Hiroshi Imai’s publication list
Refereed papers (contributing as the first author)
Imai, H., Sasao T., Kameya O., Miyoshi M., Shibata K.M., Asaki Y., Omodaka T., Morimoto M., Mochizuki N., Suzuyama T.,
Iguchi S., Kameno S., Jike T., Iwadate K., Sakai S., Miyaji T., Kawaguchi N., Miyazawa K., 1997,
``Detection of compact water maser spots around late-type stars”, Astron. Astrophys., 317, L67--L70
Imai, H., Shibata K.M., Sasao T., Miyoshi M., Kameya O., Omodaka T., Morimoto M., Iwata T., Suzuyama T., Mochizuki N.,
Miyaji T., Takeuti M., 1997, ``Measurement of shifts in line-of-sight velocities of stellar water masers using VLBI”,
Astron. Astrophys., 319, L1--L4
Imai, H., Iwata T., Miyoshi M., 1999, ``Rotation-Infall Motion around the Protostar IRAS16293-2422
Traced by Water Maser Emission”, Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 51, No.4, 473--477
Imai, H., Deguchi S., Miyoshi M., 1999, ``VLBA Observation of SiO Masers in the M Giant IRC-10414”,
Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 51, No.5, 587--593
Imai, H., Kameya O., Sasao T., Miyoshi M., Deguchi S., Horiuchi S., Asaki Y., 2000, ``KINEMATICS AND
DISTANCE OF WATER MASERS IN W3 IRS5”, Astrophys. J., 538, 751--765
Imai, H., Miyoshi M., Ukita N., Morimoto M., Iwata T., Takaba H., Kameno S., Matsumoto K., Fujisawa K., Kawaguchi N.,
2001, ``Snapshot VLBI observations of SiO v=1 and v=2 (J=1--0) Maser Sources",
Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 53, No. 2, 259--273
Imai, H., Ishihara Y., Kameya O., Nakai N., 2001, ``Water Maser Survey in the Andromeda Galaxy",
Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 53, No. 3, 489--493
Imai, H., Deguchi S., Sasao T., 2002, “MICROSTRUCTURE OF WATER MASERS IN W3 IRS 5”, Astrophys. J., 567,
971--979
Imai, H., Deguchi S., Fujii T., Glass I. S., Ita Y., Izumiura H., Kameya O., Miyazaki A., Nakada Y., Nakashima J., 2002,
``Detection of SiO Masers from the Large-Amplitude Variables in the Galactic Nuclear Disk”,
Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 54, No. 2, L19--L23
Imai, H., Obara K., Diamond P.J., Omodaka T., Sasao T., 2002, “A collimated jet of molecular gas from a star on the
asymptotic-giant-branch”, Nature, 417, 829—831
Imai, H., Watanabe T., Omodaka, T., Nishio M., Kameya O., Miyaji T., Nakajima J., 2002,
“3-D Kinematics of Water Masers in the W51A Region”, Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 54, No.5, 741--755
Imai, H., Shibata K.M., Marvel, K.B., Diamond P.J., Sasao T., Miyoshi M., Inoue M., Migenes V., Murata Y., 2003,
“THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL KINEMATICS OF WATER MASERS AROUND THE SEMIREGULAR VARIABLE
RT VIRGINIS”, Astrophys. J., 590, 460--472
Imai, H., Horiuchi S., Deguchi S., Kameya O., 2003,
“LINEAR POLARIZATION OBSERVATIONS OF WATER MASERS IN W3 IRS 5”, Astrophys. J., 595, 285--293
Imai, H., Morris, M., Sahai, R., Hachisuka, K., Azzollini, J.R.F., 2004,
“The kinematics of water masers in the stellar outflow source, IRAS 19134+2131”, Astron. Astrophys., 420, 265--271
Imai, H., Sarma A. P., 2005,
“THE KINEMATICS, PHYSICAL CONDITION AND MAGNETIC FIELD OF THE W3 IRS5 REGION”,
Astrphys. Space Sci., 295, 71--75
Imai, H., Nakashima J., Diamond P. J., Deguchi S., Miyazaki A., 2005,
