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J-GEM observations of an electromagnetic counterpart to the neutron star merger GW170817
Yousuke Utsumi, Masaomi Tanaka, Nozomu Tominaga +57
The first detected gravitational wave from a neutron star merger was GW170817. In this study, we present J-GEM follow-up observations of SSS17a, an electromagnetic counterpart of G…
OISTER Optical and Near-Infrared Monitoring Observations of a Peculiar Radio-Loud Active Galactic Nucleus SDSS J110006.07+442144.3
Tomoki Morokuma, Masaomi Tanaka, Yasuyuki T. Tanaka +80
We present monitoring campaign observations at optical and near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths for a radio-loud active galactic nucleus (AGN) at z=0.840, SDSS~J110006.07+442144.3 (here…
Broad-Lined Supernova 2016coi with Helium Envelope
Masayuki Yamanaka, Tatsuya Nakaoka, Masaomi Tanaka +38
We present the early-phase spectra and the light curves of the broad-lined supernova (SN) 2016coi from to days after the estimated explosion date. This SN was initially…
J-GEM Follow-Up Observations of The Gravitational Wave Source GW151226
Michitoshi Yoshida, Yousuke Utsumi, Nozomu Tominaga +35
We report the results of optical--infrared follow-up observations of the gravitational wave (GW) event GW151226 detected by the Advanced LIGO in the framework of J-GEM (Japanese co…
X-ray and Optical Correlation of Type I Seyfert NGC 3516 Studied with Suzaku and Japanese Ground-Based Telescopes
Hirofumi Noda, Takeo Minezaki, Makoto Watanabe +23
From 2013 April to 2014 April, we performed an X-ray and optical simultaneous monitoring of the type 1.5 Seyfert galaxy NGC 3516. It employed Suzaku, and 5 Japanese ground-based te…
J-GEM Follow-Up Observations to Search for an Optical Counterpart of The First Gravitational Wave Source GW150914
Tomoki Morokuma, Masaomi Tanaka, Yuichiro Asakura +22
We present our optical follow-up observations to search for an electromagnetic counterpart of the first gravitational wave source GW150914 in the framework of the Japanese collabor…
OISTER Optical and Near-Infrared Observations of the Super-Chandrasekhar Supernova Candidate SN 2012dn: Dust Emission from the Circumstellar Shell
Masayuki Yamanaka, Keiichi Maeda, Masaomi Tanaka +34
We present extensively dense observations of the super-Chandrasekhar supernova (SC SN) candidate SN 2012dn from to days after the date of its -band maximum in the o…
No Evidence of Intrinsic Optical/Near-Infrared Linear Polarization for V404 Cygni During its Bright Outburst in 2015: Broadband Modeling and Constraint on Jet Parameters
Y. T. Tanaka, R. Itoh, M. Uemura +39
We present simultaneous optical and near-infrared (NIR) polarimetric results for the black hole binary V404 Cygni spanning the duration of its 7-day long optically-brightest phase…
Optical and Near-Infrared Polarimetry for a Highly Dormant Comet 209P/LINEAR
Daisuke Kuroda, Masateru Ishiguro, Makoto Watanabe +24
We conducted an optical and near-infrared polarimetric observation of the highly dormant Jupiter-Family Comet, 209P/LINEAR. Because of its low activity, we were able to determine t…
Subaru Telescope adaptive optics observations of gravitationally lensed quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Cristian E. Rusu, Masamune Oguri, Yosuke Minowa +12
We present the results of an imaging observation campaign conducted with the Subaru Telescope adaptive optics system (IRCS+AO188) on 28 gravitationally lensed quasars (23 doubles,…
OISTER Optical and Near-Infrared Observations of Type Iax Supernova 2012Z
Masayuki Yamanaka, Keiichi Maeda, Koji S. Kawabata +30
We report observations of the Type Iax supernova (SN Iax) 2012Z at optical and near-infrared wavelengths from immediately after the explosion until days after the maxi…
A Soft X-Ray Lag Detected in Centaurus A
Yutaro Tachibana, Taiki Kawamuro, Yoshihiro Ueda +7
We performed time lag analysis on the X-ray light curves of Centaurus A (Cen A) obtained by the Gas Slit Camera (GSC) aboard the Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image ({\it MAXI}) in thre…
Multi-wavelength observations of the black widow pulsar 2FGL J2339.6-0532 with OISTER and Suzaku
Yoichi Yatsu, Jun Kataoka, Yosuke Takahashi +41
Multi-wavelength observations of the black-widow binary system 2FGL J2339.6-0532 are reported. The Fermi gamma-ray source 2FGL J2339.6-0532 was recently categorized as a black wido…
Dust from Comet 209P/LINEAR during its 2014 Return: Parent Body of a New Meteor Shower, the May Camelopardalids
Masateru Ishiguro, Daisuke Kuroda, Hidekazu Hanayama +29
We report a new observation of the Jupiter-family comet 209P/LINEAR during its 2014 return. The comet is recognized as a dust source of a new meteor shower, the May Camelopardalids…
Discovery of Dramatic Optical Variability in SDSS J1100+4421: A Peculiar Radio-Loud Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxy?
