Search for Nearby, Small-sized Transiting Exoplanets and Study of Their Atmospheres
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17H04574
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 海外学術 |
Research Field |
Astronomy
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Research Institution | The University of Tokyo (2018-2021) National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (2017) |
Principal Investigator |
Fukui Akihiko 東京大学, 大学院総合文化研究科, 特任助教 (60632049)
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Project Period (FY) |
2017-04-01 – 2021-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥16,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,750,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
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Keywords | 太陽系外惑星 / トランジット惑星 / TESS / 系外惑星大気 / ヘイズ / 光赤外線天文学 / トランジット / 惑星大気 / 天文学 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We conducted observations of more than 300 exoplanetary candidates, which were discovered by the NASA's TESS space telescope, with the four-band simultaneous imager MuSCAT2 mounted on the 1.5m telescope in the Canary Islands, Spain. As a result, we validated more than 20 new planetary systems in the visitnity of our Solar system, which are suitable for future atmospheric characterizations. In addition, we conducted atmospheric observations of exoplanets with MuSCAT2, finding hints of aerosols in the atmospheres of two giant planets. On the other hand, in particular for atmospheric observations of planets around low-mass stars, it turned out to be critical to understand and remove the effect of stellar activities, leaving a future work.
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
本研究により、これまで数が限られていた太陽系近傍の小型トランジット惑星の発見数を格段に増やすことができた。これにより、次世代の大型望遠鏡を用いた小型惑星の大気観測が大きく進展し、惑星の表層環境やハビタビリティ(生命居住可能性)の理解が進むことが期待される。新たな系外惑星の発見やその環境推定は社会的な関心も高く、本研究で得られた研究成果について行なった3件のプレスリリースについては、いずれもネットメディアに取り上げられた。また、本研究により、惑星大気におけるエアロゾルの影響の重要性が再確認された。
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Report
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Research Products
(96 results)
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[Journal Article] TOI-2109: An Ultrahot Gas Giant on a 16 hr Orbit2021
Author(s)
Wong, I., Shporer, A., Zhou, G., Kitzmann, D., Komacek, T. D., Tan, X., ..., Ikoma, Masahiro et al.
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Journal Title
The Astronomical Journal
Volume: 162
Issue: 6
Pages: 256-256
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[Journal Article] The Continuing Search for Evidence of Tidal Orbital Decay of Hot Jupiters2020
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Patra Kishore C.、Winn Joshua N.、Holman Matthew J.、Gillon Michael、Burdanov Artem、Jehin Emmanuel、Delrez Laetitia、Pozuelos Francisco J.、Barkaoui Khalid、Benkhaldoun Zouhair、Narita Norio、Fukui Akihiko、Kusakabe Nobuhiko、Kawauchi Kiyoe、Terada Yuka、Bouma L. G.、Weinberg Nevin N.、Broome Madelyn
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The Astronomical Journal
Volume: 159
Issue: 4
Pages: 150-150
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[Journal Article] It Takes Two Planets in Resonance to Tango around K2-1462020
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Lam Kristine W. F.、Korth Judith、Masuda Kento、Csizmadia Szilard、Eigmuller Philipp、Stefansson Gumundur Kari、Endl Michael、Albrecht Simon、Robertson Paul、Luque Rafael、Livingston John H.、Hirano Teruyuki、et al.
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The Astronomical Journal
Volume: 159
Issue: 3
Pages: 120-120
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[Journal Article] Multicolour photometry for exoplanet candidate validation2019
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Parviainen H.、Tingley B.、Deeg H. J.、Palle E.、Alonso R.、Montanes Rodriguez P.、Murgas F.、Narita N.、Fukui A.、Watanabe N.、Kusakabe N.、Tamura M.、Nishiumi T.、Prieto-Arranz J.、Klagyivik P.、Bejar V. J. S.、Crouzet N.、Mori M.、Hidalgo Soto D.、Casasayas Barris N.、Luque R.
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Journal Title
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Volume: 630
Pages: A89-A89
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[Journal Article] 44 Validated Planets from K2 Campaign 102018
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Livingston John H.、Endl Michael、Dai Fei、Cochran William D.、Barragan Oscar、Gandolfi Davide、Hirano Teruyuki、Grziwa Sascha、Smith Alexis M. S.、Albrecht Simon、et al.
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The Astronomical Journal
Volume: 156
Issue: 2
Pages: 78-78
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[Journal Article] K2-137 b: an Earth-sized planet in a 4.3-h orbit around an M-dwarf2018
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Smith, A. M. S., Cabrera, J., Csizmadia, Sz, Dai, F., Gandolfi, D., Hirano, T., Winn, J. N., Albrecht, S., Alonso, R., Antoniciello, G., et al.
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume: 474
Issue: 4
Pages: 5523-5533
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[Journal Article] Exoplanets around Low-mass Stars Unveiled by K22018
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Hirano, T., Dai, F., Gandolfi, D., Fukui, A., Livingston, J. H., Miyakawa, K., Endl, M., Cochran, W. D., Alonso-Floriano, F. J., Kuzuhara, M., et al.
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The Astronomical Journal
Volume: 155
Issue: 3
Pages: 127-127
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[Journal Article] K2-155: A Bright Metal-poor M Dwarf with Three Transiting Super-Earths2018
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Hirano, T., Dai, F., Livingston, J. H., Fujii, Y., Cochran, W. D., Endl, M., Gandolfi, D., Redfield, S., Winn, J. N., Guenther, E. W., et al.
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The Astronomical Journal
Volume: 155
Issue: 3
Pages: 124-124
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[Journal Article] Three Small Planets Transiting a Hyades Star2018
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Livingston, J. H., Dai, F., Hirano, T., Gandolfi, D., Nowak, G., Endl, M., Velasco, S., Fukui, A., Narita, N., Prieto-Arranz, J., et al.
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The Astronomical Journal
Volume: 155
Issue: 3
Pages: 115-115
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[Journal Article] The Discovery and Mass Measurement of a New Ultra-short-period Planet: K2-131b2017
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Dai, F., Winn, J. N., Gandolfi, D., Wang, S. X., Teske, J. K., Burt, J., Albrecht, S., Barragan, O., Cochran, W. D., Endl, M., et al.
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The Astronomical Journal
Volume: 154
Issue: 6
Pages: 226-226
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[Journal Article] The K2-ESPRINT project. VI. K2-105 b, a hot Neptune around a metal-rich G-dwarf2017
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Norio Narita, Teruyuki Hirano, Akihiko Fukui, Yasunori Hori, Fei Dai, Liang Yu, John Livingston, Tsuguru Ryu, Grzegorz Nowak, Masayuki Kuzuhara, Bun'ei Sato, Yoichi Takeda, Simon Albrecht, et al.
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan
Volume: 69
Issue: 2
Pages: 29-29
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