研究者業績
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- 所属
- 国立研究開発法人宇宙航空研究開発機構 宇宙科学研究所 宇宙物理学研究系 教授
- J-GLOBAL ID
- 201801002962836691
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- B000323419
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主にX線天文学の研究をやっています。X線天体のフォローアップとして、地上赤外線観測、電波観測もやってます。ブラックホール、中性子星、白色矮星、AGN、銀河面からのX線放射などに興味を持っています。
宇宙航空研究開発機構（JAXA）・宇宙科学研究所（ISAS）にて、MAXI、XRISMを始めとする天文衛星のデータ処理・解析システムの開発、宇宙科学データアーカイブDARTSの運用を行っています。DARTSにおける全天多波長早見システムJUDO2を開発しました。また、「あかり」のアーカイブデータと他の衛星データを組み合わせ、LiteBIRDなどによる将来の宇宙論精密観測に必要な、銀河系内の赤外線前景放射モデルの作成に取り組んでいます。
研究キーワード
2研究分野
1経歴
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2005年8月 - 現在
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2001年8月 - 2004年12月
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1991年4月 - 1992年3月
学歴
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1986年4月 - 1991年3月
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1980年4月 - 1986年3月
委員歴
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2020年11月 - 現在
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2020年4月 - 現在
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2020年4月 - 現在
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2020年4月 - 現在
論文
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Astronomy and Astrophysics 2026年8月Context. The intracluster medium (ICM) is rich in chemical elements, produced by core-collapse (SNcc) and Type Ia supernovae (SNIa) over the last ∼12 Gyr. While cluster outskirts are uniformly enriched with Fe at ∼0.3 solar, strongly suggesting that the gas had been pre-enriched during or before the assembly of galaxies into clusters, the Fe abundance is known to centrally increase in the core of relaxed clusters. The origin of these central Fe peaks however, as well as the apparent presence of mysterious drops previously reported in the very centre of a number of systems, remain to be clarified. Aims. In this paper, we address these two questions by measuring the spatial distribution of Fe and its relative Si/Fe, S/Fe, Ar/Fe, Ca/Fe, Cr/Fe, Mn/Fe, and Ni/Fe ratios in the X-ray bright, nearby Perseus cluster. Methods. We take advantage of the unprecedented spectral resolution (∼5 eV) offered by the Resolve microcalorimeter on board XRISM, which observed four distinct pointings of Perseus out to ∼250 kpc (∼0.2r500) during its performance verification phase. Results. Although the presence of an X-ray bright AGN challenges a precise quantification of absolute abundances in the very core, our baseline analysis rules out a strong drop with > 2σ confidence, at variance with previous charge-coupled device (CCD) measurements. In addition, we find a remarkable spatial uniformity of X/Fe ratios, supporting the idea of negligible late SNIa enrichment from the brightest cluster galaxy NGC 1275. We also compare the overall chemical composition of the Perseus ICM with SNcc and SNIa nucleosynthesis yield models, finding that the co-existence of two separate SNIa enrichment channels is not needed to reproduce the ICM ratios satisfactorily....
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Geophysical Research Letters 2026年7月During the May 2024 super storm, we identified sub-second microburst-type relativistic electron precipitation events at McIlwain's $L\sim 2$ in low-Earth orbit using the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (CGBM) onboard the CALorimetric Electron Telescope on the International Space Station. The high time resolution of CGBM (1/8 s) enables the detection of sub-MeV electron microbursts that are unresolved by most currently available radiation belt monitors, which typically lack sub-second cadence. Simultaneous plasma wave observations from the Arase satellite reveal enhanced whistler-mode chorus activity at Roederer's ${L}^{\ast }\sim 2$─4. These observations indicate that chorus-driven wave-particle interactions can operate at unusually low L-shells near the earthward-displaced inner edge of the outer radiation belt during extreme geomagnetic storms. Quantifying whether such chorus activity also contributes to local acceleration or slot filling requires future evaluation of wave properties, plasma conditions, diffusion coefficients, and acceleration and loss timescales....
