Observational study of the cosmic hot plasma and the development of the high performance X-ray CCD

• Project/Area Number: 16002004
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Specially Promoted Research
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Review Section: Science and Engineering; Mathematics and Physics
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: TSUNEMI Hiroshi Osaka University, 大学院・理学研究科, 教授 (90116062)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): HAYASHIDA Kiyoshi 大阪大学, 大学院・理学研究科, 准教授 (30222227) ; MIYATA Emi 大阪大学, 大学院・理学研究科, 助教 (40283824) ; 鳥居 研一 大阪大学, 理学研究科, 特任助手(常勤) (30344047)
• Project Period (FY): 2004 – 2008
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2008)
• Budget Amount: ¥368,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥283,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥85,080,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥52,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥40,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥12,000,000); Fiscal Year 2007: ¥52,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥40,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥12,000,000); Fiscal Year 2006: ¥63,050,000 (Direct Cost: ¥48,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥14,550,000); Fiscal Year 2005: ¥111,150,000 (Direct Cost: ¥85,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥25,650,000); Fiscal Year 2004: ¥90,480,000 (Direct Cost: ¥69,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥20,880,000)
• Keywords: 宇宙科学 / 宇宙物理 / X線天文学 / 人工衛星 / 電子デバイス / 電子機器 / 電子デバイス・機器

Research Abstract

X線を効率よく撮像分光するCCD素子を開発した。空乏層が厚く、裏面照射型で、いろいろなX線を検出できる。画素の大きさも色々あり、エネルギーの高いX線に対しては偏光情報も得られる。さらにSDCCDを導入し、名古屋大学と共同で気球観測装置を完成させた。CCDの高速低雑音読み出しを簡素化する目的で、アナログASICを開発した。これらの技術やノウハウを使い、すざく衛星を利用して宇宙高温プラズマの研究を進めた。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Another Abundance Inhomogeneity in the South East Limb of the Cygnus Loop (2009)
  • Author(s): H. Tsunemi, M. Kimura, 他3名
  • Journal Title: Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan 61
  • NAID: 10025602585
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Energy-Scale Calibration of the Sumicu X : Ilay- Imaging Sped/ ometer Using the Checker Flag Charge-Injection Technique in Orbit (2009)
  • Author(s): M. Ozawa, et.al.
  • Journal Title: Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan 61 Pages: 1-7
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Suzaku Observations across the Cygnus Loop from the North eastern to the Southwdstern Rim (2009)
  • Author(s): M. Kimura, H. Thunemi, S. Katsuda, and H. Uchida
  • Journal Title: Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan 61 Pages: 137-145
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Another Abundance Inhomogeneity in the South East Limb of the Cygnus Loop (2009)
  • Author(s): H. Tsunemi, et.al.
  • Journal Title: Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan 61 Pages: 147-153
  • NAID: 10025602585
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Suzaku Observations of Thermal and Non-Thermal X-Ray Emission from the Middle-Aged Supernova Remnant G156.2+5.7 (2009)
  • Author(s): S. Katsuda, R. Petre, U, Hwang, H. Yamaguchi, K. Mori, and H. Tsunemi
  • Journal Title: Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan 61 Pages: 5155-5165
  • NAID: 10025602617
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Suzaku Observations of Tycho's Supernova Remnant (2009)
  • Author(s): T. Tamagawa, et.al.
  • Journal Title: Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan 61 Pages: 167-174
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Chandra Observations of the Northeastern Rim of the Cygnus Loop (2008)
  • Author(s): S. Katsuda, H. Tsunemi, 他2名
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journal 680 Pages: 1198-1205
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The Slow X-Ray Expansion of the Northwestern Rim of the Supernova Remnant RX J0852.0-4622 (2008)
  • Author(s): S. Katsuda, H. Tsunemi, K. Mori
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journal 678
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] XMM-Newton Observation of the Northeastern Limb of the Cygnus Loop (2008)
  • Author(s): N. Nemes, H. Tsunemi, E. Miyata
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journal 675 Pages: 1293-1303
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Asymmetric Ejecta Distribution of the Cygnus Loop Revealed with Suzaku (2008)
  • Author(s): S. Katsuda, H. Tsunemi, 他5名
  • Journal Title: Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan 60
  • NAID: 10023955887
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Chandra Observations of the Northeastern Rim of the Cygnus Loop (2008)
  • Author(s): S. Katsuda, H. Tsunemi, M. Kimura, K. Mori
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journa 680 Pages: 1198-1205
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Discovery of Fast-Moving X-Ray-Emitting Ejecta Knots in the Oxygen-Rich Supernova Remnant Puppis A (2008)
  • Author(s): S. Katsuda, K. Mori, H. Tsunemi, et al.
