From People - School of Science, The University of Tokyo
坪野 公夫 (つぼの きみお)
TSUBONO, Kimio
| Title | Professor |
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| Affiliation | Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science |
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| Room | 603, Faculty of Science Bldg.1, 6F |
| TEL | +81-3-5841-4141 24141 (ext.) |
Research Field
Experimental Relativity
Research Subject
Gravitational Wave Physics, Physics of Precise Measurements
Current Research
The detection of gravitational waves is expected to open a new window into the universe and brings us a new type of information about catastrophic events such as supernovae or coalescing binary neutron stars. TAMA300 is a 300-m baseline laser interferometric gravitational wave detector constructed in Mitaka. We started the operation of the detector in 1999. We are now expecting to start the Japanese large-scale laser interferometer, LCGT. A space laser interferometer, DECIGO, was also proposed through the study of the gravitational wave sources with cosmological origin. DECIGO could detect primordial gravitational waves from the early Universe at the inflation era.
Keywords
Gravitational Wave, General Relativity, Early Universe, Black Hole, Neutron Star, Laser Interferometer, DECIGO, TAMA, Thermal Noise, Precise Measurement