Observational Study of Hidden Star-Formation History through the Near-Infrared Extragalactic Background Light by the Rocket Experiment CIBER-2

• Project/Area Number: 18KK0089
• Research Category: Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B))
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Medium-sized Section 16:Astronomy and related fields
• Research Institution: Tokyo City University (2019-2021); Tohoku University (2018)
• Principal Investigator: Tsumura Kohji 東京都市大学, 理工学部, 准教授 (60579960)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 松浦 周二 関西学院大学, 理工学部, 教授 (10321572) ; 佐野 圭 九州工業大学, 大学院工学研究院, 助教 (70802908)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-10-09 – 2022-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
• Budget Amount: ¥17,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,140,000); Fiscal Year 2020: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000); Fiscal Year 2019: ¥8,190,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,890,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥5,980,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,380,000)
• Keywords: 赤外線背景放射 / 黄道光 / ロケット観測 / 宇宙望遠鏡 / 赤外線天文学 / 観測ロケット / 宇宙背景放射

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We aim to explore the hidden star formation history of the Universe through observation of the Extragalactic Background Light (EBL) by the sounding-rocket experiment, CIBER-2 (Cosmic Infrared Background　Experiment-2).
CIBER-2, which has been developed through international collaboration funded by this research grant, was successfully launched on June 7, 2021. In addition to acquiring scientific data during the launch, we also succeeded in recovering the observation equipment of CIBER-2.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

近年の観測天文学研究においては、地上およびスペースに設置された大型望遠鏡を用いた観測が主流となっており、その装置開発には10年単位での時間が必要となってしまう。そのような現状において本研究においては、EBL観測という科学目的に特化し、その観測を実現するために、小型の望遠鏡を観測ロケットに搭載することで、最先端の天文観測を安価に迅速に達成させるという点が世界的にもユニークであり、それを達成できたことに大きな意義がある。

Research Products

• [Int'l Joint Research] ロチェスター工科大学/カリフォルニア工科大学/アメリカ航空宇宙局(米国)
• [Int'l Joint Research] 韓国天文研究院(韓国)
• [Int'l Joint Research] 中央研究院天文及天文物理研究所(台湾)
• [Int'l Joint Research] カリフォルニア工科大学/ロチェスター工科大学/アメリカ航空宇宙局(米国)
• [Int'l Joint Research] 韓国天文研究院(韓国)
• [Int'l Joint Research] 中央研究院天文及天文物理研究所(台湾)
• [Int'l Joint Research] カリフォルニア工科大学/ロチェスター工科大学/アメリカ航空宇宙局(米国)
• [Int'l Joint Research] 韓国天文研究院(韓国)
• [Int'l Joint Research] 中央研究院天文及天文物理研究所(台湾)
• [Int'l Joint Research] カリフォルニア工科大学/ロチェスター工科大学/アメリカ航空宇宙局(米国)
• [Int'l Joint Research] 韓国天文研究院(韓国)
• [Int'l Joint Research] 中央研究院天文及天文物理研究所(台湾)
• [Journal Article] Inferred Measurements of the Zodiacal Light Absolute Intensity through Fraunhofer Absorption Line Spectroscopy with CIBER (2022)
  • Author(s): Korngut P. M.、Kim M. G.、Arai T.、Bangale P.、Bock J.、Cooray A.、Cheng Y. T.、Feder R.、Hristov V.、Lanz A.、Lee D. H.、Levenson L.、Matsumoto T.、Matsuura S.、Nguyen C.、Sano K.、Tsumura K.、Zemcov M.
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 926 Issue: 2 Pages: 133-133
  • DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ac44ff
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Polarization Spectrum of Near-Infrared Zodiacal Light Observed with CIBER (2022)
  • Author(s): Takimoto Kohji、Arai Toshiaki、Matsuura Shuji、Bock James J.、Cooray Asantha、Feder Richard M.、Korngut Phillip M.、Lanz Alicia、Lee Dae Hee、Matsumoto Toshio、Nguyen Chi H.、Onishi Yosuke、Sano Kei、Shirahata Mai、Takahashi Aoi、Tsumura Kohji、Zemcov Michael
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 926 Issue: 1 Pages: 6-6
  • DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ac416f
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Probing Intra-Halo Light with Galaxy Stacking in CIBER Images (2021)
  • Author(s): Cheng Yun-Ting、Arai Toshiaki、Bangale Priyadarshini、Bock James J.、Chang Tzu-Ching、Cooray Asantha、Feder Richard M.、Korngut Phillip M.、Lee Dae Hee、Liu Lunjun、Matsumoto Toshio、Matsuura Shuji、Nguyen Chi H.、Sano Kei、Tsumura Kohji、Zemcov Michael
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 919 Issue: 2 Pages: 69-69
  • DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ac0f5b
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Hayabusa2 extended mission: New voyage to rendezvous with a small asteroid rotating with a short period (2021)
  • Author(s): Hirabayashi M.、Tsumura K.、et al.
