KEIO RESEARCHERS INFORMATION SYSTEM

Career 【 Display / hide 】

Career 【 Display / hide 】

• 2012.04

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  2014.03

  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science , Research Fellowship (DC2)

• 2014.04

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  2014.06

  Hokkaido Universityu, Faculty of Science, Research Worker

• 2014.06

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  2016.09

  University of Kansas, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Postdoctoral Researcher

• 2016.10

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  2020.03

  University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Science, Project Researcher

• 2020.04

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  2025.03

  Tohoku University, Graduate School of Science, Assistant Professor

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Academic Background 【 Display / hide 】

Academic Background 【 Display / hide 】

• 2005.04

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  2009.03

  Hokkaido University, School of Science, Department of Earth Sciences

  University, Graduated

• 2009.04

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  2011.03

  Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Science, Department of Cosmosciences

  Graduate School, Completed, Master's course

• 2011.04

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  2014.03

  Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Science, Department of Cosmosciences

  Graduate School, Completed, Doctoral course

Academic Degrees 【 Display / hide 】

Academic Degrees 【 Display / hide 】

• Ph.D, Hokkaido University, Coursework, 2014.03

Research Areas 【 Display / hide 】

Research Areas 【 Display / hide 】

• Natural Science / Space and planetary sciences

Papers 【 Display / hide 】

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• Asymmetrically Distributed Kelvin‐Helmholtz Instability at Venusian Magnetosphere

  Maodong Yan, Jiuhou Lei, Naoki Terada, Binzheng Zhang, Tong Dang, Ryoya Sakata, Shotaro Sakai, Yingjuan Ma

  Geophysical Research Letters (American Geophysical Union (AGU))  53 ( 7 )  2026.04

  Accepted,  ISSN  0094-8276

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  The asymmetric distribution of Kelvin‐Helmholtz (KH) instability at Venusian ionopause is investigated using a multifluid model. Results show that KH instability distributes asymmetrically, preferentially developing in the −E (anti‐parallel to the interplanetary electric field) hemisphere. In the magnetosheath, solar wind H ⁺ ions deflect toward both ±E hemispheres. Within the ionosphere, however, ionospheric ions are accelerated in the +E direction by the convective electric field. In addition, the ionopause is elevated in the −E hemisphere. These effects lead to a stronger velocity shear at the ionopause of the −E hemispheric, thereby promoting the KH growth there. The magnetic field variations in the KH region correlate with the H ⁺ density but anti‐correlate with ionospheric ion density. The period of KH instability gradually decreases as it propagates downstream. During its evolution, plasma clouds form and take away ionospheric (especially O ⁺ ) ions effectively, resulting in considerable ion escape.

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• Effects of stellar XUV spectra on atmospheric escape from a Mars-like planet orbiting inactive low-mass stars

  Shotaro Sakai, Akifumi Nakayama, Kanako Seki, Naoki Terada, Hiroyuki Shinagawa, Ryoya Sakata, François Leblanc, David A Brain, Takashi Tanaka

  Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 546 ( 4 ) stag156 2026.03

  Lead author, Corresponding author, Accepted

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• Dawn–Dusk Asymmetry of the Io Plasma Torus Derived from Io’s Auroral Footprints Observed by Juno-UVS

  Shinnosuke Satoh, Vincent Hue, Fuminori Tsuchiya, Shotaro Sakai, Yasumasa Kasaba, Hajime Kita, Masato Kagitani, Alessandro Moirano, Bertrand Bonfond, Hiroaki Misawa, Rikuto Yasuda

  The Planetary Science Journal 7 ( 34 )  2026.02

  Accepted

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• Magnetic field experiment at Phobos and in space around Mars by the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission

  Ayako Matsuoka, Shoichiro Yokota, Naofumi Murata, Yuki Harada, Shun Imajo, Naoki Terada, Kunihiro Keika, Kei Masunaga, Shotaro Sakai, Hiromu Nakagawa, Kazushi Asamura, Satoshi Kasahara, Yoshifumi Saito

  Progress in Earth and Planetary Science (Springer Science and Business Media LLC)  12 ( 1 )  2025.08

  Accepted

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  The mass spectrum analyzer (MSA) is one of the instruments onboard MMX and observes the interaction between the Martian moons (Phobos and Deimos) and the solar wind as well as the material transport between Mars and its moons. MSA consists of an ion mass spectrum analyzer and a magnetometer. The objective of the magnetometer, MSA-MG, is to measure the magnetic field at the MMX position to trace the motion of the ions. We defined the requirements for the performance of the MSA-MG and designed the instrument to meet them. It is confirmed that MSA-MG as a unit has the required characteristics by the ground performance test and calibration. One of the essential calibration parameters, artificial bias in the data, must be determined by analyzing the flight data. To improve the accuracy of the determined bias, efforts to remove the magnetic noise from other components onboard MMX are essential.

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• Pre-flight performance of the ion energy mass spectrum analyzer for the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission

  Shoichiro Yokota, Ayako Matsuoka, Naofumi Murata, Yoshifumi Saito, Kazushi Asamura, Satoshi Kasahara, Dominique Delcourt, Lina Z. Hadid, Naoki Terada, Kunihiro Keika, Yuki Harada, Hiromu Nakagawa, Kei Masunaga, Shotaro Sakai, Yoshifumi Futaana, Shun Imajo, Kanako Seki, Masaki N. Nishino, Yuki Kitamura

  Progress in Earth and Planetary Science (Springer Science and Business Media LLC)  12 ( 1 )  2025.07

  Accepted

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  An ion energy mass spectrum analyzer was developed for the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission to measure the three-dimensional velocity distribution function and mass profile of low-energy ions around the Mars-Moon system. The hemispheric field-of-view (FOV) is acquired by a pair of angular scanning deflectors, and the energy/charge and mass/charge are determined for each ion by an electrostatic analyzer and a linear-electric-field (LEF) time-of-flight (TOF) analyzer, respectively, with an enhanced mass resolution of $$m/\Delta m\sim 100$$ . The ion analyzer, together with magnetometers, constitutes the mass spectrum analyzer (MSA), one of the scientific instruments on board the MMX spacecraft. This paper describes the instrumentation of the ion analyzer, and results of the performance tests of its flight model (FM).

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Research Projects of Competitive Funds, etc. 【 Display / hide 】

Research Projects of Competitive Funds, etc. 【 Display / hide 】

• Study on the atmospheric evolution of planets with Earth-like atmospheres

  2025.04

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  2028.03

  基盤研究(C), Principal investigator

• New isotope obervations of Mars atmsopheric evolution: International collaboration of European and Japanese Mars exploration missions

  2022.10

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  2027.03

  国際共同研究加速基金(国際共同研究強化(B)), Coinvestigator(s)

• Influence of stellar spectra on the evolution of planetary atmospheres

  2022.04

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  2025.03

  基盤研究(C), Principal investigator

Courses Taught 【 Display / hide 】

Courses Taught 【 Display / hide 】

• PROBABILITY

  2026

• SEMINAR A

  2026

• GRADUATION PROJECT 2

  2026

• THEORY OF ENVIRONMENT SENSING TECHNOLOGY

  2026

• SPECIAL RESEARCH PROJECT B

  2026

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