏡CTA計画の小口径望遠鏡カメラに用いる光検出器の選定に向けた半導体光電子増倍素子の特性評価2016

    • Author(s)
      山根暢仁
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会秋季大会
    • Place of Presentation
      宮崎大学 木花キャンパス
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-21
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] PPD/SiPMの開発動向と活用例2016

    • Author(s)
      田島宏康
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会年次大会
    • Place of Presentation
      東北学院大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-19
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 次世代チェレンコフ望遠鏡CTA計画の小口径望遠鏡カメラに向けた半導体光電子増倍素子の特性評価2016

    • Author(s)
      山根暢仁
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会年次大会
    • Place of Presentation
      東北学院大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-19
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 半導体光検出器を用いたCTA小口径望遠鏡焦点面カメラのシミュレーションによる性能評価2016

    • Author(s)
      佐藤雄太
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会年次大会
    • Place of Presentation
      東北学院大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-19
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Invited

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