Study of relativistic phenomena based on Rocket and Balloon borne Hard X-ray Imaging Experiments

2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20244017
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Astronomy
• Research Institution: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
• Principal Investigator: TAKAHASHI Tadayuki 独立行政法人宇宙航空研究開発機構, 宇宙科学研究所, 教授 (50183851)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 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) ; 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): 2008 – 2011
• Keywords: X線γ線天文学 / 太陽 / 超新星残骸 / 加速 / ガンマ線検出器

Research Abstract

Based on our technology of Si and CdTe imaging device and Si/CdTe Compton Camera, we have succeeded to develop detectors for a balloon-borne and rocket-borne hard X-ray observations. By using results obtained from Fermi, Suzaku and RHESSI, we performed various studies of particle acceleration in objects, such as Supernova Remnants, Gamma-ray binary system and the sun.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] On the Relation of Above-the-loop-top and Footpoint Hard X-ray Sources in Solar Flares (2011)
  • Author(s): S. Ishikawa, S. Krucker, T. Takahashi, R. P. Lin
  • Journal Title: ApJ Volume: 737
• [Journal Article] RHESSI Imaging Survey ofγ-ray Bremsstrahlung Emission in Solar Flares (2011)
  • Author(s): S. Ishikawa, S. Krucker, T. Takahashi, R. P. Lin
  • Journal Title: ApJ Volume: 728(in press)
• [Journal Article] The Focusing Optics X-ray Solar Imager : FOXSI (2011)
  • Author(s): S. Krucker, S. Christe, L. Glesener, S. Ishikawa, S. McBride, D. Glaser, P. Turina, R. P. Lina, M. Gubarev, B. Ramsey, S. Saito, Y. Tanaka, T. Takahashi, S. Watanabe, T. Tanaka, H. Tajima, S. Masuda
  • Journal Title: SPIE
• [Journal Article] X-ray Diagnostics of Giant Molecular Clouds in the Galactic Center Region and Past Activity of Sgr A (2011)
  • Author(s): H. Odaka, F. Aharonian, S. Watanabe, Y. Tanaka, D. Khangulyan, T. Takahashi
  • Journal Title: ApJ Volume: 740(in press)
• [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
  • Journal Title: IEEE Nucl. Sci. Volume: 58 Pages: 2039-2046
• [Journal Article] High-resolution Compton cameras based on Si/CdTe double-sided strip detectors (2011)
  • Author(s): Hirokazu Odaka, Yuto Ichinohe, Shin ichiro Takeda, Taro Fukuyama, Koichi Hagino, Shinya Saito, Tamotsu Sato, Goro Sato, Shin Watanabe, Motohide Kokubun, Tadayuki Takahashi, Mitsutaka Yamaguchi, Takaaki Tanaka, Hiroyasu Tajima, Kazuhiro Nakazawa, Yasushi Fukazawa
  • Journal Title: Nucl, Instr. Meth. A Volume: (in press)
• [Journal Article] CdTe半導体を用いた高エネルギー分解能ガンマ線イメージャーの開発 (2010)
  • Author(s): 渡辺伸、佐藤悟朗、高橋忠幸
  • Journal Title: 放射線 Volume: 36, 2 Pages: 59-78
• [Journal Article] Fine-pitch semiconductor detector for the FOXSI mission (2010)
  • Author(s): S. Ishikawa, S. Saito, H. Tajima, T. Tanaka, S. Watanabe, H. Odaka, T. Fukuyama, M. Kokubun, T. Takahashi, Y. Terada, S. Krucker, S. Christe, S. McBride and L. Glesener
  • Journal Title: Submitted to IEEE NS
• [Journal Article] Development of double-sided silicon strip detectors for solar hard x-ray observation (2010)
  • Author(s): S. Shinya ; S. Ishikawa, S. Watanabe, H. Odaka, S. Sugimoto, T. Fukuyama, M. Kokubun, Motohide ; T. Takahashi, Y. Terada, H. Tajima, Hiroyasu ; T. Tanaka, S. Krucker, S. Christe, S. McBride, L. Glesener, Lindsay