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2026年7月Detection of primordial $B$-mode polarization in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) from tensor perturbations generated during inflation is a major scientific goal of future CMB missions. Its success will strongly depend on the characterization of polarized foregrounds, a challenge that the LiteBIRD satellite aims to tackle with its 15 frequency bands ranging from 40 to 402 GHz. In this work, we forecast the ability of LiteBIRD to characterize polarized dust and synchrotron emission in the diffuse interstellar medium (ISM), at the angular power spectrum level. From simulated LiteBIRD intensity and polarization maps with different foreground complexities, we compute cross-frequency angular power spectra and fit them to dust and synchrotron spectral energy distributions, which are modeled by a modified black body and a power law, respectively. We find that LiteBIRD will be able to measure the dust temperature, dust and synchrotron spectral indices and spatial correlation with dispersions as low as $σ(T_{\rm d})\sim0.2$ K, $σ(β_{\rm d})\sim0.006$, $σ(β_{\rm s})\sim0.04$ and $σ(ρ)\sim10^{-2}$, as well as to detect and quantify deviations from the proposed parametric model due to variations of the emission properties in the three dimensions of our Galaxy. Additionally, LiteBIRD is likely to rule out the power-law model of polarized foreground angular power spectra suggested by Planck data. It will also be able to detect differences in the values of $β_{\rm d}$, $T_{\rm d}$, and $β_{\rm s}$ between $E$ modes, $B$ modes, and intensity in the diffuse ISM for the first time, highlighting the joint variations of the physical conditions and the magnetic field structure across the Galaxy. We conclude that in addition to detailed studies of CMB polarization, LiteBIRD will open a new window onto the physical conditions governing the ISM of the Milky Way....
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2026年7月LiteBIRD is a JAXA-led space mission designed to produce all-sky microwave polarization maps. Its primary science goal is to test representative inflationary models by measuring the cosmic microwave background $B$-mode polarization generated by primordial gravitational waves, while also providing new insights into cosmology, particle physics, and astrophysics. The mission concept has been updated following the reformation activities initiated after the Mission Definition Review in 2024. The current concept preserves the central scientific objectives, while simplifying the payload configuration: a single telescope covers 12 frequency bands with band centers spanning 40 to 402~GHz, corresponding to an optical coverage of 34--448~GHz. The telescope is a cross-Dragone reflector with a 500~mm aperture diameter, cooled to approximately 5~K and coupled to transition-edge-sensor bolometer arrays operated at 0.1~K. LiteBIRD will observe from a Lissajous orbit around the Sun--Earth L2 point during a nominal 3-year survey. More specifically, the primary scientific objective is to achieve total uncertainty in the tensor-to-scalar ratio of $δr < 0.002$ (68\% C.L.), including contributions from foreground residuals, statistical uncertainties, instrumental systematics, and margin contingency. The corresponding map-noise requirements are specified separately for the low-, mid-, and high-frequency ranges over the reionization and recombination multipole ranges. This sensitivity makes LiteBIRD unique not only for inflationary science but also for a broad range of scientific investigations probing the history of both the early and late Universe, as well as for astrophysical processes, including Galactic science. This paper summarizes the scientific objectives, updated payload and instrument concepts, observation strategy, and ground segment plans....
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 2026年6月4日
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The Astrophysical Journal 1003(2) 156-156 2026年5月22日Abstract The supermassive binary system, η Carinae, is experiencing enormous wind-driven mass loss at a rate unparalleled in the rest of the Galaxy. Their wind–wind collision (WWC) continuously produces shock heated, X-ray-emitting plasmas. The XRISM X-ray observatory observed the system in 2023 and 2024 when the X-ray emission began to increase toward periastron passage in 2025. This paper reports unprecedentedly high-resolution X-ray spectra in the Fe K α band between 6.2 and 7.1 keV, obtained with the Resolve X-ray microcalorimeter. The hydrogen-like (Ly α ) and helium-like (He α ) lines reveal three velocity components. Two of them are broadened with maximum velocities of 2000–3000 km s −1 , likely originating from the postshock companion wind. The other is relatively narrow, with a Gaussian broadening of only ∼290 km s −1 in 1 σ , which may originate from the postshock companion wind at the WWC stagnation point or penetrating the primary wind. The Fe fluorescent lines exhibit a moderate blueshift and broadening with velocities at 100–200 km s −1 , consistent with the primary wind’s velocity field. The spectra also confirm a Compton shoulder of the He α line complex for the first time. Both fluorescing and scattering spectral profiles indicate that the binary system is seen from the companion side during these observations. The flux ratio of the Compton-scattering emission to the fluorescent line suggests substantial hydrogen depletion of the primary wind, expected from CNO-cycled hydrogen nuclear fusion gas.