“A BICONICALLY EXPANDING FLOW IN W43A TRACED BY SiO MASER EMISSION”,
Astrophys. J. Lett., 622, L125—L128
Imai, H., Omodaka T., Hirota T., Umemoto T., Sorai K., Kondo T. , 2006,
“A Collimated Jet and an Infalling-Rotating Disk in G192.16-3.84 Traced by H2O Maser Emission”,
Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 58, No. 5, 883—892
Imai, H., Sahai, R., Morris M., 2007,
“THE SPATIO-KINEMATICAL STRUCTURE AND DISTANCE OF THE PREPLANETARY NEBULA
IRAS 19134+2131”,
Astrophys. J., 669, 424--434
Imai, H. , Nakashima K., Bushimata, Choi, Y.K., Hirota, T., Honma, M. Horiai, K., Inomata, N., Iwadate, K., Jike, T.,
Kameya, O., Kamohara, R., Kan-ya, Y., Kawaguchi, N., Kijima, M. Kobayashi, H., Kuji, S., Kurayama T., Manabe, S.,
Miyaji, T., Nagayama, T., Nakagawa, A., Oh, C.S,, Omodaka, T., Oyama, T., Sakai, S., Sakakibara, S., Sato, K.,
Sasao, T., Shibata, K.M., Shimizu, R., Shintani, M., Sora, K., Suda, H., Tamura, Y., Tsushima, M., Ueno, Y.,
Yamashita, K., 2007, “Astrometry of H2O Masers in Nearby Star-Forming Regions with VERA -- I. IRAS 16293-2422
in ρ Oph East”,
Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 59, No.6, 1107—1113
Imai, H., Fujii, T., Omodaka, T., Deguchi, S., 2008,
“JVN observations of H2O masers around the evolved star IRAS22480+6002”,
Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 60, No.1, 55—62
Imai, H., He, J.-H., Nakashima, J., Ukita, N., Deguchi, S., Koning, N., 2009,
“CO J=3-2 Emission from the "Water Fountain" Sources IRAS 16342-3814 and IRAS 18286-0959”,
Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 61, No.6, 1365—1372
Imai, H., Nakashima, J., Deguchi, S., Yamauchi A., Nakagawa, A., Nagayama, T., 2010,
“Japanese VLBI Network Mapping of SiO v = 3 J = 1--0 Maser Emission in W Hydrae”,
Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 62, No.2, 431—439
Imai, H., Tafoya, D., Hirota, T., Honma, M., Miyaji, T., 2011,
“Annual Parallax Distance and Kinematical Property of H2O Masers in IRAS 19312+1950”,
Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 63, No.1, 81—87
Imai, H., Omi, R., Kurayama, T., Nagayama, T., Hirota, T., Miyaji, T., Omodaka, T., 2011,
“Multiple Outflows Traced by H2O Masers around the Ultra-compact HII Region G34.26+15”
Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 63, No.6, 1293—1311
Imai, H., Chong, S.-N., He, J.-H., Nakashima, J., Hsia, C.-H., Sakai, T., Deguchi, S., Koning, N., 2012,
“Extremely Strong 13CO J = 3--2 Line in the ``Water Fountain'' IRAS 16342-3814: Evidence for the Hot-Bottom
Burning”, Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 64, No.5, 87 (8 pages)
Imai, H., Oyadomari, M., Chong, S. N., Nakagawa, A., Kurayama, T., Nakashima, J., Matsumoto, N., Nagayama ,T., Oyama, T.,
Mizuno, S., Deguchi, S., Cho, S.-H., 2012,
“Pilot VLBI Survey of SiO v=3 J=1—0 Maser Emission around Evolved Stars”, Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 64, No.6,
L6(4 pages)
Imai, H., Sakai, N., Nakanishi, H., Sakanoue, H., Honma, M., Miyaji, T., 2012,
“Annual Parallax Distance to the K-type Star System IRAS 22480+6002 measured with VERA”, Publ. Astron. Soc.
Japan, 64, No.6, 142(11 pages)
Imai, H., Kurayama, T., Honma, M., Miyaji, T., 2013,
“Annual Parallax Distance and the Secular Motion of the Water Fountain Source IRAS 18286-0959”, Publ. Astron. Soc.