  • Journal Title: Advances in Space Research Volume: 68 Issue: 3 Pages: 1533-1555
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2021.03.030
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Thermally altered subsurface material of asteroid (162173) Ryugu (2021)
  • Author(s): Kitazato K.、Milliken R. E.、Iwata T. .. Yabuta, H. ... et al. (101人中76番目)
  • Journal Title: Nature Astronomy Volume: 5 Issue: 3 Pages: 246-250
  • DOI: 10.1038/s41550-020-01271-2
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Detectability of Optical Transients with Timescales of Subseconds (2021)
  • Author(s): Arimatsu Ko、Tsumura Kohji、Usui Fumihiko、Ootsubo Takafumi、Watanabe Jun-ichi
  • Journal Title: The Astronomical Journal Volume: 161 Issue: 3 Pages: 135-135
  • DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/abd94d
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Three case reports on the cometary plasma tail in the historical documents (2021)
  • Author(s): Hisashi Hayakawa, Yuri I. Fujii, Koji Murata et al.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate Volume: 11 Pages: 21-21
  • DOI: 10.1051/swsc/2020045
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Sample collection from asteroid (162173) Ryugu by Hayabusa2: Implications for surface evolution (2020)
  • Author(s): Morota, T., Sugita, S., Cho, Y., Kanamaru, M., Tatsumi, E., Sakatani, N., Honda, R., Hirata, N. et al.
  • Journal Title: Science Volume: 368 Issue: 6491 Pages: 654-659
  • DOI: 10.1126/science.aaz6306
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Estimating survival probability using the terrestrial extinction history for the search for extraterrestrial life (2020)
  • Author(s): Tsumura Kohji
  • Journal Title: Scientific Reports Volume: 10 Issue: 1 Pages: 12795-12795
  • DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69724-2
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Development of an optical and near-infrared telescope onboard the HiZ-GUNDAM mission (2020)
  • Author(s): Tsumura Kohji、Yonetoku Daisuke、Kawabata Koji、Matsuura Shuji、Noda Hirofumi、Urata Yuji、Niino Yuu、Sano Kei、Ohashi Akisato、Doi Akihiro、Akitaya Hiroshi、Miyasaka Akihiro、Kurimata Miku、Kawata Yoshikatsu、Arimoto Makoto、Hirofumi Okita Hirofumi
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the SPIE, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave Volume: 11443 Pages: 1-18
  • DOI: 10.1117/12.2560654
  • Open Access
• [Journal Article] Pre-flight optical test and calibration for the Cosmic Infrared Background ExpeRiment 2 (CIBER-2) (2020)
  • Author(s): Takimoto Koji、Tsumura K. et al.
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the SPIE, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave Volume: 11443
  • DOI: 10.1117/12.2561917
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Development of EXo-Zodiacal Infrared Telescope (EXZIT) for observation of visible and near-infrared extragalactic background light (2020)
  • Author(s): Sano Kei、Matsuura Shuji、Tsumura Kohji、Takahashi Aoi、Hashimoto Ryo、Ogura Sota、Yomo Kazuma、Yasutake Hikoma、Ino Yuta、Tanaka Reina
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the SPIE, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave Volume: 11443 Pages: 210-210
  • DOI: 10.1117/12.2559169
• [Journal Article] SPICA Mid-infrared Instrument (SMI): The latest design and specifications (2020)
  • Author(s): Wada T., Kaneda H., Kokusho T., Suzuki T., Morihana K., Tsuchikawa T., Kuroda Y., Ishikawa D., Oyabu S., Isobe N., Ishihara D., et al.
