Development of Wide-field Optical Multi-band Polarimeter and Promoting SGMAP Project

• Project/Area Number: 26287031
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Astronomy
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University
• Principal Investigator: KAWABATA KOJI 広島大学, 宇宙科学センター, 准教授 (60372702)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): YOSHIDA Michitoshi 広島大学, 宇宙科学センター, 教授 (90270446) ; UEMURA Makoto 広島大学, 宇宙科学センター, 准教授 (50403514) ; AKITAYA Hiroshi 広島大学, 宇宙科学センター, 特任助教 (60450186)
• Research Collaborator: MATSUMURA Masafumi 香川大学, 教育学部, 教授
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥16,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,720,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥9,620,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,220,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
• Keywords: 可視赤外線天文学 / 銀河磁場 / 偏光測定 / ナノテクノロジー / 光学赤外線 / 宇宙物理 / 宇宙科学 / マイクロ・ナノデバイス / 偏光 / 光学赤外線天文学 / 光赤外線天文学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

For a realization of the project of optical polarimetry survey in northern hemisphere, we designed the main optical train of the wide-field, multi-cand optical polarimeter, and designed and/or fabricated the key optical components of . To realize `wide-field' and `high precision polarimety' simultaneously, the wave plates and the polarizing beam splitters should have (i) large dimensions, (ii) large acceptance of the incidence angle and (iii) wide wavelength coverage. In this study, for the half-wave plate, we successfully designed a Pancharatnum-type one which satisfies the required condition. For the polarizing beam splitter, we fabricated a small test peace and then a large, 110mm by 110mm ones and confirmed that they have good performance. With these results, the feasibility of the wide-field polarimeter for SGMAP has been promised.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Polarization angle swings in blazars: The case of 3C 279 (2016)
  • Author(s): Kiehlmann, S., Savolainen, T., Jorstad, S. G., Sokolovsky, K. V., Schinzel, F. K., Kawabata, K. S., et al. (27th in total 64 coauthors)
  • Journal Title: Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume: 590 Pages: A10-A10
  • DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201527725
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] No Evidence of Intrinsic Optical/Near-infrared Linear Polarization for V404 Cygni during Its Bright Outburst in 2015: Broadband Modeling and Constraint on Jet Parameters (2016)
  • Author(s): Y. T. Tanaka, R. Itoh, M. Uemura, Y. Inoue, C. C. Cheung, M. Watanabe, K. S. Kawabata, Y. Fukazawa, Y. Yatsu, T. Yoshii, Y. Tachibana, T. Fujiwara, Y. Saito, N. Kawai, et al.
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 823 Issue: 1 Pages: 35-35
  • DOI: 10.3847/0004-637x/823/1/35
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Localization and Broadband Follow-up of the Gravitational-wave Transient GW150914 (2016)
  • Author(s): B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott, M. R. Abernathy, F. Acernese, K. Ackley, C. Adams, T. Adams, P. Addesso, R. X. Adhikari, V. B. and 1564 coauthors
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journal Letters Volume: 826 Issue: 1 Pages: L13-L13
  • DOI: 10.3847/2041-8205/826/1/l13
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Supplement: Localization and Broadband Follow-up of the Gravitational-wave Transient GW150914 (2016)
  • Author(s): Abbott B.P., Abbott R., Abbott T.D., Abernathy M.R., Acernese F., Ackley K., Adams C., Adams T., Addesso P., Adhikari R.X. and 1567 coauthors
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Volume: 225 Issue: 1 Pages: 8-8
  • DOI: 10.3847/0067-0049/225/1/8
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] J-GEM follow-up observations to search for an optical counterpart of the first gravitational wave source GW150914 (2016)
  • Author(s): T Morokuma, M Tanaka, Y Asakura, F Abe, PJ. Tristram, Y Utsumi, M Doi, K Fujisawa, R Itoh, Y Itoh, K S. Kawabata, N Kawai, D Kuroda, K Matsubayashi, Yoshihiko Saito, Yoichi Yatsu, et al.
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 68 Issue: 4
  • DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psw061
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] X-Ray and Optical Correlation of Type I Seyfert NGC 3516 Studied with Suzaku and Japanese Ground-based Telescopes (2016)
  • Author(s): H.Noda, T.Minezaki, 他25名
  • Journal Title: Astrophys.J. Volume: 828 Issue: 2 Pages: 78-78
  • DOI: 10.3847/0004-637x/828/2/78
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] OISTER Optical and Near-Infrared Observations of the Super-Chandrasekhar Supernova Candidate SN 2012dn: Dust Emission from the Circumstellar Shell (2016)
  • Author(s): Yamanaka, M., Maeda, K., Tanaka, M. , Tominaga, N., Kawabata, K. S., et al.
