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The session LSSE1 “Lasers for Space Development and Earth Sciences” scheduled in the morning of April 18 is postponed to the morning of April 20.
The changes are as follows:

Opening remarks
Tuesday, April 18 09:45-10:00 –> Tuesday, April 18 13:15-13:30

LSSE1: Lasers for Space Development and Earth Sciences
Tuesday, April 18 10:00-12:00 –> Thursday, April 20 10:00-12:00



April 18 | April 19 | April 20 | April 21

Tuesday, April 18
13:15-13:30 Opening   (Room 316)
13:15-13:30   Opening remarks

T. Ebisuzaki, Conference Chair of LSSE2017

Computational Astrophysics Laboratory, RIKEN, Japan

13:30-15:30 LSSE2 Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
Chair: T. Fujii, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Japan
(Room 316)
13:30-14:00

LSSE2-1

Invited

Application of laser induced breakdown spectroscopy for the chemical investigation of concrete infrastructure

G. Wilsch, C. Gottlieb, T. Günther, S. Millar, N. Sankat, H. Wiggenhauser

BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Germany

14:00-14:30

LSSE2-2

Invited

LIBS techniques for detecting materials in severe environments

H. Ohba1, 2, I. Wakaida2

  1. Quantum Beam Science Research Directorate, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Japan
  2. Collaborative Laboratories for Advanced Decommissioning Science, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan
14:30-14:50 LSSE2-3 Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for diagnosis of porcelain insulators

T. Fujii1,2, K. Motoki2, K. Yaji1, S. Eto1, E. Hotta2, T. Suekane2

  1. Electric Power Engineering Research Laboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Japan
  2. Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
14:50-15:10 LSSE2-4 Remote measurement of energetic material using ultra-short pulse laser

N. Kitayama, K. Sugiyama

Ammunition and Energetics Research Section, Ballistics Research Division, Ground Systems Research Center, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency, Japan

15:10-15:30 LSSE2-5 Combining Raman and Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy by Double Pulse Lasing

V.N. Lednev1, P.A. Sdvizhenskii1, M.Ya. Grishin2,3, V.V. Bukin2, A.N. Fedorov2, S.M. Pershin2

  1. National University of Science and Technology MISIS, Russia
  2. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
  3. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), Russia
Wednesday, April 19
09:00-12:10   OPIC Plenary Session  
12:10-13:10   Lunch Time  
13:10-15:10 LSSE3 Decommissioning and Monitoring for Power Reactors
Chair: A. Nishimura, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan
(Room 316)
13:10-13:40

LSSE3-1

Invited

The composite-type optical fiberscope system and its industrial deployment

K.  Oka1, A.  Nishimura2

  1. National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Japan
  2. Applied Laser Technology Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan
13:40-14:00 LSSE3-2 Nondestructive evaluation of plastic strain in carbon steels by magnetic incremental permeability method

T.  Matsumoto1, T.  Uchimoto2, T.  Takagi2, G.  Dobmann3

  1. Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan
  2. Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Japan
  3. Saarland University, Germany
14:00-14:20 LSSE3-3 Laser Ultrasonic Approach for Detecting a Deteriorated Rebar in Concrete

A. Furusawa1, A. Nishimura1, Y. Takenaka2

  1. Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan
  2. A-tech Co., Ltd, Japan.
14:20-14:40 LSSE3-4 Evaluation of the Applicability of Laser Measurement Techniques for the Instrumentation of Fast Reactors using Sodium Engineering Research Facility

M. Ueda, K. Saruta, T. Yamaguchi

Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan

14:40-15:10

LSSE3-5

Invited

Development of laser techniques for decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

T. Yamada1, N. Phi Long1, T. Hanari1, T. Shibata1, A. Nishimura1, S. Koyama1, H, Daido1, Y. Shimada2, O. Kotyaev2, S. Kurahashi2

  1. Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan
  2. Institute for Laser Technology, Japan
15:10-15:30   Coffee Break  
15:30-17:40 LSSE4 Social Infrastructure
Chair: Y. Shimada (Institute for Laser Technology, Japan)
(Room 316)
15:30-16:00

LSSE4-1

Invited

Development of High-speed Defect Inspection Technique for Concrete Structure using Laser Hammering Method