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 2026年4月8日
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 2026年4月We present a systematic investigation of the X-ray spectral variability of Seyfert 1 galaxies using a "spectral-ratio model fitting" technique, which we developed to estimate the contribution of putative clumpy absorbers to the spectral variations. Archival XMM─Newton observations of 12 active galactic nuclei were analyzed to constrain the properties of these absorbers. Our analysis demonstrates that the soft X─ray variability is primarily governed by fluctuation of the partial covering fraction of mildly ionized clumpy clouds. In particular, for Mrk 335, PDS 456, and 1H 0707-495, outflow velocities of the clumpy absorbers are constrained from the blueshifts of the Fe-L edge structure. The blueshifted Fe-L edge successfully reproduces the well-known complex spectral feature near <inline-formula><tex-math>$1$</tex-math></inline-formula> keV in 1H 0707-495, which was often explained by invoking an ad hoc absorption structure. Notably, the inferred outflow velocities of the clumpy absorbers are comparable to, or even exceed, those associated with the ultra─fast outflows (UFOs). Furthermore, we found a positive correlation between the outflow velocities and the intrinsic X─ray fluxes in two of four data sets, and the remaining two datasets also agree with this positive correlation, which supports a radiative-driven wind scenario that the X-ray/UV emission from the central black holes is causing the UFOs and the outflowing clumpy absorbers. In addition, the line-driven acceleration is likely playing a significant role, since the line opacities of the clumpy absorbers are highly sensitive to the flux changes. These findings provide robust observational support for the "hot inner and clumpy outer wind" paradigm, suggesting a common origin for both the UFOs and the clumpy absorbers....
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Nature Astronomy 2026年3月31日
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Nature 651(8107) 909-913 2026年3月25日
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Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics 2026(3) 033F01 2026年2月17日 査読有りAbstract The 11-yr variation of galactic cosmic-ray flux lags behind the variation of the sunspot number. An average $\sim$1-yr time-lag is expected from the outward propagating solar wind with the frozen-in photospheric magnetic field varying in the solar cycle, and from the inward diffusive transport of cosmic-ray particles. The long-term neutron monitor data, however, show that the time-lag is significantly longer (shorter) in the odd (even) solar cycle. In this paper, we analyze the time-lag in proton and electron fluxes observed by the Calorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET). It is found that the time-lag is similar in proton and electron fluxes during an $A &gt; 0$ polarity epoch of the solar dipole magnetic field. In an even solar cycle 24 including a polarity reversal from $A &lt; 0$ to $A &gt; 0$, on the other hand, it is found that the time-lag of proton (electron) flux variation is significantly shorter (longer) than the average $\sim$1-yr lag by analyzing the combined data with CALET and AMS-02. This is the first observation of the charge-sign dependent time-lag. We demonstrate that these observations can be qualitatively interpreted in terms of different 11-yr time profiles of proton and electron fluxes in $A &gt; 0$ and $A &lt; 0$ epochs expected from the drift effect.
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The Astrophysical Journal 998(2) 210-210 2026年2月11日Abstract The XRISM/Resolve microcalorimeter directly measured the gas velocities in the core of the Virgo Cluster, the closest example of active galactic nucleus (AGN) feedback in a cluster. This proximity allows us to resolve the kinematic impact of feedback on scales down to 5 kpc. Our spectral analysis reveals a high velocity dispersion of km s −1 near the AGN, which steeply declines to ∼60 km s −1 between 5 and 25 kpc in the northwest direction. The observed line-of-sight bulk velocity in all regions is broadly consistent with the central galaxy, M87, with a mild trend toward blueshifted motions at larger radii. Systematic uncertainties have been carefully assessed and do not affect the measurements. The central velocities, if attributed entirely to isotropic turbulence, correspond to a transonic intracluster medium at sub-6 kpc scales with 3D Mach number and a nonthermal pressure fraction of . Simple models of weak shocks and sound waves and calculations assuming isotropic turbulence both support the hypothesis that the velocity field reflects a mix of shock-driven expansion and turbulence. Compared to other clusters observed by XRISM to date, M87’s central region stands out as the most kinematically disturbed, exhibiting both the highest velocity dispersion and the largest 3D Mach number, concentrated at the smallest physical scales.
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Nature 650(8101) 309-313 2026年1月28日
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The Astrophysical Journal Letters 997(1) L26-L26 2026年1月19日Abstract We present the first XRISM/Resolve observations of the active galactic nucleus NGC 1365, obtained in 2024 February and July. NGC 1365 is known for rapid transitions between Compton-thick and Compton-thin states, along with strong absorption from a highly ionized wind. During our observations, the source was found in a persistent low-flux state, characterized by a decrease in hard-X-ray luminosity and significant line-of-sight obscuration. In this state, XRISM/Resolve reveals clear Fe xxv and Fe xxvi absorption lines together with, for the first time in this source, corresponding emission lines. These features may arise either from reemission from a photoionized wind (P Cygni profile) or from collisionally ionized gas associated with outflow-driven shocks in the interstellar medium. We estimate the wind launch radius to be approximately 10 16 cm (∼10 4 R g ), consistent with the location of the X-ray broadline region. We also resolve a broadened Fe K α line by σ ∼ 1300 km s −1 , placing it at similar scales to the wind, consistent with radii inferred from disk-broadening models and the variability of the Fe K α broad line. The similarity of the Fe K α profile to the H β wing and broad Pa α width indicates that the X-ray-emitting region is likely cospatial with the optical/infrared broadline region and originates from the same gas.
