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The 8th DESTINY⁺ Science Working Team Meeting

Mon, 5 Oct 2026 17:14:56 +0900

Venue: Building RZBW on the Campus Vaihingen of Uni Stuttgart with an online component through WebEx (hybrid format)

The 7th DESTINY⁺ Science Working Team Meeting

Mon, 2 Mar 2026 13:32:03 +0900

Venue: The Tokyo Skytree Town® Campus of Chiba Tech (Room A) with an online component through Zoom (hybrid format)

Agenda on Monday, March 2, 2026:
13:00 Venue open
13:15–13:20 Opening remark, Logistics: T. Arai

13:20–14:20 Latest Project Status [Chair: M. Kobayashi]
■ Overall and system development status: H. Imamura (ISAS/JAXA)
■ Trajectory design of DESTINY⁺: Toward Phaethon and multiple asteroids: N. Ozaki (ISAS/JAXA)
■ Science mission and science team-activity status: T. Arai (PERC/Chiba Tech)

14:20–14:40 Coffee Break

14:40–16:00 Activity Reports from Dust SWG [Chair: H. Kimura]
■ DDA status update: H. Strack (Univ. of Stuttgart)
■ DDA instrument operations engineering milestones: M. Kobayashi (PERC/Chiba Tech)
■ Update on DDA calibration and future plans: M. Trieloff (Univ. of Heidelberg)*
■ Nozomi dust measurements - A template for DESTINY⁺?: H. Krüger (MPS & PERC/Chiba Tech)*

16:00–16:20 Coffee Break

16:20–16:40 Invited Talk [Chair: T. Okamoto]
■ Modeling and verification of hypervelocity impact ionization using the P4P code: J. Nakazawa (Sokendai)

16:40–17:00 DESTINY⁺ Science Center (DPSC) [Chair: T. Okamoto]
■ Dust in-situ data archives - Collecting, archiving, and reusing spacecraft dust data toward integration: M. Kobayashi, H. Kimura (PERC/Chiba Tech)

17:30–19:30 Dinner [optional]

Agenda on Tuesday, March 3, 2026:
10:20 Venue open

10:30–11:30 Activity Reports from Phaethon SWG [Chair: K. Wada]
■ TCAP & MCAP development status: K. Ishibashi (PERC/Chiba Tech)
■ Camera science status: T. Morota (Univ. of Tokyo)
■ Simulated data on Phaethon: T. Morota (Univ. of Tokyo)

11:30–13:00 Lunch Break

13:00–14:20 Science Proposal [Chair: T. Morota]
■ Collisional origin and structural evolution of asteroids: Implications on the structural properties and activity of Phaethon and other asteroids to be visited by DESTINY⁺: P. Michel & H. Agrusa (Côte d’Azur Observatory, CNRS)
■ SPHEREx NIR observations of (3200) Phaethon - Preliminary report: Y. P. Bach (KASI)
■ Thermal-disruption experiments in support of DESTINY⁺: M. Granvik (Univ. of Helsinki & Luleå Univ. of Tech.)*
■ Testing (2) Pallas as a potential parent body of (3200) Phaethon with interior thermal modeling: W. Neumann (TU Berlin)*

14:20–14:40 Coffee Break

14:40–15:00 Special Talk [Chair: K. Ishibashi]
■ Investigating the physical properties of near Sun asteroids under intense solar radiation via laboratory experiments: J. Geem (Luleå Univ. of Tech.)*

15:00–15:40 Activity Reports from Ground Observation SWG [Chair: K. Ishibashi]
■ DESTINY⁺ Ground Observation Science Working Group: F. Yoshida (UOEH, PERC/Chiba Tech)
■ JWST observations for the orbital determination of 2024 YR4: A. Rivkin (Johns Hopkins Univ.)*

15:40–16:00 Coffee Break

16:00–17:00 Activity Reports from Ground Observation SWG – continued [Chair: F. Yoshida]
■ Photometric observations of (3200) Phaethon and (154276) 2002 SY50 in the past year (and more): P. Pravec (Astron. Inst. AS CR)*
■ Spectral characterization of Phaethon (and more) based on observations from 2023-2025: S. Ieva (INAF - OAR)*
■ Discussion on ground-based observation plans

17:00–17:30 Discussion etc. [Chair: T. Arai]
■ Discussion on future topics
■ Future SWT meetings
■ Concluding remarks

N.B.
★ All dates and times are in Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).
★ All talks are ca 20 min including 5 min Q&A.
★ Online speakers are marked with an asterisk (*).
★ The time slots of presentations are subject to change without notice.