Japan, 65, No.2, 28 (9 pages)
Imai, H., Katayama, Y., Ellingsen, S.P., Hagiwara, Y., 2013,
“ACTA Survey of H2O masers in the Large Magellanic Clouds”, Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 432, L16—L20
Imai, H., Nakashima, J., Yung, B.H.K,, Deguchi, S., Kwok, S., Diamond, P.J., 2013,
“EXPLORATION OF A RELIC CIRCUMSTELLAR ENVELOPE IN THE "WATER FOUNTAIN" SOURCE IRAS
18286–0959”, Astrophys. J., 771, 47 (11 pages)
Imai, H., Nakashima, J., Deguchi, S., Kwok, S., Diamond, P.J., 2013,
”The Spatio-Kinematical Structure of H2O and OH Masers in the ‘Water Fountain’ Source IRAS 18460-0151”,
Astrophys. J., 773, 182 (12 pages)
Refereed papers (contributing as one of co-authors)
Honma M., Oyama T., Hachisuka K., Sawada S. S., Sebata K., Miyoshi M., Kameya O., Manabe S., Kawaguchi N., Sasao T.,
Kameno S., Fujisawa K., Shibata K. M., Bushimata T., Miyaji T., Kobayashi H., Inoue M., Imai, H., Araki H., Hanada H., Iwadate K., Kaneko Y.,
Kuji S., Sato K., Tsuruta S., Sakai S., Tamura Y., Horiai K., Hara T., Yokoyama K., Nakajima J., Kawai E., Okubo H., Osaki H., Koyama Y.,
Sekido M., Suzuyama T., Ichikawa R., Kondo T., Sakai K., Wada K., Harada N., Tougou N., Fujishita M., Morisaki S., Kanbara R., Funaki T.,
Yamashita N., Hasegawa W., Nakamura M., Shimizu R., Kawaguchi S., Yoshimura A., Watanabe T., Shimoikura T., Nishio M., Omodaka T., Okudaira A., 2000,
``J-Net Galactic Plane Survey of VLBI Radio Sources
for VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry (VERA)”, Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 52, No.5, 631--643
Ishitsuka J. K., Imai, H., Omodaka T., Ueno M., Kameya O., Sasao T., Morimoto M., Miyaji T., Nakajima J.,
Watanabe T. 2001, “VLBI Monitoring Observations of Water Masers around the Semi-Regular
Variable Star R Crateris”, Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 53, No.6, 1231--1238
Sudou H, Omodaka T., Imai, H., Sasao T., Takaba H., Nishio M., Hasegawa W., Nakajima J., 2002,
``VLBI Observations of Water Masers in the Circumstellar Envelope of IRC +60169 “,
Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 54, No.5, 757--764
Honma, M., Choi, Y. K., Bushimata, T., Fujii, T., Hirota, T., Horiai, K., Imai, H., Inomata, N., Ishitsuka, J., Iwadate, K.,
Jike, T., Kameya, O., Kamohara, R., Kan-ya, Y., Kawaguchi, N., Kobayashi, H., Kuji, S., Kurayama, K., Manabe, S.,
Miyaji, T., Nakagawa, A., Nakashima, K., Nagayoshi R., Omodaka, T., Oyama ,T., Rioja, M., Sakai, S., Sakakibara S.,
Sato, K., Sasao, T., Shibata, K. M., Shimizu, R., Sora, K., Suda, H., Tamura, Y., Yamashita, K. 2004,
``VERA Observation of the W49N H2O Maser Outburst in 2003 October”,
Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 56, No.1, L15—L18
Deguchi, S., Imai, H., Fujii, T., Glass, I. S., Ita, Y., Izumiura, H., Kameya, O., Miyazaki, A., Nakada, Y., Nakashima, J., 2004,
``SiO Maser Survey of the Large-Amplitude Variables in the Galactic Center”,
Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 56, No. 2, 261--294
