Development of a cosmic-ray anti-particle spectrometer using exotic-atom physics for the dark-matter search

2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22340073
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Particle/Nuclear/Cosmic ray/Astro physics
• Research Institution: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
• Principal Investigator: FUKE HIDEYUKI 独立行政法人宇宙航空研究開発機構, 宇宙科学研究所, 助教 (10392820)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): YOSHIDA Tetsuya 宇宙航空研究開発機構, 宇宙科学研究所, 教授 (50222394) ; TAKADA Atsushi 京都大学, 理学研究科, 助教 (90531468) ; BANDO Nobutaka 宇宙航空研究開発機構, 宇宙科学研究所, 助教 (10415896) ; KOIKE Takahisa 大阪電気通信大学, 工学部, 非常勤講師 (20391948)
• Project Period (FY): 2010-04-01 – 2014-03-31
• Keywords: 宇宙線 / ダークマター / 反粒子 / 反物質 / 反重陽子 / エキゾチック原子 / 測定器開発 / 気球実験

Research Abstract

Development of General Anti-Particle Spectrometer, GAPS, has been carried out. GAPS is motivated to investigate the dark matter mystery and other early-universe physics discipline through unexplored highly sensitive observation of (or search for) cosmic-ray antiparticles including undiscovered antideuterons.
In preparation for the Antarctic balloon flights, prototype of each GAPS subsystem has been developed and verified by various tests. In 2012, an engineering balloon flight was successfully carried out using a prototype GAPS payload. As a consequence, the basic design and performance of each GAPS subsystem were verified.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Potential for Precision Measurement of Low-Energy Antiprotons with GAPS for Dark Matter and Primordial Black Hole Physics (2014)
  • Author(s): T. Aramaki, S.E. Boggs, P. von Doetinchem, H. Fuke, C.J. Hailey, S.A.I. Mognet, R.A. Ong, K.M. Perez, J. Zweerink
  • Journal Title: Astropart. Phys Volume: (in press)
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2014.03.011
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The pGAPS experiment : an engineering balloon flight of prototype GAPS (2014)
  • Author(s): H. Fuke, R.A. Ong, T. Aramaki, N. Bando, S.E. Boggs, P.v. Doetinchem, F.H. Gahbauer, C.J. Hailey, J.E. Koglin, N. Madden, S.A.I. Mognet, K. Mori, S. Okazaki, K.M. Perez, T. Yoshida, J.Z weerink
  • Journal Title: Adv. Space Res Volume: 53 Pages: 1432-1437
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2013.06.026
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The flight of the GAPS prototype experiment (2014)
  • Author(s): P. von Doetinchem, T. Aramaki, N. Bando, S.E. Boggs, H. Fuke, F.H. Gahbauer, C.J. Hailey, J.E. Koglin, S.A.I. Mognet, N. Madden, S. Okazaki, R.A. Ong, K.M. Perez, T. Yoshida, J. Zweerink
  • Journal Title: AstroPart. Phys Volume: 54 Pages: 93-109
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2013.11.009
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The prototype GAPS (pGAPS) experiment (2014)
