Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science
Self-introduction:
I am an international student from Shanghai, China. I've been living in Japan for 5 years now, and I live with my two cats. My hobbies are playing PC games and eating delicious Chinese food. Sometimes, I cook Chinese dishes myself. I especially like historical simulation games by Paradox Interactive, like EU4 and HOI4.
Research Introduction:
Right after the birth of the universe, because there were no isotopes with a mass number of 5 or 8, elements heavier than helium were rarely formed. The triple-alpha reaction, which overcomes this situation, is key to understanding the amount of 12C and the formation of elements in the universe.
In the triple-alpha reaction, 12C is formed by passing through an excited state (Hoyle state) and emitting gamma rays. However, in high-density environments, like during supernova explosions, not only does the Hoyle state emit gamma rays and return to the base state of 12C, but reactions also happen because of neutral background particles like neutrons. My research is about measuring this using the MAIKo TPC detector that our group developed.