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 68 Issue: 5 Pages: 68-68
  • DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psw047
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Multifrequency Photo-polarimetric WEBT Observation Campaign on the Blazar S5 0716+714: Source Microvariability and Search for Characteristic Timescales (2016)
  • Author(s): Bhatta, G., Stawarz, L., Ostrowski, M., Markowitz, A., Akitaya, H., Arkharov, A.~A., Bachev, R., Benitez, E., Borman, G.~A., Carosati, D., Cason, A.~D., Chanishvili, R., Damljanovic, G., Dhalla, S., Yoshida, M. 他31名
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 831 Issue: 1 Pages: 92-92
  • DOI: 10.3847/0004-637x/831/1/92
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] The Eruption of the Candidate Young Star ASASSN-15QI (2016)
  • Author(s): Herczeg, Gregory J.; Dong, Subo; Shappee, Benjamin J.; Chen, Ping; Hillenbrand, Lynne A.; Kawabata, K. S., et al. (26th in total 30 coauthors)
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 831 Issue: 2 Pages: 133-133
  • DOI: 10.3847/0004-637x/831/2/133
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] 2014-2015 Multiple Outbursts of 15P/Finlay (2016)
  • Author(s): Ishiguro, Masateru; Kuroda, Daisuke; Hanayama, Hidekazu; Kwon, Yuna Grace; Kim, Yoonyoung; Kawabata, K. S., et al. (9th in total 25 coauthors)
  • Journal Title: The Astronomical Journal Volume: 152 Issue: 6 Pages: 169-169
  • DOI: 10.3847/0004-6256/152/6/169
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Systematic Study of Gamma-ray-bright Blazars with Optical Polarization and Gamma-Ray Variability (2016)
  • Author(s): Itoh, R., Nalewajko, K., Fukazawa, Y., Uemura, M., Tanaka, Y.~T., Kawabata, K.~S., Madejski, G.~M., Schinzel, F.~K., Kanda, Y., Shiki, K., Akitaya, H., Kawabata, M., Moritani, Y., Nakaoka, T., Yoshida, M. 他6名
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 833 Issue: 1 Pages: 77-77
  • DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/833/1/77
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Sodium Absorption Systems toward SN Ia 2014J Originate on Interstellar Scales (2016)
  • Author(s): Maeda, K., et al. (1/24 authors)
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 816 Issue: 2 Pages: 57-57
  • DOI: 10.3847/0004-637x/816/2/57
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (2016)
  • Author(s): Kumar, Brajesh; Pandey, S. B.; Eswaraiah, C.; Kawabata, K. S.
  • Journal Title: Broad-band polarimetric investigation of the Type II-plateau supernova 2013ej Volume: 456 Issue: 3 Pages: 3157-3167
  • DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stv2720
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] OISTER Optical and Near-Infrared Observations of Type Iax Supernova 2012Z (2015)
  • Author(s): Yamanaka, M., Maeda, K., Kawabata, K., Tanaka, M., Tominaga, N., Akitaya, H.,･･･Oasa, Y. et al.
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 806 Issue: 2 Pages: 191-204
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/806/2/191
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] An emergence of a new polarized emission region in blazar Mrk 421 associated with an X-ray flare (2015)
  • Author(s): R. Itoh, Y. Fukazawa, Y. T. Tanaka et al.
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 67 Issue: 3 Pages: 45-53
  • DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psv016
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Variable selection for modeling the absolute magnitude at maximum of Type Ia supernovae (2015)
  • Author(s): Makoto Uemura, Koji S. Kawabata, Shiro Ikeda, and Keiichi Maeda
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 67 Issue: 3
  • DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psv031
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Nebular phase observations of the Type-Ib supernova iPTF13bvn favour a binary progenitor (2015)
  • Author(s): Kuncarayakti, H.; Maeda, K.; Bersten, M. C.; Folatelli, G.; Morrell, N.; Hsiao, E. Y.; González-Gaitán, S.; Anderson, J. P.; Hamuy, M.; de Jaeger, T.; Gutieacute;rrez, C. P.; Kawabata, K. S.
  • Journal Title: Astronomy & Astrophysics Volume: 579 Pages: A95-A95
  • DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201425604
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Type IIb Supernova 2013df Entering into an Interaction Phase: A Link between the Progenitor and the Mass Loss (2015)
  • Author(s): Maeda, K., et al. (1/26 authors)
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Volume: 807 Issue: 1 Pages: 35-35
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/807/1/35
  • NAID: 120005670847
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Discovery of a Highly Polarized Optical Microflare in Blazar S5 0716+714 during the 2014 WEBT Campaign (2015)
  • Author(s): Bhatta, G., Goyal, A., Ostrowski, M., Stawarz, L., Akitaya, H., Arkharov, A. A., Bachev, R., Benitez, E., Borman, G. A., Carosati, D., Cason, A. D., Damljanovic, G., Dhalla, S., Frasca, A., 他31名
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Letters Volume: 809 Issue: 2 Pages: L27-L27
  • DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/809/2/l27
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Optical I-band Linear Polarimetry of the Magnetar 4U 0142+61 with Subaru (2015)
  • Author(s): Z. Wang, Y. T. Tanaka et al.
