Our people

Ippei Obata
Position
Visiting Associate Scientist (from 2025/04/11 )
show past_positions
Main Affiliation
Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization

Research Field
Theoretical Physics
E-Mail
<iobata _at_ post.kek.jp> 
URL
https://www2.kek.jp/theory-center/theory_e/members/
PHOTO

I am a theoretical physicist, who is interested in high-energy physics that goes beyond the StandardModel of elementary particles and fields. More precisely, I have been studying new physicsthat violates parity symmetry, such as the physics of axion-like particles. My research interestsare divided broadly into two areas: (i) the generation mechanism of chiral gravitational wavesin the early universe, and (ii) photon's birefringence effect due to the axion in thelate universe. I have developed novel ideas for detecting these parity-violating signatures withongoing/upcoming observations such as the cosmic microwave background (CMB), gravitational-wave detectors, and the resonant cavity experiments for the axion dark matter.

Last Update 2025/04/15

Back to Member List.