The 6th DESTINY⁺ Science Working Team Meeting

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:51:08 +0900

Venue: The Tokyo Skytree Town® Campus of Chiba Tech (Room A) with an online component through Zoom (hybrid format)

Agenda on Tuesday, September 30, 2025:
13:15 Venue open
13:25–13:30 Opening remark, Logistics
■ Opening remark: T. Arai
■ Logistics: T. Okamoto

13:30–14:30 Latest Project Status [Chair: H. Kimura]
■ Trajectory design of DESTINY⁺: Toward Phaethon and multiple asteroids: N. Ozaki (ISAS/JAXA)*
■ DESTINY⁺ overall and system development status: H. Toyota (ISAS/JAXA)
■ DESTINY⁺ science mission and science team activities status: T. Arai (PERC/Chiba Tech)

14:30–14:50 Comfort Break

14:50–15:50 Latest Project Status – continued [Chair: K. Ishibashi]
■ Status of the DESTINY⁺ science management plan and the next tasks: K. Wada (PERC/Chiba Tech)
■ DESTINY⁺ Science Center: M. Yamada (PERC/Chiba Tech)*
■ Dust in-situ data archives: M. Kobayashi (PERC/Chiba Tech)

15:50–16:10 Comfort Break

16:10–16:30 Activity Reports from Ground Observation SWG [Chair: K. Wada]
■ Update on the physical properties of Phaethon from the latest papers: F. Yoshida (UOEH, PERC/Chiba Tech)

16:30–16:50 Science Proposal [Chair: K. Wada]
■ Thermal processing of meteorites in support to MCAP observation @ Phaethon: E. Palomba (IAPS - INAF)*

Agenda on Wednesday, October 1, 2025:
10:00 Venue open
10:30–11:10 Activity Reports from Phaethon SWG [Chair: T. Okamoto]
◼︎ TCAP & MCAP development status: K. Ishibashi (PERC/Chiba Tech)
◼︎ Camera science status: T. Morota (Univ. of Tokyo)

11:10–11:30 Comfort Break

11:30–12:10 Activity Reports from Phaethon SWG – continued [Chair: F. Yoshida]
◼︎ Simulated data of Phaethon: T. Morota (Univ. of Tokyo)
◼︎ Yarkovsky and YOPR effect simulation on 3200 Phaethon: Update: H. Senshu (PERC/Chiba Tech)

12:10–13:50 Lunch Break

13:50–14:50 Activity Reports from Dust SWG [Chair: M. Kobayashi]
■ Update: The interstellar dust detection conditions with the DESTINY⁺ Dust Analyzer (DDA) : H. Krüger (MPS, PERC/Chiba Tech)
■ DDA status: R. Srama (Univ. of Stuttgart)*
■ Status report on ground calibration of DDA: M. Trieloff (Univ. of Heidelberg)*

14:50–15:10 Comfort Break

15:10–15:30 Invited talk [Chair: F. Yoshida]
■ Tumbling spin state of Apophis: Towards its precise solution by mid-2028: P. Pravec & J. Durech (Astron. Inst. AS CR)*

15:30–16:50 Discussion etc. [Chair: T. Arai]
■ Discussion on future topics
■ Future SWT meetings
■ Concluding remarks

N.B.
★ All dates and times are in Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).
★ All talks are ca 20 min including 5 min Q&A.
★ Online speakers are marked with an asterisk (*).

The 5th DESTINY⁺ Science Working Team Meeting

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 14:01:52 +0900

Venue: The Tokyo Skytree Town® Campus of CIT (Room A) with an online component through Zoom (hybrid format)

Agenda on Monday, February 24, 2025:
10:00 Venue open
10:10–10:15 Opening remark, Logistics: T. Arai

10:15–11:35 Project status [Chair: M. Kobayashi]
■ Overall and system development status: H. Toyota (ISAS/JAXA)
■ Trajectory design of DESTINY⁺: Toward Phaethon and multiple asteroids: N. Ozaki (ISAS/JAXA)
■ Science mission and science team-activity status: T. Arai (PERC/ChiTech)
■ Status of the DESTINY⁺ science management plan: K. Wada (PERC/ChiTech)

