In-orbit operation of the ASTRO-H SXS

Masahiro Tsujimoto; Kazuhisa Mitsuda; Richard L. Kelley; Jan-Willem A. den Herder; Hiroki Akamatsu; Thomas G. Bialas; Kevin R. Boyce; Gregory V. Brown; Meng P. Chiao; Elisa Costantini; Cor P. de Vries; Michael J. DiPirro; Megan E. Eckart; Yuichiro Ezoe; Ryuichi Fujimoto; Daniel Haas; Akio Hoshino; Kumi Ishikawa; Yoshitaka Ishisaki; Naoko Iyomoto; Caroline A. Kilbourne; Shunji Kitamoto; Shu Koyama; Maurice A. Leutenegger; Dan McCammon; Ikuyuki Mitsuishi; Hiroshi Murakami; Masahide Murakami; Hirofumi Noda; Mina Ogawa; Naomi Ota; Stéphane Paltani; Frederick S. Porter; Kosuke Sato; Yoichi Sato; Makoto Sawada; Hiromi Seta; Keisuke Shinozaki; Peter J. Shirron; Gary A. Sneiderman; Hiroyuki Sugita; Andrew E. Szymkowiak; Yoh Takei; Toru Tamagawa; Makoto S. Tashiro; Yukikatsu Terada; Shinya Yamada; Noriko Y. Yamasaki; Yoichi Yatsu

doi:10.1117/12.2231784

18 July 2016 In-orbit operation of the ASTRO-H SXS

Masahiro Tsujimoto, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Richard L. Kelley, Jan-Willem A. den Herder, Hiroki Akamatsu, Thomas G. Bialas, Kevin R. Boyce, Gregory V. Brown, Meng P. Chiao, Elisa Costantini, Cor P. de Vries, Michael J. DiPirro, Megan E. Eckart, Yuichiro Ezoe, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Daniel Haas, Akio Hoshino, Kumi Ishikawa, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Naoko Iyomoto, Caroline A. Kilbourne, Shunji Kitamoto, Shu Koyama, Maurice A. Leutenegger, Dan McCammon, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Hiroshi Murakami, Masahide Murakami, Hirofumi Noda, Mina Ogawa, Naomi Ota, Stéphane Paltani, Frederick S. Porter, Kosuke Sato, Yoichi Sato, Makoto Sawada, Hiromi Seta, Keisuke Shinozaki, Peter J. Shirron, Gary A. Sneiderman, Hiroyuki Sugita, Andrew E. Szymkowiak, Yoh Takei, Toru Tamagawa, Makoto S. Tashiro, Yukikatsu Terada, Shinya Yamada, Noriko Y. Yamasaki, Yoichi Yatsu

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Proceedings Volume 9905, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 99050Y (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231784
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

We summarize all the in-orbit operations of the Soft X-ray Spectrometer (SXS) onboard the ASTRO-H (Hit- omi) satellite. The satellite was launched on 2016/02/17 and the communication with the satellite ceased on 2016/03/26. The SXS was still in the commissioning phase, in which the setups were progressively changed. This article is intended to serve as a reference of the events in the orbit to properly interpret the SXS data taken during its short life time, and as a test case for planning the in-orbit operation for future micro-calorimeter missions.

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Masahiro Tsujimoto, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Richard L. Kelley, Jan-Willem A. den Herder, Hiroki Akamatsu, Thomas G. Bialas, Kevin R. Boyce, Gregory V. Brown, Meng P. Chiao, Elisa Costantini, Cor P. de Vries, Michael J. DiPirro, Megan E. Eckart, Yuichiro Ezoe, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Daniel Haas, Akio Hoshino, Kumi Ishikawa, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Naoko Iyomoto, Caroline A. Kilbourne, Shunji Kitamoto, Shu Koyama, Maurice A. Leutenegger, Dan McCammon, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Hiroshi Murakami, Masahide Murakami, Hirofumi Noda, Mina Ogawa, Naomi Ota, Stéphane Paltani, Frederick S. Porter, Kosuke Sato, Yoichi Sato, Makoto Sawada, Hiromi Seta, Keisuke Shinozaki, Peter J. Shirron, Gary A. Sneiderman, Hiroyuki Sugita, Andrew E. Szymkowiak, Yoh Takei, Toru Tamagawa, Makoto S. Tashiro, Yukikatsu Terada, Shinya Yamada, Noriko Y. Yamasaki, and Yoichi Yatsu "In-orbit operation of the ASTRO-H SXS", Proc. SPIE 9905, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 99050Y (18 July 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231784

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