Research keywords (12):
Astronomy
, fullerene
, nucleosynthesis
, radiative transfer
, chemical abundances
, galaxy evolution
, Astrophysics
, infrared astronomy
, Interstellar medium
, super nova
, planetary nebula
, stellar evolution
Research theme for competitive and other funds (9):
2022 - 2026 Investigation into the Stellar Mass-Loss Based on Spatially Highly-Resolved Multiwavelength 3-D Spectra of Galactic Planetary Nebulae
2023 - 2024 Establishment of a comprehensive analysis method for fully data-driven dust attenuation correction and plasma diagnostics
2023 - 2023 Comprehensive Analysis of circumstellar material distribution in planetary nebulae through 3-D spectroscopy with Seimei Telescope
2019 - 2023 Investigation into Stellar Mass Loss Based on Three-Dimensional Multiwavelength Spectroscopic Data of Galactic Planetary Nebulae
2020 - 2021 Investigation into circumstellar medium around Galactic planetary nebulae through 3-D spectroscopy with Kyoto Seimei Telescope
2015 - 2019 Toward Comprehensive Physical/Chemical Understanding of the Circumstellar Environments - Simultaneous Probing of Each of the Ionized /Atomic/Molecular Gas and Dust Components
2018 - 2018 Investion into stellar mass-loss by analysis of multi-wavelength three-dimensional spectroscopic data of planetary nebulae
2015 - 2018 Unveiling the Missing Stellar Dust Mass Yield in the Cold: Rigorous Model Fitting of th Gas and Dust Components in Galactic Planetary Nebulae
A Search for Neutron Capture Elements in Galactic Halo Planetary Nebulae
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Papers (56):
Masaaki Otsuka, Toshiya Ueta, Akito Tajitsu. Seimei/KOOLS-IFU mapping of the gas and dust distributions in Galactic PNe: Unveiling the origin and evolution of the Galactic halo PN H4-1. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan. 2023
Michihiro Takami, H. M. Günther, Christian, TRACY BECK, Jennifer Karr, Youichi Ohyama, Roberto Galván-Madrid, Taichi Uyama, Marc White, Konstantin Grankin, et al. Time-variable Jet Ejections from RW Aur A, RY Tau, and DG Tau*. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 2023. 264. 1. 1-1
Orsola De Marco, Muhammad Akashi, Stavros Akras, Javier Alcolea, Isabel Aleman, philippe amram, Bruce Balick, Elvire De Beck, Eric Blackman, Henri Boffin, et al. The messy death of a multiple star system and the resulting planetary nebula as observed by JWST. Nature Astronomy. 2022. 6. 12. 1421-1432
Toshiya Ueta, Masaaki Otsuka. N/O abundance ratio and the progenitor mass for the most luminous planetary nebulae of M 31. Astronomy & Astrophysics. 2022. 667
Seong-Jae Lee, Siek Hyung, Masaaki Otsuka. Double Shells of the Planetary Nebula NGC 7009 Minor Axis. The Astrophysical Journal. 2022. 938. 1. 71-71
Bruursema, Justice, Meixner, Margaret, Long, Knox S, Otsuka, Masaaki. A Search for Supernova Remnants with Infrared [FeII] Emission: A Study of NGC 6946 with the WIYN High Resolution Infrared Camera (WHIRC). American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. 2018. 231. 446.15
Otsuka, Masaaki, Kemper, Francisca, Leal-Ferreira, Marcelo L, Aleman, Isabel, Bernard-Salas, Jeronimo, Cami, Jan, Ochsendorf, Bram B, Peeters, Els, Scicluna, Peter. XSHOOTER spectroscopy of the enigmatic PN Lin49 in the SMC. Planetary Nebulae: Multi-Wavelength Probes of Stellar and Galactic Evolution. 2017. 323. 254-258
Late-Time Light Curves of Type II Supernovae: Physical Properties of SNe and Their Environment
NOAO NEWS LETTER 2011
Education (2):
1999 - 2004 Tohoku University Graduate School of Science Astronomical Institute
1995 - 1999 Tohoku University Faculty of Science Astronomical Institute
Professional career (1):
博士(理学) (東北大学大学院)
Work history (7):
2018/04 - 現在 Kyoto University Graduate School of Science program-specific assistant professor
2015/08 - 2018/03 Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASIAA) Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of China Assistant Research Scholar
2015/04 - 2018/03 Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASIAA) Visiting Scholar
2014/07 - 2015/03 National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Hawai'i Observatory Subaru Telescope Support Astronomer
2011/06 - 2014/05 Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASIAA) Post Doctoral Research Fellow
2008/06 - 2011/05 Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) Post Doctoral Fellow
2004/06 - 2008/05 National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Okayama Astrophysical Observatory Assistant
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Committee career (8):
2019/08 - 現在 京大せいめい望遠鏡ユーザーズミーティング 世話人
2019/02 - 現在 Kyoto University Kyoto University Seimei Telescope Time allocation committee member
2019/10 - 面分光研究会2019 -新面分光装置で花開く新しいサイエンス 世話人
2017/12 - すばる望遠鏡観測による惑星状星雲にまつわる国際研究ワークショプ チェア
2016/05 - 2016/05 ASROC best poster award selection committee
2016/05 - 2016/05 ASROC (中華民国天文学会) best poster award selection committee
2012 - 2013 Canada France Hawai'i Telescope Time Allocation Committee Member
2012 - 2013 カナダフランスハワイ望遠鏡 (CFHT) 観測時間割り付け委員会メンバー
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Association Membership(s) (2):
International Astronomical Union (IAU)
, THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN