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

2008 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• 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)
• Project Period (FY): 2004 – 2008
• 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

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 Pages: S147-S153
  • 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 Pages: L35-L38
  • 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 Pages: S107-S144
  • 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] 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] 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
  • Peer Reviewed
• [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 Pages: L808-L818
  • 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
• [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 : 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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] 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 (0)
  • Author(s): H. Tsunemi
  • Organizer: Collaboration meeting
  • Place of Presentation: University of Groningen
  • Year and Date: 00001026