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the SPIE Volume: Volume 7732 Pages: 77320Q-77320Q-9
• [Journal Article] Development of a 2 mm thick CdTe double-sided strip detector for gamma-ray imaging and spectroscopy (2010)
  • Author(s): S. Ishikawa, S. Watanabe, T. Fukuyama, M. Kokubun, H. Odaka, S. Saito, G. Sato, S. Sugimoto, T. Takahashi, K. Nakazawa, T. Tanaka
  • Journal Title: JJAP Volume: (in press)
• [Journal Article] 宇宙X線衛星「すざく」による非熱的宇宙物理学の開拓 (2010)
  • Author(s): 高橋忠幸,内山泰伸,牧島一夫
  • Journal Title: 日本物理学会誌 Volume: 65 Pages: 911-921
• [Journal Article] A novel approach in constraining electron spectra in blazar jets : The case of Markarian 421 (2010)
  • Author(s): M. Ushio, L. Stawarz, T. Takahashi, D. Paneque, G. Madejski, M. Hayashida, J. Kataoka, Y. Tanaka, T. Tanaka, M. Ostrowski
  • Journal Title: ApJ Volume: 724 Pages: 1509-1516
• [Journal Article] Development of double-sided CdTe strip detectors for gamma-ray imaging and spectroscopy (2010)
  • Author(s): S-N, Ishikawa, S. Watanabe, T. Fukuyama, G. Sato, G., M. Kokubun, H. Odaka, S. Saito, T. Takahashi, K. Nakazawa, T. Tanaka
  • Journal Title: Japanese Journal of Applied Physics Volume: 49 Pages: 116702-116706
• [Journal Article] Polarimetric performance of Si/CdTe semiconductor Compton camera (2010)
  • Author(s): S. Takeda, H. Odaka, J. Katsuta, S.-N. Ishikawa, S.-I. Sugimoto, Y. Koseki, S. Watanabe, G. Sato, M. Kokubun, T. Takahashi, K. Nakazawa, Y. Fukazawa, H. Tajima, H. Toyokawa
  • Journal Title: NIM A Volume: 622 Pages: 619-627
• [Journal Article] Development of Double-sided Silicon Strip Detectors for solar hard X-ray obser-vation (2010)
  • Author(s): Saito, S. Ishikawa, S. Watanabe, H. Odaka, S. Sugimoto, T. Fukuyama, M. Kokubun, T. Takahashi, S. Krucker, 他6名
  • Journal Title: SPIE Volume: 7732 Pages: 77320Q-77320Q-9
• [Journal Article] Development of an integrated response generator for Si/CdTe semiconductor Compton cameras (2010)
  • Author(s): Hirokazu Odaka, Soichiro Sugimoto, Shin-nosuke Ishikawa, Junichiro Katsuta, Yuu Koseki, Taro Fukuyama, Shinya Saito, Rie Sato, Goro Sato, Shin Watanabe, Motohide Kokubun, Tadayuki Takahashi, Shin ichiro Takeda, Yasushi Fukazawa, Takaaki Tanaka, Hiroyasu Tajima
  • Journal Title: Nucl. Instr. Meth. A Volume: 624 Pages: 303-309
• [Journal Article] Study of the Spectral and Temporal Characteristics of X-Ray Emission of the Gamma-Ray Binary LS 5039 with Suzaku (2009)
  • Author(s): T. Takahashi, T. Kishishita, T. Tanaka, Y. Uchiyama, K. Yamaoka, D. Khangulyan, D.,. F. A. Aharonian, V. Bosch-Ramon
  • Journal Title: ApJ Volume: 697 Pages: 592-600
• [Journal Article] The Focusing Optics X-ray Solar Imager(FOXSI) (2009)
  • Author(s): Krucker, Sam ; Christe, Steven ; Glesener, Lindsay ; McBride, Steve ; Turin, Paul ; Glaser, David ; Saint-Hilaire, Pascal ; Delory, Gregory ; Lin, R. P.; Gubarev, Mikhail ; Ramsey, Brian ; Terada, Yukikatsu ; Ishikawa, Shin-Nosuke ; Kokubun, Motohide ; Saito, Shinya ; Takahashi, Tadayuki ; Watanabe, Shin ; Nakazawa, Kazuhiro ; Tajima, Hiroyasu ; Masuda, Satoshi ; Minoshima, Takashi ; Shomojo, Masumi
