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2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Deciphering the Ancient Universe with Optical and Near Infrared Afterglow of Gamma-Ray Bursts

Planned Research

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Project AreaDeciphering the Ancient Universe with Gamma-Ray Bursts
Project/Area Number 19047003
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Review Section Science and Engineering
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

OHTA Kouji  京都大学, 大学院・理学研究科, 教授 (50221825)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) YAMADA Toru  東北大学, 大学院・理学研究科, 教授 (90271519)
YOSHIDA Michitoshi  広島大学, 宇宙科学センター, 教授 (90270446)
YANAGISAWA Kenshi  国立天文台, 岡山天体物理観測所, 助教 (90311183)
YONETOKU Daisuke  金沢大学, 数物科学系, 助教 (40345608)
HATTORI Takashi  国立天文台, ハワイ観測所, RCUH職員 (40450192)
MATSUHARA Hideo  宇宙科学研究所, 教授 (30219464)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) TOTANI Tomonori  京都大学, 大学院・理学研究科, 准教授 (90321588)
AOKI Kentaro  国立天文台台, ハワイ観測所, RCUH職員 (70413953)
WATANABE Junichi  国立天文台, 教授 (50201190)
Project Period (FY) 2007 – 2010
Keywordsガンマ線バースト / 天体形成史 / 銀河形成進化 / 宇宙再電離 / 初代星 / 重元素進化 / 光赤外線天文学
Research Abstract

We developed optical and near infrared small/intermediate telescopes to make a rapid imaging observations of gamma-ray burst afterglows, aiming at exploring the Universe at cosmic age of 0.2-1 billion years by using gamma-ray bursts as a probe. We also improved the instruments for Subaru telescope to achieve efficient follow-up observations of candidates of distant gamma-ray bursts. In 2009, we detected the gamma-ray burst afterglow exploded at cosmic age of 0.6 billion years. This broke the distance record, and proved the feasibility of this study. In addition, we studied related subjects such as gamma-ray burst host galaxies, nature of supernova explosions, and evolution of galaxies at the early Universe.

  • Research Products

    (47 results)

All 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Other

All Journal Article (28 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 26 results) Presentation (15 results) Book (2 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Constraints on Obscured Star Formation in Host Galaxies of Gamma Ray Bursts2012

    • Author(s)
      B. Hatsukade, T. Hashimoto, K. Ohta, 他3名
    • Journal Title

      Astrophys. J.

      Volume: 748 Pages: 108(4)

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/748/2/108

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Cryogenic Volume-Phase Holographic Grisms for MOIRCS2011

    • Author(s)
      N. Ebizuka, K. Ichiyama, T. Yamada, C. Tokoku, 他11名
    • Journal Title

      Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan

      Volume: 63 Pages: 605-612

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Optical behavior of GRB 061121 around its X-Ray shallow decay phase2011

    • Author(s)
      T. Uehara, M. Uemura, A. Arai, R. Ya mazaki, K.S. Kawabata, M. Ohno, Y. Fuka zawa, T. Ohsugi, M. Yoshida, 他2名
    • Journal Title

      Astron. Astrophys.

      Volume: 526 Pages: A92(7)

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1051/0004-6361/201015911

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Luminosity Distribution of Gamma-ray B urst Host Galaxies at Redshift z =1 in Cosmological Smoothed Particle Hydrody namic Simulations:Implications for the Metallicity Dependence of GRBs2011

    • Author(s)
      T. Niino, J. Choi, M.A.R. Kobayashi, K.Nagamine, T. Totani, 他1名
    • Journal Title

      Astrophys. J.

      Volume: 726 Pages: 88(12)

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/726/2/88

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] CO Observations of Host Galaxy of GRB 000418 at z =1.12011

    • Author(s)
      B. Hatsukade, K. Kohno, A. Endo, K. Nakanishi, K. Oht
    • Journal Title

      Astrophys. J.

      Volume: 738 Pages: 33(4)

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/738/1/33

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Detection of Gamma-Ray Polarization in Prompt Emission of GRB 100826A2011

    • Author(s)
      D. Yonetoku, T. Murakami, 他11名
    • Journal Title

      Astrophys. J.

