Development of a new generation line gamma-ray astronomy with the gamma-ray lens

• Project/Area Number: 21244043
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Particle/Nuclear/Cosmic ray/Astro physics
• Research Institution: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
• Principal Investigator: KOKUBUN Motohide 独立行政法人宇宙航空研究開発機構, 宇宙科学研究所, 准教授 (50334248)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NAKAZAWA Kazuhiro 東京大学, 大学院・理学系研究科, 講師 (50342621) ; WATANABE Shin 独立行政法人宇宙航空研究開発機構, 宇宙科学研究所, 助教 (60446599)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
• Budget Amount: ¥37,310,000 (Direct Cost: ¥28,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥8,610,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥10,790,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,490,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥13,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥10,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,000,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥13,520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥10,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,120,000)
• Keywords: ガンマ線レンズ / 半導体コンプトンカメラ / ガンマ線 / 電子陽電子対消滅線 / コンプトンカメラ / ガンマ線天文学

Research Abstract

We have developed a combination of the gamma-ray lens and Compton camera for a purpose of opening a new door in the gamma-ray astronomy. A prototype of gamma-ray lens which can condense gamma-ray photons was used for obtaining fundamental properties, and an engineering model of the camera was newly developed as a demonstration equipment for on-board hardware of a spacecraft.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Demonstration of in-vivo Multi-Probe Tracker Based on a Si/CdTe Semiconductor Compton Camera (2012)
  • Author(s): S. Takeda, H. Odaka, S. Ishikawa, S. Watanabe, H. Aono, T. Takahashi, Y. Kanayama, M. Hiromura, S. Enomoto
  • Journal Title: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Volume: 59 Issue: 1 Pages: 70-76
  • DOI: 10.1109/tns.2011.2178432
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Hard X-ray and gamma-ray detector for ASTRO-H based on Si and CdTe imaging sensors (2012)
  • Author(s): M. Kokubun, S. Watanabe, K. Nakazawa
  • Journal Title: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Volume: 63 Issue: 1 Pages: 425-427
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2010.03.024
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Fine-pitch semiconductor detector for the FOXSI mission (2011)
  • Author(s): S.Ishikawa, S.Saito, H.Tajima, T.Tanaka, S.Watanabe, H.Odaka, T.Fukuyama, M.Kokubun, T.Takahashi, 他5名
  • Journal Title: IEEE Nucl.Sci Volume: 58 Issue: 4 Pages: 2039-2046
  • DOI: 10.1109/tns.2011.2154342
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Hard X-ray Imager(HXI) for the ASTRO-H Mission (2010)
  • Author(s): M. Kokubun, K. Nakazawa, T. Enoto
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the SPIE Volume: 7732 Pages: 773215-773215
  • DOI: 10.1117/12.857933
• [Journal Article] The Hard X-ray Imager onboard IXO (2010)
  • Author(s): K. Nakzawa, T. Takahashi, O. Limousin, M. Kokubun, S. Watanabe, P. Laurent, M. Arnaud, H. Tajima
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the SPIE Volume: 7732 Pages: 77321L-77321L
  • DOI: 10.1117/12.856368
• [Journal Article] Hard X-ray and gamma-ray detector for ASTRO-H based on Si and CdTe imaging sensors (2010)
  • Author(s): M.Kokubun, et al
  • Journal Title: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Volume: 623 Pages: 425-427
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Hard x-ray imager (HXI) for the ASTRO-H Mission (2010)
  • Author(s): M.Kokubun, et al.
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the SPIE Volume: 7732
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The hard x-ray imager onboard IXO (2010)
  • Author(s): K.Nakazawa, et al.
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the SPIE Volume: 7732
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Hard X-ray and gamma-ray detector for ASTRO-H based on Si and CdTe imaging sensors (2010)
  • Author(s): M.Kokubun, et al.