11:35–12:35 Modeling of Phaethon & OSIRIS-APEX [Chair: K. Ishibashi]
■ Shape model of 3200 Phaethon from radar, occultation, and light-curve observations: S. Marshall (Univ. of Central Florida)*
■ Yarkovsky and YOPR effect simulation on 3200 Phaethon: H. Senshu (PERC/ChiTech)
■ The latest status of OSIRIS-APEX: M. C. Nolan (Univ. of Arizona)*

12:35–14:00 Group photo & Lunch

14:00–15:00 DDA [Chair: T. Hirai]
■ DDA status update & DDA functional test: H. Strack, R. Srama (Univ. of Stuttgart)
■ Predictions for dust densities at possible target asteroids: J. Schmidt (FU Berlin)*
■ Status report on ground calibration of DDA: M. Trieloff (Univ. of Heidelberg)*

15:00–16:00 Ground-based observation of Phaethon [Chair: H. Kimura]
■ Observations of Phaethon and Pallas family members using TTT: E. Tatsumi (JAXA)*
■ Current understanding and future observation plan of Phaethon: F. Yoshida (Univ. of Occupational & Environmental Health, PERC/ChiTech)*
■ Ground-based spectral characterization of Phaethon in support of DESTINY⁺ mission: S. Ieva (INAF - OAR)*

16:00–17:20 TCAP+MCAP & Science proposals [Chair: T. Okamoto]
■ TCAP & MCAP development status: K. Ishibashi (PERC/ChiTech)
■ Camera science status: T. Morota (Univ. of Tokyo)*
■ Thermal processing of meteorites in support to MCAP observation @ Phaethon: E. Palomba (IAPS - INAF)* [no-show]
■ Experimental support for DESTINY⁺ science: Cyclic heating of Phaethon analogues and measurements by impact ionisation mass spectrometry: M. Suttle (Open Univ.)*

17:20–17:40 Other issues [Chair: T. Arai]
■ Discussion for future topics: All
■ Future SWT meetings
■ Concluding remarks

17:40 Adjourn

N.B.
★ All dates and times are in Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).
★ All talks are ca 20 min including 5 min Q&A.
★ Online speakers are marked with an asterisk (*).

The 4th DESTINY⁺ Science Working Team Meeting

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:37:03 +0900

Venue: The Tokyo Skytree Town® Campus of CIT (Room A) with an online component through Zoom (hybrid format)

Agenda on Thursday, February 29, 2024:
10:00 Venue open
10:10–10:15 Opening remark, Logistics: T. Arai
10:15–11:15 Project status
■ Overall and system development status: T. Takashima, H. Toyota (ISAS/JAXA)
■ Trajectory design of DESTINY⁺: Toward Phaethon and multiple asteroids: N. Ozaki (ISAS/JAXA)
■ Science mission and science team-activity status: T. Arai (PERC/ChiTech)
11:20–12:40 Ground Observation of Phaethon
■ JWST observation of Phaethon (invited talk): A. Rivikin (Johns Hopkins Univ.), C. A. Thomas (Northern Arizona Univ.)
■ Shape model of 3200 Phaethon from radar, occultation, and light-curve observations: S. Marshall (Univ. of Central Florida)
■ Yarkovsky and YOPR effect simulation on 3200 Phaethon: H. Senshu (PERC/ChiTech)
■ Current understanding and future observation plan of Phaethon: F. Yoshida (Univ. of Occupational & Environmental Health, PERC/ChiTech)
12:40–14:10 Group photo & Lunch
14:10–14:50 TCAP & MCAP
■ TCAP & MCAP development status: K. Ishibashi (PERC/ChiTech)
■ Camera science status: T. Morota (The University of Tokyo)
14:55–16:35 DDA
■ DDA development status: J. Simolka, R. Srama (Univ. of Stuttgart)
■ Status report on ground calibration of DDA: M. Trieloff (Univ. of Heidelberg)
■ Particle swarms in near-Earth space - Science opportunities for DDA: M. Sommer (Univ. of Stuttgart)
■ Modeling the interstellar dust detection conditions with the DESTINY⁺ Dust Analyzer: H. Krüger (MPS)
■ Predictions for dust densities at possible target asteroids: J. Schmidt (FU Berlin)
16:40–17:00
■ Discussion for future topics (All)
■ Future SWT meetings
■ Concluding remarks
17:00 Adjourn

N.B.
★ All dates and times are in Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).
★ All talks are ca 20 min including 5 min Q&A.