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal 678 Pages: 297-302
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The Slow X-Ray Expansion of the Northwestern Rim of the Supernova Remnant RX J0852.0-4622 (2008)
  • Author(s): S. Katsuda, H. Tsunemi, and K. Mori
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal 678
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Development of a large format charge-coupled device (CCD) for applications in X-ray astronomy (2007)
  • Author(s): H. Tsunemi, E. Miyata, 他5名
  • Journal Title: Nucl. Inst. and Meth. A. 579 Pages: 866-870
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The Plasma Structure of the Cygnus Loop from the Northeastern Rim to the Southwestern Rim (2007)
  • Author(s): H. Tsunemi, S. Katsuda, 他2名
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journal 671 Pages: 1717-1725
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Development of a large format charge-coupled device (CCD) for applications in X-ray astronomy (2007)
  • Author(s): H. Tsunemi, et al.
  • Journal Title: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A 579 Pages: 866-870
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Optimization of a scintillator-deposited charge-coupled device with Monte-Carlo simulation (2007)
  • Author(s): N. Tawa, et al.
  • Journal Title: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A 573 Pages: 119-121
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Development of as analog LSI for readout of X-ray CCDs (2007)
  • Author(s): D. Matsuura, et al.
  • Journal Title: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A 570 Pages: 140-148
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Spectral Capability Evaluation of Thick Needlelike CsI(Tl) for Scintillator Directly Coupled Charge-Coupled Device (2007)
  • Author(s): N. Tawa, et al.
  • Journal Title: Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 46 Pages: 873-879
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Application of a Microfocus X-ray Generator and a Charge Coupled Device Camera for Refraction Contrast Radiography (2007)
  • Author(s): H. Uchida, et al.
  • Journal Title: Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 46 Pages: 3096-3100
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Detection of Highly-ionized Carbon And Nitrogen Emission Lines from the Cygnus Loop Supernova Remnant with the Suzaku Observatory (2007)
  • Author(s): E. Miyata, et al.
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 59
  • NAID: 10023948702
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Origin of the shrapnels around the Vela SNR (2006)
  • Author(s): H. Tsunemi and S. Katsuda
  • Journal Title: New Astronomy Reviews 50 Pages: 521-525
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Spatially Resolved X-Ray Spectroscopy of Vela Shrapnel A (2006)
  • Author(s): S. Katsuda, H. Tsunemi
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journal 642 Pages: 917-922
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] High Resolution X-ray Photon-Counting Detector with Scintillator-deposited Charge-coupled Device (2006)
  • Author(s): E. Miyata, N. Tawa, K. Mukai, H. Tsunemi, K. Miyaguchi
  • Journal Title: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 53 Pages: 576-583
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] High Resolution X-ray Photon-Counting Detector with Scintillator-deposited Charge-coupled Device (2006)
  • Author(s): E.Miyata, et al.
  • Journal Title: IEEE TRAN. Nucl. Sci. 53 Pages: 576-583
• [Journal Article] Development of p-Channel Charge-Coupled Device for NeXT, the Next Japanese X-ray Astronomical Satellite Mission (2006)
  • Author(s): Daisuke Matsuura, et al.
  • Journal Title: Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 45 Pages: 8904-8909
• [Journal Article] Origin of the shrapnels around the Vela SNR (2006)
  • Author(s): H.Tsunemi, S.Katsuda
  • Journal Title: New Astronomy Reviews 50 Pages: 521-525
• [Journal Article] Wide-band imaging spectrometer with scintillator-deposited charge-coupled device (2006)
  • Author(s): E.Miyata, et al.
