2023.10.9-2023.10.15

Oct 10 Tue     10:00-11:30    太陽系小天体セミナー Zoom


Oct 11 Wed    13:30-15:00 Solar and Space Plasma Seminar   hybrid; Subaru Building / Insei Seminar Room or Zoom


Oct 11 Wed    14:00-15:00   Tea Talk 輪講室(+Zoom)


Oct 11 Wed    14:30-15:30    ALMA-J seminar hybrid (ROOM102 in ALMA building and ZOOM)


Oct 11 Wed    15:30-16:30    NAOJ Science Colloquium Zoom / the large seminar room (hybrid)


Oct 13 Fri   16:00-17:00 NAOJ Seminar zoom/ Large seminar room in Subaru Building


詳細は以下をご覧下さい。

=============== October 10 Tue===============

キャンパス:三鷹
セミナー名:太陽系小天体セミナー
定例・臨時の別:定例
日時:10月10日(火曜日)10時00分~11時30分
場所:zoom
講演者:秋澤宏樹

Abstract:『COMETS III』より、著者による先行公開されている2つの章、
「彗星大気の化学」
https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/chemistry-of-comet-atmospheres
「遠隔観測による彗星核の物理・表面特性」
https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.09309
の内容を紹介したいと思います。

世話人の連絡先
 名前:渡部潤一

備考:テレビ会議またはスカイプによる参加も可

=============== October 11 Wed===============

Campus: Mitaka
Seminar: Solar and Space Plasma Seminar
Regularly Scheduled/Sporadic: Scheduled
Date and time:11th Oct (Wed), 13:30-15:00
Place: hybrid; Subaru Building / Insei Seminar Room or Zoom
Speaker: Stanislav Gunar
Affiliation:Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Title:What is important for robust inversions of spectroscopic observations of chromospheric and coronal structures?
Abstract:In this presentation, we will discuss what is hidden behind the term “robust spectroscopic inversions” and what we need to achieve them. We will focus on the use of UV spectral data, such as the Lyman line series and the Mg II h&k lines.

There are several necessary ingredients needed to produce high-fidelity spectroscopic inversions. The first is high-resolution multi-wavelength observations. The second are realistic radiative transfer models encompassing dominant processes forming the observed spectra. The third component is sophisticated inversion methods that allow us to find a realistic fit between the observed and synthetic spectra. And there is another necessary component – a good understanding of all important boundary conditions.

We will demonstrate the importance of boundary conditions on the example of the so-called incident radiation. This is the radiation coming from the solar surface, which illuminates chromospheric and coronal structures, such as prominences or spicules. We will show that variations in this boundary condition have a strong impact on the shape and intensity of Lyman lines and the Mg II h&k lines. This impact is then responsible for significantly different outcomes of spectroscopic inversions.

Facilitator
Name:Takayoshi oba
Comment:in English

=============== October 11 Wed===============

キャンパス:三鷹 野辺山 水沢 岡山 ハワイ
セミナー名:Tea Talk
定例・臨時の別:臨時
日時:10/11(水)14:00~15:00
場所:輪講室(+Zoom)
講演者:渡部 潤一
所属:天文情報センター
タイトル:APRIM2023の顚末記

世話人の名前:藤田登起子

=============== October 11 Wed===============

Campus: Mitaka
Seminar: ALMA-J seminar
Date and time: Oct 11th (Wed) 14:30-15:30
Place: hybrid (ROOM102 in ALMA building and ZOOM)
Speaker: Tetsu Kitayama
Affiliation: Toho University
Title: High-resolution measurements of the Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect toward galaxy clusters
Abstract:
The Sunyaev-Zel’dovich effect (SZE) provides a unique probe of cosmic plasma up to high redshifts. We first review briefly the progress of high-resolution SZE observations over the past two decades. We then present the measurements made by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA); we have obtained SZE images toward four galaxy clusters with 5″ resolution, while retaining extended signals out to 40″. We also discuss implications of these results on the evolution of galaxy clusters as well as prospects for further SZE measurements.

