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Simultaneous systematic survey of the GRB associated optical flash with Swift satellite

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18340051
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Astronomy
Research InstitutionSaitama University

Principal Investigator

TASHIRO Makoto  Saitama University, 大学院・理工学研究科, 教授 (00251398)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TAMAGAWA Toru  理化学研究所, 専任研究員 (20333312)
URATA Yuji  埼玉大学, 理化学研究所, PD研究員 (30425615)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) TAMAGAWA Toru  理化学研究所, 専任研究員 (20333312)
Project Period (FY) 2006 – 2008
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2008)
Budget Amount *help
¥16,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,190,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥6,890,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,590,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥6,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,800,000)
Keywords宇宙物理 / 観測天文学 / 可視光天文学 / ガンマ線バースト / 可視光観測 / 初期放射 / データアーカイブ / 変光星
Research Abstract

ガンマ線バーストは、宇宙でもっとも明るい爆発的天体現象である。遠方銀河中の超新星爆発にともなうジェットを起源とすると考えられているが、超新星爆発では説明がむずかしい例も多数あり、一筋縄ではいかない。本研究では、広視野硬X線望遠鏡でガンマ線バーストを探知するスウィフト衛星と同じ視野を自動的に観測する可視光望遠鏡を開発設置し、所定の性能を確認した。直接の検出例はまだないが、得られた走査観測データの公開をすすめている。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2008 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2007 Annual Research Report
  • 2006 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (29 results)

All 2009 2008 2007 2006 Other

All Journal Article (21 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 16 results) Presentation (6 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Suzaku Observations of SGR1900+14 and SGR1806-202009

    • Author(s)
      Nakagawa, Y. et al
    • Journal Title

      Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 61

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Hard X-Ray Spectrum from West Lobe,of Radio Galaxy Fornax A Observed with Suzaku2009

    • Author(s)
      Tashiro, M. S. et al
    • Journal Title

      Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 61

    • NAID

      120006385917

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Spectral Properties of Prompt Emission of Four Short Gamma-Ray Bursts Observed by the Suzaku-WAM and the Konus-Wind2008

    • Author(s)
      Ohno, Masanori ; Fukazawa, Yasushi ; Takahashi, Takuya ; Yamaoka, Kazutaka ; Sugita, Satoshi ; Pal'Shin, Valentin ; Frederiks, Dmitry ; Oleynik, Philipp ; Ulanov, Mikhail ; Sakamoto, Takanori ; Sato, Goro ; Hurley, Kevin ; Tashiro, Makoto S. ; Urata, Yuji ; Onda, Kaori ; Tamagawa, Toru ; Terada, Yukikatsu ; Suzuki, Motoko ; Soojing, Hong
    • Journal Title

      Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 60

      Pages: 361-374

    • NAID

      120006385933

    • Related Report
      2008 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Observations of the Prompt Gamma-Ray Emission of GRB 0701252008

    • Author(s)
      Bellm, Eric C. ; Hurley, Kevin ; Pal'shin, Valentin ; Yamaoka, Kazutaka ; Bandstra, Mark S. ; Boggs, Steven E. ; Hong, Soojing ; Kodaka, Natsuki ; Kozyrev, A. S. ; Litvak, M.L. ; Mitrofanov, I. G. ; Nakagawa, Yujin E. ; Ohno, Masanori ; Onda, Kaori ; Sanin, A. B. ; Sugita, Satoshi ; Tashiro, Makoto ; Tretyakov, V. I. ; Urata, Yuji ; Wigger, Claudia
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal 688

      Pages: 491-498

    • NAID

      120006385932

    • Related Report
      2008 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Observations of the Prompt Gamma-Ray Emission of GRB 0701252008

    • Author(s)
      Bellem, E. C. et al
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal 688

      Pages: 491-498

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Spectral Evolution of GRBO60904A Observed with Swift and Suzaku Possibility of Inefficient Electron Acceleration2008

    • Author(s)
      Yonetoku, D., et. al.
    • Journal Title

      Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 60

      Pages: 352-360

    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Swift and Suzaku Observations of, the X-Ray Afterglow from the GRB, 0601052007

    • Author(s)
      Tashiro, Makoto S. ; Abe, Keiichi ; Angelini, Lorella ; Barthelmy, Scott ; Gehrels, Neil ; Ishikawa, Nobuyuki ; Kaluzienski, Louis J. ; Kawai, Nobuyuki ; Kelley, Richard L. ; Kinugasa, Kenzo ; Kodaira, Hironobu ; Kohmura, Takayoshi ; Kubota, Kaori ; Maeda, Yoshitomo ; Maeno, Shouta ; Murakami, Hiroshi ; Murakami, Toshio ; Nakagawa, Yujin E. ; Nakazawa, Kazuhiro ; Nousek, John ; Okuno, Shin'ya ; Onda, Kaori ; Reeves, James N. ; Ricker, George ; Sato, Goro ; Sonoda, Eri ; Suzuki, Motoko ; Takahashi, Tadayuki ; Tamagawa, Toru ; Torii, Ken'ichi ; Ueda, Yoshihiro ; Urata, Yuji ; Yamaoka, Kazutaka ; Yamauchi, Makoto ; Yonetoku, Daisuke ; Yoshida, Atsumasa ; Yoshinari, Satoru
    • Journal Title

