Simultaneous optical and NIR polarimetry of compact objects accompanied with astrophysical jets

• Project/Area Number: 23340048
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Astronomy
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University
• Principal Investigator: KAWABATA koji 広島大学, 宇宙科学センター, 准教授 (60372702)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): YAMASHITA Takuya 国立天文台, TMT推進室, 教授 (00211631) ; FUKAZAWA Yasushi 広島大学, 大学院・理学研究科, 教授 (60272457) ; YOSHIDA Michitoshi 広島大学, 宇宙科学センター, 教授 (90270446) ; UEMURA Makoto 広島大学, 宇宙科学センター, 准教授 (50403514)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-01 – 2014-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
• Budget Amount: ¥17,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,140,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥13,260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥10,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,060,000)
• Keywords: 光学赤外線天文学 / 偏光 / ジェット / 活動銀河核 / ガンマ線バースト / 宇宙物理 / X線天文学 / 宇宙科学 / 多波長観測 / Ｘ線連星

Research Abstract

We have developed a wide-band polarimetric module dedicated for the Hiroshima Optical and Near-InfraRed camera (HONIR) and realized a high-precision polarimetric capability at wavelengths 0.5 -- 2.4 microns. We also performed polarimetric monitoring observations of active galactic nuclei, gamma-ray burst, and other cosmic jet objects with HONIR and HOWPol (Hiroshima One-shot Wide-field Polarimeter) mounted to Kanata 1.5-m telescope of Hiroshima University, and revealed possible mechanism of strong emission from the jet and the geometry of magnetic field within the emitting region of these objects.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Early-phase Photometry and Spectroscopy of Transitional Type Ia SN 2010ht : Direct Constraint on the Rise Time (2014)
  • Author(s): Yamanaka, M., Maeda, K., Kawabata, M., Kawabata, K. S. (計18名)
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journal Letters Volume: 782
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Dense Optical and Near-infrared Monitoring of CTA 102 during High State in 2012 with OISTER : Detection of Intra-night "Orphan Polarized Flux Flare" (2014)
  • Author(s): Itoh, R., Tanaka, Yasuyuki T. ; F ukazawa, Yasushi ; Kawabata, Koji S. ; Kawaguchi, Kenji ; Moritani, Yuki ; Takaki, Katsutoshi ; Ue no, Issei ; Uemura, Makoto ; Akit aya, Hiroshi ; Yoshida, Michitoshi ; Ohsugi, Takashi ; Hanayama, Hidekazu ; Miyaji, Takeshi ; Kaw ai, Nobuyuki
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Letters Volume: 768(Web) Issue: 2 Pages: 1-5
  • DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/768/2/l24
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Early-phase Photometry and Spectroscopy of Transitional Type Ia SN 2012ht : Direct Constraint on the Rise Time (2014)
  • Author(s): Yamanaka, M., Kawabata, K.~S., et al.
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 782 Issue: 2 Pages: 35-35
  • DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/782/2/l35
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Properties of Newly Formed Dust Grains in the Luminous Type Iin Supernova 2010jl (2013)
  • Author(s): Maeda, K., Nozawa, T., Sahu, D. K., Kawabata, K. S, et al. (計18名)
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journal Volume: 776
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Minute-scale Rapid Variability of the Optical Polarization in the Narrow-line Seyfert 1 Galaxy PMN J0948+0022 (2013)
  • Author(s): Itoh, R., Tanaka, Y. T., Fukazawa, Y., Kawabata, K. S, et al. (計15名)
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journal Letters Volume: 775
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A Luminous and Fast-expanding Type Ib Supernova SN 2012au (2013)
  • Author(s): Takaki, K., Kawabata, K. S., Yamanaka, M, et al. (計18名)
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journal Letters Volume: 772
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Dense Optical and Near-infrared Monitoring of CTA 102 during High State in 2012 with OISTER : Detection of Intra-night "Orphan Polarized Flux Flare" (2013)
  • Author(s): Itoh, R., Fukazawa, Y., Tanaka, Y. T., Kawabata, K. S, et al. (計37名)
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journal Letters Volume: 768
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Phase Variation of Earthshine Polarization Spectra (2013)
  • Author(s): Takahashi, J., Itoh, Y., Akitaya, H., Kawabata, K. S, et al. (計7名)
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 65
