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  1. Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) for Identifying Traces of Adenine in Organic-Bearing Extraterrestrial Dust Analogs Captured in the Tanpopo Aerogel after Hypervelocity Impacts

    Article • Gels, April 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Makoto Tabata

  2. Next-generation protein-based materials capture and preserve projectiles from supersonic impacts

    Article • Nature Nanotechnology, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Makoto Tabata

  3. Detection of Biological Bricks in Space. The Case of Adenine in Silica Aerogel

    Article • Life, October 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Makoto Tabata

  4. Assembly of a Silica Aerogel Radiator Module for the Belle II ARICH System

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Makoto Tabata

  5. Spin-Off Application of Silica Aerogel in Space: Capturing Intact Cosmic Dust in Low-Earth Orbits and Beyond

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Makoto Tabata

  6. Large-area silica aerogel for use as Cherenkov radiators with high refractive index, developed by supercritical carbon dioxide drying

    Article • The Journal of Supercritical Fluids, April 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Makoto Tabata

  7. Assembly and Bench Testing of a Spiral Fiber Tracker for the J-PARC TREK/E36 Experiment

    Article • September 2015, Physical Society of Japan

    Dr Makoto Tabata

  8. Progress in Development of Silica Aerogel for Particle- and Nuclear-Physics Experiments at J-PARC

    Article • September 2015, Physical Society of Japan

    Dr Makoto Tabata

  9. Ultralow-density double-layer silica aerogel fabrication for the intact capture of cosmic dust in low-Earth orbits

    Article • Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Makoto Tabata

  10. Fabrication of silica aerogel with n=1.08 for

    Article • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, September 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Makoto Tabata

  11. Silica Aerogel for Capturing Intact Interplanetary Dust Particles for the Tanpopo Experiment

    Article • Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Makoto Tabata

  12. Silica aerogel radiator for use in the A-RICH system utilized in the Belle II experiment

    Article • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, December 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Makoto Tabata

  13. Design of a Silica-aerogel-based Cosmic Dust Collector for the Tanpopo Mission Aboard the International Space Station

    Article • TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN, January 2014, Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences

    Dr Makoto Tabata

  14. Progress in the development of silica aerogel as a RICH radiator in the Belle II experiment

    Article • October 2013, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Makoto Tabata

  15. X-ray radiographic technique for measuring density uniformity of silica aerogel

    Article • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, January 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Makoto Tabata

  16. Optical and Radiographical Characterization of Silica Aerogel for Cherenkov Radiator

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, October 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Makoto Tabata

  17. Development of large area silica aerogel used as RICH radiator for the Belle II experiment

    Article • October 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Makoto Tabata

  18. Hydrophobic silica aerogel production at KEK

    Article • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, March 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Makoto Tabata

  19. Recent Progress in Silica Aerogel Cherenkov Radiator

    Article • Physics Procedia, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Makoto Tabata

  20. Characterization studies of silica aerogel for Cherenkov radiator

    Article • October 2011, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Makoto Tabata

  21. Tanpopo Cosmic Dust Collector: Silica Aerogel Production and Bacterial DNA Contamination Analysis

    Article • Biological Sciences in Space, January 2011, Japanese Society for Biological Sciences in Space

    Dr Makoto Tabata

  22. Development of transparent silica aerogel over a wide range of densities

    Article • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, November 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Makoto Tabata

  23. Development of Silica Aerogel with Any Density

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Makoto Tabata