S. Kurahashi1, T. Kitamura1, H. Okada2, S. Kondo2, K. Mikami2, N. Hasegawa2, M. Nishikino2, Y. Shimada1

  1. Institute for Laser Technology, Japan
  2. National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Japan
16:00-16:30

LSSE4-2

Invited

Non-contact acoustic inspection method for civil engineering structure using air-borne sound and laser Doppler vibrometer

T. Sugimoto1, K. Sugimoto1, N. Utagawa2, K. Katakura3

  1. Toin University of Yokohama, Japan
  2. Sato Kogyo Co., Ltd., Japan
  3. Meitoku Engineering Laboratory, Japan
16:30-16:50 LSSE4-3 Development of Cutting Technology for Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities Using High Power Fiber Laser

S. Toyama, R. Ishigami

The Wakasa Wan Energy Research Center, Japan

16:50-17:20

LSSE4-4

Invited

Laser cleaning system using a kW-class fiber laser for maintenance of social infrastructure

K. Fujita1, K. Toyosawa2, H. Inagaki3, K. Takahara2, T. Hongo2, T. Akiyoshi2, N. Maebashi2, S. Okihara1

  1. The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, Japan
  2. Toyokoh Co., Ltd., Japan
  3. Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc., Japan
17:20-17:40 LSSE4-5 Deployment of sensing technologies to promote human resource development in Naraha Remote Technology Development Center of JAEA

A. Nishimura, T. Shibata, T. Yamada, H. Suzuki, K. Shimada, Y. Sato, S. Koyama

Naraha Remote Technology Development Center, Sector of Fukushima Research and Development, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan

Thursday, April 20
10:00-12:00 LSSE1 Lasers for Space Development and Earth Sciences
Chair: T. Ebisuzaki, Computational Astrophysics Laboratory, RIKEN, Japan
(Room 316)
10:00-11:00

LSSE1-1

Invited

Lasers on Mars: searching for habitability and traces of life

S. Maurice1, R.C. Wiens2, F. Rull3 on behalf of the ChemCam, RLS, and SuperCam teams

  1. IRAP (Université Paul Sabatier, CNRS), France
  2. Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
  3. Unidad UVa-CSIC al Centro de Astobiología, University of Valladolid, Spain
11:00-11:30

LSSE1-2

Invited

Hadean environment inferred from the oldest zircon of the Earth: Application of micro-analysis by laser technologies

S. Yamamoto1, S. Sakata2, H. Ohbayashi3, T. Hirata3, T. Komiya4

  1. Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, Japan
  2. Department of Chemistry, Gakushuin University, Japan
  3. Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan
  4. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan
11:30-12:00

LSSE1-3

Invited

The Origin and Evolution of Planet Mars

J.M. Dohm

The Univeristy Museum, The University of Tokyo, Japan

12:00-13:30   Lunch Time  
13:30-15:00 LSSE5 Space High Intensity Laser
Chair: T. Ebisuzaki, Computational Astrophysics Laboratory, RIKEN, Japan
(Room 316)
13:30-14:00

LSSE5-1

Invited

A XCAN Laser for Small Space-Debris Mitigation

G. Mourou, J.C. Chanteloup

Ecole Polytechnique, France

14:00-14:30

LSSE5-2

Invited

Advanced Solid-state Lasers for Space – A Perspective on the Prospects of Spaceborne Lasers

J.-M. Hopkins

Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics, UK

14:30-15:00

LSSE5-3

Invited

Prospective laser system architectures for space debris removal

I.B. Mukhin, I.I. Kuznetsov, O.V. Palashov, A.M. Sergeev

Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

Friday, April 21
09:30-14:10 LSSE6 Natural Energy Production
Chair: S. Wada, RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, Japan
(Room 302)
09:30-10:30

LSSE6-1

Invited

Photocatalysis and Light Guide Pipe

A. Fujishima

Tokyo University of Science, Japan

10:30-11:00   Coffee Break  
11:00-11:30

LSSE6-2

Invited

Solar-Driven Photochemical and Electrochemical Energy Generation

J.W. Ager1,2,3

  1. Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
  2. Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
  3. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California Berkeley, USA
11:30-12:00