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Photopolarimetric Monitoring of the Blazar BL Lac in the Optical and Near-infrared Bands : Decay of the Long-Lived Component (2013)
  • Author(s): Saskimoto, K., Uemura, M., Sasada, M., Kawabata, K. S, et al. (計12名)
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 65
  • NAID: 40020043236
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] X-Ray and Optical Monitoring of a Gamma-Ray-Emitting Radio Galaxy NGC 1275 (2013)
  • Author(s): Yamazaki, S., Fukazawa, Y., Sasada, M., Kawabata, K. S, et al. (計10名)
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 65
  • NAID: 40020043201
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] SN 2009js at the Crossroads between Normal and Subluminous Type IIP Supernovae : Optical and Mid-infrared Evolution (2013)
  • Author(s): Gandhi, P., Yamanaka, M., Tanaka, M., Kawabata, K. S, et al. (計11名)
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journal Volume: 767
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Radio to gamma-ray variability study of blazar S50716+714 (2013)
  • Author(s): Rani, B., Krichbaum, T. P., Fuhrmann, L., Kawabata, K. S, et al. (計37名)
  • Journal Title: Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume: 552
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A Study of the Long-Term Spectral Variations of 3C 66A Observed with the Fermi and Kanata Telescopes (2013)
  • Author(s): Itoh, R., Fukazawa, Y., Chiang, J., Kawabata, K. S, et al. (計28名)
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 65
  • NAID: 40020042887
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Radio to gamma-ray variability study of blazar S5 0716+714 (2013)
  • Author(s): Rani, et al.
  • Journal Title: Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume: Volume 552 Pages: A11-A11
  • DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201321058
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] SN 2009js at the Crossroads between Normal and Subluminous Type II P Supernovae : Optical and Mid-infrared Evolution (2013)
  • Author(s): P. Gandhi, M. Yamanaka, M. Tanaka, T. Nozawa, K. S. Kawabata, I. Saviane, K. Maeda, T. J. Moriya, T. Hattori, M. Sasada, R. Itoh
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 767 Issue: 2 Pages: 166-166
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/767/2/166
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] X-Ray and Optical Monitoring of a Gamma-Ray-Emitting Radio Galaxy, NGC 1275 (2013)
  • Author(s): Yamazaki, S., Fukazawa, Y., Sasada, M., Itoh, R., Nishino, S., Takahashi, H., Takaki, K., Kawabata, K.~S., Yoshida, M., and Uemura, M.
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 65 Issue: 2 Pages: 30-30
  • DOI: 10.1093/pasj/65.2.30
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Photopolarimetric Monitoring of the Blazar BL Lac in the Optical and Near-Infrared Bands : Decay of the Long-Lived Corn ponent (2013)
  • Author(s): Sakimoto, Kiyoshi ; Uemura, Ma koto ; Sasada, Mahito ; Kawabata, Koji S. ; Fukazawa, Yasushi ; Ya manaka, Masayuki ; Itoh, Ryosuk e ; Ohsugi, Takashi ; Yoshida, Mic hitoshi ; Akitaya, Hiroshi ; Sato, Shuji ; Kino, Masaru
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 65(Web) Issue: 2 Pages: 35-35
  • DOI: 10.1093/pasj/65.2.35
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Phase Variation of Earthshine Polarization Spectra (2013)
  • Author(s): Takahashi, J., Itoh, Y., Akitaya, H., Okazaki, A., Kawabata, K., Oasa, Y., and Isogai, M.
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 65 Issue: 2 Pages: 38-38
  • DOI: 10.1093/pasj/65.2.38
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A Luminous and Fast-expanding Type Ib Supernova SN 2012au (2013)
  • Author(s): Takaki, K., Kawabata, K.~S., Uemura, M., Yoshida, M., et al.
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 772 Issue: 2 Pages: L17-L17
  • DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/772/2/l17
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Minute-scale Rapid Variability of the Optical Polarization in the Narrow-line Seyfert 1 Galaxy PMN J0948+0022 (2013)
  • Author(s): Itoh, Ryosuke ; Fukazawa, Yasushi ; Tanaka, Yasuyuki T. ; Abe, Yuhei ; Akitaya, Hiroshi ; Arai, Akira ; Hayashi, Masahiko ; Hori, Takafumi ; Isogai, Mizuki ; Izumiura , Hideyuki ; Kawabata, Koji S. ; Kawai, Nobuyuki ; Kuroda, Daisuke ; Miyanoshita, Ryo ; Moritani, Yuki ; Morokuma, Tomoki ; Nagayama, Takahiro ; Nakamoto, Jumpei ; Nakata, Chikako, et al.