=============== October 11 Wed===============

Campus:Mitaka
Seminar:NAOJ Science Colloquium
Regularly Scheduled/Sporadic:Every Wednesday Date and time:2023 Oct. 11, 15:30-16:30
Place:Zoom / the large seminar room (hybrid)

Speaker:Daichi Kashino
Affiliation:NAOJ
Title:Witnessing Galaxies Reionizing the Intergalactic Medium with JWST
Abstract:
Cosmic reionization is the last major phase transition of the universe, occurring in the first billion years after the Big Bang.
Understanding this process is one of the pivotal goals in modern astrophysics. The commissioning of JWST heralded a new era in investigating the roles of galaxies in reionizing the intergalactic medium, thanks to its unprecedented high sensitivity and dispersing power in near infrared.

In the presentation, I will present early results from our ongoing EIGER (Emission-line galaxies and Intergalactic Gas in the Epoch of
Reionization) survey, a JWST/NIRCam WFSS campaign in the fields of luminous z>6 quasars. The existence of these background quasars enables us to determine the ionization condition along their lines of sight from analysis of the high signal-to-noise quasar spectra. The primary objective of the project is to characterize the cross correlation between galaxies (as pinpointed by JWST) and the IGM conditions during the tail end of the epoch of reionization. In the first quasar field, we confirmed roughly 150 [OIII]5008-emitting galaxies over the redshift range of z=5.3–6.9. Through analyzing the distribution of these galaxies and the transmission spectrum of this corresponding quasar, we identified individual spatial coincidence between the groups of galaxies and highly ionized regions, as well as a mean excess IGM transmission in both Lyman-alpha and Lyman-beta around ~6 cMpc away from the galaxies at z~6. This is interpreted as direct evidence of local reionization by galaxies — indicating that we are witnessing galaxies reionizing the surrounding IGM. I may also showcase further preliminary results from other quasar fields currently being analyzed.

Facilitator
Name:Haruka Kusakabe
Comment:English

=============== October 13 Fri===============

Campus:Mitaka
Seminar:NAOJ Seminar
Regularly Scheduled/Sporadic:Regularly Scheduled Date and time:2023 Oct 13, 16:00-17:00
Place:zoom/ Large seminar room in Subaru Building

Speaker: Cristian Eduard Rusu, PhD
Affiliation: Axelspace Corporation
Title: Opportunities and Challenges for Space Observations with Commercial Satellites
Abstract:Over the past decade, the number of satellites launched into orbit for commercial
purposes has increased exponentially. Nonetheless, these have had virtually no usage for
astronomical observations, due to the still prohibitive cost of launching large mirrors and
achieving scientific-level tolerances. In recent years however, governments as well as private
companies have become interested in Space Situation Awareness, or gaining insights from
optical monitoring from space of artificial satellites and space debris as faint as the 14th magnitude.
This renewed interest in space observations has the potential of reducing the cost of dedicated
astronomical satellites and bringing them within the reach of commercial companies.
I will explore these topics as experienced from the point of view of Axelspace, a Japanese commercial
satellite manufacturer and provider of satellite imagery.

Facilitator
-Name:Moriya, Takashi

2023.8.7-2023.8.13


August 8 Tue  10:00-11:00    SOKENDAI Doctoral Thesis Preliminary  Evaluation         Zoom / Lecture Room (hybrid)


August 9 Wed   15:30-16:30  NAOJ Science Colloquium   

Zoom / Large Seminar Room (hybrid)                   


詳細は下記からご覧ください。

=============== August 8 Tue===============

Campus:Mitaka
Seminar:SOKENDAI Doctoral Thesis Preliminary Evaluation 総研大博士学位論文予備審査会
Regularly Scheduled/Sporadic:Sporadic
Date and time:August 8, 2023, 10:00~11:00
Place:Lecture Room and Zoom