Masaomi Tanaka, Tomoki Morokuma, Ryosuke Itoh +55
We present our discovery of dramatic variability in SDSS J1100+4421 by the high-cadence transient survey Kiso Supernova Survey (KISS). The source brightened in the optical by at le…
Kiso Supernova Survey (KISS): Survey Strategy
Tomoki Morokuma, Nozomu Tominaga, Masaomi Tanaka +58
The Kiso Supernova Survey (KISS) is a high-cadence optical wide-field supernova (SN) survey. The primary goal of the survey is to catch the very early light of a SN, during the sho…
Variable optical polarization during high state in gamma-ray loud narrow line Seyfert 1 galaxy 1H 0323+342
Ryosuke Itoh, Yasuyuki T. Tanaka, Hiroshi Akitaya +34
We present results of optical polarimetric and multi-band photometric observations for gamma-ray loud narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxy 1H 0323+342. This object has been monitored by 1.…
Dense optical and near-infrared monitoring of CTA 102 during high state in 2012 with OISTER: Detection of intra-night "orphan polarized flux flare"
Ryosuke Itoh, Yasushi Fukazawa, Yasuyuki T. Tanaka +35
CTA 102, classified as a flat spectrum radio quasar at z=1.037, produced exceptionally bright optical flare in 2012 September. Following Fermi-LAT detection of enhanced gamma-ray a…
Adaptive Optics Observations of 3 micron Water Ice in Silhouette Disks in the Orion Nebula Cluster and M43
Hiroshi Terada, Alan T. Tokunaga, Tae-Soo Pyo +9
We present the near-infrared images and spectra of four silhouette disks in the Orion Nebula Cluster (ONC; M42) and M43 using the Subaru Adaptive Optics system. While d053-717 and…
Suppresion of Self-Phase Modulation in a Laser Transfer System using Optical Fiber on the Subaru Telescope
Meguru Ito, Yutaka Hayano, Yoshihiko Saito +4
We are developing the Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics (LGS/AO188) system for the Subaru Telescope at Mauna Kea, Hawaii. This system utilizes a combination of an all-solid-state mo…
SDSS J133401.39+331534.3: A New Subarcsecond Gravitationally Lensed Quasar
Cristian E. Rusu, Masamune Oguri, Naohisa Inada +12
The quasar SDSS J133401.39+331534.3 at z = 2.426 is found to be a two-image gravitationally lensed quasar with the image separation of 0.833. The object is first identified as a le…
Ferroics: magnetic-compass lattice and optical phonon dispersions of dipolar crystals
Takeshi Nishimatsu, Umesh V. Waghmare, Yoshiyuki Kawazoe +3
We report a simple safe and attractive pedagogic demonstration with magnetic compasses that facilitates an intuitive understanding of the concept that ferromagnetism and ferroelect…
Current Performance and On-Going Improvements of the 8.2 m Subaru Telescope
Masanori Iye, Hiroshi Karoji, Hiroyasu Ando +2
An overview of the current status of the 8.2 m Subaru Telescope constructed and operated at Mauna Kea, Hawaii, by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan is presented. The b…
Dusty ERO Search behind Two Massive Clusters
Tadafumi Takata, Nobunari Kashikawa, Kouichiro Nakanishi +15
We performed deep K'-band imaging observations of 2 massive clusters, MS 0451.6-0305 at z = 0.55 and MS 0440.5+0204 at z = 0.19, for searching counterparts of the faint sub-mm sour…