معرفی
Chiaki Yanagisawa is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Stony Brook University. Her research focuses on neutrino physics, particle astrophysics, and detector development, primarily through collaborations with the Super-Kamiokande and T2K experiments. She has contributed to studies of neutrino oscillations, proton decay searches, and neutrino-nucleus interaction measurements. Her work includes advancing neutron tagging techniques, optimizing detector systems for supernova detection, and analyzing cosmogenic backgrounds.
Research Highlights:
- Lead roles in Super-Kamiokande's gadolinium loading project (SK-Gd) to enhance neutron detection capabilities.
- Key participation in T2K's neutrino oscillation analyses and cross-section measurements using both near and far detectors.
- Development of algorithms for event reconstruction and data overflow protection in water Cherenkov detectors.
- Studies of cosmic-ray-induced backgrounds and cosmogenic nuclides in neutrino detectors.
Recent Contributions:
Her recent work includes analyzing atmospheric neutrino data for oscillation parameters, measuring neutron capture multiplicities in neutrino interactions, and searching for rare processes like proton decay and dark matter signals. She also collaborates on pre-supernova alert systems and detector upgrades to maximize scientific output from astrophysical observations.