  • Journal Title: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Experimental Results of the Gamma-Ray Imaging Capability With a Si/CdTe Semiconductor Compton Camera (2009)
  • Author(s): S. Takeda, H. Aono, S. Okuyama, S. Ishikawa, H. Odaka, S. Watanabe, M. Kokubun, T. Takahashi, K. Nakazawa, H. Tajima, N. Kawachi
  • Journal Title: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Volume: 56 Issue: 3 Pages: 783-790
  • DOI: 10.1109/tns.2008.2012059
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] High Energy Resolution Hard X-ray and Gamma-ray Imagers Using CdTe Diode Devices (2009)
  • Author(s): S. Watanabe, S. Ishikawa, H. Aono, H. Odaka, M. Kokubun, T. Takahashi, K. Nakazawa, H. Tajima, M. Onishi, Y. Kuroda
  • Journal Title: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Volume: 56 Issue: 3 Pages: 777-782
  • DOI: 10.1109/tns.2008.2008806
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Experimental Results of the Gamma-Ray Imaging Capability With a Si/CdTe Semiconductor Compton Camera (2009)
  • Author(s): S.Takeda, et al.
  • Journal Title: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 56 Pages: 783-790
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] High Energy Resolution Hard X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Imagers Using CdTe Diode Devices (2009)
  • Author(s): S.Watanabe, et al.
  • Journal Title: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 56 Pages: 777-782
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] ASTRO-H衛星搭載軟ガンマ線検出器(SGD)の開発の現状 (2012)
  • Author(s): 渡辺伸
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会
  • Place of Presentation: 龍谷大学
  • Year and Date: 2012-03-19
• [Presentation] ASTRO-H衛星搭載軟ガンマ線検出器(SGD)の開発現状 (2012)
  • Author(s): 渡辺伸
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会
  • Place of Presentation: 龍谷大学
  • Year and Date: 2012-03-19
• [Presentation] ASTRO-H衛星搭載硬X線撮像検出器(HXI)の現状～FM製造へ向けて～ (2011)
  • Author(s): 中澤知洋
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会
  • Place of Presentation: 鹿児島大学
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-21
• [Presentation] ASTRO-H衛星搭載硬X線撮像検出器(HXI)の開発 (2011)
  • Author(s): 国分紀秀
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会
  • Place of Presentation: 弘前大学
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-18
• [Presentation] ASTRO-H衛星搭載軟ガンマ線検出器(SGD)の開発の現状 (2011)
  • Author(s): 渡辺伸
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会
  • Place of Presentation: 弘前大学
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-18
• [Presentation] Hard X-ray Imager (HXI) for the ASTRO-H Mission (2011)
  • Author(s): M. Kokubun
  • Organizer: Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010
  • Place of Presentation: San Diego
  • Year and Date: 2011-07-30
• [Presentation] ASTRO-H衛星搭載硬X線イメージャー(HXI)の開発の現状(V) (2010)
  • Author(s): 渡辺伸
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会
  • Place of Presentation: 金沢大学
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-22
• [Presentation] Hard X-ray Imager(HXI) for the ASTRO-H Mission (2010)
  • Author(s): M. Kokubun
  • Organizer: Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010
  • Place of Presentation: San Diego
  • Year and Date: 2010-07-30
• [Presentation] ガンマ線レンズを用いた新世代ガンマ線検出システムの開発(III) (2010)
  • Author(s): 古関優
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会
  • Place of Presentation: 岡山大学
  • Year and Date: 2010-03-20
• [Presentation] ガンマ線レンズを用いた新世代ガンマ線検出システムの開発(III) (2010)
  • Author(s): 古関優
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会
  • Place of Presentation: 岡山大
  • Year and Date: 2010-03-20
• [Presentation] X線・ガンマ線観測の将来計画 (2010)
  • Author(s): 国分紀秀
  • Organizer: 高宇連研究会
  • Place of Presentation: JAXA宇宙科学研究所
  • Year and Date: 2010-03-09
• [Presentation] ガンマ線レンズを用いた新世代ガンマ線検出システムの開発(II) (2009)
  • Author(s): 古関優
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会
  • Place of Presentation: 甲南大学
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-10
• [Presentation] ガンマ線レンズを用いた新世代ガンマ線検出システムの開発(II) (2009)
  • Author(s): 古関優
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会
  • Place of Presentation: 甲南大
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-10