Satoshi HIGASHINO

Satoshi HIGASHINO

Ph. D., SOKENDAI, 2020
Assistant Professor

Research group: High Energy Physics Group
Phone: +81-78-803-6474
E-mail: higashinophys.sci.kobe-u.ac.jp

Research Description

“Dark matter” is known to be a mysterious substance with mass, and exist in our galaxy. However, no one knows what it is. Our research aims to unravel the mysteries of the universe and elementary particles by detecting dark matter and investigating its properties. The NEWAGE, which is direction-sensitive dark matter search experiment, is being taken place in the underground laboratory at the Kamioka Mine in Gifu Prefecture. In parallel with the underground experiment, I am leading the upgrade of a new experimental apparatus using cutting-edge technologies. This is being carried out at the laboratory of Kobe University. If students are interested in our experiments, please do not hesitate to take a peek at our laboratory.

Main Publications

• Satoshi Higashino, et al., "Development of negative-ion gaseous TPC using micro pattern readout for direction-sensitive dark matter search", JINST 18, C06012 (2023).
• Takuya Shimada, Satoshi Higashino, et al., "Direction-sensitive dark matter search with 3D- vector-type tracking in NEWAGE", PTEP 2023 (2023) 10, 103F01.
• Keiko I. Nagao, Satoshi Higashino, et al., "Directional direct detection of light dark matter up-scattered by cosmic rays from direction of the Galactic center", JCAP 07 (2023) 061.
• Satoshi Higashino, et al., "Weak value amplification in high energy physics: A case study for precision mea- surement of CP violation in B meson decays", Phys. Rev. D 104, 033001 (2021).
• The ATLAS Collaboration, "Observation of Higgs boson production in association with a top quark pair at the LHC with the ATLAS detector", Phys. Lett. B 784, 173 (2018).