Speaker:Nao Fukagawa
Title:Chemical Evolution of Dwarf Galaxies

Facilitator
-Name:Hideyuki Kobayashi

:Natsuko Fujii (Graduate Student Affairs Unit)


=============== August 9 Wed===============

Campus:Mitaka
Seminar:NAOJ Science Colloquium
Regularly Scheduled/Sporadic:Every Wednesday
Date and time:2023 Aug. 9, 15:30-16:30
Place:Zoom / the large seminar room (hybrid)

Speaker:Lars Bonne
Affiliation:SOFIA Science Center, USRA, NASA Ames
Title:The assembly and dispersal of dense gas in star forming regions
Abstract:
First, I will present work analyzing multiple spectral lines toward
low- and high-mass star forming regions. The study employs archival HI
data, CO observations from the NANTEN2, APEX, and IRAM 30m
observatories, and [CII] observations with the SOFIA telescope. In these
regions we demonstrated the presence of recurring organized velocity
fields, also found by other authors, which suggests that star formation
is initiated by the same mechanism. Namely, magnetic field bending in
high-velocity (>7 km/s) colliding flows. This appears to be consistent
with magnetic field observations in several nearby clouds, which
suggests that the proposed scenario might be widespread and explain both
low- and high-mass star formation.
In the second part, I will present observations of the [CII] spectral
line by the FEEDBACK legacy program toward ~10 ionized (HII) regions
surrounding massive O stars. [CII] is the main coolant of the neutral
ISM in photodissociation regions (PDRs) and thus an excellent probe to
study the effect of stellar feedback on the host molecular cloud. The
[CII] emission reveals previously undetected high-velocity gas (10-20
km/s) in all regions. This high-velocity gas is the result of expanding
bubbles and continuous mass ejection in flattened molecular clouds. The
detection of this high-velocity gas has reignited the discussion whether
radiation or stellar winds drive molecular dispersal. Quantifying the
mass ejection rates also allows us to make a direct estimate of
molecular cloud dispersal timescales which consistently points to a few
(< 5) Myr. This provides direct observational evidence that molecular
cloud are transient structures and not in quasi-static equilibrium.

Facilitator
-Name:Doris Arzoumanian
-Comment:English

2023.7.31-2023.8.6


August 2 Wed   14:30-15:30   ALMA-J seminar   

                Zoom / ALMA building #102 (hybrid)


August 2 Wed   15:30-16:30   NAOJ Science Colloquium

                Zoom / Large Seminar Room (hybrid)                   


詳細は下記からご覧ください。

=============== August 2 Wed===============

Campus: Mitaka
Seminar: ALMA-J seminar
Regularly Scheduled/Sporadic: Every Wednesday
Date and time: August 2, 2023 (Wed), 14:30-15:30
Place: ALMA building #102 / Zoom (hybrid)

Speaker: Keiichi Maeda
Affiliation: Kyoto University
Title: Millimeter view on supernovae: uncovering the nature of massive star evolution toward their demise
Abstract:
Thanks to recent inflating opportunities in transient surveys and rapid follow-up observations, a new, surprising picture has emerged on the nature of massive starts in their final phase; through observations of core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe) in the optical window, dense circumstellar matter confined in the vicinity of the progenitor, reflecting the stellar activity, has been inferred around massive stars just before their demise – the massive stars are much more dynamic in the last few years than widely accepted previously. To further constraining the nature of the CSM and thus the evolution of massive stars in the final centuries to even months toward the explosion, radio synchrotron emission, especially in the higher frequency, can provide unique and unbiased diagnostics. In this talk, I will present some results from our rapid follow-up observation of nearby CCSNe with the ALMA, starting within ~5 days since the explosion; this is a new window that has become possible thanks to the great point-source sensitivity provided by the ALMA. I will especially focus on the following topics; sub-year timescale activity just before the explosion that changes the classical view of the single massive star evolution, and a case showing a rapid change in the mass-loss rate ~1,000 years before the explosion that confirms an important role of binarity in shaping the massive star evolution.

