Takayuki Saito

About

• Name: Takayuki Saito
• Position: Associate Professor, Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo
• Expertise: TeV Gamma-ray Astrophysics, Photon Sensors
• Hobbies: Soccer, Shogi, Jogging
• Contact: tsaito_at_icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp (replace _at_ with @)

News

• May 2025: Gave an invited talk on "Calibration of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes" at the 17th IACHEC Meeting.
• April 2025: Paper on PMT modules used in CTAO-LST published: Read.
• July 2024: Delivered invited talk on "The Capabilities of the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory" at COSPAR 2024.

Research

• High-energy astrophysics with CTAO, the most sensitive TeV gamma-ray observatory
• Pulsar particle acceleration (magnetosphere, pulsar wind, PWN, TeV halo)
• Search for PeVatrons
• Dark matter searches using TeV gamma rays (WIMP, ALP, PBH)
• Detector development (TeV and MeV gamma-ray sensors)

Academic Background & Projects

• Career:
  • Graduated from Urawa High School, March 2000
  • BSc in Physics, University of Tokyo, March 2004
  • MSc in Physics, University of Tokyo, March 2006
  • PhD Fellowship at Max Planck Institute for Physics, Oct 2006–Dec 2010
  • PhD awarded by LMU Munich, Dec 2010
  • Postdoc at Max Planck Institute for Physics, Dec 2010–Mar 2013
  • Specially Appointed Assistant Prof., Hakubi Center, Kyoto Univ., Apr 2013–Mar 2017
  • Project Assistant Prof., ICRR, Univ. of Tokyo, Apr 2017–Aug 2019
  • Assistant Prof., ICRR, Univ. of Tokyo, Sep 2019–Mar 2024
  • Associate Prof., ICRR, Univ. of Tokyo, Apr 2024–present
• Projects:
  • 2004–2006: Tibet AS gamma collaboration
  • 2006–2023: MAGIC collaboration
  • 2013–present: CTAO consortium
  • 2024–present: GRAMS experiment (collaborating researcher)
• Awards:
  • 2008: NDIP Award (New Development in Photodetection)
  • 2013: Young Scientist Award, Physical Society of Japan (Cosmic-Ray Physics)
• Links:
  • Research Map
  • ORCID
  • KAKEN
• Positions:
  • Executive member, CTAO-LST Consortium (detectors, DAQ, IT)
  • Deputy Chair, CTAO-Japan Consortium
  • Member, Neutrino and Multi-Messenger Astronomy Research Organization

Message to Students

You've learned many things until university, but study and research are different. Whether you were good or bad at studying, you can enjoy research. TeV gamma-ray astronomy is intriguing both in astrophysics and fundamental physics. If you're fascinated by cosmic phenomena or particles physcis or cosmology, you'll find meaningful research here. Measurement is the foundation of our research. If you're interested, feel free to contact me.

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