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NATURE ASTRONOMY 10(1) 2026年1月
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 2025年12月10日
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The Astrophysical Journal Letters 994(1) L28-L28 2025年11月18日Abstract We stack 3.75 Ms of early XRISM Resolve observations of 10 galaxy clusters to search for unidentified spectral lines in the E = 2.5–15 keV band (rest frame), including the E = 3.5 keV line reported in earlier low spectral resolution studies of cluster samples. Such an emission line may originate from the decay of the sterile neutrino, a warm dark matter (DM) candidate. No unidentified lines are detected in our stacked cluster spectrum, with the 3 σ upper limit on the m s ∼ 7.1 keV DM particle decay rate (which corresponds to an E = 3.55 keV emission line) of Γ ∼ 1.0 × 10 −27 s −1 . This upper limit is 3–4 times lower than the one derived by Hitomi Collaboration from the Perseus observation but still 5 times higher than the XMM-Newton detection reported by E. Bulbul et al. in the stacked cluster sample. XRISM Resolve, with its high spectral resolution but small field of view, may reach the sensitivity needed to test the XMM-Newton cluster sample detection by combining several years worth of future cluster observations.
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 77(6) 1278-1289 2025年11月17日Abstract We present results from XRISM/Resolve observations of the core of the galaxy cluster Abell 2319, focusing on its kinematic properties. The intracluster medium (ICM) exhibits temperatures of approximately 8 keV across the core, with a prominent cold front and a high-temperature region ($\sim$11 keV) in the north-west. The average gas velocity in the $3{^{\prime } } \times$ $4 {^{\prime } }$ region around the brightest cluster galaxy (BCG) covered by two Resolve pointings is consistent with that of the BCG to within 40 km s$^{-1}$ and we found modest average velocity dispersion of 230–250 km s$^{-1}$. On the other hand, spatially resolved spectroscopy reveals interesting variations. A blueshift of up to $\sim$230 km s$^{-1}$ is observed around the east edge of the cold front, where the gas with the lowest specific entropy is found. The region further south inside the cold front shows only a small velocity difference from the BCG; however, its velocity dispersion is enhanced to $\sim$400 km s$^{-1}$, implying the development of turbulence. These characteristics indicate that we are observing sloshing motion with some inclination angle following BCG and that gas phases with different specific entropy participate in sloshing with their own velocities, as expected from simulations. No significant evidence for a high-redshift ICM component associated with the subcluster Abell 2319B was found in the region covered by the current Resolve pointings. These results highlight the importance of sloshing and turbulence in shaping the internal structure of Abell 2319. Further deep observations are necessary to better understand the mixing and turbulent processes within the cluster.