  • Author(s): S.A.I. Mognet, T. Aramaki, N. Bando, S.E. Boggs, P. vonDoetinchem, H. Fuke, F.H. Gahbauer, C.J. Hailey, J.E. Koglin, N. Madden, K. Mori, S. Okazaki, R.A. Ong, K.M. Perez, G. Tajiri, T. Yoshida, J. Zweerink
  • Journal Title: Nucl. Instr. and Methods Volume: A 735 Pages: 24-38
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2013.08.030
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Antideuteron based dark matter search with GAPS : Current progress and future prospects (2013)
  • Author(s): C.J. Hailey, T. Aramaki, S.E. Boggs, P.v. Doetinchem, H. Fuke, F. Gahbauer, J.E. Koglin, N. Madden, S.A.I. Mognet, R. Ong, T. Yoshida, T. Zhang and J.A. Zweerink
  • Journal Title: Adv. Space Res Volume: 51 Pages: 290-296
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2011.04.025
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Antideuterons as an indirect dark matter signature : Si(Li) detector development and a GAPS balloon mission (2010)
  • Author(s): T. Aramaki, S.E. Boggs, W.W. Craig, H. Fuke, F. Gahbauer, C.J. Hailey, J.E. Koglin, N. Madden, K. Mori, R.A. Ong, and T. Yoshida
  • Journal Title: Adv. Space Res Volume: 46 Pages: 1349-1353
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2010.06.036
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 宇宙線反粒子探索計画GAPSの冷却機構の開発 (2014)
  • Author(s): 福家英之, 岡崎峻, 宮崎芳郎, 小川博之, 山本未知彦, 河内明子, 松宮宏明,井上剛良
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会第69回年次大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東海大(28aTS-10)
  • Year and Date: 20140327-30
• [Presentation] Development of Meter-scale O-shaped and U-shaped Oscillating Heat Pipes for GAPS (2014)
  • Author(s): Shun Okazaki, Hideyuki Fuke, Hiroyuki Ogawa, Yoshiro Miyazaki
  • Organizer: 2014 IEEE Aerospace Conf.
  • Place of Presentation: Montana(8.1009)
  • Year and Date: 20140301-08
• [Presentation] GAPS プロトタイプ気球実験データ解析 (2014)
  • Author(s): 福家英之, 坂東信尚, 小川博之, 岡崎峻, 柴野靖子, 莊司泰弘, 吉田哲也,河内明子, 中村史彦, 小池貴久, 宮崎芳郎, 荒牧嗣夫, F. Gahbauer, C.J. Hailey, J. Koglin, N. Madden, 森嘉野, K. Perez, D. Stefanik, G. Tajiri, S. Boggs, J. Hoberman, P.v. Doetinchem, F. Christensen, W.W. Craig, R. Fabris, K.P. Ziock, I. Mognet, R. Ong, J. Zweerink
  • Organizer: 第14回宇宙科学シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: JAXA/ISAS(P2-42)
  • Year and Date: 20140109-10
• [Presentation] The GAPS Experiment : Hunting for Dark Matter with Antideuterons (2013)
  • Author(s): KERSTIN PEREZ, TSUGUO ARAMAKI, NOBUTAKA BANDO, STEVEN BOGGS, PHILIP VON DOETINCHEM, HIDEYUKI FUKE, FLORIAN GAHBAUER, CHARLES HAILEY, JASON KOGLIN, NORM MADDEN, S. A. ISAAC MOGNET, KAYA MORI, SHUN OKAZAKI, RENE ONG, GORDON TAJIRI, TETSUYA YOSHIDA, JEFFREY ZWEERINK
  • Organizer: 33rd International. Cosmic Ray Conf., icrc2013-0648
  • Place of Presentation: Rio de Janeiro
  • Year and Date: 20130702-09
• [Presentation] GAPS プロトタイプ気球実験「pGAPS」フライト報告 (2013)
