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Faculty Information Details
All data is as of April 15, 2024.
- MIZUNO TSUNEFUMI
- Associate Professor
| Affiliation | Hiroshima Astrophysical Science Center |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Astrophysics |
| Academic Degrees |
The University of Tokyo Doctor of Science The University of Tokyo Master of Science The University of Tokyo Bachelor of Science |
| Research Fields |
Mathematical and physical sciences; Astronomy; Astronomy |
| Research Keywords | Fermi Satellite |
| Comments |
I have been studying cosmic rays, relativistic charged particles originating outside of the solar system. Instead of measuring cosmic rays directly, I use X-rays and gamma-rays and "observe" cosmic rays at the accelerators (such as black-holes) or in the interstellar space, in order to understand where they are produced and how they propagate through the interstellar space. For this purpose, I have been using Japanese X-ray satellite "Suzaku" and other X-ray satellite data, and all-sky gamma-ray data of international gamma-ray satellite "Fermi". I also aim to measure polarization of X-rays and gamma-rays from black-hole binaries and pulsars in order to obtain information on the structure of accretion disk and magnatic field which is difficult (or impossible) to obtain from the imaging. For this purpose I participated in the international baloon mission "PoGO+", and participate in the X-ray polarimetry mission "IXPE". |
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| Past media appearances | |
| Topic |
Astronomy/Universe Physics/Physical Property |
| SDGs |
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| Educational Programs |
[Bachelor Degree Program] School of Science : Physics : Physics [Master's Program] Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering : Division of Advanced Science and Engineering : Physics Program [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering : Division of Advanced Science and Engineering : Physics Program |
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