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The Astrophysical Journal Letters 993(1) L11-L11 2025年10月24日Abstract The dynamics of the intracluster medium (ICM), the hot plasma that fills galaxy clusters, are shaped by gravity-driven cluster mergers and feedback from supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in the cluster cores. XRISM measurements of ICM velocities in several clusters offer insights into these processes. We compare XRISM measurements for nine galaxy clusters (Virgo, Perseus, Centaurus, Hydra-A, PKS 0745–19, A2029, Coma, A2319, and Ophiuchus) with predictions from three state-of-the-art cosmological simulation suites, TNG-Cluster, the Three Hundred Project GADGET-X, and GIZMO-SIMBA, that employ different models of feedback. In cool cores, XRISM reveals systematically lower velocity dispersions than the simulations predict, with all 10 measurements below the median simulated values by a factor of 1.5–1.7 on average and all falling within the bottom 10% of the predicted distributions. The observed kinetic-to-total pressure ratio is also lower, with a median value of 2.2%, compared to the predicted 5.0%–6.5% for the three simulations. Outside the cool cores and in non-cool-core (NCC) clusters, simulations show better agreement with XRISM measurements, except for the outskirts of the relaxed, cool-core cluster A2029, which exhibits an exceptionally low kinetic pressure support (<1%), with none of the simulated systems in either of the three suites reaching such low levels. The NCC Coma and A2319 exhibit dispersions at the lower end but within the simulated spread. Our comparison suggests that the three numerical models may overestimate the kinetic effects of SMBH feedback in cluster cores. Additional XRISM observations of NCC clusters will clarify if there is a systematic tension in the gravity-dominated regime as well.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics 702 A147-A147 2025年10月15日Context. Accurate X-ray spectroscopic measurements are fundamental for deriving basic physical parameters of the most abundant baryon components in the Universe. The plethora of X-ray observatories currently operational enables a panchromatic view of the high-energy emission of celestial sources. However, uncertainties in the energy-dependent calibration of the instrument transfer functions (e.g. the effective area, energy redistribution, or gain) can limit - and historically, did limit - the accuracy of X-ray spectroscopic measurements. Aims. We revised the status of the cross-calibration among the scientific payload on board four operation missions: Chandra, NuSTAR, XMM-Newton, and the recently launched XRISM. XRISM carries the micro-calorimeter Resolve, which yields the best energy resolution at energies ≥2 keV. For this purpose, we used the data from a 10-day-long observational campaign targeting the nearby active galactic nucleus NGC 3783, carried out in July 2024. Methods. We present a novel model-independent method for assessing the cross-calibration status that is based on a multi-node spline of the spectra with the highest-resolving power (XRISM/Resolve in our campaign). We also estimated the impact of the intrinsic variability of NGC 3783 on the cross-calibration status due to the different time coverages of participating observatories and performed an empirical reassessment of the Resolve throughput at low energies. Results. Based on this analysis, we derived a set of energy-dependent correction factors of the observed responses, enabling a statistically robust analysis of the whole spectral dataset. They will be employed in subsequent papers describing the astrophysical results of the campaign.
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Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems 2025年10月We report the results from the ground and on-orbit verifications of the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission timing system when the satellite clock is not synchronized to the Ground Positioning System (GPS) time. In this case, the time is determined by a free-run quartz oscillator of the clock, whose frequency changes depending on its temperature. In the thermal vacuum test performed in 2022, we obtained the GPS unsynchronized mode data and the temperature-versus-clock frequency trend. Comparing the time values calculated from the data and the true GPS times when the data were obtained, we confirmed that the requirement (within a 350-μs error in the absolute time, accounting for both the spacecraft bus and ground systems) was satisfied in the temperature conditions of the thermal vacuum test. We also simulated the variation of the timing accuracy in the on-orbit temperature conditions using the Hitomi on-orbit temperature data and found that the error remained within the requirement over ∼3×105 s. The on-orbit tests were conducted in 2023 September and October as part of the bus system checkout. The temperature-versus-clock frequency trend remained unchanged from that obtained in the thermal vacuum test, and the observed time drift was consistent with that expected from the trend....
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Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems 2025年10月The X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission has two X-ray telescopes, Resolve and Xtend, both with a focal length of 5.6 m. Resolve consists of an X-ray Mirror Assembly (XMA) and a microcalorimeter array and provides a relatively narrow field of view (FoV) of a 3.05-arcminute square. Xtend consists of an XMA and an X-ray CCD camera and provides, by contrast, a large FoV of a 38.5-arcminute square. Due to Resolve's limited FoV, pointing accuracy is crucial for stable observation. We confirmed that all the measurable design requirements for pointing accuracy were met after the satellite's in-orbit boresight correction. The accuracies in determining the absolute position of the target source for both telescopes are smaller than 20 arcseconds in the conservative estimate during the commissioning phase and around 6 arcseconds at the three-sigma level, as derived from ∼1 year of observation. The shift in the aimpoint, which refers to the corresponding position on the focal-plane detector for a target point source, and its temperature dependence were also examined for each telescope. Resolve's aimpoint shift along the detector Y-axis is found to clearly depend on the base-panel temperature and is up to a few arcseconds. Nevertheless, the shift is sufficiently small that the design requirements for the accuracy in controlling the telescopes in the absolute coordinates are still well satisfied and that the potential reduction in the effective area is negligible. We confirmed that stable pointing performance was achieved by both Resolve and Xtend during the first year, without exceeding the worst-case expectations before the launch....