Facilitator: Bunyo Hatsukade, Kouichiro Nakanishi

=============== August  2 Wed==============

Campus:Mitaka
Seminar:NAOJ Science Colloquium
Regularly Scheduled/Sporadic:Every Wednesday
Date and time:2023 Aug. 2, 15:30-16:30
Place:Zoom / the large seminar room (hybrid)

Speaker:Kousuke Ishihara
Affiliation:NAOJ (D2)
Title:Observational study of the fragmentation process in nearby
star-forming regions
Abstract:
Star formation is the process of forming protostars from diffuse
interstellar clouds by gravitational contraction, and it is known from
both observation and theory that hierarchical structures called clumps,
filaments, and cores are formed in this process. The collapse and
fragmentation of those structures is thought to contribute to the
determination of the spatial distribution and initial mass of stars. The
most fundamental mechanism controlling the fragmentation is the balance
between the self-gravity and the thermal pressure that supports the
structure against it (Jeans instability). Furthermore, non-thermal
pressures such as turbulence, and magnetic fields are thought to have an
inhibitory effect on fission. But the mechanism is not clear.
In this presentation, I introduce the results of the analysis applied
to 15 nearby regions of the Herschel Gould Belt Survey. Especially,
closer regions (d<200 pc) such as CoronaAustralis, Lupus, and Polaris
areas show distributions below the jeans parameter and cannot be
explained by the jeans fragmentation.

Speaker:Shunsuke Sasaki
Affiliation:NAOJ (D2)
Title:Phenomenological turbulent effects of core-collapse supernovae
Abstract:
It is not yet known how massive the star can explode as core collapse
supernova (CCSN), how much explosive energy, neutrinos and other
quantities will be observed when it explodes. Researches into
simulations of CCSN mechanism have succeeded in showing that such
explosions are possible even in three-dimensional (3D) simulations. It
was also revealed that turbulence associated with neutrino heating plays
an important role in the explosion. This has led to an active discussion
on the relationship between the quantity of progenitor before the
explosion and the physical quantity of CCSNe, which is called progenitor
dependence. In recent years, the development of phenomenological
one-dimensional simulations (1D+) introducing turbulence effects has
become an urgent issue in order to investigate the progenitor dependence
more realistically. We developed 1D+ and we got the result that our 1D+
can mimic the shock evolution in 3D. In this tolk, I will explain our
1D+ and preliminary results about progenitor dependence.

Facilitator
-Name:Meizhi Liu

-Comment: English   

2023.7.24-2023.7.30


July  26  Wed   10:30-12:00      SOKENDAI Colloquium    Zoom / the large seminar room (hybrid)


July  26 Wed    13:30-15:00  Solar and Space Plasma Seminar   Zoom


July  26 Wed   15:00-16:00  NAOJ Science Colloquium    Zoom / Large Seminar Room (hybrid)


July 27  Thu  16:00-17:00     NAOJ Seminar Zoom / the large seminar room (hybrid)


July  28 Fri    16:00-17:00      NAOJ Seminar       Zoom / the large seminar room (hybrid)


詳細は下記からご覧ください。

=============== July  26 Wed===============

Campus:Mitaka
Seminar:SOKENDAI Colloquium
Regularly Scheduled/Sporadic:Regular
Date and time:July 26, 2023 10:30-12:00
Place:Large Seminar Room in Subaru Building and Zoom

Speaker: Ryota Ichimura
Affiliation: SOKENDAI 3re year (D1) (Supervisor: Hideko Nomura, Akimasa Kataoka, Nanase Harada)
Title: Gas-Grain Model for Carbon Isotope Fractionation of COMs in Star-Forming Cores

