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SPICA is a space mission based on international collaboration with participation from institutions in Japan, European countries, Canada and the US (under consideration). The SPICA team has been working closely together for a targeted launch in 2027-2028. The present goal for the Japanese team is to be accepted as an ISAS/JAXA Strategic Mission for space science, while that of the European counterpart is to win through in the process of the ESA Cosmic Vision M-class (M5) selection.
The current workshare plan between the international teams is shown below: Japan is mainly responsible for the payload module, cryocooler, and the mid-infrared instrument SMI. The cryocooler is the outcome of the Japanese cutting-edge cryogenic technology. The launcher for SPICA is planned to be the H3 Launch Vehicle, the next flagship rocket of JAXA. The European team has responsibility mainly for the service module and the telescope, the SAFARI Consortium for the far-infrared instrument SAFARI.
Fig. 1 The current workshare plan between the international teams (as of Nov. 2015)
Science study team (SST) is established in 2018 led by ESA, and it is a time-limited team until ESA M5 final selection in 2021.
Name | Affiliation |
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David Elbaz | CEA, Saclay |
Matt Griffin | Cardiff University |
Mitsuhiko Honda | Kurume University |
Inga Kamp | University of Groningen |
Hidehiro Kaneda | Nagoya University |
Kotaro Kohno | The University of Tokyo |
Jesus Martin-Pintado | INTA-CSIC |
Tohru Nagao | Ehime University |
Hideko Nomura | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
Peter Roelfsema (Chair) | SRON |
Luigi Spinoglio | INAF |
Takashi Onaka (Study Scientist) | The University of Tokyo |
Jan Tauber (Study Scientist) | ESA |
Marc Sauvage (Observer) | CEA, Saclay |
Principal Investigator (PI) | Hiroshi Shibai (Osaka University) |
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Deputy Principal Investigator (DPI) | Hidehiro Kaneda (Nagoya University) |
Project Scientist (PS) | Takashi Onaka (The University of Tokyo) |
Deputy Project Scientist (DPS) | Toru Yamada (JAXA) Kotaro Kohno (The University of Tokyo) |
Project Engineer (PE) | Hiroyuki Ogawa (JAXA) |
Team Leader | Issei Yamamura (JAXA) |
SPICA-J Study Manager | Hideo Matsuhara (JAXA) |
Payload Module Manager | Takao Nakagawa (JAXA) |
Ground Segment/Science Operation Manager | Issei Yamamura (JAXA) |
SMI Principal Investigator (PI) | Hidehiro Kaneda (Nagoya University) |
SMI Project Engineer (PE) | Takehiko Wada (JAXA) |
Japan Domestic Partners | Nagoya University Osaka University The University of Tokyo Tohoku University Kyoto University National Astronomical Observatory of Japan(NAOJ) Saitama University Hiroshima University Ehime University Tokushima University |
SPICA International Science Advisory Board | Detail |
SPICA Science Task Force | Detail |
SPICA Research Promotion Committee | Detail |
SPICA Instrumentation Advisory Board | Detail |
SPICA International Science Advisory Board (ISAB) is operated as a council of scientific advisors to the director of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS).
Name | Affiliation |
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Yuri Aikawa | Tsukuba University |
Phillip Andre | CEA, Saclay |
Michael Barlow | University College London |
Andrew Blein | University of Leicester |
Ewine van Dishoeck | Leiden Observatory, University of Leiden |
David Elbaz (Chair) | CEA, Saclay |
Reinhard Genzel | Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, University California Barkeley |
George Helou | Infrared Processing and Analysis Center, California Institute of Technology |
Roberto Maiolino | Cavendish Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Cosmology, University of Cambridge |
Margaret Meixner | Space Telescope Science Institute |
Tsutomu Takeuchi | Nagoya University |
SPICA Instrumentation Advisory Board (SIAB) is established by the director of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS).
Name | Affiliation |
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Satoru Iguchi (Chair) | NAOJ |
Hideki Takami | NAOJ |
Tomonori Usuda | NAOJ |
Takashi Miyata | The University of Tokyo |
Kentaro Motohara | The University of Tokyo |
SPICA Research Promotion Committee is established in 2018 as an council to the director of ISAS/JAXA.
Name | Affiliation | Area of Specialty | Reference |
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Masanao Abe | ISAS, JAXA | Planetary material science | - |
Masatoshi Imanishi | NAOJ | AGNs, observational study | GOPIRA |
Yoshihiro Ueda | Kyoto University | AGNs, X-ray | - |
Fumi Egusa | The University of Tokyo | Intergalactic/interstellar medium, star formation | - |
Hiroyuki Sugita | R&D directorate, JAXA | Thermal control technology of spacecraft | - |
Tadafumi Takada | NAOJ | Galaxies, data center | - |
Yoichi Tamura | Nagoya University | Galaxy formation, observational study | Udencon |
Tohru Nagao (Chair) | Ehime University | Galaxy/black hole formation, observational study | GOPIRA |
Hideko Nomura (Vice-chair) | NAOJ | Star and planet formation, theoretical study | Udencon |
Seisuke Fukuda | ISAS, JAXA | Spacecraft systems | - |
Kentaro Motohara | The University of Tokyo | Galaxy, observational study | GOPIRA |
Munetake Momose | Ibaraki University | Star and planet formation, observational study | Udencon |