Assistant Professor Akutsu, Tomotada
Research Field
- Gravitational-wave Astronomy
Brief Introduction of Research
- Gravitational waves are patterns of spacetime strain propagating like ripples at the speed of light. The waves are quite faint, but human beings have succeeded the direct detections of them coming from astronomical objects. There are active studies to create a new frontier of astronomy with such gravitational waves that will continue to be observed. We are working for this theme from the experimental viewpoint including the improvement of the sensitivities of gravitational-wave telescopes, the detection principles, and the observational methods.
Main Research Achievements
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Control scheme for polarization circulation speed meter using a dual-retardation waveplate, Phys. Rev. D 107, 084029 (2023)
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Cryogenic suspension design for a kilometer-scale gravitational-wave detector, Class. Quantum Grav. 38, 085013 (2021)
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Compact integrated optical sensors and electromagnetic actuators for vibration isolation systems in the gravitational-wave detector KAGRA, Rev Sci Instrum 91, 115001 (2020)
- Construction of KAGRA: an underground gravitational-wave observatory, Prog. Theor. Exp. Phys. 2018, 013F01 (2018)
- [Selected as Spotlight on Optics] "Vacuum and cryogenic compatible black surface for large optical baffles in advanced gravitational-wave telescopes", Opt. Mater. Express 6, 1613 (2016)
- "Search for a Stochastic Background of 100-MHz Gravitational Waves with Laser Interferometers", Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 101101 (2008)