  • Author(s): 福家英之, 坂東信尚, 小川博之, 岡崎峻, 柴野靖子, 莊司泰弘, 吉田哲也, 荒牧嗣夫, F. Gahbauer, C.J. Hailey, J. Koglin, N. Madden, 森嘉野, K. Perez, D. Stefanik, G. Tajiri, S. Boggs, J. Hoberman, P.v. Doetinchem, F. Christensen, W.W. Craig, R. Fabris, K.P. Ziock, 河内明子, 中村史彦, 小池貴久, 宮崎芳郎, I. Mognet, R. Ong, T. Zhang, J. Zweerink
  • Organizer: 第13回宇宙科学シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: JAXA/ISAS(P4-023)
  • Year and Date: 20130108-09
• [Presentation] pGAPS 搭載U 字型OHP のフライト実験報告 (2013)
  • Author(s): 岡崎峻, 宮崎芳郎, 小川博之, 福家英之
  • Organizer: 第13回宇宙科学シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: JAXA/ISAS(P4-024)
  • Year and Date: 20130108-09
• [Presentation] pGAPS 気球実験における姿勢制御システムの概要と実験結果 (2013)
  • Author(s): 坂東信尚, 福家英之, 荘司泰弘, P.v. Doetinchem, I. Mognet, C.J. Hailey, 中村史彦
  • Organizer: 第13回宇宙科学シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: JAXA/ISAS(P4-025)
  • Year and Date: 20130108-09
• [Presentation] 宇宙線反粒子探索計画GAPS のプロトタイプ気球実験フライト報告 (2013)
  • Author(s): 福家英之, 荒牧嗣夫, 坂東信尚, S. Boggs, F. Christensen, W.W. Craig, R. Fabris, F. Gahbauer, C.J. Hailey, J. Hoberman, 河内明子, J. Koglin, 小池貴久, N. Madden, 宮崎芳郎, I. Mognet, 森嘉野, 中村史彦, 小川博之, 岡崎峻, R. Ong, K. Perez, 柴野靖子, 莊司泰弘, D. Stefanik, G. Tajiri, P. von Doetinchem, 吉田哲也, K.P. Ziock, J. Zweerink
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会第68回年次大会
  • Place of Presentation: 広島大学東広島キャンパス(29aBF-13)
  • Year and Date: 2013-03-29
• [Presentation] The GAPS project : An indirect search for dark matter using antideuterons (2012)
  • Author(s): Hideyuki Fuke, Tsuguo Aramaki, Nobutaka Bando, Steven E. Boggs, Finn E. Christensen, William W. Craig, Philip von Doetinchem, Lorenzo Fabris, Florian H. Gahbauer, Charles J. Hailey, Jason E. Koglin, Takahisa Koike, Norm Madden, Yoshiro Miyazaki, Isaac Mognet, Kaya Mori, Hiroyuki Ogawa, Shun Okazaki, Takuma Okubo, Rene A. Ong, Kerstin Perez, Yasuhiro Shoji, Gordon Tajiri, Tetsuya Yoshida, Klaus P. Ziock, Jeffrey Zweerink
  • Organizer: 39th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
  • Place of Presentation: Mysore(E1.15-0042-12)
  • Year and Date: 2012-07-18
• [Presentation] Development of an Oscillating Heat Pipe System for GAPS (2012)
  • Author(s): Hideyuki Fuke, Shun Okazaki, Takuma Okubo, Yoshiro Miyazaki, Hiroyuki Ogawa
  • Organizer: 39th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
  • Place of Presentation: Mysore(PSB.1.0012-12)
  • Year and Date: 2012-07-18
• [Presentation] Development of a meter-scale U-shaped Oscillating Heat Pipe for GAPS (2012)
  • Author(s): S. Okazaki, H. Fuke, H. Ogawa, T. Okubo, Y. Miyazaki
  • Organizer: AIAA 42nd Intl. Conf. on Environmental Systems, 2012-3499
  • Place of Presentation: San Diego
  • Year and Date: 2012-07-15
• [Presentation] 宇宙線反粒子探索計画GAPS 全体報告