Speaker: Umi Kobayashi
Affiliation: SOKENDAI 5th year (D3) (Supervisor: Masayuki Tanaka, Koichiro Nakanishi, Masatoshi Imanishi)
Title: TBA

Facilitator
-Name:Matsuda, Graduate Student Affairs Unit

=============== July  26 Wed===============

Campus: Mitaka
Seminar: Solar and Space Plasma Seminar
Regularly Scheduled/Sporadic: Scheduled
Date and time:26th July (Wednesday), 13:30-15:00
Place: zoom

Speaker:Dr. Tomoko Kawate
Title :An Inductively Coupled Plasma System for Investigating Spectropolarimetric Responses of Solar Plasmas to Anisotropic Fields
Abstract:
High precision measurements and accurate modeling of atomic polarization under three-dimensional radiation transfer are crucial to understand the structures of magnetized solar plasmas.
To develop and validate spectropolarimetric measurements and analyses, we set up an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) generator designed especially for ∼ 1-eV plasmas
interacting with radiation and weak magnetic fields. The device was put in front of the focal plane of the Horizontal Spectrograph of the Domeless Solar Telescope
at Hida Observatory of Kyoto University. In helium discharges, the typical electron temperature, electron density, and helium column density of the ICP are comparable
values to those of solar prominences, and the direct comparison of spectra shows almost the same opacity at He I 1083 nm. Magnetic and radiation fields were introduced to the ICP,
and the system successfully reproduced reasonable spectropolarimetric signals as compared with those from the solar prominences.

Facilitator
-Name:Yusuke Kawabata

=============== July  26 Wed===============
Campus:Mitaka
Seminar:NAOJ Science Colloquium
Regularly Scheduled/Sporadic:Every Wednesday
Date and time:2023 July 26, 15:00-16:00
Place:Zoom / the large seminar room (hybrid)

Speaker:Toshiki Sato
Affiliation:Meiji University
Title:Exploring the interior of supernovae and their progenitors using
supernova remnants
Abstract:
It is difficult to observe the physical conditions inside the
supernova or its progenitor star immediately before and after the
supernova explosion, where the important physics of stellar evolution
and supernova explosions are concentrated. Our research focuses on the
X-ray study of “supernova remnants” in order to extract the internal
information at the moment of a star’s death. The uniqueness of supernova
remnants is that it is possible to observe different elements
synthesized inside stars and supernovae, and to infer the internal
physical states (electron fraction, density structure, etc.) from the
amount of elements. In this colloquium, based on our recent X-ray
research, we would like to discuss what kind of information can be
obtained from supernova remnant observations, and what we can expect
from future research on supernovae and their progenitors.

Facilitator
-Name:Koh Takahashi

Comment:English

=============== July  27 Thu===============

Campus:Mitaka
Seminar:NAOJ Seminar
Regularly Scheduled/Sporadic:Spordiac
Date and time:2023 July 27, 16:00-17:00
Place:Zoom / the large seminar room (hybrid)

Speaker:Achamveedu, Gopakumar
Affiliation:Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India
Title: Promise of persistent multi-messenger GW astronomy with sources like Blazar OJ287
Abstract:
Recent coordinated observations and interpretations of disparate `messenger’ signals from GW170817-GRB170817AEM170817
has inaugurated the era of multi-messenger transient gravitational wave (GW) astronomy.
I will argue that the bright Blazar OJ 287 should allow us to pursue persistent multi-messenger GW
astronomy during the era of Square Kilometer Array.This is mainly due to the several successful multi-wavelength
observational campaigns that allowed us to establish the presence of a spinning supermassive black hole
binary that spirals in due to the emission of nano-Hertz GWs in the central engine of a unique blazar OJ287.
Our on-going efforts, relevant to the EHT/GMVA consortia and the International Pulsar Timing Array consortium which
aims to detect GWs from such massive BH systems in the coming years, will be also listed.