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the SPIE Volume: 11443 Pages: 215-215
  • DOI: 10.1117/12.2561157
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] High-z gamma-ray bursts unraveling the dark ages and extreme space-time mission: HiZ-GUNDAM (2020)
  • Author(s): Yonetoku Daisuke、Mihara Tatehiro、Doi Akihiro、Sakamoto Takanori、Tsumura Kohji、Ioka Kunihito、et al.
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 11444, id. 114442Z 13 pp. (2020). Volume: 11444 Pages: 1-13
  • DOI: 10.1117/12.2560603
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] The surface composition of asteroid 162173 Ryugu from Hayabusa2 near-infrared spectroscopy (2019)
  • Author(s): Kitazato K. et al.
  • Journal Title: Science Volume: 364 Issue: 6437 Pages: 272-275
  • DOI: 10.1126/science.aav7432
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Large angular scale fluctuations of near-infrared extragalactic background light based on the IRTS observations (2019)
  • Author(s): Kim Min Gyu、Matsumoto Toshio、Lee Hyung Mok、Jeong Woong-Seob、Tsumura Kohji、Seo Hyunjong、Tanaka Masahiro
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 71 Issue: 4 Pages: 82-82
  • DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psz063
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Fluctuation of the background sky in the Hubble Extremely Deep Field (XDF) and its origin (2019)
  • Author(s): Matsumoto Toshio、Tsumura Kohji
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 71 Issue: 5 Pages: 88-88
  • DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psz070
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A kilometre-sized Kuiper belt object discovered by stellar occultation using amateur telescopes (2019)
  • Author(s): Arimatsu K.、Tsumura K.、Usui F.、Shinnaka Y.、Ichikawa K.、Ootsubo T.、Kotani T.、Wada T.、Nagase K.、Watanabe J.
  • Journal Title: Nature Astronomy Volume: 3 Issue: 4 Pages: 301-306
  • DOI: 10.1038/s41550-018-0685-8
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] MIRIS observation of near-infrared diffuse Galactic light (2018)
  • Author(s): Onishi Yosuke、Sano Kei、Matsuura Shuji、Jeong Woong-Seob、Pyo Jeonghyun、Kim Il-Jong、Seo Hyun Jong、Han Wonyong、Lee DaeHee、Moon Bongkon、Park Wonkee、Park Younsik、Kim MinGyu、Matsumoto Toshio、Matsuhara Hideo、Nakagawa Takao、Tsumura Kohji、Shirahata Mai、Arai Toshiaki、Ienaka Nobuyuki
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 70 Issue: 4 Pages: 76-76
  • DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psy070
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] SPICA mid-infrared instrument (SMI): conceptual design and feasibility studies (2018)
  • Author(s): Kaneda, H., Ishihara, D., Oyabu, S., Fukagawa, M., Kokusho, T., Suzuki, T., Furuta, T., Tsuchikawa, T., Wada, T., Isobe, N., Kawada, M., Kwon, J., Matsuhara, H., Nagase, K., Nakagawa, T., Ootsubo, T., Yamagishi, M., Sakon, I., Tsumura, K., & Shibai, H.,
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the SPIE Volume: 10698 Pages: 11-11
  • DOI: 10.1117/12.2313093
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Development of data storage system and GSE for cosmic infrared background experiment 2 (CIBER-2) (2018)
  • Author(s): Won-Kee Park, Kohji Tsumura, et al.
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the SPIE Volume: 10698 Pages: 1069849-1069849
  • DOI: 10.1117/12.2313184
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Integration and instrument characterization of the cosmic infrared background experiment 2 (CIBER-2) (2018)
  • Author(s): Chi H. Nguyen, K. Tsumura, et al.
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the SPIE Volume: 10698 Pages: 156-156
  • DOI: 10.1117/12.2311595
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] A Report of an Astronomical Outreach Event for High School Students "What If You Could Become an Astronomer in a Week? (MoshiTen)" (2018)
  • Author(s): Kohji TSUMURA, Makoto HATTORI, Yoshifusa ITA, Mikito TANAKA, Shogo NISHIYAMA, Hirofumi NODA, Masato MATSUSHITA, Sahori MIZOGUCHI, Hitomi IWASAKI, Chiharu NAKA
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the Communicating Astronomy with the Public 2018 Pages: 189-189
  • Open Access
• [Journal Article] Zodiacal Light Beyond Earth Orbit Observed with Pioneer 10 (2018)
  • Author(s): Matsumoto T.、Tsumura K.、Matsuoka Y.、Pyo J.
