Member

YOSHIOKA, Kazuo

Associate Professor
Graduate School of Frontier Sciences

Office: Build. Transdisciplinary Science-4H5
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Research Field

Planetary exploration, Space physics

Current Research

I am interested in the dynamics of the plasma and atmosphere around planets. My approach is to analyze the data from the space born instrument. Also, I am developing the instrument on board the space mission such as Hisaki (launched in 2013) and BepiColombo (to be launched).

Representative Publications

1. K. Yoshioka, G. Murakami, A. Yamazaki, F. Tsuchiya, T. Kimura, M. Kagitani, T. Sakanoi, K. Uemizu, Y. Kasaba, I. Yoshikawa, and M. Fujimoto, Evidence for Global Electron Transportation into the Jovian Inner Magnetosphere, Science 345(6204), 1581-1583 (2014).
2. K. Yoshioka, G. Murakami, A. Yamazaki, F. Tsuchiya, M. Kagitani, T. Sakanoi, T. Kimura, K. Uji, and I. Yoshikawa, The extreme ultraviolet spectroscope for planetary science, EXCEED, Planetary and Space Science 85, 250-260(2013).
3. K. Yoshioka, T. Homma, G. Murakami, and I. Yoshikawa, High Sensitivity MCP Detectors for Space EUV Missions, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 83, 083117-1-6(2012).