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Unveiling the planet formation by ALMA polarization observations

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K13590
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 16010:Astronomy-related
Research InstitutionNational Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Principal Investigator

Kataoka Akimasa  国立天文台, 科学研究部, 助教 (70749308)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords惑星形成 / 電波観測 / 偏光 / ALMA / 原始惑星系円盤
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, we aimed to constrain the growth process of dust, which forms the basis of planets, using a new method of millimeter-wave polarization of protoplanetary disks observed with ALMA. As a result, we demonstrated that the polarization in the submillimeter wavelength can be explained by the self-scattering mechanism in many protoplanetary disks. Furthermore, by advancing modeling to resolve inconsistencies with multi-wavelength polarization observations and spectral analysis, we successfully showed that the solid material in protoplanetary disks is composed of dust aggregates with many voids. This result supports the planet formation scenario through highly porous dust aggregates, which had been theoretically suggested, and successfully promotes planet formation research by exploring both theoretical and observational aspects.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本成果は、日本が重要な一角を担う国際共同望遠鏡ALMAにおいて、惑星形成分野における科学成果を大きくリードすることにつながった。本成果は1970年代から太陽系形成論としてリードしてきた惑星形成理論を、更に観測からもリードし、世界における日本のプレゼンスを示した結果と考えている。惑星形成理論においては、2007年以降日本グループによって指摘されてきた高空隙ダストアグリゲイトを観測的に示した初めての成果となっており、その学術的意義は大きいと言える。

Report

(7 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (28 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (6 results) Journal Article (15 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results,  Peer Reviewed: 14 results,  Open Access: 10 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results,  Invited: 6 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] MPIA(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Nevada/University of California/Harvard-Smithsonian Center(米国)

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munchen/Heidelberg University(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Universidad de Chile(チリ)

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Virginia/Harvard-Smithsonian Center/University of Illinois(米国)

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Tsinghua University(中国)

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Porous Dust Particles in Protoplanetary Disks: Application to the HL Tau Disk2023

    • Author(s)
      Zhang Shangjia、Zhu Zhaohuan、Ueda Takahiro、Kataoka Akimasa、Sierra Anibal、Carrasco-Gonzalez Carlos、Macias Enrique
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 953 Issue: 1 Pages: 96-96

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/acdb4e

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Massive Compact Dust Disk with a Gap around CW Tau Revealed by ALMA Multiband Observations2022

    • Author(s)
      Ueda Takahiro、Kataoka Akimasa、Tsukagoshi Takashi
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 930 Issue: 1 Pages: 56-56

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/ac634d

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Estimate on Dust Scale Height from the ALMA Dust Continuum Image of the HD 163296 Protoplanetary Disk2021

    • Author(s)
      Doi Kiyoaki、Kataoka Akimasa
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 912 Issue: 2 Pages: 164-164

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/abe5a6

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Impact of Differential Dust Settling on the SED and Polarization: Application to the Inner Region of the HL Tau Disk2021

    • Author(s)
      Ueda Takahiro、Kataoka Akimasa、Zhang Shangjia、Zhu Zhaohuan、Carrasco-Gonz?lez Carlos、Sierra Anibal
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 913 Issue: 2 Pages: 117-117

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/abf7b8

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Rotational Disruption of Porous Dust Aggregates due to Gas Flow in Protoplanetary Disks2021

    • Author(s)
      Tatsuuma Misako、Kataoka Akimasa
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 913 Issue: 2 Pages: 132-132

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/abf5d9

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Solving Grain Size Inconsistency between ALMA Polarization and VLA Continuum in the Ophiuchus IRS 48 Protoplanetary Disk2020

    • Author(s)
      Ohashi, Satoshi; Kataoka, Akimasa; van der Marel, Nienke; Hull, Charles L. H.; Dent, William R. F.; Pohl, Adriana; Pinilla, Paola; van Dishoeck, Ewine F.; Henning, Thomas
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 900 Issue: 1 Pages: 81-81

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/abaab4

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Scattering-induced Intensity Reduction: Large Mass Content with Small Grains in the Inner Region of the TW Hya disk2020

    • Author(s)
      Takahiro Ueda, Akimasa Kataoka, Takashi Tsukagoshi
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 893 Issue: 2 Pages: 125-137

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/ab8223

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Dust Polarization in Four Protoplanetary Disks at 3 mm: Further Evidence of Multiple Origins2019