      Volume: 743 Pages: L30(5)

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1088/2041-8205/743/2/L30

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] "Dark" GRB 080325 in a Dusty Massive Galaxy at z~22010

    • Author(s)
      T. Hashimoto, K. Ohta, K. Aoki, 他30名
    • Journal Title

      Astrophys. J.

      Volume: 719 Pages: 378-384

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/719/1/378

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Possible Origins of Dispersion of the Peak Energy-Brightness Correlations of Gamma-Ray Bursts2010

    • Author(s)
      D. Yonetoku, T. Murakami, R. Tsutsui, T.Nakamura, 他2名
    • Journal Title

      Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan

      Volume: 62 Pages: 1495-1507

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] A massive star origin for an unusual helium-rich supernova in an elliptical galaxy2010

    • Author(s)
      K. S. Kawabata, K. Maeda, K. Nomoto, S. Taubenberger, M. Tanaka, J. Deng, E. Pian, T. Hattori, K. Itagaki
    • Journal Title

      Nature

      Volume: 465 Pages: 326-328

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1038/nature09055

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Near-Infrared Photometry of the aftergl ow of GRB 0904232010

    • Author(s)
      M. Yoshida, K. Yanagisawa, D. Kurod a, K.Ohta, N. Kawai
    • Journal Title

      AIP Conf Ser. "DECIPHERING THE ANCIENT UNIVERSE WITH GAMMA-RAY BURSTS"

      Volume: 1279 Pages: 469-471

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1063/1.2943541

  • [Journal Article] Probing the Long Gamma-Ray Burst Progenitor by Ly α Emission of Host Galaxies2009

    • Author(s)
      Y. Niino, T. Totani, M.A.R. Kobayashi
    • Journal Title

      Astrophys. J.

      Volume: 707 Pages: 1634-1641

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/707/2/1634

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Ly α Emitters in Hierarchical Galaxy Formation. II. Ultraviolet Continuum Luminosity Function and Equivalent Width Distribution2009

    • Author(s)
      M.A.R., Kobayashi, T. Totani, M. Nagashima
    • Journal Title

      Astrophys. J.

      Volume: 708 Pages: 1119-1134

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/708/2/1119

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Constraints on w0 and wa of dark energy from high-redshift gamma-ray bursts2009

    • Author(s)
      R.Tsutsui, T.Nakamura, D.Yonetoku, T.Murakami, 他3名
    • Journal Title

      Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc.

      Volume: 394 Pages: L31-L35

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1111/j.1745-3933.2008.00604.x

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Spectropolarimetry of the Unique Type Ib Supernova 2005bf: Larger Asymmetry Revealed by Later-Phase Data2009

    • Author(s)
      M. Tanaka, K. S. Kawabata, K. Maeda, M. Iye, T. Hattori, 他4名
    • Journal Title

      Astrophys. J.

      Volume: 699 Pages: 1119-1124

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/699/2/1119

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Nebular Phase Observations of the Type Ib Supernova 2008D/X-ray Transient 080109 : Side-viewed Bipolar Explosion2009

    • Author(s)
      M. Tanaka, M. Yamanaka, K. Maeda, K. S. Kawabata, T. Hattori, 他9名
    • Journal Title

      Astrophys. J.

      Volume: 700 Pages: 1680-1685

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/700/2/1680

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Lyman Break Galaxies at z~ 5: Rest-Frame UV Spectra. III2009

    • Author(s)
      H. Kajino, K. Ohta, I. Iwata, K. Yabe, S. Yuma, M. Akiyama, N. Tamura, K. Aoki, M. Sawicki
    • Journal Title

      Astrophys. J.