      Publications of the Astronomical, Society of Japan

      Pages: 361-367

    • NAID

      120006385539

    • Related Report
      2008 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Extensive, multiband study of the X-ray rich GRB, 050408. A likely off-axis event with an, intense energy injection2007

    • Author(s)
      Postigo, A. ; Fatkhullin, T. A. ; Johannesson, G. ; Gorosabel, J. ; Sokolov, V. V. ; Castro-Tirado, A. J. ; Balega, Yu. Yu. ; Spiridonova, O. I. ; Jelinek, M. ; Guziy, S. ; Perez-Ramirez, D. ; Hjorth, J. ; Laursen, P. ; Bersier, D. ; Pandey, S. B. ; Bremer, M. ; Monfardini, A. ; Huang, K. Y. ; Urata, Y. ; Ip, W. H. ; Tamagawa, T. ; Kinoshita, D. ; Mizuno, T. ; Arai, Y. ; Yamagishi, H. ; Soyano, T. ; Usui, F. ; Tashiro, M. ; Abe, K. ; Onda, K. ; Aslan, Z. ; Khamitov, I. ; Ozisik, T. ; Kiziloglu, U. ; Bikmaev, I. ; Sakhibullin, N. ; Burenin, R. ; Pavlinsky, M. ; Sunyaev, R. ; Bhattacharya, D. ; Kamble, A. P. ; Ishwara, Chandra, C. H. ; Trushkin, S. A.
    • Journal Title

      Astronomy and Astrophysics 462

      Pages: 57-60

    • NAID

      120006385452

    • Related Report
      2008 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Swift Discovery of Gamma-Ray Bursts, without a Jet Break Feature in Their X-Ray, Afterglows2007

    • Author(s)
      Sato, G. ; Yamazaki, R. ; Ioka, K. ; Sakamoto, T. ; Takahashi, T. ; Nakazawa, K. ; Nakamura, T. ; Toma, K. ; Hullinger, D. ; Tashiro, M. ; Parsons, A.M. ; Krimm, H.A. ; Barthelmy, S.D. ; Gehrels, N. ; Burrows, D.N. ; O'Brien, P.T. ; Osborne, J.P. ; Chincarini, G. ; Lamb, D.Q.
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal 657

      Pages: 359-366

    • NAID

      120006385916

    • Related Report
      2008 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Testing the External-Shock Model of Gamma-Ray Bursts Using the Late-Time Simultaneous Optical and X-Ray Afterglows2007

    • Author(s)
      Urata, Yuji ; Yamazaki, Ryo ; Sakamoto, Takanori ; Huang, Kuiyun ; Zheng, Weikang ; Sato, Goro ; Aoki, Tsutomu ; Deng, Jinsong ; Ioka, Kunihito ; Ip, WingHuen ; Kawabata, Koji S. ; Lee, YiHsi ; Liping, Xin ; Mito, Hiroyuki ; Miyata, Takashi ; Nakada, Yoshikazu ; Ohsugi, Takashi ; Qiu, Yulei ; Soyano, Takao ; Tarusawa, Kenichi ; Tashiro, Makoto ; Uemura, Makoto ; Wei, Jianyan ; Yamashita, Takuya
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal 668

      Pages: 95-98

    • NAID

      120006385450

    • Related Report
      2008 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] A Multiband Study of the Optically Dark GRB 0510282007

    • Author(s)
      Urata, Yuji ; Huang, Kui-Yun ; Kuo, Ping-Hung ; Ip, Wing-Huen ; Qiu, Yulei ; Masuno, Keisuke ; Tashiro, Makoto ; Abe, Keiichi ; Onda, Kaori ; Kodaka, Natsuki ; Kuwahara, Makoto ; Tamagawa, Toru ; Usui, Fumihiko ; Ioka, Kunihito ; Lee, Yi-Hsi ; Wei,Jianyan ; Deng, Jinsong ; Zheng, Weikang ; Makishima, Kazuo
    • Journal Title

      Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 59

      Pages: 29-33

    • NAID

      10023946231

    • Related Report
      2008 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] A Multiband Study of the Optically Dark GRB 0510282007

    • Author(s)
      Urata, Y., et. al.
    • Journal Title

      Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 59

      Pages: 29-33

    • NAID

      10023946231

    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Testing the External-Shock Model of Gamma-Ray Bursts Using the Late-Time Simultaneous Optical and X-Ray Afterglows2007

    • Author(s)
      Urata, Y., et. al.
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal 668

      Pages: 95-98

    • NAID

      120006385450

    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Swift and Suzaku Observations of the X-Ray Afterglow from the GRB 0601052007