  • Author(s): 福家英之, 坂東信尚, 小川博之, 岡崎峻, 莊司泰弘, 吉田哲也, 荒牧嗣夫, F. Gahbauer, C.J. Hailey, J. Koglin, N. Madden, 森嘉野, K. Perez, G. Tajiri, S. Boggs, J. Hoberman, P.v. Doetinchem, F. Christensen, W.W. Craig, R. Fabris, K.P. Ziock, 河合宏紀, 宮崎芳郎, 大久保卓磨, 小池貴久, I. Mognet, R. Ong, T. Zhang, J. Zweerink, 高田淳史
  • Organizer: 第12回宇宙科学シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: JAXA/ISAS(P4-481)
• [Presentation] 宇宙線反粒子探索計画GAPS のプロトタイプ気球実験の現状報告
  • Author(s): 福家英之, 荒牧嗣夫, 坂東信尚, S. Boggs, F. Christensen, W.W. Craig, P.v. Doetinchem, R. Fabris, F. Gahbauer, C.J. Hailey, J. Koglin, 小池貴久, N. Madden, 宮崎芳郎, I. Mognet, 森嘉野, 小川博之, 岡崎峻, R. Ong, 莊司泰弘, G. Tajiri, 高田淳史, 吉田哲也, T. Zhang, K.P. Ziock, J. Zweerink
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会2011年秋季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 弘前大学(16aSY-1)
• [Presentation] 宇宙線反粒子探索計画GAPS のプロトタイプ気球実験計画
  • Author(s): 福家英之, 荒牧嗣夫, 坂東信尚, S. Boggs, F. Christensen, W.W. Craig, P.v. Doetinchem, R. Fabris, F. Gahbauer, C.J. Hailey, J. Koglin, 小池貴久, N. Madden, 宮崎芳郎, I. Mognet, 森嘉野, 小川博之, 岡崎峻, R. Ong, 莊司泰弘, G. Tajiri, 高田淳史, 吉田哲也, T. Zhang, K.P. Ziock, J. Zweerink
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会第66回年次大会
  • Place of Presentation: 新潟大学五十嵐キャンパス(28aGR-7)
• [Presentation] 宇宙線反粒子探索計画GAPS の現状とプロトタイプ気球実験計画
  • Author(s): 福家英之, 坂東信尚, 小川博之, 岡崎峻, 莊司泰弘, 吉田哲也, 荒牧嗣夫, F.Gahbauer, C.J.Hailey, J.Koglin, N.Madden, 森嘉野, G.Tajiri, S.Boggs, P.v.Doetinchem, F.Christensen, W.W.Craig, R.Fabris, K.P.Ziock, 小池貴久, 宮崎芳郎, I. Mognet, R. Ong, T. Zhang, J. Zweerink, 高田淳史
  • Organizer: 第11回宇宙科学シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: JAXA/ISAS( P3-211)
• [Presentation] A prototype flight planned for the GAPS project
  • Author(s): Hideyuki Fuke, Tsuguo Aramaki, Nobutaka Bando, Steven E. Boggs, Finn E. Christensen, William W. Craig, Philip von Doetinchem, Lorenzo Fabris, Florian H. Gahbauer, Charles J. Hailey, Jason E. Koglin, Norm Madden, Isaac Mognet, Kaya Mori, Rene A. Ong, Atsushi Takada, Tetsuya Yoshida, Tracy Zhang, Klaus P. Ziock, Jeffrey Zweering
  • Organizer: 38th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
  • Place of Presentation: Bremen(PSB1-0053-10)
• [Presentation] Antideuteron-based Dark Matter Search with GAPS : Current Progress and Future Prospects
  • Author(s): C.J. Hailey, T. Aramaki, S.E. Boggs, P.v. Doetinchem, H. Fuke, F. Gahbauer, J.E. Koglin, N. Madden, S.A.I. Mognet, R. Ong, T. Yoshida, T. Zhang, J.A. Zweerink
  • Organizer: 38th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
  • Place of Presentation: Bremen(E18-0007-10)
• [Presentation] The General Antiparticle Spectrometer (GAPS) - Hunt for dark matter using low energy antideuterons
  • Author(s): P.v. Doetinchem, S. Boggs, T. Aramaki, C. Hailey, J. Koglin, N. Madden, K. Mori, F. Gahbauer, H. Fuke, T. Yoshida, W. Craig, I. Mognet, R. Ong, T. Zhang, J. Zweerink
  • Organizer: Identificatiton of Dark Matter
  • Place of Presentation: Montpellier