広島大学

Basic Information

Academic Degrees

• Doctor of Science, The University of Tokyo
• Master of Science, The University of Tokyo
• Bachelor of Science, The University of Tokyo

Research Fields

• Mathematical and physical sciences;Astronomy;Astronomy

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

1. 2019, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Exercises of Physics
2. 2019, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Special Study for Graduation A
3. 2019, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Special Study for Graduation B
4. 2019, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Experiments in General Physics A
5. 2019, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Seminar in Physical Science
6. 2019, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Seminar in Physical Science
7. 2019, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics
8. 2019, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, High Energy Astrophysics Seminar
9. 2019, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, High Energy Astrophysics Seminar

Research Activities

Academic Papers

1. PoGOLite - A high sensitivity balloon-borne soft gamma-ray polarimeter, ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS, 30(2), 72-84, 200809
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2. A Monte Carlo method for calculating the energy response of plastic scintillators to polarized photons below 100 keV, NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 600(3), 609-617, 20090311
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3. THE LARGE AREA TELESCOPE ON THE FERMI GAMMA-RAY SPACE TELESCOPE MISSION, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 697(2), 1071-1102, 20090601
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4. FERMI LAT OBSERVATION OF DIFFUSE GAMMA RAYS PRODUCED THROUGH INTERACTIONS BETWEEN LOCAL INTERSTELLAR MATTER AND HIGH-ENERGY COSMIC RAYS, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 703(2), 1249-1256, 20091001
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5. CONSTRAINTS ON THE COSMIC-RAY DENSITY GRADIENT BEYOND THE SOLAR CIRCLE FROM FERMI gamma-RAY OBSERVATIONS OF THE THIRD GALACTIC QUADRANT, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 726(2), 20110110
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6. Suzaku Observation of Two Ultraluminous X-Ray Sources in NGC 1313, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, 59(S1), 257-267, 20070101
7. Spectral Variability of Ultraluminous Compact X-Ray Sources in Nearby Spiral Galaxies, Astrophysical Journal, 554(2), 1282-1289, 20010601
8. The Nature of Ultraluminous Compact X-Ray Sources in Nearby Spiral Galaxies, Astrophysical Journal, 535(2), 632-643, 20000601
9. Beam test of a prototype detector array for the PoGO astronomical hard X-ray/soft gamma-ray polarimeter, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 540(1), 158-168, 20050301
10. Cosmic-Ray Background Flux Model Based on a Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope Balloon Flight Engineering Model, Astrophysical Journal, 614(2), 1113-1123, 20041001
11. Spectral variability of ultraluminous compact X-ray sources in nearby spiral galaxies, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 554(2), 1282-1289, 20010629
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12. Suzaku observation of two ultraluminous X-ray sources in NGC 1313, PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN, 59, S257-S267, 2007
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13. FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE STUDY OF COSMIC RAYS AND THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM IN NEARBY MOLECULAR CLOUDS, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 755(1), 20120810
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14. SUZAKU OBSERVATION OF THE FERMI CYGNUS COCOON: THE SEARCH FOR A SIGNATURE OF YOUNG COSMIC-RAY ELECTRONS, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 803(2), 20150420
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15. Observation of polarized hard X-ray emission from the Crab by the PoGOLite Pathfinder, MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, 456(1), L84-L88, 20160211
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16. QUANTIFYING THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM AND COSMIC RAYS IN THE MBM 53, 54, AND 55 MOLECULAR CLOUDS AND THE PEGASUS LOOP USING FERMI-LAT GAMMA-RAY OBSERVATIONS, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 833(2), 20161220
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17. X-Ray Studies of the Extended TeV Gamma-Ray Source VER J2019+368, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 841(2), 20170601
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Invited Lecture, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation

1. How Do We Operate X-ray Satellites? --Proposal, Planning and Operation--, Tsunefumi Mizuno, Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Science Western Branch, 2015/12/04, With Invitation
2. Study of Cosmic-rays and Interstellar Medium with Cosmic Gamma-ray Observations, Tsunefumi Mizuno, Summer School of Young Researcher Association in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2015/07/29, With Invitation

External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

1. KAKENHI, 2013, 2015
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2. KAKENHI, Systematic study of cosmic-ray acceleration in supernova remnants using the all-sky survey data in GeV gamma rays, 2010, 2012
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3. KAKENHI, Study of cosmic-ray energy and spatial distribution by observing Galactic diffuse gamma-ray emission, 2009, 2011
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4. KAKENHI, 2008, 2008
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5. KAKENHI, X-ray Image Reconstruction for Study on Astronomical Cosmic-Ray Acceleration Sites and Development of X-ray Polarimeter, 2006, 2008
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6. KAKENHI, Development of an astronomical Polarimeter and study of galactic compact object, 2006, 2008
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7. KAKENHI, Development of Dedicated Telescope for Observation of Transient & Cataclysmic Astronomical Objects by Using 1.5m Infrared Simulator, 2005, 2007
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8. KAKENHI, 2002, 2006
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9. KAKENHI(Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)), 2017, 2020

Social Activities

Organizing Academic Conferences, etc.

1. 2015/03, 2015/03
2. 2017/03, 2017/03