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Title: High sensitivity all sky X-ray monitor and survey with MAXI

Abstract

MAXI is an all sky X-ray monitor to be mounted on the Japanese Experimental Module in the International Space Station (ISS). It scans almost all over the sky every 96 minutes, in the course of the orbital motion of the ISS. MAXI is designed to have a sensitivity, significantly higher than the previous X-ray monitors, and then, to detect X-ray sources as faint as 1 mCrab in a week observation. Therefore, MAXI is expected to create a novel catalogue of not only the stable X-ray sources but also the highly variable ones in the sky, especially active galactic nuclei for the first time. If MAXI detects X-ray phenomena, alerts will be quickly made through the Internet.

Authors:
; ; ;  [1]; ; ;  [2]; ;  [3]; ;  [4]; ;  [5]; ;  [6];  [7]
  1. RIKEN, 2-1, Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama (Japan)
  2. ISAS/JAXA, 2-1-1, Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki (Japan)
  3. Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, Oo-okayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo (Japan)
  4. Aoama Gakuin University, 5-10-1, Fuchinobe, Sagamihara, Kanagawa (Japan)
  5. Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka (Japan)
  6. Nihon University, 1-8-14 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Japan)
  7. Rikkyo University, 3-34-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo (Japan)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21067272
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 921; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: 1. GLAST symposium, Stanford, CA (United States), 5-8 Feb 2007; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2757391; (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; CATALOGS; COSMIC PHOTONS; COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES; GALAXY NUCLEI; GAMMA ASTRONOMY; INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION; PHOTON EMISSION; SENSITIVITY; X-RAY DETECTION

Citation Formats

Isobe, N, Mihara, T, Kohama, M, Suzuki, M, Matsuoka, M, Ueno, S, Tomida, H, Kawai, N, Kataoka, J, Yoshida, A, Yamaoka, K, Tsunemi, H, Miyata, E, Negoro, H, Nakajima, M, and Morii, M. High sensitivity all sky X-ray monitor and survey with MAXI. United States: N. p., 2007. Web. doi:10.1063/1.2757391.
Isobe, N, Mihara, T, Kohama, M, Suzuki, M, Matsuoka, M, Ueno, S, Tomida, H, Kawai, N, Kataoka, J, Yoshida, A, Yamaoka, K, Tsunemi, H, Miyata, E, Negoro, H, Nakajima, M, & Morii, M. High sensitivity all sky X-ray monitor and survey with MAXI. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2757391
Isobe, N, Mihara, T, Kohama, M, Suzuki, M, Matsuoka, M, Ueno, S, Tomida, H, Kawai, N, Kataoka, J, Yoshida, A, Yamaoka, K, Tsunemi, H, Miyata, E, Negoro, H, Nakajima, M, and Morii, M. 2007. "High sensitivity all sky X-ray monitor and survey with MAXI". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2757391.
@article{osti_21067272,
title = {High sensitivity all sky X-ray monitor and survey with MAXI},
author = {Isobe, N and Mihara, T and Kohama, M and Suzuki, M and Matsuoka, M and Ueno, S and Tomida, H and Kawai, N and Kataoka, J and Yoshida, A and Yamaoka, K and Tsunemi, H and Miyata, E and Negoro, H and Nakajima, M and Morii, M},
abstractNote = {MAXI is an all sky X-ray monitor to be mounted on the Japanese Experimental Module in the International Space Station (ISS). It scans almost all over the sky every 96 minutes, in the course of the orbital motion of the ISS. MAXI is designed to have a sensitivity, significantly higher than the previous X-ray monitors, and then, to detect X-ray sources as faint as 1 mCrab in a week observation. Therefore, MAXI is expected to create a novel catalogue of not only the stable X-ray sources but also the highly variable ones in the sky, especially active galactic nuclei for the first time. If MAXI detects X-ray phenomena, alerts will be quickly made through the Internet.},
doi = {10.1063/1.2757391},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21067272}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 921,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jul 12 00:00:00 EDT 2007},
month = {Thu Jul 12 00:00:00 EDT 2007}
}