    • Author(s)
      Harrison Rachel E.、Looney Leslie W.、Stephens Ian W.、Li Zhi-Yun、Yang Haifeng、Kataoka Akimasa、Harris Robert J.、Kwon Woojin、Muto Takayuki、Momose Munetake
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 877 Issue: 1 Pages: L2-L2

    • DOI

      10.3847/2041-8213/ab1e46

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] One Solution to the Mass Budget Problem for Planet Formation: Optically Thick Disks with Dust Scattering2019

    • Author(s)
      Zhu, Zhaohuan; Zhang, Shangjia; Jiang, Yan-Fei; Kataoka, Akimasa; Birnstiel, Tilman; Dullemond, Cornelis P.; Andrews, Sean M.; Huang, Jane; Perez, Laura M.; Carpenter, John M.; Bai, Xue-Ning; Wilner, David J.; Ricci, Luca
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal Letters

      Volume: 877 Issue: 2 Pages: L18-L18

    • DOI

      10.3847/2041-8213/ab1f8c

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Effect of dust size and structure on scattered-light images of protoplanetary discs2019

    • Author(s)
      Tazaki, R., Tanaka, H., Muto, T., Kataoka, A., & Okuzumi, S.
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

      Volume: 485 Issue: 4 Pages: 4951-4966

    • DOI

      10.1093/mnras/stz662

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Unveiling Dust Aggregate Structure in Protoplanetary Disks by Millimeter-wave Scattering Polarization2019

    • Author(s)
      Tazaki, R., Tanaka, H., Kataoka, A., Okuzumi, S., & Muto, T.
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 885 Issue: 1 Pages: 52-52

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/ab45f0

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Radial Variations in Grain Sizes and Dust Scale Heights in the Protoplanetary Disk around HD 163296 Revealed by ALMA Polarization Observations2019

    • Author(s)
      Ohashi, Satoshi; Kataoka, Akimasa
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 886 Issue: 2 Pages: 103-103

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/ab5107

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Millimeter-wave Polarization Due to Grain Alignment by the Gas Flow in Protoplanetary Disks2019

    • Author(s)
      Akimasa Kataoka, Satoshi Okuzumi, Ryo Tazaki
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal Letters

      Volume: 874 Issue: 1 Pages: L6-L6

    • DOI

      10.3847/2041-8213/ab0c9a

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Does HL Tau disc polarization in ALMA band 3 come from radiatively aligned grains?2019

    • Author(s)
      Yang, Haifeng; Li, Zhi-Yun; Stephens, Ian W.; Kataoka, Akimasa; Looney, Leslie
    • Journal Title

      Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

      Volume: 483 Issue: 2 Pages: 2371-2371

    • DOI

      10.1093/mnras/sty3263

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Two Different Grain Size Distributions within the Protoplanetary Disk around HD 142527 Revealed by ALMA Polarization Observation2018

    • Author(s)
      Ohashi Satoshi、Kataoka Akimasa、Nagai Hiroshi、Momose Munetake、Muto Takayuki、Hanawa Tomoyuki、Fukagawa Misato、Tsukagoshi Takashi、Murakawa Kohji、Shibai Hiroshi
    • Journal Title

      The Astrophysical Journal

      Volume: 864 Issue: 1 Pages: 81-81

    • DOI

      10.3847/1538-4357/aad632

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] disk polarization2020

    • Author(s)
      Akimasa Kataoka
    • Organizer
      Five years after HL Tau: a new era in planet formation
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Polarized dust emission in protoplanetary disks2019

    • Author(s)
      Akimasa Kataoka
    • Organizer
      Workshop on Polarization in Protoplanetary Disks and Jets
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Millimeter-wave polarization in protoplanetary disks2019

    • Author(s)
      Akimasa Kataoka
    • Organizer
      Ringberg Workshop: Turbulence and Structure Formation in Protoplanetary Disks 2019: Observation, Theory, and Experiments
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Exploring grain growth, radial drift, and magnetic fields by mmwave polarization2019

    • Author(s)
      Akimasa Kataoka
    • Organizer
      Great Barriers in Planet Formation
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] ALMA polarization observations towards protoplanetary disks2019

    • Author(s)
      Akimasa Kataoka
    • Organizer
      Polarimetry in the ALMA era: a new crossroads of astrophysics
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Measuring the grain size and finding the magnetic fields by ALMA polarization2019

    • Author(s)
      Akimasa Kataoka
    • Organizer
      Planet-Forming Disks
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] mm-wave polarization of protoplanetary disks: alignment of scattering?2018

    • Author(s)
      Akimasa Kataoka
    • Organizer
      Cosmic Dust and Magnetism 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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