Members
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Term: Oct. 2016 ～
The following 15 researchers are working at the Hakubi Center for Advanced Research, Kyoto University.
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● Norita KAWANAKA Associate Professor
Research Interests: Astrophysics
Research Topic: Understanding and observing radiation from astrophysical transients
Host Department: Graduate School of Science
Previous Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Astronomy, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Short Introduction
I have been interested in science since I was a child, and have been especially keen on astrophysics, whose targets, though distant from us, may be understandable by making use of knowledge of mathematics and physics. The main topic of my research is transient phenomena in the universe, caused by what is left after massive stars died, such as supernovae, black holes, neutron stars, etc. These objects emit within a very short timescale not only electromagnetic waves over a wide range of wavelengths, but also cosmic-ray particles, neutrinos, and gravitational waves. So, in a sense, stars may behave more actively after their death! I would like to discuss theoretically what kinds of messengers transient phenomena would emit, and suggest future observational projects to test our hypothesis.
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Latest News
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Aug. 22, 2019
Associate Professor Norita KAWANAKA (Graduate School of Science) published a paper in Astrophysical Journal.
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Aug. 2, 2019
Associate Professor Norita KAWANAKA (Graduate School of Science) published a paper in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
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Jul. 12, 2018
Norita Kawanaka published a paper titled “Detecting black hole binaries by Gaia” in The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 861 (27 June 2018).
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Jul. 12, 2018
Norita Kawanaka published a paper titled “X-ray detectability of accreting isolated black holes in our Galaxy” in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 477, pp. 791-801 (11 June 2018).
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Jul. 12, 2018
Norita Kawanaka published a paper titled “High-energy gamma-ray and neutrino production in star-forming galaxies across cosmic time: Difficulties in explaining the IceCube data” in Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, Vol. 70 (14 April 2018).
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Jul. 12, 2018
Norita Kawanaka published a paper titled “Can the relativistic light-bending model explain X-ray spectral variations of Seyfert galaxies?” in Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, Vol. 70 (3 April 2018).
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Jul. 12, 2018
Norita Kawanaka published a paper titled “Shock acceleration of electrons and synchrotron emission from the dynamical ejecta of neutron star mergers” in The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 858 (4 May 2018).
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Jan. 26, 2018
Norita Kawanaka published "Cosmic-Ray Lithium Production at the Nova Eruptions Followed by a Type Ia Supernova" in Physical Review Letters (Vol. 120, Iss. 4, American Physical Society). 【26 Jan, 2018】