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Letters Volume: 775(Web) Issue: 1 Pages: 26-26
  • DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/775/1/l26
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Properties of Newly Formed Dust Grains in the Luminous Type IIn Supernova 2010jl (2013)
  • Author(s): K. Maeda, T. Nozawa, D. K. Sahu, Y. Minowa, K. Motohara, I. Ueno, G. Folatelli, T. -S. Pyo, Y. Kitagawa, K. S. Kawabata, G. C. Anupama, T. Kozasa, T. J. Moriya, M. Yamanaka, K. Nomoto, M. Bersten, R. Quimby, M. Iye
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 776 Issue: 1 Pages: 5-5
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/776/1/5
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A Study of the Long-Term Spectral Variations of 3C 66A Observed with the Fermi and Kanata Telescopes (2013)
  • Author(s): Itoh, Ryosuke
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 65
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] An optical and near-infrared multipurpose instrument HONIR (2012)
  • Author(s): Sakimoto, K., Akitaya, H., Yamashita, T., Kawabata, K. S, et al. (計18名)
  • Journal Title: SPIE Proceedings Volume: 8446
• [Journal Article] The Structure and Emission Model of the Relativistic Jet in the Quasar 3C 279 Inferred from Radio to High-energy gamma-Ray Observations in 2008-2010 (2012)
  • Author(s): Hayashida, M., Madejski, G. M., Nalewajko, K., Kawabata, K. S, et al. (計93名)
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journal Volume: 754
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The Highly Energetic Expansion of SN 2010bh Associated with GRB 100316D (2012)
  • Author(s): Bufano, F., Pian, E., Sollerman, J., Kawabata, K. S, et al. (計53名)
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journal Volume: 753
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Multi-Wavelength Photometric and Polarimetric Observations of the Outburst of 3C 454.3 in 2009 December (2012)
  • Author(s): Sasada, M., Uemura, M., Fukazawa, Y., Kawabata, K. S, et al. (計14名)
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 64
  • NAID: 10030812465
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] GRB 091208B : First Detection of the Optical Polarization in Early Forward Shock Emission of a Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglow (2012)
  • Author(s): Uehara, T., Toma, K., Kawabata, K. S., Chiyonobu, S, et al. (計22名)
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journal Letters Volume: 752
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Multi-wavelength Observations of Blazar AO 0235+164 in the 2008-2009 Flaring State (2012)
  • Author(s): Ackermann, M., Ajello, M., Ballet, J., Kawabata, K. S, et al. (計219名)
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journal Volume: 751
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Prominent Polarized Flares of the Blazars AO 0235+164 and PKS 1510-089 (2012)
  • Author(s): Sasada, M., Uemura, M., Fukazawa, Y., Kawabata, K. S, et al. (計12名)
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 63 Pages: 489-497
  • NAID: 10029037468
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] GRB 091208B : First Detection of the Optical Polarization in Early Forward Shock Emission of a Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglow (2012)
  • Author(s): Uehara, T., Toma, K., Kawata, K., ほか
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journal Letters Volume: 752 Issue: 1 Pages: 6-10
  • DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/752/1/l6
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The Structure and Emission Model of the Relativistic Jet in the Quasar 3C 279 Inferred from Radio to High-energy γ-Ray Observations in 2008-2010 (2012)
  • Author(s): Hayashida, et al.
