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“Latest results from ASTE and AKARI: The 10-m Submillimeter-wave Telescope and the Japanese Infrared Satellite” Dr. Hiroshi Matsuo National Astronomical Observatory of Japan |
| I will review some of the activities in Japan in the fields of submillimeter-wave and far-infrared astronomy, concentrating on recent results from ASTE and AKARI. ASTE is a 10-m submillimeter-wave telescope in Atacama, Chile, operational since 2002. Observation of the CO(3-2) line using a 350GHz SIS mixer is being carried out toward star-forming regions and active galaxies. An imaging array at 650GHz is being developed to perform wide field survey observations. AKARI is an infrared satellite with a 68.5cm cryogenic telescope equipped with an infrared imaging array and a spectrometer for 1.7 to 180 microns. AKARI is now operational in space with excellent performance. Some results from the all sky survey as well as pointed observations will be presented. I will also introduce some of our previous work on the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect toward X-ray bright clusters of galaxies. |