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journal Volume: 814 Issue: 2 Pages: 89-93
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/814/2/89
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] The Broad-lined Type Ic SN 2012ap and the Nature of Relativistic Supernovae Lacking a Gamma-Ray Burst Detection (2015)
  • Author(s): Milisavljevic, D., Margutti, R., Parrent, J. T., Soderberg, A. M., Fesen, R. A., Mazzali, P., Maeda, K., Sanders, N. E., Cenko, S. B., Silverman, J. M., Filippenko, A. V., Kamble, A., Chakraborti, S., Drout, M. R., Kirshner, R. P., Pickering, T. E., Kawabata, K., ほか（計23名中17番目）
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journal Volume: 799 Issue: 1 Pages: 51-51
  • DOI: 10.1088/0004-637x/799/1/51
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Optical and Near-infrared Polarimetry of Highly Reddened Type Ia Supernova 2014J: Peculiar Properties of Dust in M82 (2014)
  • Author(s): Kawabata, K. S., ..., Nomoto, K. (11番目) et al.
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal Letters Volume: 795 Issue: 1 Pages: L4-L4
  • DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/795/1/l4
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Variable optical polarization during high state in gamma-ray loud, narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy 1H 0323+342 (2014)
  • Author(s): Itoh, R., Tanaka, Y. T., Akitaya, H., Uemura, M., Fukazawa, Y., Inoue, Y., Doi, A., Arai, A., Hanayama, H., Hashimoto, O., Hayashi, M., Izumiura, H., Kanda, Y., Kawabata, K. S., Kawaguchi, K., Kawai, N., Kinugasa, K., Kuroda, D., Miyaji, T., Moritani, Y. et al.
  • Journal Title: Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 66 Issue: 6 Pages: 108-108
  • DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psu095
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Kiso Supernova Survey (KISS): Survey strategy (2014)
  • Author(s): Morokuma, T., Tominaga, N., Tanaka, M., Mori, K., Matsumoto, E., Kikuchi, Y., Shibata, T., Sako, S., Aoki, T., Doi, M., Kobayashi, N., Maehara, H., Matsunaga, N., Mito, H., Miyata, T., Nakada, Y., Soyano, T., Tarusawa, K., Miyazaki, S., Nakata, F., et al.
  • Journal Title: Publication of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: 66 Issue: 6 Pages: 1-16
  • DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psu105
  • NAID: 40020355740
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Presentation] 可視偏光サーベイ計画 SGMAP: かなた望遠鏡での実施検討 (2017)
  • Author(s): 川端弘治
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会2017年春季年会
  • Place of Presentation: 九州大学
• [Presentation] Future Project of Optical Polarimetry in Northern Hemisphere, SGMAP (2017)
  • Author(s): Koji S. Kawabata
  • Organizer: 2nd CORE-U International Conference: Cosmic Polarimetry from Micro to Macro Scales
  • Place of Presentation: Hiroshima University
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 可視偏光サーベイSGMAPとタイムドメイン天文学 (2017)
  • Author(s): 川端弘治
  • Organizer: 木曽広視野サーベイと京都3.8m即時分光によるタイムドメイン天文学の推進
  • Place of Presentation: 京都大学
• [Presentation] SGMAP: Optical Polarimetry Survey Project (2015)
  • Author(s): Koji S. Kawabata
  • Organizer: B mode from Space, Part 1: The Science goals, status of spaceborne projects, foregrounds
  • Place of Presentation: Kavli IPMU, U. Tokyo, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2015-12-14
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Optical and NIR observation of GRB afterglow (2015)
  • Author(s): Koji S. Kawabata
  • Organizer: GRB Workshop 2015
  • Place of Presentation: RIKEN, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2015-08-31
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] 近傍銀河M82に現れた赤化の大きなIa型超新星SN 2014Jの偏光特性 (2014)
  • Author(s): 川端弘治
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会2014年度秋季年会
  • Place of Presentation: 山形大学
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-11 – 2014-09-13
• [Remarks] ＳＧＭＡＰホームページ
  • URL: http://1601-031.a.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/sgmap/
• [Remarks] SGMAPホームページ
  • URL: http://1601-031.a.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/sgmap/
• [Remarks] 可視光偏光サーベイ計画SGMAPプロジェクト
  • URL: http://1601-031.a.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/sgmap/
• [Remarks] 可視赤外線同時カメラHONIR
  • URL: http://hasc.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/instruments/honir/