  • Journal Title: Nucl. Instrum. and Meth. A 568 Pages: 149-152
• [Journal Article] Discovery of a Featureless X-Ray Spectrum in the Supernova Remnant Shell of G330.2+1.0 (2006)
  • Author(s): K.Torii, et al.
  • Journal Title: Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan 58
• [Journal Article] Spatially Resolved X-Ray Spectroscopy of Vela Shrapnel A (2006)
  • Author(s): S.Katsuda, H.Tsunemi
  • Journal Title: The Astrophysical Journal 642 Pages: 917-922
• [Journal Article] Development of the X-ray CCD in Japan (2005)
  • Author(s): H. Tsunemi
  • Journal Title: Nucl. Inst. and Meth. A. 541 Pages: 295-303
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] X-ray Responsivities of Direct-scintillator-deposited Charge-coupled Device (2005)
  • Author(s): E. Miyata, M. Miki, 他2名
  • Journal Title: Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 44 Pages: 1476-1484
  • NAID: 10015595382
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] XMM-Newton observation of Vela shrapnel D (2005)
  • Author(s): S.Katsuda, H.Tsunemi
  • Journal Title: Advances in Space Research 35 Pages: 996-1002
• [Journal Article] Development of the X-ray CCD in Japan (2005)
  • Author(s): H.Tsunemi
  • Journal Title: Nucl.Instrum.and Meth. 541 Pages: 295-303
• [Journal Article] Spatially resolved spectral analysis of Vela Shrapnel-D (2005)
  • Author(s): S.Katsuda, H.Tsunemi
  • Journal Title: Pub.Astr.Soc.Japan 57 Pages: 621-628
  • NAID: 10023937889
• [Journal Article] X-ray Responsivities of Direct-scintillator-deposited Charge-coupled Device (2005)
  • Author(s): E.Miyata, et al.
  • Journal Title: Jpn.J.Appl.Phys. 44 Pages: 1465-1484
  • NAID: 10015595382
• [Journal Article] Early BVRcIc imaging and the discovery of the optical afterglow of GRB 041218 (2005)
  • Author(s): K.Torii, et al.
  • Journal Title: Astronomy and Astrophysics 437
• [Journal Article] The X-ray emission from Young Stellar Objects in the r Ophiuchi dark cloud as seen by XMM-Newton (2005)
  • Author(s): H.Ozawa, et al.
  • Journal Title: Astronomy and Astrophysics 429 Pages: 963-975
• [Journal Article] Unprecedented Imaging Capability Hard X-ray Detector Employing- Scintillator-Deposited Charge-Coupled Device (2004)
  • Author(s): E. Miyata, N. Tawa, 他3名
  • Journal Title: Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 43
  • NAID: 10013161424
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Application of a Mesh Experiment for a Proton Beam Onto the Charge-Coupled Device (2004)
  • Author(s): H. Tsunemi, M. Miki, E. Miyata
  • Journal Title: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci. 51 Pages: 2288-2292
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Relation between the hot gas pressure inside a supernova remnant and its size (2004)
  • Author(s): H.Tsunemi, et al.
  • Journal Title: Advances in Space Research 33 Pages: 416-421
• [Journal Article] An X-Ray Measurement of Titan's Atmospheric Extent from Its Transit of the Crab Nebula (2004)
  • Author(s): K.Mori, et al.
  • Journal Title: Astrophysical Journal 607 Pages: 1065-1069
• [Journal Article] Application of a Mesh Experiment for a Proton Beam Onto the Charge-Coupled Device (2004)
  • Author(s): H.Tsunemi, et al.
  • Journal Title: IEEE Trans.Nucl.Sci. 51 Pages: 2288-2292
• [Journal Article] かに星雲のx線を使った土星の衛星タイタンの診断 (2004)
  • Author(s): 常深 博
  • Journal Title: 物理学会誌 59 Pages: 619-621
  • NAID: 110002069672
• [Journal Article] Spectral Statistics and Luminosity Function of a Hard X-Ray Complete Sample of Brightest AGNs (2004)
  • Author(s): K.Shinozaki, et al.
