Project Area | Deciphering the Ancient Universe with Gamma-Ray Bursts |
Project/Area Number |
19047001
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Review Section |
Science and Engineering
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Research Institution | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
Principal Investigator |
KAWAI Nobuyuki 東京工業大学, 大学院・理工学研究科, 教授 (80195031)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
YOSHIDA Atsumasa 青山学院大学, 理工学部, 教授 (80240274)
YAMAOKA Kazutaka 青山学院大学, 理工学部, 助教 (00365016)
MURAKAMI Toshio 金沢大学, 自然科学研究科, 教授 (60092350)
FUJIMOYO Ryuichi 金沢大学, 自然科学研究科, 准教授 (20280555)
TOMIDA Hiroshi 独立行政法人宇宙航空研究開発機構, 宇宙科学研究所, 開発員 (30399547)
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Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
KATAOKA Jun 早稲田大学, 理工学術院, 准教授 (90334507)
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Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2010
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥203,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥203,900,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥50,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥50,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥58,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥58,600,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥60,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥60,600,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥34,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥34,200,000)
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Keywords | ガンマ線バースト / 天体形成史 / X線天文学 / X線検出器 / γ線天文学 |
Research Abstract |
The goals of this research are quick and precise localization of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) which lead to prompt observations of afterglows, and investigation of origins and environments of GRBs from detailed X-ray and gamma-ray studies. We developed MAXI and succeeded in detecting and reporting GRBs. We also conducted basic development of X-ray spectrometers and GRB localization instruments. In addition, we analyzed the data obtained by satellites as HETE-2, Fermi, and Suzaku, and studied the correlation between the peak spectral energy and the luminosity, and the energy dependence of the X-ray/gamma-ray light curves.
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