LSSE6-3

Invited

User-on-demand Solar to Power System with Solar to Hydrogen on site Storage

K. Fujii1,2,3, K. Koike3, M. Sugiyama3, Y. Nakano3, S. Nakamura4, S. Wada2

  1. Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, The University of Kitakyushu, JAPAN
  2. RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, JAPAN
  3. School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, JAPAN
  4. RIKEN Innovation Center, JAPAN
12:00-13:10   Lunch Time  
      (Room 316)
13:10-13:40

LSSE6-4

Invited

Recent R&D Status of Solar Power Satellite with Wireless Power Transfer

N. Shinohara

Kyoto University, Japan

13:40-14:10

LSSE6-5

Invited

Super high efficiency concentrator photovoltaic system and its application to make hydrogen

K. Nishioka

Faculty of Engineering, Research Center for Sustainable Energy & Environmental Engineering, University of Miyazaki, Japan

14:10-16:50 LSSE7 Remote Sensing
Chair: N. Saito, RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, Japan
(Room 316)
14:10-14:30 LSSE7-1 Pulsating aurora-induced Na density depletion in the polar MLT region: high-speed sodium lidar and EISCAT radar observation

T. Takahashi1, T.T. Tsuda2, K. Hosokawa2, S. Nozawa3, Y. Ogawa1, 4, M. Tsutsumi1, 4, Y. Hiraki2, T.D. Kawahara5, N. Saito6, S. Wada6, T. Kawabata3, C. Hall7, H. Miyaoka1

  1. Natinal Institute of Polar Research, Japan
  2. Department of Communication Engineering and Informatics, University of Electro-communications, Japan
  3. Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University, Japan
  4. Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Japan
  5. Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University, Japan
  6. RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, Japan
  7. Tromsø Geophysical Observatory, The Arctic University of Norway, Norway
14:30-15:00

LSSE7-2

Invited

Sodium LIDAR observations of polar mesosphere and lower thermosphere

S. Nozawa1, T. Kawahara2, T.T. Tsuda3, Y. Ogawa4, T. Takahashi4, N. Saito5, S.Wada5, H. Fujiwara6, M. Tsutsumi4, C. Hall7, T. Kawabata1, Y. Ogawa1, A. Brekke7

  1. ISEE, Nagoya University, Japan
  2. Shinshu University, Japan
  3. The University of Electro-Communications, Japan<
  4. NIPR, Japan
  5. RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, Japan
  6. Seikei University, Japan
  7. UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway
15:00-15:30   Coffee Break  
15:30-15:50 LSSE7-3 Study on the Earth’s metallic layers using optical remote sensing observations

T.T. Tsuda1, N. Saito2, S. Nozawa3, T.D. Kawahara4, T. Kawabata3, T. Takahashi5, C.M. Hall6, S. Wada2, T. Nakamura5, M.K. Ejiri5, T. Nishiyama5, M. Abo7, K. Tsuno2, J. Gumbel8, J. Hedin8

  1. Department of Communication Engineering and Informatics, The University of Electro-Communications, Japan
  2. RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, Japan
  3. Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University, Japan
  4. Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University, Japan
  5. Tromsø Geophysical Observatory, The Arctic University of Norway, Norway
  6. National Institute of Polar Research, Japan
  7. Faculty of System Design, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
  8. Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University, Sweden
15:50-16:20

LSSE7-4

Invited

Observations of the upper atmosphere using resonance scatter lidars

T. Nakamura1, M.K. Ejiri1, M. Abo2, T.D. Kawahara3, T. Nishiyama1, T.T. Tsuda4, K. Tsuno5,1

  1. National Institute of Polar Research, Japan
  2. Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
  3. Shinshu University, Japan
  4. The University of Electro-Communications, Japan
  5. RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics, Japan
16:20-16:50

LSSE7-5

Invited

High-speed and high-resolution LED mini-lidar on planet

T. Shiina

Graduate School of Advanced Integration Science, Chiba University, Japan

16:50-16:55 Closing   (Room 316)
16:50-16:55   Closing remarks

T. Ebisuzaki, Conference Chair of LSSE2017

Computational Astrophysics Laboratory, RIKEN, Japan

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