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the SPIE Volume: Volume 7437 Pages: 743705-743705-10
• [Journal Article] Suzaku Observations of PSR B1259-63 : A New Manifestation of Relativistic Pulsar Wind (2009)
  • Author(s): Y. Uchiyama, T. Tanaka, T. Takahashi, K. Mori, K., K. Nakazawa
  • Journal Title: ApJ Volume: 698 Pages: 911-921
• [Journal Article] Development of a low-noise, two-dimensional amplifier array (2008)
  • Author(s): T. Kishishita, H. Ikeda, T. Sakumura, T. Tamura, T. Takahashi
  • Journal Title: NIM A Volume: 598 Pages: 591-597
• [Journal Article] Measuring the Broad-Band X-Ray Spectrum from 400eV to 40keV in the Southwest Part of the Supernova Remnant RXJ1713.7.3946 (2008)
  • Author(s): T. Takahashi, T. Tanaka, Y. Uchiyama, 他16名
  • Journal Title: Publ. Astr. Soc. Japan Volume: 60 Pages: S131-S140
• [Journal Article] Experimental results of the gamma-ray imaging capability with a Si/CdTe semiconductor Compton camera (2008)
  • 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 Trans. Nucl. Sci Volume: 56(3) Pages: 783-790
• [Journal Article] Study of nonthermal emission from SNR RX J1713.7-3946 with Suzaku (2008)
  • Author(s): T. Tanaka, Y. Uchiyama, F. A. Aharonian, T. Takahashi, A. Bamba, J. S. Hiraga, J. Kataoka, T. Kishishita, M. Kokubun, K. Mori, K. Nakazawa, R. Petre, H. Tajima, S. Watanabe
  • Journal Title: ApJ Volume: 685 Pages: 988-1004
• [Journal Article] (2008)
  • Author(s): T. Takahashi, T. Tanaka, Y. Uchiyama, 他16名
  • Journal Title: Publ. Astr. Soc. Japan Volume: 60 Pages: S131-S140
• [Presentation] High Resolution CdTe detectors and Applications to Gamma-ray Imaging (2011)
  • Author(s): T. Takahashi
  • Organizer: IEEE Nucl. Sci. Symp
  • Place of Presentation: Valcerna, Spain
  • Year and Date: 20111023-28
• [Presentation] Future X-ray Missions to Study Relativistic Astrophysics (2010)
  • Author(s): T. Takahashi
  • Organizer: Texas Symposium 2010
  • Place of Presentation: Heidelberg, German
  • Year and Date: 20101206-10
• [Presentation] Exploring the Hot Universes with High Energy Astrophysics Observatories (2009)
  • Author(s): T. Takahashi
  • Organizer: The IAUs XXVII GENERAL ASSEMBLY
  • Place of Presentation: Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Year and Date: 20090810-16
• [Presentation] Non-Thermal X-ray Astronomy (2008)
  • Author(s): T. Takahashi
  • Organizer: 4th Heidelberg International Symposium on High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy
  • Place of Presentation: Heidelberg, Germany
  • Year and Date: 20080707-11
• [Presentation] Recent Advances on CdTe/CdZnTe detectors (2008)
  • Author(s): T. Takahashi
  • Organizer: 5th International Conference on New Developments In Photodetection 2008
  • Place of Presentation: Aix-les-Bains, France
  • Year and Date: 20080615-20
• [Book] High Resolution CdTe detectors and Applications to Gamma-ray Imaging, Biological and Medical Sensor Technologies (2011)
  • Author(s): T. Takahashi, S. Watanabe, S. Ishikawa
  • Publisher: CRC Press
• [Book] High Resolution CdTe detectors and Applications to Gamma-ray Imag-ing, Semiconductor Radiation Detection System (2010)
  • Author(s): T. Takahashi, S. Watanabe, S. Ishikawa, S. Takeda, G. Sato
  • Publisher: CRC Press
• [Remarks]
  • URL: http://www.astro.isas.jaxa.jp/`takahashi