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: Volume 754 Issue: 2 Pages: 114-114
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/754/2/114
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Multi-Wavelength Photometric and Polarimetric Observations of the Outburst of 3C 454.3 in 2009 December (2012)
  • Author(s): Sasada, Mahito
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 64
• [Journal Article] Correlation between Interstellar Polarization and Dust Temperature : Is the Alignment of Grains by Radiative Torques Ubiquitous? (2011)
  • Author(s): Matsumura, M., Kameura, Y., Kawabata, K. S., Akitaya, H., Isogai, M., Seki, M
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 63
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Photopolarimetric Monitoring of Blazars in the Optical and Near-Infrared Bands with the Kanata Telescope. I. Correlations between Flux, Color, and Polarization (2011)
  • Author(s): Ikejiri, Y., Uemura, M., Sasada, M., Kawabata, K. S, et al. (計13名)
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 63 Pages: 639-675
  • NAID: 10029038029
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Prominent Polarized Flares of the Blazars AO 0235+164 and PKS 1510-089 (2011)
  • Author(s): Mahito Sasada
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 63 Pages: 489-497
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Spectropolarimetry of the Superwind Filaments of the Starburst Galaxy M 82: Kinematics of Dust Outflow (2011)
  • Author(s): Michitoshi Yoshida
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 63, SP2 Pages: 493-503
  • NAID: 10029039027
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Interpretation of photo-polarimetric observations of comet 17P/Holmes (2011)
  • Author(s): Evgenij Zubko
  • Journal Title: Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer Volume: 112 Issue: 11 Pages: 1848-1863
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2011.01.020
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 3 つのGRB の早期可視残光における偏光のアッパーリミット (2014)
  • Author(s): 川端弘治, 高木勝利, 伊藤亮介, ほか
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会2014年春季年会
  • Place of Presentation: 国際基督教大学
• [Presentation] 可視偏光サーベイ計画SGMAP : 広視野3 バンド同時偏光撮像光学系の設計 (2014)
  • Author(s): 川端弘治, 吉田道利, 植村誠, ほか
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会2014年春季年会
  • Place of Presentation: 国際基督教大学
• [Presentation] 3つのGRBの早期可視残光における偏光のアッパーリミット (2014)
  • Author(s): 川端弘治, 高木勝俊, 伊藤亮介, 秋田谷洋, 宇井崇紘, 上野一誠, 植村誠, 浦野剛, 大杉節, 大野雅功, 深沢泰司, 森谷友由希, 吉田道利 , 當真賢二, 山崎了, 中屋秀彦, 鎌田有紀子, 山下卓也
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会2014年春季年会
  • Place of Presentation: 国際基督教大学
• [Presentation] 可視偏光サーベイ計画SGMAP: 広視野3バンド同時偏光撮像光学系の設計 (2014)
  • Author(s): 川端弘治, 吉田道利, 植村誠, 秋田谷洋, 内海洋輔, 森谷友由希,観山正見, 大杉節, 田中康之
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会2014年春季年会
  • Place of Presentation: 国際基督教大学
• [Presentation] 可視1 露出型偏光撮像器HOWPol の開発 : (7)器械偏光の特性 (2013)
  • Author(s): 川端弘治, 高木勝俊, 小松智之, ほか
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会2013年春季年会
  • Place of Presentation: 埼玉大学
• [Presentation] SGMAP: 広島大学可視偏光サーベイ計画とCMB偏光観測への貢献 (2013)
  • Author(s): 川端弘治，吉田道利，植村誠，秋田谷洋，内海洋輔，森谷友由希，観山正見，大杉節
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会2013年秋季年会
  • Place of Presentation: 東北大学川内キャンパス
• [Presentation] 可視１露出型偏光撮像器HOWPolの開発：(7)器械偏光の特性 (2013)
  • Author(s): 川端 弘治
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会2013年春季年会
  • Place of Presentation: 埼玉大学
• [Presentation] 可視1 露出型偏光撮像器HOWPol とGRB 初期残光の偏光観測 (2012)
  • Author(s): 川端弘治, 高木勝利, 小松智之, ほか
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会2012年秋季年会
  • Place of Presentation: 大分大学
• [Presentation] An optical and near-infrared multipurpose instrument HONIR (2012)
  • Author(s): Sakimoto, Kiyoshi
  • Organizer: SPIE Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IV
  • Place of Presentation: Amsterdam, NL
• [Presentation] 可視1露出型偏光撮像器HOWPolとGRB初期残光の偏光観測 (2012)
  • Author(s): 川端 弘治
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会2012年秋季年会
  • Place of Presentation: 大分大学
• [Presentation] GRB 091208B 初期残光の光度曲線と可視偏光の考察 (2011)
  • Author(s): 川端弘治, 上原岳士, 當真賢二, ほか
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会2011年秋季年会
  • Place of Presentation: 鹿児島大学
• [Remarks]
  • URL: http://hasc.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/instruments/honir/
• [Remarks] 可視赤外線同時カメラHONIR
  • URL: http://hasc.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/instruments/honir/
• [Remarks] １露出型可視広視野偏光撮像器HOWPol
  • URL: http://hasc.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/instruments/howpol/
• [Remarks] HONIR: Hiroshima Optical and Near-infrared Camera
  • URL: http://hasc.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/instruments/honir/
• [Remarks] Hiroshima One-shot Wide-field Polarimeter: HOWPol
  • URL: http://hasc.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/instruments/howpol/
• [Remarks] 可視赤外線同時カメラHONIR ホームページ
  • URL: http://hasc.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/instruments/honir/