Study on atmospheric composition and structure of exoplanets with an Antarctica infrared telescope

• Project/Area Number: 24253003
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Astronomy
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: Ichikawa Takashi 東北大学, 理学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (80212992)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): SAKANIO TAKESHI (ITA YOSHIFUSA) 東北大学, 大学院理学研究科, 准教授 (80271857) ; 板 由房 東北大学, 理学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (30392814) ; 津村 耕司 東北大学, 学際科学フロンティア研究所, 助教 (60579960)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): TAKATO NARUHISA 国立天文台, ハワイ観測所, 准教授 (50261152) ; MOTOYAMA HIDEAKI 国立極地研究所, 研究教育系, 教授 (20210099) ; MIYAOKA HIROSHI 国立極地研究所, 研究教育系, 准教授 (10150046)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥46,280,000 (Direct Cost: ¥35,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥10,680,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥10,010,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,310,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥10,920,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,520,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥10,790,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,490,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥14,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥11,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,360,000)
• Keywords: 南極 / 系外惑星 / 赤外線 / 地球型惑星 / トランジット観測 / 銀河 / 広域探査 / 地球型 / 国際情報交換 / オーストラリア

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Small astronomical and site-test instruments were deployed at the Dome Fuji station of National Institute of Polar Research to study the astronomical environment. The Dome Fuji station was found to be the best site for the studies of the exoplanet atmosphere and for wide field surveys of galaxies in the early universe with infrared telescopes and cameras. The technical and engineering problems to construct mid-size infrared telescope on snow in low temperature of -80 Celsius at inland Antarctica and a multi-object infrared spectrograph dedicated to the study of exoplanet atmosphere were studied. Then a 2.5m infrared telescope and a 3-color infrared camera were designed.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] THE FATE OF A RED NUGGET: IN SITU STAR FORMATION OF SATELLITES AROUND A MASSIVE COMPACT GALAXY (2016)
  • Author(s): Morishita T., and Ichikawa, T.
  • Journal Title: Astronimical Journal Volume: 816 Issue: 2 Pages: 87-87
  • DOI: 10.3847/0004-637x/816/2/87
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] FROM DIVERSITY TO DICHOTOMY, AND QUENCHING: MILKY-WAY-LIKE AND MASSIVE-GALAXY PROGENITORS AT 0.5 < z < 3.0 (2015)
  • Author(s): Morishita Takahiro, Ichikawa Takashi, Noguchi Masafumi, Akiyama Masayuki, Patel Shannon G., Kajisawa Masaru, Obata Tomokazu
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journal Volume: 805 Issue: 1 Pages: 34-34
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/805/1/34
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] NOISE-BASED DETECTION AND SEGMENTATION OF NEBULOUS OBJECTS (2015)
  • Author(s): Akhlaghi, M., and Ichikawa, T.
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Volume: 220 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-1
  • DOI: 10.1088/0067-0049/220/1/1
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Astronomy from the High Antarctic Plateau (2015)
  • Author(s): Burton, Michael G., Yang, Ji, Ichikawa, Takashi
  • Journal Title: Publications of Korean Astronomilcal Society Volume: 30 Issue: 2 Pages: 611-620
  • DOI: 10.5303/pkas.2015.30.2.611
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] NIR Spectroscopic Observation of Massive Galaxies in the Protocluster at z = 3.09 (2015)
  • Author(s): M. Kubo, T. Yamada, T. Ichikawa, M. Kajisawa, Y. Matsuda, I. Tanaka
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journal Volume: 799 Issue: 1 Pages: 38-38
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/799/1/38
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Dust Heating By Low-mass Stars in Massive Galaxies at z< 1 (2015)
  • Author(s): Kajisawa Masaru, Morishita Takahiro, Taniguchi Yoshiaki, Kobayashi Masakazu, Ichikawa Takashi, Fukui Yasuo
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 801 Issue: 2 Pages: 134-142
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/801/2/134
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] THE EVOLUTION OF GALAXY SIZE AND MORPHOLOGY AT z~0.5-3.0 IN THE GOODS-N REGION WITH HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE/WFC3 DATA (2014)
  • Author(s): Morishita Takahiro, Ichikawa Takashi, Kajisawa Masaru
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 785 Issue: 1 Pages: 18-35
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/785/1/18
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Excellent daytime seeing at Dome Fuji on the Antarctic plateau (2013)
  • Author(s): Okita, H., Ichikawa, T., Ashley, M. B. C, Takato, N.
  • Journal Title: A&A Volume: 554 Pages: L5-L5
  • DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201321937
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The Formation of the Massive Galaxies in the SSA22 z = 3.1 Protocluster (2013)
  • Author(s): Kubo, Mariko
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journal Volume: 170 Issue: 2 Pages: 170-170
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/778/2/170
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Dome Fuji Seeing -the Summer Results and the Future Winter-over Observations (2013)
  • Author(s): Okita, H., Takato, N., Ichikawa, T., Bonner, C. S., Ashley, M. C. B., Storey, J. W. V.