      Volume: 704 Pages: 117-125

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/704/1/117

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] No Evidence for Variability of Intervening Absorption Lines toward GRB 060206: Implications for the MgII Incidence Problem2009

    • Author(s)
      K. Aoki, T. Totani, T. Hattori, K. Ohta, 他5名
    • Journal Title

      Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan

      Volume: 61 Pages: 387-394

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The Stellar Populations of Lyman Break Galaxies at z~52009

    • Author(s)
      K. Yabe, K. Ohta, 他5名
    • Journal Title

      Astrophys. J.

      Volume: 693 Pages: 507-533

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/693/1/507

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] GRB 080913 at Redshift 6.72009

    • Author(s)
      J. Greiner, T. Totani(10番目), K. Aoki(31番目), 他16 名
    • Journal Title

      Astrophys. J.

      Volume: 693 Pages: 1610-1620

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1088/0004-637X/693/2/1610

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Intracluster Short Gamma-Ray Bursts by Compact Binary Mergers2008

    • Author(s)
      Y. Niino, T. Totani
    • Journal Title

      Astrophys. J.

      Volume: 677 Pages: L23-L26

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1086/587460

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Spectral evolution of GRB 060904A observed with Swift and Suzaku-Possibility of Inefficient Electron Acceleration2008

    • Author(s)
      D. Yonetoku, 他41名
    • Journal Title

      Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan

      Volume: 60 Pages: S352-S360

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Redshift Dependent Lag-Luminosity Relation in 565 BASTE Gamma Ray Bursts2008

    • Author(s)
      R. Tsutsui, T. Nakamura, D. Yonetoku, T. Murakami, 他2名
    • Journal Title

      Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc.

      Volume: 386 Pages: L33-L37

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1111/j.1745-3933.2008.00455.x

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Gamma-ray bursts in 1.8 < z < 5.6 suggest that the time variation of the dark energy is small2008

    • Author(s)
      Y.Kodama, D.Yonetoku, T.Murakami, 他3名
    • Journal Title

      Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc.

      Volume: 391 Pages: L1-L4

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1111/j.1745-3933.2008.00508.x

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Optical Spectropolarimetry and Asphericity of the Type Ic SN 2007gr2008

    • Author(s)
      M. Tanaka, K. Kawabata, K. Maeda, T. Hattori, K. Nomoto
    • Journal Title

      Astrophys. J.

      Volume: 689 Pages: 1191-1198

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1086/592325

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Asphericity in Supernova Explosions from Late-Time Spectroscopy2008

    • Author(s)
      K. Maeda, K. Kawabata, P.A. Mazzali, M. Tanaka, S. Valenti, K. Nomoto, T. Hattori, 他11名
    • Journal Title

      Science

      Volume: 319 Pages: 1220-1223

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1126/science.1149437

  • [Journal Article] A Revised Estimate of the CO J=1-0 Emission from the Host Galaxy of GRB 030329 Using the Nobeyama Millimeter Array2007

    • Author(s)
      A. Endo, K. Kohno, B. Hatsukdae, K. Ohta, N. Kawai、他7名
    • Journal Title

      Astrophys. J.

      Volume: 659 Pages: 1431-1437

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1086/512764

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Differential Evolution of the UV Luminosity Function of Lyman Break Galaxies from z ~ 5 to 32007

    • Author(s)
      I. Iwata, K. Ohta, N. Tamura, M. Akiyama, K. Aoki, 他3名
    • Journal Title

      Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc.

      Volume: 376 Pages: 1557-1576

    • DOI

      DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.11557.x

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Lyman Break Galaxies at z=5 : Rest-Frame Ultraviolet Spectra II2007

    • Author(s)
      M. Ando, K. Ohta, I. Iwata, M. Akiyama, K. Aoki, N. Tamura
    • Journal Title

      Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan

      Volume: 59 Pages: 717-726

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] ガンマ線バースト偏光検出器GAPによるGRB1000826Aからの偏光検出2011

    • Author(s)
      米徳大輔、他
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会
    • Place of Presentation
      鹿児島市
    • Year and Date
      2011-09-22
  • [Presentation] 岡山天体物理観測所・近赤外広視野カメラの試験観測2011

