[M-GI37] 情報地球惑星科学と大量データ処理

[MGI37-08] KOSEN-1 CubeSat mission for Jupiter's radio science

*今井 一雅¹、平社 信人²、高田 拓¹、北村 健太郎³、今井 雅文⁴、KOSEN-1 Team⁵、Higgins Charles⁶、Thieman James⁷、NASA Radio JOVE Team⁸ (1.高知工業高等専門学校・ソーシャルデザイン工学科、2.群馬工業高等専門学校・機械工学科、3.徳山工業高等専門学校・機械電気工学科、4.University of Iowa、5.KOSEN-1 Team、6.Middle Tennessee State University、7.University of Maryland Baltimore County、8.NASA Radio JOVE Team)

キーワード：超小型衛星、木星電波、デカメートル波、ビーム構造

Since the discovery of Jupiter's decametric radio emissions in 1955, important details of its radiation mechanism have not yet been elucidated. In order to investigate the beaming structure of Jupiter's radio emission to clarify aspects of the emission mechanism, we plan to launch a 2U-size CubeSat for observation of Jupiter's radio waves and observe simultaneously in outer space and on the ground. The purpose of this project is to measure the emission delay time by using a correlation analysis method. The delay time can be measured by the correlation analysis of waveform data obtained by simultaneous observations of Jupiter's radio S-bursts between this satellite and the ground. If the beam of Jupiter's radio S-bursts is moving together with the rotation of Jupiter, we can calculate a time difference of about 70 milliseconds at the baseline length of 8000 km. Using the proposed simultaneous observations, it is possible to test whether the Jovian S-bursts are emitted like a 'beacon', rotating with Jupiter's magnetic field and sweeping by the Earth, or like a 'flashlight', an instantaneous emission with a 0 millisecond time delay. This information is very important to determine the nature of the Jupiter's radio emission mechanism.

Our application for the launch of a 2U-CubeSat named KOSEN-1 by a JAXA Epsilon rocket was selected on Dec. 12, 2018, as a CubeSat candidate for JAXA's innovative satellite technology demonstration program. This rocket launch including our KOSEN-1 project is scheduled at the end of 2020. The worldwide ground-based observations together with the KOSEN-1 satellite will be supported by the NASA Radio JOVE project, an education and outreach program for planetary radio astronomy.

The KOSEN-1 project is supported by the Coordination Funds for Promoting AeroSpace Utilization of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), JAPAN.