Facilitator
-Name:Fumitaka Nakamura

=============== July  28 Fri===============

Campus:Mitaka
Seminar:NAOJ Seminar
Regularly Scheduled/Sporadic:Regular
Date and time:2023 July 28, 16:00-17:00
Place:Zoom / the large seminar room (hybrid)

Speaker:Samuel Totorica
Affiliation:Division of Science, NAOJ
Title: Magnetic reconnection in large-scale astrophysical systems
Abstract:
Magnetic reconnection is an important source of energetic particles in systems ranging from astrophysical compact objects to laboratory fusion devices.
The large separation of spatiotemporal scales involved in reconnection makes it critical to determine the minimum physical models containing
the necessary physics for modeling particle acceleration. In this presentation, I will discuss two methods for bridging
the gap between macro- and micro-scales in reconnection using fully kinetic particle-in-cell simulations. First, we study the onset of substorms
in Earth’s magnetosphere using exact kinetic equilibria extending from near-Earth into the distant magnetotail.
Using two- and three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations, we study the onset of reconnection, the disruption of reconnection fronts,
and their roles in producing nonthermal particles observed by satellite measurements. Second, I will discuss a novel method for
separating kinetic and fluid effects by exactly calculating the ideal and nonideal magnetohydrodynamic electric fields within fully kinetic simulations.
Applying this to the relativistically magnetized conditions of astrophysical compact objects, we determine the critical role
of the nonideal electric field during the early stage of particle acceleration known as injection. These results have critical implications for
nonthermal emissions from high-energy astrophysical objects, and the novel analysis method can be applied more broadly to give new insight into a wide range of processes in plasma physics.

Facilitator
-Name:Fumitaka Nakamura

2023.7.18-2023.7.23


July  19  Wed   10:30-12:00      SOKENDAI Colloquium   

Zoom / the large seminar room (hybrid)


July  19 Wed    13:30-14:30      NAOJ Seminar

Zoom / the large seminar room (hybrid)


July 19  Wed  15:30-16:30     NAOJ Science Colloquium  

Zoom / the large seminar room (hybrid)


詳細は下記からご覧ください。

=============== July  19 Wed===============

Campus:Mitaka
Seminar:SOKENDAI Colloquium
Regularly Scheduled/Sporadic:Regular
Date and time:July 19, 2023 10:30-12:00
Place:Large Seminar Room in Subaru Building and Zoom

Speaker: Miho Tan
Affiliation: SOKENDAI 1st year (M1) (Supervisor: Mami Machida, Tomoya Takiwaki, Kazunari Iwasaki)
Title: The history of mass ratio determination of X-Ray Binary SS433

Speaker : Kousuke Ishihara
Affiliation: SOKENDAI 4th year (D2) (Supervisor: Masao Saito, Fumitaka Nakamura, Patricio Sanhueza)
Title: Observational study of the fragmentation process in nearby star-forming regions

Facilitator
-Name:Matsuda, Graduate Student Affairs Unit

=============== July  19 Wed===============

Campus:Mitaka
Seminar:NAOJ Seminar
Regularly Scheduled/Sporadic:Spordiac
Date and time:2023 July 19, 13:30-14:30
Place:Zoom / the large seminar room (hybrid)

Speaker:Prof. Dr.Reinhard Genzel
Affiliation:Max-Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany
Title:Testing the Massive Black Hole Paradigm in the Galactic Center
Abstract:
The discovery of the Quasars in the 1960s led to the ‘massive black hole paradigm’ in which most galaxies host massive black holes of masses
between millions to billions of solar masses at their nuclei, which can become active galactic nuclei
and quasars when they accrete gas and stars rapidly. I will discuss the major progress that has happened
in the last decades to prove the massive black hole paradigm through ever more detailed, high resolution observations,
in the center of our own Galaxy, as well as in external galaxies and even in distant quasars.
In the Galactic Center such high resolution observations can also be used to test General Relativity in the regime of large masses and curvatures.