  • Journal Title: Progress of Theoretical Physics Supplement 155 Pages: 417-418
• [Journal Article] Development of New X-ray Imaging Device Sensitive to 0.1-100 key (2004)
  • Author(s): E.Miyata, et al.
  • Journal Title: Nuclear Instruments & Method 525 Pages: 122-125
• [Presentation] 高分解X・ガンマ線撮像分光学の開拓 (2009)
  • Author(s): 常深博
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会春季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 立教大学
  • Year and Date: 2009-03-30
• [Presentation] Diffuse Source Mapping with MAXI (2009)
  • Author(s): H. Tsunemi
  • Organizer: Swift-MAXI workshop
  • Place of Presentation: Kauai Quest Beach
  • Year and Date: 2009-01-22
• [Presentation] FFASTの現状 (2009)
  • Author(s): 常深博
  • Organizer: 第9回宇宙科学シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 宇宙科学研究本部
  • Year and Date: 2009-01-07
• [Presentation] FFAST : Formation Flight All Sky Telescope Covering the High Energy X-Ray Sky (2008)
  • Author(s): H. Tsunemi
  • Organizer: 2008 Nuclear Science Symposium, MedicalImaging Conference and 16th Room Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop
  • Place of Presentation: Center Dresden
  • Year and Date: 2008-10-21
• [Presentation] FFAST : Formation Flight All Sky Telescope Covering the High Energy X-Ray Sky (2008)
  • Author(s): H. Tsunemi, K Hayashida, H. Kunieda, Y Ogasalta, M. Itoh, M. Ozaki, L Kawano, N. Anabuki
  • Organizer: 2008 Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and 16th Room Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop
  • Place of Presentation: Center Dresden
  • Year and Date: 2008-10-21
• [Presentation] コロナ中での吸収を考慮した不飽和逆コンプトンX線スペクトル (2008)
  • Author(s): 林田清
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会秋季年会
  • Place of Presentation: 岡山理科大学
  • Year and Date: 2008-09-11
• [Presentation] マイクロフォーカスX線源とX線CCDとを用いた拡大撮像 (2008)
  • Author(s): 常深博
  • Organizer: 応用物理学会秋季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 中部大学
  • Year and Date: 2008-09-04
• [Presentation] High-energy sky observation by two small satellites using formation flight (2008)
  • Author(s): H. Tsunemi
  • Organizer: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008
  • Place of Presentation: Le Palais des CongresParc Chanot Conference Centre
  • Year and Date: 2008-06-28
• [Presentation] High-energy._sky observation by two small satellites using for mation flight (2008)
  • Author(s): H. Tsunemi, K Hayashida, H. Kunieda, Y. Ogasaka, M. Itoh, M. Ozaki, I. Kawano
  • Organizer: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrum entation 2008
  • Place of Presentation: Le Palais des Congres Parc Chanot Conference Centre
  • Year and Date: 2008-06-28
• [Presentation] The SXI : CCD camera onboard the NeXT mission (2008)
  • Author(s): H. Tsunemi
  • Organizer: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008
  • Place of Presentation: Le Palais des CongresParc Chanot Conference Centre
  • Year and Date: 2008-06-24
• [Presentation] The SXI : CCD camera onboard the NeXT mission (2008)
  • Author(s): H. Tsunami, K. Hayashida, T.G. Tsuru, T. Dotani, M.W. Bautz
  • Organizer: SPIE Astronomical : Telescopes and Instrum entation 2008
  • Place of Presentation: Le Palais des Congres Parc Chanot Conference Centre
  • Year and Date: 2008-06-24
• [Presentation] X-ray observation of the Cygnus Loop with Suzaku and XMM-Newton (2008)
  • Author(s): H. Tsunemi
  • Organizer: The X-ray Universe 2008
  • Place of Presentation: Operations Centre
  • Year and Date: 2008-05-28
• [Presentation] X-ray observation of the Cygnus Loop with Suzaku and XMM-Newton (2008)
  • Author(s): H. Tsunemi
  • Organizer: The X-ray Universe 2008
  • Place of Presentation: Operations Centre, Granada