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Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems 2025年10月The X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) is a Japanese International X-ray observatory, launched in September 2023. The XRISM science operations team (SOT) has been responsible for organizing and preparing for in-orbit science operations since the early stage of the project and has been performing quick-look and pipeline processes for data monitoring to provide the data to users as the operations of the payload instruments began in the initial operation phase. The target observations, including transient objects, were initiated from the nominal operations phase using the short-/long-term observation plans. The SOT has also contributed to performance verification and optimization activities to provide well-calibrated data and analysis tools and established a help desk to support guest observers (GOs) analyzing the XRISM data. The publicly solicited observations for GOs started from September 2024. These daily science operations have been carried out by dedicated scientists at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, with the support of the other SOT members and the mission and instrument teams. This study introduces the ground system used for the XRISM science operations and describes how in-orbit science operations have been established by the SOT from the system development phase to the cycle 1 period....
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Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems 2025年10月We describe the development, design, ground verification, and in-orbit verification, performance measurement, and calibration of the timing system for the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM). The scientific goals of the mission require an absolute timing accuracy of 1.0 ms. All components of the timing system were designed and verified to be within the timing error budgets, which were assigned by component to meet the requirements. After the launch of XRISM, the timing capability of the ground-tuned timing system was verified using the millisecond pulsar PSR B1937+21 during the commissioning period, and the timing jitter of the bus and the ground component were found to be below 15 μs compared with the NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition ExploreR) profile. During the performance verification and calibration period, simultaneous observations of the Crab pulsar by XRISM, NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array), and NICER were made to measure the absolute timing offset of the system, showing that the arrival time of the main pulse with XRISM was aligned with that of NICER and NuSTAR to within 200 μs. In conclusion, the absolute timing accuracy of the bus and the ground component of the XRISM timing system meets the timing error budget of 500 μs....
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Proceedings of 39th International Cosmic Ray Conference — PoS(ICRC2025) 1337-1337 2025年9月24日
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Nature 646(8083) 57-61 2025年9月17日Abstract Accretion disks in strong gravity ubiquitously produce winds, seen as blueshifted absorption lines in the X-ray band of both stellar mass X-ray binaries (black holes and neutron stars)1–4 and supermassive black holes5. Some of the most powerful winds (termed Eddington winds) are expected to arise from systems in which radiation pressure is sufficient to unbind material from the inner disk (L ≳ L Edd). These winds should be extremely fast and carry a large amount of kinetic power, which, when associated with supermassive black holes, would make them a prime contender for the feedback mechanism linking the growth of those black holes with their host galaxies6. Here we show the XRISM Resolve spectrum of the galactic neutron star X-ray binary, GX 13+1, which reveals one of the densest winds ever seen in absorption lines. This Compton-thick wind significantly attenuates the flux, making it appear faint, although it is intrinsically more luminous than usual (L ≳ L Edd). However, the wind is extremely slow, more consistent with the predictions of thermal-radiative winds launched by X-ray irradiation of the outer disk than with the expected Eddington wind driven by radiation pressure from the inner disk. This puts new constraints on the origin of winds from bright accretion flows in binaries, but also highlights the very different origin required for the ultrafast (v ~ 0.3c) winds seen in recent Resolve observations of a supermassive black hole at a similarly high Eddington ratio7.
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 2025年9月The X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) is a joint mission between the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA). In addition to the three space agencies, universities and research institutes from Japan, North America, and Europe have joined to contribute to developing satellite and onboard instruments, data-processing software, and the scientific observation program. XRISM is the successor to the ASTRO-H (Hitomi) mission, which ended prematurely in 2016. Its primary science goal is to examine astrophysical problems with precise, high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy. XRISM promises to discover new horizons in X-ray astronomy. It carries a 6 × 6 pixelized X-ray microcalorimeter on the focal plane of an X-ray mirror assembly (Resolve) and a co-aligned X-ray CCD camera (Xtend) that covers the same energy band over a large field of view. XRISM utilizes the Hitomi heritage, but all designs were reviewed. The attitude and orbit control system was improved in hardware and software. The spacecraft was launched from the JAXA Tanegashima Space Center on 2023 September 6 (UTC). During the in-orbit commissioning phase, the onboard components were activated. Although the gate valve protecting the Resolve sensor with a thin beryllium X-ray entrance window was not yet opened, scientific observation started in 2024 February with the planned performance verification observation program. The nominal observation program commenced with the following guest observation program beginning in 2024 September....
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Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems 11(04) 2025年8月28日
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 77(Supplement_1) S242-S253 2025年8月18日Abstract We report on a detailed spectroscopic study of the gas dynamics and hydrostatic mass bias of the galaxy cluster Abell 2029, utilizing high-resolution observations from XRISM Resolve. Abell 2029, known for its cool core and relaxed X-ray morphology, provides an excellent opportunity to investigate the influence of gas motions beyond the central region. Expanding upon prior studies that revealed low turbulence and bulk motions within the core, our analysis covers regions out to the scale radius $R_{2500}$ (670 kpc) based on three radial pointings extending from the cluster center toward the northern side. We obtain accurate measurements of bulk and turbulent velocities along the line of sight. The results indicate that non-thermal pressure accounts for no more than 2% of the total pressure at all radii, with a gradual decrease outward. The observed radial trend differs from many numerical simulations, which often predict an increase in non-thermal pressure fraction at larger radii. These findings suggest that deviations from hydrostatic equilibrium are small, leading to a hydrostatic mass bias of around 2% across the observed area.