Facilitator
-Name:Fumitaka Nakamura

=============== July  19 Wed===============

Campus:Mitaka
Seminar:NAOJ Science Colloquium
Regularly Scheduled/Sporadic:Every Wednesday
Date and time:2023 July 19, 15:30-16:30
Place:Zoom / the large seminar room (hybrid)

Speaker:Masato Sato
Affiliation:NAOJ (D2)
Title:Light curves of electron capture and Fe core collapse supernovae:
The diagnostic method of electron capture supernovae
Abstract:
While massive stars (M>~10Msun) explode as Fe core collapse supernovae
(FeCCSNe) at their last moment, those have slightly lower mass
(M~8-10Msun) are theoretically expected to form O+Ne+Mg degenerated
core, become Super Asymptotic Giant Branches (SAGB) and finally explode
as electron capture supernovae (ECSNe) if their envelope is remained
(Miyaji et al. 1980; Nomoto et al. 1982; Nomoto 1984, 1987). However,
such evolutionary path and the mass boundary between FeCCSN and ECSN are
not confirmed and constrained by observation because of insufficient
observations of ECSNe. The reasons why we could hardly diagnose ECSN
clearly are that observational characteristics of ECSNe comparing to
low-mass FeCCSNe are not understood sufficiently, and the diagnostic
method of ECSNe is not established yet. Although Kozyreva et al. (2021)
shows that ECSN has blue plateau, they don’t include circumstellar
material (CSM) interaction. However, CSM interaction might change the
light curve significantly (Moriya et al. 2018). Thus, we synthesized the
multicolor light curves of ECSNe and low-mass FeCCSNe including CSM
interaction using the multi-group radiation hydrodynamics code, STELLA
(Blinnikov et al. 1993). As a result, ECSN is revealed to show bluer
plateau than low-mass FeCCSN even if it has reasonably dense CSM. Using
this characteristic, we propose the first diagnostic method of ECSN in
which the transition time from plateau to tail phase (tPT) and the color
index B-V at tPT/2 are used. In the talk, we will show the calculated
light curves of ECSN and low-mass FeCCSN and discuss their
characteristics. In addition, we will propose the diagnostic method of
ECSN. Also, we will mention our future work in which we will try to find
an ECSN and reveal its nature.

Speaker:Kaho Morii
Affiliation:NAOJ (D2)
Title:Early Fragmentation in Infrared Dark Clouds
Abstract:
The study of infrared dark clouds (IRDCs) sheds light on the initial
conditions governing the formation of high-mass stars and stellar
clusters. We have conducted high-angular resolution and high-sensitivity
observations toward thirty-nine massive IRDC clumps, mosaicked by the
Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array. These clumps,
characterized by their darkness at 70 μm, as well as their density and
low temperature, are thought to be the ideal sites as the birthplace of
high-mass stars. We succeeded in identifying an unprecedented number of
839 cores, with masses between 0.05 and 81 Msun. With this large sample,
we investigated the fragmentation properties in the very early stage of
high-mass star formation. By employing the minimum spanning tree method,
we calculated core separations ranging from 0.1 pc to 0.4 pc. To discern
the dominant mechanism behind early fragmentation, as well as the
hierarchical nature of the process, we compared these observed core
separations and masses with those expected from Jeans length and masses,
respectively. Our analysis implies that thermal Jeans fragmentation of
clumps is the dominant mechanism deriving the observed properties
especially for the formation of gravitationally bound cores.
Additionally, we find that some clumps exhibit a wide dynamic range of
core masses, spanning from low to high masses while others show a
narrower range. Clumps with a higher protostellar core fraction tend to
display a wider range. Furthermore, our sample highlights the complex
nature of fragmentation, characterized by various patterns such as
aligned, spread, and concentrated distributions. These findings provide
valuable insights into the mechanisms deriving high-mass star formation.

Facilitator
-Name:Haruka Kusakabe
-Comment:English