An overview of MAXI onboard JEM-EF of the international space station

M. Matsuoka; K. Kawasaki; S. Ueno; H. Tomida; M. Kohama; M. Ishikawa; H. Katayama; M. Suzuki; T. Miyakawa; T. Mihara; N. Isobe; H. Tsunemi; E. Miyata; H. Negoro; M. Nakajima; N. Kawai; J. Kataoka; A. Yoshida; K. Yamaoka; M. Morii

doi:10.1117/12.731076

An overview of MAXI onboard JEM-EF of the international space station

M. Matsuoka^*, K. Kawasaki, S. Ueno, H. Tomida, M. Kohama, M. Ishikawa, H. Katayama, M. Suzuki, T. Miyakawa, T. Mihara, N. Isobe, H. Tsunemi, E. Miyata, H. Negoro, M. Nakajima, N. Kawai, J. Kataoka, A. Yoshida, K. Yamaoka, M. Morii

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MAXI is the first payload to be attached on JEM-EF (Kibo exposed facility) of ISS. It provides an all sky X-ray image every ISS orbit. If MAXI scans the sky during one week, it could make a milli-Crab X-ray all sky map excluding bright region around the sun. Thus, MAXI does not only inform X-ray novae and transients rapidly to world astronomers if once they occur, but also observes long-term variability of Galactic and extra-Galactic X-ray sources. MAXI also provides an X-ray source catalogue at that time with diffuse cosmic X-ray background. MAXI consists of two kinds of detectors, position sensitive gas-proportional counters for 2-30 keV X-rays and CCD cameras for 0.5-10 keV X-rays. All instruments of MAXI are now in final phase of pre-launching tests of their flight modules. We are also carrying out performance tests for X-ray detectors and collimators. Data processing and analysis software including alert system on ground are being developed by mission team. In this paper we report an overview of final instruments of MAXI and capability of MAXI.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XV
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.731076
Publication status	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes
Event	UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XV - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: 2007 Aug 26 → 2007 Aug 27

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	6686
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

Conference

Conference	UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XV
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	07/8/26 → 07/8/27

Keywords

ASM
All sky monitor
ISS
JEM-EF
MAXI
Monitor of all sky X-ray image
X-ray nova
X-ray transient

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Matsuoka, M., Kawasaki, K., Ueno, S., Tomida, H., Kohama, M., Ishikawa, M., Katayama, H., Suzuki, M., Miyakawa, T., Mihara, T., Isobe, N., Tsunemi, H., Miyata, E., Negoro, H., Nakajima, M., Kawai, N., Kataoka, J., Yoshida, A., Yamaoka, K., & Morii, M. (2007). An overview of MAXI onboard JEM-EF of the international space station. In UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XV Article 668611 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 6686). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.731076

Matsuoka, M, Kawasaki, K, Ueno, S, Tomida, H, Kohama, M, Ishikawa, M, Katayama, H, Suzuki, M, Miyakawa, T, Mihara, T, Isobe, N, Tsunemi, H, Miyata, E, Negoro, H, Nakajima, M, Kawai, N, Kataoka, J, Yoshida, A, Yamaoka, K & Morii, M 2007, An overview of MAXI onboard JEM-EF of the international space station. in UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XV., 668611, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 6686, UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XV, San Diego, CA, United States, 07/8/26. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.731076

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