Study on the Venusian atmosphere by a circumpolar stratospheric telescope

• Project/Area Number: 24244076
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Space and upper atmospheric physics
• Research Institution: Rikkyo University
• Principal Investigator: TAGUCHI Makoto 立教大学, 理学部, 教授 (70236404)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): YOSHIDA Kazuya 東北大学, 大学院工学研究科, 教授 (00191578) ; SAKAMOTO Yuji 東北大学, 大学院工学研究科, 助教 (50431523) ; TAKAHASHI Yukihiro 北海道大学, 大学院理学系研究院, 教授 (50236329) ; WATANABE Makoto 北海道大学, 大学院理学系研究院, 特任助教 (10450181) ; SHOJI Yasuhiro 大阪大学, 大学院工学研究科, 助教 (70582774)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥45,370,000 (Direct Cost: ¥34,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥10,470,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥16,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,870,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥20,280,000 (Direct Cost: ¥15,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,680,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥8,320,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,920,000)
• Keywords: 極地 / 航空宇宙工学 / リモートセンシング / 惑星 / 大気 / 極域

Outline of Final Research Achievements

A balloon-borne telescope system FUJIN lifted up in the Arctic stratosphere has been developed for a long-term continuous observation of planetary atmospheres and plasmas. FUJIN-1 which was a domestic balloon experiment in order to verify techniques of high-precision attitude control and pointing of a target planet was cancelled twice because of a bad weather condition and an accident in the balloon control system. However, the purpose of FUJIN-1 has been accomplished by ground-based prelaunch tests, and development of FUJIN-2 was started aiming at a long-duration flight in the Arctic. In the future a 1-meter class circumpolar stratospheric telescope will be operated as a quasi-permanent platform in the environment without atmospheric turbulent as ground-based and satellite telescopes.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Development of the Stratospheric Telescope for Observations of Planets - FUJIN-1 - and Evaluation of the Pointing Control System (2014)
  • Author(s): Y. Shoji, M. Taguchi，T. Nakano，A. Maeda，Y. Takahashi，M. Imai，J. Nakamoto，M. Watanabe，Y. Gouda，T. Kawahara，K. Yoshida and Y. Sakamoto
  • Journal Title: JAXA-RR Volume: 印刷中
  • NAID: 110009799495
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 極周回成層圏望遠鏡による惑星観測 - FUJINプロジェクト - (2015)
  • Author(s): Atsunori MAEDA, Makoto TAGUCHI, Yasuhiro SHOJI, Toshihiko NAKANO，Masataka IMAI，Yuya GODA, Makoto WATANABE， Yukihiro TAKAHASHI，Yuji SAKAMOTO, and Kazuya YOSHIDA
  • Organizer: 第15回宇宙科学シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 宇宙科学研究所（神奈川県・相模原市）
  • Year and Date: 2015-01-06 – 2015-01-07
• [Presentation] 極周回成層圏テレスコープ(FUJIN)による惑星大気観測計画 (2014)
  • Author(s): 田口 真、前田惇徳、吉田和哉、坂本祐二、中野壽彦、莊司泰弘、高橋幸弘、渡辺 誠、今井正尭、合田雄哉
  • Organizer: 2014年度大気球シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 宇宙科学研究所（神奈川県・相模原市）
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-06 – 2014-11-07
• [Presentation] 惑星観測を目指した極周回成層圏望遠鏡FUJIN (2014)
  • Author(s): 前田惇徳、田口 真、吉田和哉、坂本祐二、中野壽彦、莊司泰弘、高橋幸弘、仲本純平、今井正尭、渡辺 誠、合田雄哉
  • Organizer: 地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会第136回総会・講演会
  • Place of Presentation: キッセイ文化ホール（長野県・松本市）
  • Year and Date: 2014-10-31 – 2014-11-03
• [Presentation] A Circumpolar Stratospheric Telescope for Observations of Planets - FUJIN (2014)
  • Author(s): Makoto TAGUCHI, Atsunori MAEDA, Toshihiko NAKANO, Kazuya YOSHIDA, Yuji SAKAMOTO, Yasuhiro SHOJI: ISAS/JAXA, Yukihiro TAKAHASHI, Masataka IMAI, Junpei NAKAMOTO, Makoto WATANABE, and Yuya GOUDA
