Balloon-borne measurement of nightglow and its reflection and scattering by clouds

2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19740147
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Particle/Nuclear/Cosmic ray/Astro physics
• Research Institution: Aoyama Gakuin University
• Principal Investigator: SAKAKI Naoto Aoyama Gakuin University, 理工学部, 助教 (90342790)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2009
• Keywords: 宇宙線 / 大気発光 / 飛翔体 / 地球観測 / 超高層物理学

Research Abstract

In the JEM-EUSO mission, faint fluorescence induced in the atmosphere by highest energy cosmic rays will be detected with a telescope attached to the International Space Station. In order to examine whether those cosmic rays can be detected even above clouds, balloon-borne experiment was planed to observe nightglow and its reflected and scattered light. Any chance of the balloon experiment was not available in the research period. Instead, nightglow spectrum in 300-400nm was observed at the top of Mt.Norikura. Portions of light from upper atmospheric layers and man-made light were estimated.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] The JEM-EUSO mission-Instrument- (2009)
  • Author(s): N. Sakaki for the JEM-EUSO collaboration (156人中(1)番目)
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the 21^<st> European Cosmic Ray Symposium (Kosice) (Ed. P. Kiraly, K. Kudela, M. Stehlik, A.W. Wolfendale) Pages: 493-498
• [Journal Article] Fluorescence in air excited by electrons from a ^<90>Sr source (2008)
  • Author(s): N. Sakaki, Y. Watanabe, M. Nagano, K. Kobayakawa
  • Journal Title: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 597 Pages: 88-93
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Balloon-borne measurement of UV nightglow and clouds for the JEM-EUSO mission (2008)
  • Author(s): N. Sakaki, et al. (19人中(1)番目)
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of 30^<th> International Cosmic Ray Conference (Merida) 5 Pages: 965-968
• [Journal Article] Balloon-borne Measurement of UV Nightglow for the JEM-EUSO Experiment (2007)
  • Author(s): N. Sakaki, et al. (19人中(1)番目)
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of International workshop on "Cosmic-Rays and High Energy Universe"(Tokyo) (Ed. T. Shibata and N. Sakaki UAP Tokyo) Pages: 195-198
• [Presentation] Fluorescence yield in moist air by electron and its application to space-based experiments (2009)
  • Author(s): Naoto Sakaki, Aya Zindo, Motohiko Nagano, Keizo Kobayakawa
  • Organizer: 31^<st> International Cosmic Ray Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Lodz, Poland
  • Year and Date: 2009-07-13
• [Presentation] JEM-EUSOミッションに向けた気球実験 (2009)
  • Author(s): 榊直人, 柴田徹, 和田智之, 小川貴代, 滝澤慶之, 川崎賀也, 篠崎健児, 戎崎俊一, 山本常夏, 梶野文義, 井上直也, 東出一洋
  • Organizer: 第9回宇宙科学シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 宇宙航空研究開発機構宇宙科学研究本部
  • Year and Date: 2009-01-07
• [Presentation] for the JEM-EUSO collaboration, The JEM-EUSO mission-Instrument- (2008)
  • Author(s): N. Sakaki
  • Organizer: 21^<st> European Cosmic Ray Symposium
  • Place of Presentation: Kosice, Slovakia
  • Year and Date: 2008-09-10
• [Presentation] JEM-EUSOに向けた気球実験 (2007)
  • Author(s): 榊直人, 柴田徹, 角田知史, 上岡隆, 早坂圭治, 上村将宏, 吉田朱里, 滝澤慶之, 川崎賀也, 戎崎俊一, 梶野文義, 沢辺俊之, 井上覚太, 永野元彦, 高橋幸弘, 佐藤光輝
  • Organizer: 大気球シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 宇宙航空研究開発機構宇宙科学研究本部
  • Year and Date: 2007-12-14
• [Presentation] Balloon-borne measurement of UV nightglow and clouds for the JEM-EUSO mission (2007)
  • Author(s): N. Sakaki
  • Organizer: 30^<th> International Cosmic Ray Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Merida, Mexico
  • Year and Date: 2007-07-06