Finding out the sources of X-ray flashes with rapid alert by MAXI

• Project/Area Number: 24740186
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Particle/Nuclear/Cosmic ray/Astro physics
• Research Institution: Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
• Principal Investigator: Serino Motoko 国立研究開発法人理化学研究所, MAXIチーム, 研究員 (70415199)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
• Keywords: X線観測 / 国際情報交換 アメリカ合衆国

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We developed the system to send accurate and rapid alerts of transients observed by MAXI. It enables us to follow-up the transients by Swift satellite. Some of the MAXI transients were accompanied by afterglows like normal gamma-ray bursts. However, there are phenomenon of various kinds including transients in our galaxy.
We published the paper of MAXI gamma-ray bursts including X-ray flashes.

Research Products

• [Int'l Joint Research] The Pennsylvania State University/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA(米国)
• [Int'l Joint Research] University of Leicester(英国)
• [Journal Article] Low-mass X-ray binary MAXI J1421-613 observed by MAXI GSC and Swift XRT (2015)
  • Author(s): Serino Motoko, Shidatsu Megumi, Ueda Yoshihiro, Matsuoka Masaru, Negoro Hitoshi, Yamaoka Kazutaka, Kennea Jamie A., Fukushima Kosuke, Nagayama Takahiro
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: Volume 67 Issue: 2
  • DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psv003
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] MAXI observations of gamma-ray bursts (2014)
  • Author(s): Serino Motoko, Sakamoto Takanori, Shidatsu Megumi (43人中24番目) et al.
  • Journal Title: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan Volume: Volume 66 Issue: 5 Pages: 8714-8714
  • DOI: 10.1093/pasj/psu063
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] GRB 130427A: a Nearby Ordinary Monster (2014)
  • Author(s): Maselli, A.; Melandri, A.; Nava, L.; Mundell, C.G.; Kawai, N.; Campana, S.; Covino, S.; Cummings, J.R.; Cusumano, G.; Evans, P. A.; Ghirlanda, G.; Ghisellini, G.; Guidorzi, C.; Kobayashi, S.; Kuin, P.; La Parola, V.; Mangano, V.; Oates, S.; Sakamoto, T.; Serino, M.; 他
  • Journal Title: Science Volume: vol. 343, no. 6166 Pages: 48-51
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] GRBs Observed by MAXI (2013)
  • Author(s): M. Serino, T. Sakamoto, A. Yoshida, N. Kawai, M. Morii, M. Sugizaki, S. Nakahira, H. Negoro, T. Mihara, Y. Nishimura, Y. Ogawa, and M. Matsuoka
  • Journal Title: the European Astronomical Society Publications Series Volume: 掲載確定
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Superburst with Outburst from EXO 1745-248 in Terzan 5 with MAXI (2012)
  • Author(s): M. Serino, T. Mihara, M. Matsuoka, S. Nakahira, M. Sugizaki, Y. Ueda, N. Kawai, and S. Ueno
  • Journal Title: Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan Volume: 64
  • NAID: 10031122898
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 全天X線監視装置MAXIによる長いX線バーストの観測 (2016)
  • Author(s): 芹野素子,岩切渉,玉川徹,坂本貴紀,中平聡志,松岡勝,山岡和貴
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会
  • Place of Presentation: 首都大学東京
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-14
• [Presentation] 全天X線監視装置MAXIが観測したsuperburst (2015)
  • Author(s): 芹野素子,岩切渉,玉川徹,中平聡志,松岡勝,三原建弘
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪市立大学
  • Year and Date: 2015-09-25
• [Presentation] 低質量X線連星 MAXI J1421-613の発見 (2014)
  • Author(s): 芹野素子,松岡勝,志達めぐみ,上田佳宏,根來均,山岡和貴,ほかMAXIチーム
  • Organizer: 日本天文学会
  • Place of Presentation: 山形大学
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-11 – 2014-09-13
• [Presentation] MAXI Observations of GRBs (2014)
  • Author(s): T. Sakamoto
  • Organizer: Suzaku-MAXI 2014 -- Expanding the Frontiers of the X-ray Universe --
  • Place of Presentation: 愛媛大学
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 全天X線監視装置MAXIによるガンマ線バースト、X線バーストの観測 (2014)
  • Author(s): 芹野素子、大槻光、坂本貴紀、吉田篤正、河合誠之、上野史郎、冨田洋、中平 聡志、木村公、石川真木、中川友進、三原建弘、杉崎睦、森井幹雄、杉本樹梨、高木利紘、松岡勝、薄井竜一、吉井健敏、他
  • Organizer: 宇宙科学シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: JAXA宇宙科学研究所(神奈川県相模原市)
• [Presentation] 全天X線監視装置MAXIとSwift衛星によるGRB 121027Aの観測 (2013)
  • Author(s): 芹野 素子、松岡 勝、三原建弘、杉崎睦、 坂本 貴紀、吉田 篤正、 河合 誠之、森井 幹雄、 中平 聡志、根来 均、 西村 泰徳、小川 優司、他MAXI チーム
  • Organizer: 天文学会2013年春季年会
  • Place of Presentation: 埼玉大学
• [Presentation] 全天X線監視装置MAXIによるガンマ線バースト・X線閃光の観測 (2012)
  • Author(s): 芹野 素子、松岡 勝、三原建弘、杉崎睦、 河合 誠之、森井 幹雄、中平 聡志、 吉田 篤正、根来 均、他MAXI チーム
  • Organizer: 天文学会2012年秋季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 大分大学
• [Remarks] MAXI GRBs
  • URL: http://maxi.riken.jp/grbs/