抄録
MAXI (Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image) 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. Only with a few weeks scan, MAXI is expected to 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 Galact ic 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.
本文言語 | English |
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ページ(範囲) | 830-833 |
ページ数 | 4 |
ジャーナル | AIP Conference Proceedings |
巻 | 1085 |
DOI | |
出版ステータス | Published - 2009 4月 13 |
外部発表 | はい |
イベント | 4th International Meeting on High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy - Heidelberg, Germany 継続期間: 2008 7月 7 → 2008 7月 11 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 物理学および天文学(全般)