Pre-flight performance of a micro-satellite TSUBAME for X-ray polarimetry of gamma-ray bursts

Yoichi Yatsu; Kei Ito; Shin Kurita; Makoto Arimoto; Nobuyuki Kawai; Masanori Matsushita; Shota Kawajiri; Shogo Kitamura; Saburo Matunaga; Shin'Ichi Kimura; Jun Kataoka; Takeshi Nakamori; Sin Kubo

doi:10.1117/12.2056275

Pre-flight performance of a micro-satellite TSUBAME for X-ray polarimetry of gamma-ray bursts

Yoichi Yatsu^*, Kei Ito, Shin Kurita, Makoto Arimoto, Nobuyuki Kawai, Masanori Matsushita, Shota Kawajiri, Shogo Kitamura, Saburo Matunaga, Shin'Ichi Kimura, Jun Kataoka, Takeshi Nakamori, Sin Kubo

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Abstract

To measure the polarization of gamma-ray bursts in X-ray energy band, we have developed a 50 kg micro-satellite named "SUBAME". The satellite has a compact and high-sensitive hard X-ray polarimeter employing newly-developed shock resistant multi-anode photomultipliers and Si avalanche photodiodes. Thanks to the ultra low-noise detectors and signal processors, the polarimeter can cover a wide energy range of 30 200 keV even at 25°C with a high modulation factor of 62 %. TSUBAME is in the phase of final functional tests waiting for shipping to Baikonur and will be launched into a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 700 km in late 2014. In this paper, the pre-ight performance of the gamma-ray detector system and the satellite bus system are presented.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014
Subtitle of host publication	Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Editors	Tadayuki Takahashi, Jan-Willem A. den Herder, Mark Bautz
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9780819496126
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056275
Publication status	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray - Montreal, Canada Duration: 2014 Jun 22 → 2014 Jun 26

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9144
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

Conference

Conference	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	14/6/22 → 14/6/26

Keywords

Polarimeter
Polarimetry
X-rays astronomy
gamma-ray astronomy
gamma-ray burst
micro-satellite

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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Yatsu, Y., Ito, K., Kurita, S., Arimoto, M., Kawai, N., Matsushita, M., Kawajiri, S., Kitamura, S., Matunaga, S., Kimura, SI., Kataoka, J., Nakamori, T., & Kubo, S. (2014). Pre-flight performance of a micro-satellite TSUBAME for X-ray polarimetry of gamma-ray bursts. In T. Takahashi, J-W. A. den Herder, & M. Bautz (Eds.), Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray Article 91440L (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9144). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056275

Pre-flight performance of a micro-satellite TSUBAME for X-ray polarimetry of gamma-ray bursts. / Yatsu, Yoichi; Ito, Kei; Kurita, Shin et al.
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. ed. / Tadayuki Takahashi; Jan-Willem A. den Herder; Mark Bautz. SPIE, 2014. 91440L (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9144).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Yatsu, Y, Ito, K, Kurita, S, Arimoto, M, Kawai, N, Matsushita, M, Kawajiri, S, Kitamura, S, Matunaga, S, Kimura, SI, Kataoka, J, Nakamori, T & Kubo, S 2014, Pre-flight performance of a micro-satellite TSUBAME for X-ray polarimetry of gamma-ray bursts. in T Takahashi, J-WA den Herder & M Bautz (eds), Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray., 91440L, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 9144, SPIE, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, Montreal, Canada, 14/6/22. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056275

Yatsu Y, Ito K, Kurita S, Arimoto M, Kawai N, Matsushita M et al. Pre-flight performance of a micro-satellite TSUBAME for X-ray polarimetry of gamma-ray bursts. In Takahashi T, den Herder J-WA, Bautz M, editors, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. SPIE. 2014. 91440L. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.2056275

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