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Research on coronal heating using ALMA solar observations

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K17663
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Astronomy
Research InstitutionNational Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Principal Investigator

Okamoto Takenori  国立天文台, アルマプロジェクト, 特任助教 (70509679)

Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywordsひので / プロミネンス / 回転 / 黒点 / 磁場 / IRIS / 太陽 / アルマ望遠鏡 / スピキュール / コロナ加熱 / アルマ / 波動 / ALMA / コロナ / 波動加熱
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We performed several researches of solar magnetohydrodynamic activities associated with the coronal heating problem using available instruments such as the solar observing satellites "Hinode", "IRIS", and "SDO" and the ALMA telescope. Our main results are as follows. (1) We investigated peculiar motions of solar prominences observed in the off-limb region and found that they are caused by rotation related to magnetic reconnection between the magnetic fields of prominences and ambient coronal fields. (2) We discovered the strongest magnetic field of sunspots ever observed on the Sun and suggested a new hypothesis to generate the strong field by photospheric motions.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

太陽のみならず天体物理学全体の謎であるコロナ加熱問題を解くにあたり、太陽で見られる活動現象や磁気的性質を1つずつ明らかにすることが求められている。本研究では、プロミネンスの回転と強磁場生成機構に関する研究成果を得た。これらはフレアのような突発的エネルギー解放を伴わない静かな現象であるが、エネルギー解放や蓄積が準定常的に起こっていることを示しており、今後の太陽研究を行う上で重要である。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (27 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 2016 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (7 results) Journal Article (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (14 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 12 results,  Invited: 4 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] ロッキードマーティン太陽天体物理学研究所(米国)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] チェコ科学院(チェコ)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Lockheed Martin/Stanford University(米国)

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of St Andrews(英国)

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Lockheed Martin/National Solar Observatory(米国)

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of St Andrews(英国)

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] KU Leuven(ベルギー)

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] ALMA Observations of the Solar Chromosphere on the Polar Limb2018

    • Author(s)
      Yokoyama Takaaki、Shimojo Masumi、Okamoto Takenori J.、Iijima Haruhisa
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 863 Issue: 1 Pages: 96-96

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/aad27e

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Blue-wing enhancement of the chromospheric Mg II h and k lines in a solar flare2018

    • Author(s)
      Tei, Akiko; Sakaue, Takahito; Okamoto, Takenori J.; Kawate, Tomoko; Heinzel, Petr; UeNo, Satoru; Asai, Ayumi; Ichimoto, Kiyoshi; Shibata, Kazunari
    • Journal Title

      Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan

      Volume: 70 Issue: 6 Pages: 100-100

    • DOI

      10.1093/pasj/psy047

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Super-strong Magnetic Field in Sunspots2018

    • Author(s)
      Okamoto Takenori J., Sakurai Takashi
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal Letters

      Volume: 852 Issue: 1 Pages: L16-L16

    • DOI

      10.3847/2041-8213/aaa3d8

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] HELICAL MOTIONS OF FINE-STRUCTURE PROMINENCE THREADS OBSERVED BY HINODE AND IRIS2016

    • Author(s)
      Takenori J. Okamoto, Wei Liu, Saku Tsuneta
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 831 Issue: 2 Pages: 126-126

    • DOI

      10.3847/0004-637x/831/2/126

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] The Strongest Magnetic Fields in Sunspots and Their Statistical Properties2019

    • Author(s)
      Joten Okamoto
    • Organizer
      IUGG General Assembly
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] The CLASP2 experiment and the observing plans with IRIS and Hinode2018

    • Author(s)
      Joten Okamoto, CLASP2 team
    • Organizer
      12th Hinode Science Meeting
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] High resolution observations of prominence rotation by Hinode and IRIS2018

    • Author(s)
      Joten Okamoto, Wei Liu
    • Organizer
      COSPAR 2018 42nd Assembly
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Where is the strongest field located in sunspots ? - A statistical analysis using Hinode/Spectro-Polarimeter -2018

    • Author(s)
      Joten Okamoto, Takashi Sakurai
    • Organizer
      American Geophysical Union Meeting
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 「ひので」観測10年:黒点磁場強度ランキング2018

    • Author(s)
      岡本丈典, 桜井隆
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会春季年会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 観測史上最強の黒点磁場2017

    • Author(s)
      岡本丈典, 桜井隆
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会春季年会
    • Place of Presentation
      九州大学(福岡県福岡市)
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-15
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Solar MHD phenomena observed by Hinode2017

    • Author(s)
      Joten Okamoto
    • Organizer
      1st Asia-Pacific Conference on Plasma Physics
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] The strongest magnetic field in sunspots2017

    • Author(s)
      Joten Okamoto, Takashi Sakurai
    • Organizer
      AGU Fall Meeting
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The strongest magnetic field in sunspots2017

    • Author(s)
      Joten Okamoto, Takashi Sakurai
    • Organizer
      IRIS-8/Hinode-11 Science Meeting
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] High resolution observations of prominence rotation by Hinode and IRIS2016

    • Author(s)
      Joten Okamoto, Wei Liu, Saku Tsuneta
    • Organizer
      AGU Fall Meeting 2016
    • Place of Presentation
      アメリカ・カリフォルニア・サンフランシスコ
    • Year and Date
      2016-12-12
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 3D motion of active-region prominences: Rotation2016

    • Author(s)
      Joten Okamoto, Wei Liu, Saku Tsuneta
    • Organizer
      International Astronomical Union Symposium 327
    • Place of Presentation
      コロンビア・カルタヘナ
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-09
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Rotations of Helical Prominence Threads Observed by Hinode and IRIS2016

    • Author(s)
      Joten Okamoto, Wei Liu, Saku Tsuneta
    • Organizer
      Hinode-10 Science Meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋大学(愛知県名古屋市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-05
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Waves In Prominences And Approach To The Coronal Heating2016

    • Author(s)
      Joten Okamoto
    • Organizer
      AOGS 2016
    • Place of Presentation
      中国・北京
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-31
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Helical Motions of Fine-structure Prominence Threads Observed by Hinode and IRIS2016

    • Author(s)
      Joten Okamoto, Wei Liu, Saku Tsuneta
    • Organizer
      IRIS-6 Workshop
    • Place of Presentation
      スウェーデン・ストックホルム
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-20
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Remarks] 観測史上最強の太陽磁場

    • URL

      https://www.nao.ac.jp/news/science/2018/20180206-hinode.html

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 岡本丈典氏が第9回宇宙科学奨励賞を受賞

    • URL

      http://www.nao.ac.jp/news/topics/2017/20170327-award.html

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2022-02-22  

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