The MAXI mission on the ISS: science and instruments for monitoring all-sky X-ray images

M Matsuoka, K Kawasaki, S Ueno… - Publications of the …, 2009‏ - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image (MAXI) mission is the first astronomical payload
to be installed on the Japanese Experiment Module—Exposed Facility (JEM-EF or Kibo-EF) …

The second swift burst alert telescope gamma-ray burst catalog

T Sakamoto, SD Barthelmy… - The Astrophysical …, 2011‏ - iopscience.iop.org
We present the second Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) catalog of gamma-ray bursts
(GRBs), which contains 476 bursts detected by the BAT between 2004 December 19 and …

Gas slit camera (GSC) onboard MAXI on ISS

T Mihara, M Nakajima, M Sugizaki… - Publications of the …, 2011‏ - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Gas Slit Camera (GSC) is an X-ray instrument on the MAXI (Monitor of All-sky X-
ray Image) mission aboard the International Space Station. It is designed to scan the entire …

Global characteristics of X-ray flashes and X-ray-rich gamma-ray bursts observed by HETE-2

T Sakamoto, DQ Lamb, N Kawai… - The Astrophysical …, 2005‏ - iopscience.iop.org
We describe and discuss the global properties of 45 gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) observed by
HETE-2 during the first 3 years of its mission, focusing on the properties of X-ray flashes …

Global properties of X-ray flashes and X-ray-rich gamma-ray bursts observed by Swift

T Sakamoto, D Hullinger, G Sato… - The Astrophysical …, 2008‏ - iopscience.iop.org
We describe and discuss the spectral and temporal characteristics of the prompt emission
and X-ray afterglow emission of X-ray flashes (XRFs) and X-ray-rich gamma-ray bursts …

Intrinsic properties of a complete sample of HETE-2 gamma-ray bursts-A measure of the GRB rate in the Local Universe

A Pelangeon, JL Atteia, YE Nakagawa… - Astronomy & …, 2008‏ - aanda.org
Context. As a result of the numerous missions dedicated to the detection of Gamma-ray
bursts (GRBs), the observed properties of these events are now well known. However …

HETE observations of the gamma-ray burst GRB 030329: evidence for an underlying soft x-ray component

R Vanderspek, T Sakamoto, C Barraud… - The Astrophysical …, 2004‏ - iopscience.iop.org
An exceptionally intense gamma-ray burst, GRB 030329, was detected and localized by the
instruments on board the High Energy Transient Explorer satellite (HETE) at 11: 37: 14 UT …

What ignites on the neutron star of 4U 0614+ 091?

E Kuulkers, JL Atteia, AM Levine, S Brandt… - Astronomy & …, 2010‏ - aanda.org
The low-mass X-ray binary 4U 0614+ 091 is a source of sporadic thermonuclear (type I) X-
ray bursts. We find bursts with a wide variety of characteristics in serendipitous wide-field X …

Possible X-ray cocoon emission from GRB 050709

N Ogino, M Arimoto, H Hamidani… - Publications of the …, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
The detection of the short gamma-ray burst (SGRB) 050709 by the HETE-2 satellite opened
the door to understanding the nature of SGRBs, offering clues about their emission …

First superburst from a classical low-mass X-ray binary transient

L Keek, E Kuulkers, A Cumming, EF Brown… - Astronomy & …, 2008‏ - aanda.org
We report the analysis of the first superburst from a transiently accreting neutron star system
with the All-Sky Monitor (ASM) on the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer. The superburst occurred …