High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)International Center for Quantum-field Measurement Systems for Studies of the Universe and Particles （QUP）
Leading the discovery of CP violation at the B-factory experiment in KEK which led to the Nobel Prize to Professors Kobayashi andMaskawa, I felt like I touched the depths of nature with my bare hands. After that, I succeeded in the first observation of theCenter Director
gravitational lens effect on the polarization of the cosmic microwave background in the POLARBEAR project, and proposed theMasashi Hazumi LiteBIRD satellite project to explore the universe before the Big Bang. My dream as a researcher is to provide new knowledge about"the zero time in the universe" and to bring about the discovery of a novel quantum field in the research activities of this center.

Mission

Identities“Quantum Field” is the the backbone of reality from particles to the cosmos. QUP will: integrate particle physics, astrophysics, condensed matter physics, measurement science, and systems
science; invent and develop new systems for measuring quantum fields and bring innovation to measurements incosmological observations and particle experiments, and elucidate the true nature of space-time andmatter, with fusion of various research areas; and establish a new measurement science, quantum field measurement systemology, as a science of means
through the above practices and create a new level of fusion of various research areas beyond physics
and new social values through application to other fields and social implementation.

ResearchI.

The only center in the world that integrates the invention of new measurement principles forexperimental cosmology and particle physics, the development of systems to realize these principles,
and the execution of projects.

II.

This center will conduct interdisciplinary research on "means" or "methodologies." It is at the metalevel, leading to a new level of fusion of various research areas to produce academic and socialvalues. In particular, for social implementation, we are promoting interdisciplinary research thattranscends the boundaries between industry and academia with the cooperation of the Toyota Group.

III. Capability of characterizing measurement systems using the various quantum beams provided by
KEK's accelerator facilities.
IV. Leveraging our experience as a host of large-scaleinternational collaborative experiments infundamental research fields to conduct
international research collaborations at anunparalleled level.
V. Leveraging our experience as an inter-university
research institute, we will lead the world and makesignificant contributions to the research andeducation of universities and research institutionsin Japan and abroad.

Satellite Offices
Toyota Central R&D Labs

1) Development and implementation of the superconducting detector array for the LiteBIRD satellite project.
2) The invention of methods (e.g., those using quasiparticles) for measuring novel quantum fields (e.g.,axions), and proposal and promotion of new projects based on these methods.
3) Pioneering the most efficient means for large-scale projects in basic science (e.g., automatic ASIC designgeneration) and theorizing them based on practice (establishing systemology.)4) Research with social implementation (e.g., smart cities, autonomous driving, etc.) as an outcome (e.g.,
application of the Casimir effect to devices) and development of applications in a wide range of academic
fields (e.g., neuroaesthetics, archaeology, etc.)

Above are typical examples, and a variety of fusion research that goes beyond these will be carried out.

High EnergyAccelerator
ResearchOrganization(KEK)

Japan Aerospace
Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Institute of Space andAstronautical Science (ISAS)

University of California, Berkeley

ResearchtowardSocialImplementation

Development ofsuperconducting
detectors