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 77(Supplement_1) S193-S208 2025年8月18日Abstract We present an analysis of high-resolution spectra from the shock-heated plasmas in SN 1987A, based on an observation using the Resolve instrument onboard the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM). The 1.7–10 keV Resolve spectra are accurately represented by a single-component, plane-parallel shock plasma model, with a temperature of $2.84_{-0.08}^{+0.09}$ keV and an ionization parameter of $2.64_{-0.45}^{+0.58}$ × $10^{11}\,\,{\rm s\,\, cm}^{-3}$. The Resolve spectra are also well reproduced by the 3D magneto-hydrodynamic simulation presented by Orlando et al. (2020, A&A, 636, A22) suggesting substantial contribution from the ejecta. The metal abundances obtained with Resolve align with the Large Magellanic Cloud value, indicating that the X-rays in 2024 originate from “non-metal-rich” shock-heated ejecta and the reverse shock has not reached the inner metal-rich region of ejecta. Doppler widths of the atomic lines from Si, S, and Fe correspond to velocities of 1500–1700 km s$^{-1}$, where the thermal broadening effects in this non-metal-rich plasma are negligible. Therefore, the line broadening seen in Resolve spectra is determined by the large bulk motion of ejecta. For reference, we determined a $90\%$ upper limit on non-thermal emission from a pulsar wind nebula at $4.3 \times 10^{-13}$ erg cm$^{-2}$ s$^{-1}$ in the 2–10 keV range, aligning with NuSTAR findings by Greco et al. (2022, ApJ, 931, 132). Additionally, we searched for the $^{44}$Sc K line feature and found a $1\sigma$ upper limit of $1.0 \times 10^{-6}$ photons cm$^{-2}$ s$^{-1}$, which translates to an initial $^{44}$Ti mass of approximately $2 \times 10^{-4}\, M_{\odot }$, consistent with previous X-ray to soft gamma-ray observations (Boggs et al. 2015, Science, 348, 670; Grebenev et al. 2012, Nature, 490, 373; Leising 2006, ApJ, 651, 1019).
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The Astrophysical Journal Letters 988(2) L58-L58 2025年7月28日Abstract W49B is a unique Galactic supernova remnant with centrally peaked, “bar”-like ejecta distribution, which was once considered evidence for a hypernova origin that resulted in a bipolar ejection of the stellar core. However, chemical abundance measurements contradict this interpretation. Closely connected to the morphology of the ejecta is its velocity distribution, which provides critical details for understanding the explosion mechanism. We report the first ever observational constraint on the kinematics of the ejecta in W49B using the Resolve microcalorimeter spectrometer on the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM). Using XRISM/Resolve, we measured the line-of-sight velocity traced by the Fe Heα emission, which is the brightest feature in the Resolve spectrum, to vary by ±300 km s−1 with a smooth east-to-west gradient of a few tens of kilometers per second per parsec along the major axis. Similar trends in the line-of-sight velocity structure were found for other Fe-group elements Cr and Mn, traced by the Heα emission, and also for intermediate-mass elements Si, S, Ar, and Ca, traced by the Lyα emission. The discovery of the east–west gradient in the line-of-sight velocity, together with the absence of a twin-peaked line profile or enhanced broadening in the central region, clearly rejects the equatorially expanding disk model. In contrast, the observed velocity structure suggests bipolar flows reminiscent of a bipolar explosion scenario. An alternative scenario would be a collimation of the ejecta by an elongated cavity sculpted by bipolar stellar winds.
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The Astrophysical Journal 988(2) 148-148 2025年7月21日Abstract The Calorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET), launched to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2015 August and continuously operating since, measures cosmic-ray (CR) electrons, nuclei, and gamma rays. CALET, with its 27 radiation length deep Total Absorption Calorimeter, measures particle energy and allows for the measurement of spectra, secondary to primary ratios of the more abundant CR nuclei through 28Ni, while the main charge detector can measure ultra-heavy CR nuclei through 44Ru. The results for the abundances of elements from Z = 14 to Z = 44 relative to 26Fe over 7.5 yr of observation are presented here and compared to previous measurements from ACE-CRIS, SuperTIGER, and HEAO-3.