  • Year and Date: 2008-05-28
• [Presentation] X-ray observation of the Cygnus Loop with Suzaku and XMM-Newton (2008)
  • Author(s): H. Tsunemi
  • Organizer: The X-ray Universe 2008
  • Place of Presentation: Operations Centre, Granada, Spain
  • Year and Date: 2008-05-28
• [Presentation] すざく衛星による銀河団A2256の観測 (2008)
  • Author(s): 林田清
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会春季年会
  • Place of Presentation: 国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター
  • Year and Date: 2008-03-24
• [Presentation] すざく衛星による銀河団A2256の観測 (2008)
  • Author(s): 林田 清
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会秋季年会
  • Place of Presentation: 国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター
  • Year and Date: 2008-03-24
• [Presentation] Status of XIS Calibration (2007)
  • Author(s): K. Hayashida
  • Organizer: Suzaku Users Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: San Diego
  • Year and Date: 2007-12-13
• [Presentation] Suzaku Observation of A2256 (2007)
  • Author(s): K. Hayashida
  • Organizer: The Suzaku X-ray Universe, The Suzaku X-ray Universe
  • Place of Presentation: San Diego
  • Year and Date: 2007-12-11
• [Presentation] Suzaku Observation of A2256 (2007)
  • Author(s): K. Hayashida
  • Organizer: The Suzaku X-ray Universe
  • Place of Presentation: San Diego
  • Year and Date: 2007-12-11
• [Presentation] すざく衛星搭載X線CCDカメラXISの現状報告 打ち上げ後2年を経過して (2007)
  • Author(s): 林田清
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会秋季年会
  • Place of Presentation: 岐阜大学
  • Year and Date: 2007-09-28
• [Presentation] 国際宇宙ステーション搭載MAXI用X線CCDカメラSSCの開発の現状 (2007)
  • Author(s): 宮田恵美
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会秋季年会
  • Place of Presentation: 岐阜大学
  • Year and Date: 2007-09-26
• [Presentation] X線γ線偏光観測小型衛星計画Polaris (2007)
  • Author(s): 林田清
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会秋季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 北海道大学
  • Year and Date: 2007-09-24
• [Presentation] 小型衛星の編隊飛行による広天硬X線観測計画 (2007)
  • Author(s): 常深博
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会春季年会
  • Place of Presentation: 東海大学
  • Year and Date: 2007-03-29
• [Presentation] 超新星残骸、惑星状星雲の輝線からさぐる元素合成史 (2007)
  • Author(s): 常深博
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会春季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 首都大学東京
  • Year and Date: 2007-03-27
• [Presentation] Suzaku衛星による白鳥座ループの北東端の観測 (2006)
  • Author(s): 常深博
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会秋季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 奈良女子大学
  • Year and Date: 2006-09-23
• [Presentation] Observation of the shrapnels around the Vela SNR (2005)
  • Author(s): H. Tsunemi
  • Organizer: Activity with Radioisotope
  • Place of Presentation: Clemson Universoty
  • Year and Date: 2005-09-07
• [Presentation] Soft x-ray properties of XIS FI and BI CCD onboard Astro-E2 (2005)
  • Author(s): H. Tsunemi
  • Organizer: SPIE annual meeting
  • Place of Presentation: San Diego Convention Center
  • Year and Date: 2005-08-02
• [Presentation] Recent Progress of X-ray Astronomy (2004)
  • Author(s): H. Tsunemi
  • Organizer: 9th APPC
  • Place of Presentation: Ho Chi Minh Museum
  • Year and Date: 2004-10-24
• [Presentation] ASTRO-E2 prospects and its observation of the Galactic diffuse emission (2004)
  • Author(s): H. Tsunemi
  • Organizer: Physics of Supernova Remnants in the XMM-Newton, Chandra and INTEGRAL Era
  • Place of Presentation: International Space Science Intitute
  • Year and Date: 2004-09-26
• [Presentation] Recent progress of X-ray Astronomy
  • Author(s): H. Tsunemi
  • Organizer: Collaboration meeting
  • Place of Presentation: University of Groningen