The Hitomi (ASTRO-H) mission is the sixth Japanese x-ray astronomy satellite developed by a large international collaboration, including Japan, USA, Canada, and Europe. The mission aimed to provide the highest energy resolution ever achieved at E > 2 keV, using a microcalorimeter instrument, and to cover a wide energy range spanning four decades in energy from soft x-rays to gamma rays. After a successful launch on February 17, 2016, the spacecraft lost its function on March 26, 2016, but the commissioning phase for about a month provided valuable information on the onboard instruments and the spacecraft system, including astrophysical results obtained from first light observations. The paper describes the Hitomi (ASTRO-H) mission, its capabilities, the initial operation, and the instruments/spacecraft performances confirmed during the commissioning operations for about a month.

Takahashi, T., Kokubun, M., Mitsuda, K., Kelley, R.l., Ohashi, T., Aharonian, F., et al. (2018). HITOMI (ASTRO-H) X-ray astronomy satellite. JOURNAL OF ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPES, INSTRUMENTS, AND SYSTEMS, 4(2) [10.1117/1.JATIS.4.2.021402].

HITOMI (ASTRO-H) X-ray astronomy satellite

Tombesi, F.;
2018-01-01

Abstract

The Hitomi (ASTRO-H) mission is the sixth Japanese x-ray astronomy satellite developed by a large international collaboration, including Japan, USA, Canada, and Europe. The mission aimed to provide the highest energy resolution ever achieved at E > 2 keV, using a microcalorimeter instrument, and to cover a wide energy range spanning four decades in energy from soft x-rays to gamma rays. After a successful launch on February 17, 2016, the spacecraft lost its function on March 26, 2016, but the commissioning phase for about a month provided valuable information on the onboard instruments and the spacecraft system, including astrophysical results obtained from first light observations. The paper describes the Hitomi (ASTRO-H) mission, its capabilities, the initial operation, and the instruments/spacecraft performances confirmed during the commissioning operations for about a month.
2018
Pubblicato
Rilevanza internazionale
Recensione
Esperti anonimi
Settore PHYS-05/A - Astrofisica, cosmologia e scienza dello spazio
English
Con Impact Factor ISI
Gamma ray
Gamma-ray astronomy
Hard x-ray
Microcalorimeter
X-ray
X-ray astronomy
Takahashi, T., Kokubun, M., Mitsuda, K., Kelley, R.l., Ohashi, T., Aharonian, F., et al. (2018). HITOMI (ASTRO-H) X-ray astronomy satellite. JOURNAL OF ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPES, INSTRUMENTS, AND SYSTEMS, 4(2) [10.1117/1.JATIS.4.2.021402].
Takahashi, T; Kokubun, M; Mitsuda, K; Kelley, Rl; Ohashi, T; Aharonian, F; Akamatsu, H; Akimoto, F; Allen, Sw; Anabuki, N; Angelini, L; Arnaud, K; Asa...espandi
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