Concept of X-ray Astronomy Recovery Mission.

Authors: Makoto Tashiro, Hironori Maejima, Toda, Kenichi, Kelley, Richard, Reichenthal, Lillian, Lobell, James, Petre, Robert, Guainazzi, Matteo, Costantini, Elisa, Edison, Mark, Fujimoto, Ryuichi, Grim, Martin, Kiyoshi Hayashida, den Herder, Jan-Willem, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Paltani, Stephane, Kyoko Matsushita, Koji Mori, Sneiderman, Gary, Yoh Takei

Source: Proceedings of SPIE; 5/7/2018, Vol. 10699, p1-12, 12p

Cryogen-free operation of the Soft X-ray Spectrometer instrument.

Authors: Sneiderman, Gary A., Shirron, Peter J., Ryuichi Fujimoto, Bialas, Thomas G., Boyce, Kevin R., Meng P. Chiao, DiPirro, Michael J., Eckart, Megan E., Hartz, Leslie, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Kilbourne, Caroline A., Masters, Candace, McCammon, Dan, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Noda, Hirofumi, Porter, Frederick S., Szymkowiak, Andrew E., Yoh Takei, Mashiro Tsujimoto, Seiji Yoshida

Source: Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments & Systems; Apr-Jun2018, Vol. 4 Issue 2, p1-11, 11p

Design and on-orbit operation of the soft x-ray spectrometer adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator on the Hitomi observatory.

Authors: Shirron, Peter John, Kimball, Mark O., James, Bryan L., Muench, Theodore, Canavan, Edgar R., DiPirro, Michael J., Bialas, Thomas A., Sneiderman, Gary A., Boyce, Kevin R., Kilbourne, Caroline Anne, Porter, Frederick S., Ryuichi Fujimoto, Yoh Takei, Seiji Yoshida, Kazuhisa Mitsuda

Source: Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments & Systems; Apr-Jun2018, Vol. 4 Issue 2, p1-8, 8p

In-flight calibration of Hitomi Soft X-ray Spectrometer. (1) Background.

Authors: KILBOURNE, Caroline A.¹, caroline.a.kilbourne@nasa.gov, Makoto SAWADA², Masahiro TSUJIMOTO³, Lorella ANGELLINI¹, BOYCE, Kevin R.¹, ECKART, Megan E.¹, Ryuichi FUJIMOTO⁴, Yoshitaka ISHISAKI⁵, KELLEY, Richard L.¹, Shu KOYAMA³, LEUTENEGGER, Maurice A.^1,6, Michael LOEWENSTEIN^1,7, Dan MCCAMMON⁸, Kazuhisa MITSUDA³, Shinya NAKASHIMA⁹, PORTER, Frederick S.¹, Hiromi SETA⁵, Yoh TAKEI³, TASHIRO, Makoto S.¹⁰, Yukikatsu TERADA¹⁰

Source: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan; Mar2018, Vol. 70 Issue 2, p1-N.PAG, 11p

Evaluation of In-Orbit Thermal Performance of X-Ray Astronomy Satellite "Hitomi".

Authors: Naoko Iwata¹, Takashi Usui², Mizuho Ikeda³, Yoh Takei⁴, Atsushi Okamoto⁵, Hiroyuki Ogawa⁶, Takahiro Yumoto⁷, Yukari Ono⁸, Motohide Kokubun⁹, Tadayuki Takahashi¹⁰

Source: Journal of Spacecraft & Rockets; Jan2018, Vol. 55 Issue 1, p77-84, 8p

In-flight performance of the soft x-ray spectrometer detector system on Astro-H.

Authors: Porter, Frederick S., Boyce, Kevin R., Chiao, Meng P., Eckart, Megan E., Ryuichi Fujimoto, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Kilbourne, Caroline Anne, Leutenegger, Maurice A., McCammon, Daniel, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Kosuke Sato, Hiromi Seta, Makoto Sawada, Sneiderman, Gary A., Szymkowiak, Andrew E., Yoh Takei, Tashiro, Makoto S., Tsujimoto, Masahiro, Tomomi Watanabe, Shinya Yamada

Source: Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments & Systems; Jan-Mar2018, Vol. 4 Issue 1, p1-9, 9p

Vibration isolation system for cryocoolers of soft x-ray spectrometer on-board ASTRO-H (Hitomi).

Authors: Yoh Takei, Susumu Yasuda, Kosei Ishimura, Naoko Iwata, Atsushi Okamoto, Yoichi Sato, Mina Ogawa, Makoto Sawada, Taro Kawano, Shingo Obara, Chikara Natsukari, Atsushi Wada, Shinya Yamada, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Motohide Kokubun, Yamasaki, Noriko Y., Hiroyuki Sugita, Kenji Minesugi, Yasuo Nakamura, Kazuhisa Mitsuda

Source: Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments & Systems; Jan-Mar2018, Vol. 4 Issue 1, p1-10, 10p

Design, implementation, and performance of the Astro-H soft x-ray spectrometer aperture assembly and blocking filters.

Authors: Kilbourne, Caroline A., Adams, Joseph S., Arsenovic, Petar, Ayers, Travis, Chiao, Meng P., DiPirro, Michael J., Eckart, Megan E., Ryuichi Fujimoto, Kazeva, John D., Kripps, Kari L., Lairson, Bruce M., Leutenegger, Maurice A., Lopez, Heidi C., McCammon, Dan, McGuinness, Daniel S., Mitsuda, Kazuhisa, Moseley, Samuel J., Porter, F. Scott, Schweiss, Andrea N., Yoh Takei

Source: Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments & Systems; Jan-Mar2018, Vol. 4 Issue 1, p1-12, 12p

Performance of the helium dewar and the cryocoolers of the Hitomi soft x-ray spectrometer.

Authors: Ryuichi Fujimoto, Yoh Takei, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Yamasaki, Noriko Y., Masahiro Tsujimoto, Shu Koyama, Kumi Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Sugita, Yoichi Sato, Keisuke Shinozaki, Atsushi Okamoto, Shunji Kitamoto, Akio Hoshino, Kosuke Sato, Yuichiro Ezoe, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Shinya Yamada, Hiromi Seta, Takaya Ohashi, Toru Tamagawa

Source: Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments & Systems; Jan-Mar2018, Vol. 4 Issue 1, p1-9, 9p

Thermal analyses for initial operations of the soft x-ray spectrometer onboard the Hitomi satellite.

Authors: Hirofumi Noda, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Atsushi Okamoto, Yuichiro Ezoe, Kumi Ishikawa, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Yamasaki, Noriko, Yoh Takei, Takaya Ohashi, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Seiji Yoshida, DiPirro, Michel, Shirron, Peter

Source: Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments & Systems; Jan-Mar2018, Vol. 4 Issue 1, p1-7, 7p

Thermal Condition of ASTRO-H under Air-cooled Environment before Launch.

Authors: Yoh TAKEI¹, Naoko IWATA¹, Yasuko SHIBANO¹, Tomoko IRIKADO¹, Hiroyuki OGAWA¹, Kazuhisa MITSUDA¹, Taku NONOMURA^1,2, Taro SHIMIZU², Ryoji TAKAKI², Makoto SAWADA³

Source: Transactions of the Japan Society of Aeronautical & Space Sciences, Aerospace Technology Japan; 2014, Vol. 12 Issue ists 29, p1-10, 10p