  • Organizer: Asia Oceania Geosciences Society 11th Annual Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: ロイトン札幌ホテル（北海道・札幌市）
  • Year and Date: 2014-07-28 – 2014-08-01
• [Presentation] The Circumpolar Stratospheric Telescope - FUJIN - for Observations of Planets (2014)
  • Author(s): Makoto Taguchi, Atsunori Maeda, Yasuhiro Shoji, Yukihiro Takahashi，Masataka Imai，Jumpei Nakamoto，Makoto Watanabe，Yuya Gouda, Takeshi Kawahara, Toshihiko Nakano，Kazuya Yoshida, and Yuji Sakamoto
  • Organizer: 第14回宇宙科学シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 宇宙科学研究所
• [Presentation] Observation of Planets by a Circumpolar Stratospheric Telescope System FUJIN (2014)
  • Author(s): Atsunori Maeda, Makoto Taguchi, Kazuya Yoshida, Yuji Sakamoto, Toshihiko Nakano, Yasuhiro Shoji, Yukihiro Takahashi, Jumpei Nakamoto, Masataka Imai, Makoto Watanabe, and Yuya Gouda
  • Organizer: Symposium on Planetary Science 2014
  • Place of Presentation: 東北大学
• [Presentation] A Circumpolar Stratospheric Telescope for Observations of Planets FUJIN (2014)
  • Author(s): Atsunori Maeda, Makoto Taguchi, Kazuya Yoshida, Yuji Sakamoto, Toshihiko Nakano, Yasuhiro Shoji, Yukihiro Takahashi, Jumpei Nakamoto, Masataka Imai, Makoto Watanabe, and Yuya Gouda
  • Organizer: Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2014
  • Place of Presentation: パシフィコ横浜
• [Presentation] Observation of Planets by a Circumpolar Stratospheric Telescope System FUJIN (2013)
  • Author(s): Makoto Taguchi, Atsunori Maeda, Kazuya Yoshida, Yuji Sakamoto, Toshihiko Nakano, Yasuhiro Shoji, Yukihiro Takahashi, Jumpei Nakamoto, Masataka Imai, Makoto Watanabe, Yuya Gouda, and Takeshi Kawahara
  • Organizer: 地球電磁気・地球惑星圏学会
  • Place of Presentation: 高知大学
• [Presentation] 気球搭載望遠鏡による惑星大気観測－B13-02 気球実験報告－ (2013)
  • Author(s): 田口 真、前田惇徳、吉田和哉、坂本祐二、中野壽彦、荘司泰弘、高橋幸弘、渡辺 誠、仲本純平、今井正尭、合田雄哉、川原健史
  • Organizer: 2013年度大気球シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 宇宙科学研究所
• [Presentation] 極域周回成層圏テレスコープ(FUJIN)による惑星大気観測 (2013)
  • Author(s): 田口 真 他
  • Organizer: 第13回宇宙科学シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 宇宙科学研究所
• [Presentation] 極域周回成層圏テレスコープ(FUJIN)による惑星大気観測 (2013)
  • Author(s): 田口 真 他
  • Organizer: 第14回惑星圏研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 東北大学
• [Presentation] Performance Evaluation of Pointing Control System of the Balloon-Borne Telescope (2012)
  • Author(s): T. Nakano et al.
  • Organizer: 13th ISCOPS
  • Place of Presentation: Kyoto University
• [Presentation] 気球搭載望遠鏡による惑星大気観測 (2012)
  • Author(s): 山元夢摘 他
  • Organizer: 日本地球惑星科学連合2012年大会
  • Place of Presentation: 幕張メッセ
• [Presentation] A balloon-borne telescope for planetary observations (2012)
  • Author(s): Y. Shoji et al.
  • Organizer: The 39th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
  • Place of Presentation: Mysore, India
• [Presentation] 極周回成層圏テレスコープによる惑星大気観測 (2012)
  • Author(s): 田口 真 他
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会2012年秋季年会
  • Place of Presentation: 大分大学
• [Presentation] B12-03「気球搭載望遠鏡による惑星大気観測」実験経過報告 (2012)
  • Author(s): 田口 真 他
  • Organizer: 2012年度大気球シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 宇宙科学研究所
• [Presentation] 気球搭載望遠鏡による惑星大気観測 (2012)
  • Author(s): 山元夢摘 他
  • Organizer: 第132回 SGEPSS総会および講演会
  • Place of Presentation: 北海道大学
• [Presentation] Observation of planets by a circumpolar stratospheric telescope (2012)
  • Author(s): M. Yamamoto et al.
  • Organizer: American Geophysical Union 2012 Fall Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Moscone Center, San Francisco, U.S.A.