  • Journal Title: IAU symp. Volume: 288 Pages: 25-28
• [Journal Article] The SCAR Astronomy & Astrophysics from Antarctica Scientific Research Programme (2013)
  • Author(s): Storey, J. W. V., Abe, L., Andersen, M., Anderson, P., Burton, M., Cui, Xiangqun, Ichikawa, T., Karle, A., Lloyd, J., Masi, S., Steinbring, E., Travouillon, T., Tuthill, P., Zhou, HongYang
  • Journal Title: IAU symp. Volume: 288 Pages: 275-295
• [Journal Article] Dome Fuji in Antarctica as a Site for Infrared and Terahertz Astronomy (2013)
  • Author(s): Seta, M., Nakai, N., Ishii, S., Nagai, M., Miyamoto, Y., Ichikawa, T., Takato, N. Motoyama, H.
  • Journal Title: IAU symp Volume: 288 Pages: 275-295
• [Journal Article] Assembly of Massive Galaxies in a High-z Protocluster (2012)
  • Author(s): Uchimoto, Y., et al
  • Journal Title: ApJ Volume: 750 Issue: 2 Pages: 116-132
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/750/2/116
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A universal stellar-mass and size relation]{A universal stellar-mass and size relation of galaxies in GOODS-N region (2012)
  • Author(s): Ichikawa, T., et al
  • Journal Title: MNRAS Volume: 422 Issue: 2 Pages: 1014-1027
  • DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20674.x
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 衛星銀河の星生成と大質量コンパクト銀河との合体進化 (2016)
  • Author(s): 市川 隆
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会
  • Place of Presentation: 首都大学東京（八王子市）
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-14
• [Presentation] off-axial 光学系の近軸理論を応用した南極2.5m望遠鏡用三色赤外線カメ ラの光学設計 (2015)
  • Author(s): 小幡朋和、市川隆
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪大学(大阪府豊中市)
  • Year and Date: 2015-03-20
• [Presentation] Astronomy at Dome Fuji in Antarctica (2014)
  • Author(s): Ichikawa, T.
  • Organizer: 12th Asian-Pacific Regional IAU Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Daejeon, Korea
  • Year and Date: 2014-08-20
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 南極2.5m赤外線望遠鏡計画 (2013)
  • Author(s): 市川隆, 小原隆博, 笠羽康正, 吉田和哉, 持田灯, 板由房, 坂野井健, 中川広務, 大風翼, 沖田博文, 小山拓也, 中井直正, 瀬田益道, 高遠徳尚, 本山秀明, 宮岡宏, 金高義
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会
  • Place of Presentation: 仙台
• [Presentation] 南極天文観測のための物資輸送橇の振動測定 (2013)
  • Author(s): 香川博之, 岡本竜平, 金高義, 石沢賢二, 市川隆, 沖田博文, 瀬田益道, 中井直正
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会
  • Place of Presentation: 仙台
• [Presentation] 9m-天文観測架台の圧雪地盤基礎造成と不同変位観測 (2013)
  • Author(s): 金高義,沖田博文,桑原悠一,小山拓也,遠野菊夫,藤野博行,堀川秀昭,石沢賢二,市川隆,Michael C. B. Ashley
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会
  • Place of Presentation: 仙台
• [Presentation] 南極大陸内陸高原・ドームふじ基地で観測された地球上最良の自由大気シーイング： 0.2 秒角 (2013)
  • Author(s): 沖田博文, 市川隆, Michael C. B. Ashley, 高遠徳尚, 本山秀明
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会
  • Place of Presentation: 仙台
• [Presentation] 南極ドームふじにおける極低温下での圧雪地盤造成実験 (2013)
  • Author(s): 金高義，亀田貴雄，市川隆
  • Organizer: 雪氷学会
  • Place of Presentation: 北見工業大学
• [Presentation] Bias Corrected Size-Stellar Mass Relations of Massive GALAXIES at z∼1-3 (2013)
  • Author(s): 森下貴弘
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会
  • Place of Presentation: 埼玉大学
• [Presentation] Test of Significant Size Evolution in Quiescent Galaxies: A Novel Approach (2013)
  • Author(s): Akhlagi, M.
  • Organizer: American Astronomy Society
  • Place of Presentation: Long Beach, USA
• [Presentation] -80度で運用可能な完全自立シーイング測定装置の開発 (2012)
  • Author(s): 沖田博文
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会
  • Place of Presentation: 大分大学
• [Presentation] 南極大陸内陸高原・ドームふじ基地で観測された極めて薄い接地境界層：高さ16 m
  • Author(s): 沖田博文, 市川隆, Colin S. Bonner, Michael C. B. Ashley, 小山拓也, 栗田健太郎, 高遠徳尚, 本山秀明
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会
  • Place of Presentation: 仙台
• [Remarks] 南極における赤外線天文学の開拓
  • URL: https://www.astr.tohoku.ac.jp/~ichikawa/antarctic/antarctic.html
• [Remarks] 南極における赤外線天文学の開拓
  • URL: http://www.astr.tohoku.ac.jp/~ichikawa/antarctic/antarctic.html
• [Remarks] 南極における赤外線天文学の開拓
  • URL: http://www.astr.tohoku.ac.jp/~ichikawa/antarctic/antarctic.html
• [Remarks] 南極における赤外線天文学の開拓
  • URL: http://www.astr.tohoku.ac.jp/~ichikawa/antarctic/antarctic.html