  • Journal Title: The Astronomical Journal Volume: 156 Issue: 3 Pages: 86-86
  • DOI: 10.3847/1538-3881/aad0f0
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Is the infrared background excess explained by the isotropic zodiacal light from the outer solar system? (2018)
  • Author(s): Tsumura Kohji
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 70 Issue: 5 Pages: 98-98
  • DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psy100
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] CIB 観測ロケット実験 CIBER-2：観測データ解析の現状と今後の開発課題 (2022)
  • Author(s): 松浦周二, 橋本遼, 瀧本幸司, 木田有咲, 河野有哉, 野田千馬, 中川智矢, 長尾亜実, 萩原里紗, 佐野圭, 津村耕司, 高橋葵, 松本敏雄, 和田武彦, Michael Zemcov, James Bock, ほか CIBER-2 チーム
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会2022年春季年会
• [Presentation] 宇宙赤外線背景放射観測ロケット実験 CIBER-2 の打上げ報告 (2021)
  • Author(s): 松浦周二, 橋本遼, 児島智哉, 瀧本幸司, 太田諒, 檀林健太, 山田康博, 鈴木紘子, 古谷正希, 木田有 咲, 河野有哉, 野田千馬, 佐野圭, 津村耕司, 高橋葵, 松本敏 雄, 和田武彦, 白旗麻衣, 新井俊明, 大西陽介, Micheal Zemcov, James Bock, Daehee Lee, Shiang-Yu Wang, ほか CIBER-2 チーム
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会2021年秋季年会
• [Presentation] 宇宙赤外線背景放射観測ロケット実験 CIBER-2:打ち上げ前最終感度較正 (2021)
  • Author(s): 橋本遼, 松浦周二, 瀧本幸司, 木田有咲, 河野有哉, 野田千馬, 佐野圭, 津村耕司, 高橋葵, 松本敏雄, 和田武彦, Micheal Zemcov, James Bock, Daehee Lee, Shiang-Yu Wang, ほか CIBER-2 チーム
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会2021年秋季年会
• [Presentation] 宇宙赤外線背景放射観測ロケット実験CIBER-2：感度較正における誤差の評価 (2021)
  • Author(s): 野田千馬, 松浦周二, 橋本遼, 瀧本幸司, 木田有咲, 河野有哉, 佐野圭, 津村耕司, 高橋葵, 松本敏雄, 和田武彦, Michael Zemcov, James Bock, Daehee Lee, Shiang-Yu Wang, ほか CIBER-2 チーム
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会2021年秋季年会
• [Presentation] HiZ-GUNDAM搭載の可視・近赤外線望遠鏡の開発 (2021)
  • Author(s): 津村 耕司, 米徳 大輔, 土居 明広, 川端 弘治, 松浦 周二, 野田 博文, 宮坂 明宏, 秋田谷 洋, 佐野 圭, 大橋 秋聡, 栗又 美紅, 川田 祥克
  • Organizer: 第21回 宇宙科学シンポジウム
• [Presentation] Development of an optical and near-infrared telescope onboard the HiZ-GUNDAM mission for observing gamma-ray bursts from gravitational wave sources (2021)
  • Author(s): Kohji Tsumura
  • Organizer: The Fourth Annual Area Symposium Online: Gravitational wave physics and astronomy: Genesis
• [Presentation] Estimation of the fraction of life-bearing planets that evolve intelligence fi in the Drake equation by the terrestrial extinction history (2020)
  • Author(s): Kohji Tsumura
  • Organizer: JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2020
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Development of an optical and near-infrared telescope onboard the HiZ-GUNDAM mission (2020)
  • Author(s): Kohji Tsumura, Daisuke Yonetoku, Koji Kawabata, Shuji Matsuura, Hirofumi Noda, Yuji Urata, Yuu Niino, Kei Sano, Akisato Ohashi, Akihiro Doi, Hiroshi Akitaya, Akihiro Miyasaka, Miku Kurimata, Yoshikatsu Kawata, Makoto Arimoto, Hirofumi Okita, HiZ-GUNDAM collaboration