Deguchi S., Fujii T., Glass I. S., Imai, H., Ita Y., Izumiura H., Kameya O., Miyazaki A., Nakada Y., Nakashima J., 2004,
``SiO Maser Survey of IRAS Sources in the Inner Galactic Disk”, Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 56, No. 5, 765--802
Honma, M., Bushimata, T., Choi, Y. K., Fujii, T., Hirota, T., Horiai, K., Imai, H., Inomata,N., Ishitsuka,J., Iwadate,K.,
Jike,T., Kameya,O., Kamohara,R., Kan-Ya,Y., Kawaguchi,N., Kijima,M., Kobayashi,H., Kuji,S., Kurayama,T.,
Manabe,S., Miyaji,T., Nakagawa,A., Nakashima,K., Oh,C.-S., Omodaka,T., Oyama,T., Rioja,M., Sakai,S., Sato,K., Sasao,T., Shibata,K.M., Shimizu,R., Sora,K., Suda,H., Tamura,Y., Yamashita, K., 2005
`` Multi-Epoch VERA Observations of OH43.8-0.1”, Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 57, No.4, 595—603
Vlemmings, W. H.T., Diamond, P.J., Imai, H., 2006,
“A magnetically collimated jet from an evolved star”, Nature, 440, 58—60
Chen, X., Shen, Z.-Q., Imai, H., Kamohara, R., 2006,
“INWARD MOTIONS OF THE COMPACT SiO MASERS AROUND VX SAGITTARII”, Astrophys. J., 640,
982—994
Hachisuka, K., Brunthaler, A., Menten, K.M., Reid, M.J., Imai, H., Hagiwara, Y., Miyoshi, M., Horiuchi, S., Sasao, T., 2006,
“WATER MASER MOTIONS IN W3(OH) AND A DETERMINATION OF ITS DISTANCE”,
Astrophys. J., 645, 337—344
Deguchi, S., Fujii, T., Ita Y., Imai, H., Izumiura, H., Kameya, O., Matsunaga, N., Miyazaki, A., Mizutani, R., Nakada, Y.,
Nakashina, J., 2007,
“SiO Maser Search off the Galactic Plane”, Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 59, No.3, 559--587
Sato, M., Hirota, T., Honma, M., Kobayashi, H., Sasao, T., Bushimata, T., Choi, Y. K., Imai, H., Iwadate, K., Jike, T.
Kameno, S., Kameya, O., Kamohara,R., Kan-ya, Y., Kawaguchi, N., Kijima, K., Kobayashi, H., Kim, M.-K., Kuji,. K., Kurayama, T., Manabe, S., Maruyama, K., Matsui, M., Matsumoto, N., Miyaji, T., Nagayama, T., Nakagawa, A., Nakamura, K., Oh, C.-S., Omodaka, T., Oyama, T., Sakai, T., Sato, K., Shibata, K. M., Shintani, M., Tamura, Y., Tsushima, M., Yamashita, K., 2007,
“Absolute Proper Motions of H2O Masers Away from the Galactic Plane Measured with VERA in the "Superbubble"
Region NGC 281” , Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 59, No.4, 743--751
Inomata, N., Imai, H., Omodaka, T., 2007, “A Pole-on Bipolar Outflow from the AGB Star WX Piscium”,
Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 59, No.4, 799—809
Honma, M., Bushimata, T., Choi, Y.K., Hirota, T., Horiai, K., Imai, H., Iwadate, K., Jike, T., Kameya, O.,
Kamohara,R., Kan-ya, Y., Kawaguchi, N., Kijima, K., Kobayashi, H., Kim, M.-K., Kuji,. K., Kurayama, T., Manabe, S., Maruyama, K., Matsui, M., Matsumoto, N., Miyaji, T., Nagayama, T., Nakagawa, A., Nakamura, K., Oh, C.-S., Omodaka, T., Oyama, T., Sakai, T., Sato, K., Shibata, K. M., Shintani, M., Suda, H., Tamura, Y., Tsushima, M., Yamashita, K., 2007,
“Astrometry of Galactic Star Forming Region Sharpless 269 with VERA: Parallax Measurements and
Constraint on Outer Rotation Curve”, Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 59, No.5, 889—895