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Physical Review Letters 135(2) 2025年7月8日The Calorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET), in operation on the International Space Station since 2015, collected a large sample of cosmic-ray (CR) iron and sub-iron events over a wide energy interval. In this Letter, we report an update of our previous measurement of the iron flux and we present—for the first time—a high statistics measurement of the spectra of two sub-iron elements Cr and Ti in the energy interval from 10 to 250 GeV/n. The analyses are based on 8 years of data. Differently from older generations of cosmic-ray instruments which, in most cases, could not resolve individual sub-iron elements, CALET can identify each nuclear species from proton to nickel (and beyond) with a measurement of their electric charge. Thanks to the improvement in statistics and a more refined assessment of systematic uncertainties, the iron spectral shape is better resolved, at high energy, than in our previous paper, and we report its flux ratio to chromium and titanium. The measured fluxes of Cr and Ti show energy dependences compatible with a single power law with spectral indices −2.74±0.06 and −2.88±0.06, respectively.
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The Astrophysical Journal Letters 985(1) L20-L20 2025年5月19日Abstract The XRISM Resolve microcalorimeter array measured the velocities of hot intracluster gas at two positions in the Coma galaxy cluster: squares at the center and at 6 (170 kpc) to the south. We find the line-of-sight velocity dispersions in those regions to be σ z = 208 ± 12 km s−1 and 202 ± 24 km s−1, respectively. The central value corresponds to a 3D Mach number of M = 0.24 ± 0.015 and a ratio of the kinetic pressure of small-scale motions to thermal pressure in the intracluster plasma of only 3.1% ± 0.4%, at the lower end of predictions from cosmological simulations for merging clusters like Coma, and similar to that observed in the cool core of the relaxed cluster A2029. Meanwhile, the gas in both regions exhibits high line-of-sight velocity differences from the mean velocity of the cluster galaxies, Δv z = 450 ± 15 km s−1 and 730 ± 30 km s−1, respectively. A small contribution from an additional gas velocity component, consistent with the cluster optical mean, is detected along a sight line near the cluster center. The combination of the observed velocity dispersions and bulk velocities is not described by a Kolmogorov velocity power spectrum of steady-state turbulence; instead, the data imply a much steeper effective slope (i.e., relatively more power at larger linear scales). This may indicate either a very large dissipation scale, resulting in the suppression of small-scale motions, or a transient dynamic state of the cluster, where large-scale gas flows generated by an ongoing merger have not yet cascaded down to small scales.
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Nature 641(8065) 1132-1136 2025年5月14日
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The Astrophysical Journal Letters 982(1) L5-L5 2025年3月12日Abstract We present XRISM Resolve observations of the core of the hot, relaxed galaxy cluster Abell 2029 (A2029). We find that the line-of-sight bulk velocity of the intracluster medium (ICM) within the central 180 kpc is at rest with respect to the brightest cluster galaxy, with a 3σ upper limit of ∣v bulk∣ < 100 km s−1. We robustly measure the field-integrated ICM velocity dispersion to be σ v = 169 ± 10 km s−1, obtaining similar results for both single-temperature and two-temperature plasma models to account for the cluster cool core. This result, if ascribed to isotropic turbulence, implies a subsonic ICM with Mach number and a nonthermal pressure fraction of 2.6 ± 0.3%. The turbulent velocity is similar to what was measured in the core of the Perseus cluster by Hitomi, but here in a more massive cluster with an ICM temperature of 7 keV, the limit on the nonthermal pressure fraction is even more stringent. Our result is consistent with expectations from simulations of relaxed clusters, but it is on the low end of the predicted distribution, indicating that A2029 is an exceptionally relaxed cluster with no significant impacts from either a recent minor merger or active galactic nucleus activity.
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JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2020:Virtual ユニオンセッション U-12 「地球惑星科学の進むべき道10 ビッグデータとオープンサイエンス」 2020年7月15日 招待有り
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20 Years of Chandra Science Symposium
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The 29th annual international Astronomical Data Analysis Software & Systems (ADASS)
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日本学術振興会 科学研究費助成事業 2024年4月 - 2027年3月
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日本学術振興会 科学研究費助成事業 基盤研究(C) 2016年4月 - 2019年3月
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日本学術振興会 科学研究費助成事業 基盤研究(C) 2009年 - 2011年
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日本学術振興会 科学研究費助成事業 基盤研究(B) 2007年 - 2009年
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日本学術振興会 科学研究費助成事業 国際学術研究 1992年 - 1994年