  • Organizer: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 意見表明：赤外線観測天文学の立場から (2020)
  • Author(s): 津村耕司
  • Organizer: ワークショップ 航空宇宙分野と軍事研究
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 若い世代がアウトリーチ活動に取り組むメリットとデメリット (2019)
  • Author(s): 津村耕司
  • Organizer: 第33回天文教育研究会（2019年日本天文教育普及研究会年会）
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 研究者として生きる：個人的経験談から (2019)
  • Author(s): 津村耕司
  • Organizer: 第18回 博士のキャリアパスシンポジウム2019
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 究極の天文観測の実現を目指す惑星間空間望遠鏡 (2019)
  • Author(s): 津村 耕司 、松浦 周二 、佐野 圭
  • Organizer: 第19回 宇宙科学シンポジウム
• [Presentation] Observation of the Cosmic Infrared Background from the outside of the Solar system (2019)
  • Author(s): TSUMURA Kohji
  • Organizer: FAPESP-JSPS Workshop on dark energy, dark matter, and galaxies
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] ソーラー電力セイル探査機OKEANOS搭載の小型赤外線望遠鏡EXZIT：概念設計の現状 (2019)
  • Author(s): 津村耕司、松浦周二、佐野圭、橋本遼、前川群、高橋葵、臼井文彦、大坪貴文、岩田隆浩、岡田達明、森治、中条俊大、ほかEXZIT/OKEANOS チーム
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会2019年春季年会
• [Presentation] 天文教育：大学と高校をつなぐ (2019)
  • Author(s): 津村耕司
  • Organizer: 天文教育フォーラム：「IAU100 年と天文教育 ~Strategic Plan 2020-2030 に向けて」
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Developing a Spectrograph for Observing the Atmospheric Emission in K-dark band (2018)
  • Author(s): TSUMURA Kohji, ICHIKAWA Takashi, ITA Yoshifusa
  • Organizer: Polar 2018
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 宇宙赤外線背景放射観測実験CIBER：４回の打上げ観測の科学成果 (2018)
  • Author(s): 津村耕司、松浦周二、松本敏雄、和田武彦、Bock James
  • Organizer: 第１回 観測ロケット シンポジウム
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 可視・近赤外線背景放射の観測の現状 (2018)
  • Author(s): 津村耕司
  • Organizer: 輝線 Intensity Mapping 研究会 2018
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 「もしも君が杜の都で天文学者になったら(もし天)2017」実施報告 (2018)
  • Author(s): 津村耕司
  • Organizer: 第32回天文教育研究会（2018年天文教育普及研究会年会）
• [Presentation] 「宇宙×音楽～サックスカルテットで紡ぐ『惑星』のお話～」実施報告 (2018)
  • Author(s): 津村耕司
  • Organizer: 2018年天文教育普及研究会 東北支部会
• [Presentation] 宇宙の明るさを測る：木星からの天文観測を目指して (2018)
  • Author(s): 津村耕司
  • Organizer: JSAP Multidisciplinary Young Researcher Chapter 1st Interdisciplinary Forum
  • Invited
• [Book] 物理学実験指針<第2版> (2020)
  • Author(s): 須藤誠一, 飯島正徳, 長田剛, 門多顕司, 菅谷幹治, 津村耕司, 中村正人, 西村太樹
  • Total Pages: 128
  • Publisher: 東京教学社
  • ISBN: 9784808220822
• [Book] 百科繚覧 VOL.2: 若手研究者が挑む学際フロンティア (2020)
  • Author(s): 東北大学学際科学フロンティア研究所「百科繚覧」編集委員会
  • Total Pages: 160
  • Publisher: 東北大学出版会
  • ISBN: 486163329X
• [Book] 百科繚覧 VOL.1 (2019)
  • Author(s): 東北大学学際科学フロンティア研究所「百科繚覧」編集委員会
  • Total Pages: 196
  • Publisher: 東北大学出版会
  • ISBN: 9784861633133
• [Book] 天文学者に素朴な疑問をぶつけたら宇宙科学の最先端までわかったはなし (2018)
  • Author(s): 津村 耕司
  • Total Pages: 220
  • Publisher: 大和書房
  • ISBN: 4479393110
• [Remarks] 宇宙で最初に生まれた星々の発見に挑戦 ～NASAのロケット使い 宇宙赤外線背景放射を観測
  • URL: https://www.kwansei.ac.jp/news/detail/4346