    • Author(s)
      柳沢顕史、他
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会
    • Place of Presentation
      鹿児島市
    • Year and Date
      2011-09-19
  • [Presentation] GRB100418Aに付随した超新星成分の探査2010

    • Author(s)
      青木賢太郎、服部尭、他
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会
    • Place of Presentation
      金沢市
    • Year and Date
      2010-09-24
  • [Presentation] ガンマ線バースト可視残光観測施設MITSuME岡山望遠鏡の6年2010

    • Author(s)
      柳沢顕史、他
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会
    • Place of Presentation
      金沢市
    • Year and Date
      2010-09-22
  • [Presentation] MITSuME岡山望遠鏡 : ガンマ線バーストの残光自動解析システムの構築2010

    • Author(s)
      黒田大介、柳澤顕史、他
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会
    • Place of Presentation
      金沢市
    • Year and Date
      2010-09-22
  • [Presentation] "Dark" GRB 080325 in a Dusty Massive Galaxy at z~2 Deciphering the Ancient Universe with Gamma-Ray Bursts2010

    • Author(s)
      Hashimoto Tetusya Kouji Ohta
    • Place of Presentation
      京都市
    • Year and Date
      2010-04-22
  • [Presentation] The Spectral Epeak-Luminosity and Epeak-Eiso Relation : the Origin of Dispersion and its Improvement2010

    • Author(s)
      Yonetoku Daisuke
    • Organizer
      Deciphering the Ancient Universe with Gamma-Ray Bursts
    • Place of Presentation
      京都市
    • Year and Date
      2010-04-19
  • [Presentation] A LARGE EXTINCTION FOR A “DARK” GRB 080325 IN A DUSTY MASSIVE GALAXY2010

    • Author(s)
      橋本哲也、太田耕司、他
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会
    • Place of Presentation
      東広島市
    • Year and Date
      2010-03-25
  • [Presentation] GRBs and High Redshift Universe : High Redshift Galaxies, Pop III stars, and Reionization2009

    • Author(s)
      Totani Tomonori
    • Organizer
      The Shocking Universe: Gamma Ray Burst and High Energy Shock Phenomena in the Universe
    • Place of Presentation
      イタリア・ベニス
    • Year and Date
      2009-09-17
  • [Presentation]2009

    • Author(s)
      青木賢太郎、他
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会
    • Place of Presentation
      堺市
    • Year and Date
      2009-03-27
  • [Presentation] 中小口径望遠鏡によるガンマ線バーストの可視・近赤外線残光の観測 : 宇宙の一番星をみつけよう2008

    • Author(s)
      太田耕司
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会
    • Place of Presentation
      岡山市
    • Year and Date
      2008-09-12
  • [Presentation] 岡山および石垣望遠鏡によるガンマ線バーストの残光観測の取り組み2008

    • Author(s)
      黒田大介、柳澤顕史、他
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会
    • Place of Presentation
      岡山市
    • Year and Date
      2008-09-12
  • [Presentation] GRB060206における吸収線系の時間変化について2008

    • Author(s)
      青木賢太郎、他
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京・代々木
    • Year and Date
      2008-03-26
  • [Presentation] Very Large Star Formation in LBGs at z~5?2008

    • Author(s)
      太田耕司
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京・代々木
    • Year and Date
      2008-03-26
  • [Presentation] 母銀河の性質から探るshort hard gamma-ray burstsの起源2008

    • Author(s)
      新納悠、戸谷友則、他
    • Organizer
      日本天文学会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京・代々木
    • Year and Date
      2008-03-26
  • [Book] シリーズ現代の天文学4銀河I-銀河と宇宙の階層構造2007

    • Author(s)
      太田耕司、山田亨、他
    • Total Pages
      1-331
    • Publisher
      日本評論社
  • [Book] シリーズ現代の天文学15 宇宙の観測I-光・赤外天文学2007

    • Author(s)
      吉田道利、他
    • Total Pages
      1-302
    • Publisher
      日本評論社
  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      http://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ja/news_data/h/h1/news6/2010/100721_1.htm

  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      http://www.oao.nao.ac.jp/public/research/grb090423/

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