Hirota, T., Bushimata, T., Choi, Y. K., Honma, M., Imai, H., Iwadate, K., Jike, T., Kameno, S., Kameya, O., Kamohara, R.,
Kan-ya, Y., Kawaguchi, N., Kijima, M., Kim,~M.-K., Kobayashi, H., Kuji, S., Kurayama, T., Manabe, S.,
Maruyama, K., Matsui, M., Matsumoto, N., Miyaji, T., Nagayama, T., Nakagawa, A., Nakamura, K.,
Oh, C. S., Omodaka, T., Oyama, T., Sakai, S., Sasao, T., Sato, K., Sato, M., Shibata, K. M., Shintani, M.,
Tamura, Y., Tsushima, M., and Yamashita, K. , 2008, “Distance to Orion KL Measured with VERA”,
Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 59, No. 5, 897--903
Hirota, T., Bushimata, T., Choi, Y. K., Honma, M., Imai, H., Iwadate, K., Jike, T., Kameya, O., Kamohara, R., Kan-ya, Y.,
Kawaguchi, N., Kijima, M., Kobayashi, H., Kuji, S., Kurayama, T., Manabe, S., Miyaji, T., Nagayama, T.,
Nakagawa, A., Oh, C. S., Omodaka, T., Oyama, T., Sakai, S., Sasao, T., Sato, K., Shibata, K. M., Tamura, Y., and
Yamashita, K. ,
2008, “Astrometry of H2O Masers in Nearby Star-Forming Regions with VERA. II. SVS13 in NGC1333”,
Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 60, No. 1, 37--44
Oyama, T., Miyoshi, M., Deguchi, S., Imai, H., Shen, Z.-Q., 2008,
“A Measurement of Proper Motions of SiO Maser Sources in the Galactic Center with the VLBA”,
Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 60, No.1, 11—22
Nagayama, T., Nakagawa, A., Imai, H., Omodaka, T., Sofue, Y., 2008
“VLBI Observations of Water Masers in Onsala 1: Massive Binary Star-Forming Site?”
Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 60, No.2, 183—190
He, J.-H., Imai, H., Hasegawa, T.I., Campbell, S.W., Nakashima, J., 2008,
“First detection of CO lines in a water fountain star”, Astron. Astrophys., 488, L21—L24
Honma, M., Kijima, M., Suda, H., Kawaguchi, N., Kobayashi, H., Bushimata, T., Shimizu, R., Yoshimura, A.,
Sasao, T., Hirota, T., Imai, H., Iwadate, K., Jike, T., Kameya, O., Kamohara, R., Kuji, S., Kurayama, T.,
Manabe, S., Miyaji, T., Nakagawa, A., Omodaka, T., Oyama, T., Sakai, S., Sato, K., Shibata, K.M., and
Tamura, Y., 2008, “Dual-Beam Delay Calibration for VERA”, Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 60, No. 5, 935--950
Hirota, T., Ando, K., Bushimata, T., Choi, Y.K., Honma, M., Imai, H., Iwadate, K., Jike, T., Kameno, S., Kameya, O.,
Kamohara, R., Kan-ya, Y., Kawaguchi, N., Kijima, M., Kim, M.K., Kobayashi, H., Kuji, S.,
Kurayama, T., Manabe, S., Matsui, M., Matsumoto, N., Miyaji, T., Miyazaki, A., Nagayama, T.,
Nakagawa, A., Namikawa, D., Nyu, D., Oh, C.S., Omodaka, T., Oyama, T., Sakai, S., Sasao, T., Sato, K.,
Sato, M., Shibata, K.M., Tamura, Ueda, Y., Yamashita, K., 2008,
“Astrometry of H2O Masers in Nearby Star-Forming Regions with VERA III. IRAS22198+6336 in
Lynds1204G”, Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 60, No. 5, 961—974
Sato, M., Hirota, T., Honma, M., Kobayashi, H., Bushimata, T., Choi, Y.K., Imai, H., Iwadate, K., Jike, T.,
Kameno, S., Kameya, O., Kamohara, R., Kan-ya, Y., Kawaguchi, N., Kim, M.K., Kuji, S.,