    • Author(s)
      Tashiro, M.S., et al.
    • Journal Title

      Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 59

    • NAID

      120006385539

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Extensive multiband study of the X-ray rich GRB 050408. A likely off-axis event with an intense energy injection2007

    • Author(s)
      de Ugarte Postigo et al.
    • Journal Title

      Astronomy and Astrophysics 462

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Swift Discovery of Gamma-Ray Bursts without a Jet Break Feature in Their X-Ray Afterglows2007

    • Author(s)
      Sato, G., et al.
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal 657

      Pages: 359-366

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] The Suzaku Team,"Capability and strategy of the X-ray afterglow observation with Suzaku"2006

    • Author(s)
      Tashiro, M. S. ; Murakami, T. ; Yoshida, A. ; Kawai, N. ; Nousek, J. ; Angelini, L. ; Kaluzienski, J. L. ; Kelley, L. R. ; Kinugasa, K. ; Nakazawa, K. ; Reeves, N. J. ; Ricker, G. ; Suzuki, M. ; Takahashi, T. ; Tamagawa, T. ; Torii, K. ; Ueda, Y. ; Urata, Y. ; Yamaoka, K. ; Yamauchi, M. ; Yonetoku, D.
    • Journal Title

      Il, Nuovo, Cimento B 121

      Pages: 1597-1598

    • Related Report
      2008 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] When Do Internal Shocks, End and External Shocks Begin? Early-Time Broadband Modeling of GRB, 051112006

    • Author(s)
      Butler, N. R. ; Li, W. ; Perley, D. ; Huang, K. Y. ; Urata, Y. ; Prochaska, J. X. ; Bloom, J. S. ; Filippenko, A. V. ; Foley, R. J. ; Kocevski, D. ; Chen, H.-W. ; Qiu, Y. ; Kuo, P. H. ; Huang, F. Y. ; Ip, W. H. ; Tamagawa, T. ; Onda, K. ; Tashiro, M. ; Makishima, K. ; Nishihara, S. ; Sarugaku, Y.
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal 652

      Pages: 1390-1399

    • Related Report
      2008 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Multicolor Shallow Decay and, Chromatic Breaks in the GRB 050319, Optical Afterglow2006

    • Author(s)
      Huang, K. Y. ; Urata, Y. ; Kuo, P. H. ; Ip, W. H. ; Ioka, K. ; Aoki, T. ; Chen, C. W. ; Chen, W. P. ; Isogai, M. ; Lin, H. C. ; Makishima, K. ; Mito, H. ; Miyata, T. ; Nakada, Y. ; Nishiura, S. ; Onda, K. ; Qiu, Y. ; Soyano, T. ; Tamagawa, T. ; Tarusawa, K. ; Tashiro, M. ; Yoshioka
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical, Journal 654

      Pages: 25-28

    • NAID

      120006385451

    • Related Report
      2008 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] When Do Internal Shocks End and External Shocks Begin? Early-Time Broadband Modeling of GRB 051112006

    • Author(s)
      Butler, N., et al.
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journa 652

      Pages: 1390-1399

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] multicolor Shallow Decay and Chromatic Breaks in the GRB 050319 Optical Afterglow2006

    • Author(s)
      Huang, K.Y., et al.
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal 654

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ガンマ線バースト可視光観測カメラWIDGETの現状と追跡望遠鏡WIDGET-Lの開発2008

    • Author(s)
      菅佐原たか子, ほか
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会春季年会
    • Place of Presentation
      岡山理科大学
    • Year and Date
      2008-09-28
    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report 2008 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Improvement of WIDGET and the Quick Analysis Software2007

    • Author(s)
      N. Kodaka et.al.
    • Organizer
      Gamma Ray Bursts 2007, Santa Fe, NM
    • Place of Presentation
      USA
    • Year and Date
      2007-11-05
    • Related Report
      2008 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Improvement of WIDGET2007

    • Author(s)
      Kodaka, N., et. al.
    • Organizer
      Gamma-Ray Burst 2007
    • Place of Presentation
      Santa Fe Hilton Hotel,Santa Fe,NM,USA
    • Year and Date
      2007-11-05
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ガンマ線バースト可視光閃光観測カメラWIDGETのデータ解析自動化の現状報告2007

    • Author(s)
      小高夏来, ほか
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会春季年会
    • Place of Presentation
      岐阜大学
    • Year and Date
      2007-09-28
    • Related Report
      2008 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] ガンマ線バースト可視光閃光観測カメラWIDGETのデータ解析自動化の現状報告2007

    • Author(s)
      小高 夏来, ほか
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会2007年秋季年会
    • Place of Presentation
      岐阜大学
    • Year and Date
      2007-09-28
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 超広視野可視光カメラWIDGETの移設・改良と現在の運用状況2007

    • Author(s)
      〓原允, ほか
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会秋季年会
    • Place of Presentation
      東海大学
    • Year and Date
      2007-03-29
    • Related Report
      2008 Final Research Report
  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      http://cosmic.riken.jp/grb/widget/index.html

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      http://cosmic.riken.jp/grb/widget/j/index.html

    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report

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