Abstract
WF-MAXI is a soft X-ray transient monitor proposed for the ISS/JEM. Unlike MAXI, it will always cover a large field of view (20 % of the entire sky) to detect short transients more efficiently. In addition to the various transient sources seen by MAXI, we hope to localize X-ray counterparts of gravitational wave events, expected to be directly detected by Advanced-LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA in late 2010's. The main instrument, the Soft X-ray Large Solid Angle Cameras (SLC) is sensitive in the 0.7-12 keV band with a localization accuracy of ∼ 0:1°. The Hard X-ray Monitor (HXM) covers the same sky field in the 20 keV-1 MeV band.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray |
| Publisher | SPIE |
| Volume | 9144 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780819496126 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray - Montreal Duration: 2014 Jun 22 → 2014 Jun 26 |
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| Other | Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray |
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| City | Montreal |
| Period | 14/6/22 → 14/6/26 |
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Keywords
- all-sky monitor
- gamma-ray bursts
- gravitational waves
- International Space Station
- WF-MAXI
- X-ray astronomy
- X-ray detectors
- X-ray transients
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Mathematics
- Computer Science Applications
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
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Wide-field MAXI : Soft x-ray transient monitor on the ISS. / Kawai, Nobuyuki; Tomida, Hiroshi; Yatsu, Yoichi; Mihara, Tatehiro; Ueno, Shiro; Kimura, Masashi; Arimoto, Makoto; Serino, Motoko; Sakamoto, Takanori; Tsunemi, Hiroshi; Kohmura, Takayoshi; Negoro, Hitoshi; Ueda, Yoshihiro; Morii, Mikio; Tsuboi, Yoko; Ebisawa, Ken; Yoshida, Atsumasa.
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. Vol. 9144 SPIE, 2014. 91442P.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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AU - Kawai, Nobuyuki
AU - Tomida, Hiroshi
AU - Yatsu, Yoichi
AU - Mihara, Tatehiro
AU - Ueno, Shiro
AU - Kimura, Masashi
AU - Arimoto, Makoto
AU - Serino, Motoko
AU - Sakamoto, Takanori
AU - Tsunemi, Hiroshi
AU - Kohmura, Takayoshi
AU - Negoro, Hitoshi
AU - Ueda, Yoshihiro
AU - Morii, Mikio
AU - Tsuboi, Yoko
AU - Ebisawa, Ken
AU - Yoshida, Atsumasa
PY - 2014
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KW - gamma-ray bursts
KW - gravitational waves
KW - International Space Station
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KW - X-ray astronomy
KW - X-ray detectors
KW - X-ray transients
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