Monitor of All-Sky X-Ray Image(MAXI) Mission

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Jul 2003

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Proceedings of the 28th International Cosmic Ray Conference. July 31-August 7, 2003. Trukuba, Japan. Under the auspices of the I

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Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image (MAXI) is the first astrophysical payload which will be mounted on the Japanese experiment module (JEM) exposed Facility of International Space Station (ISS) in 2008. It is designed for monitoring all-sky in the X-ray band by scanning with slat collimators and slit apertures. Its angular resolution and scanning period are 1arc degree and 90 minutes, respectively. MAXI employs two types of X-ray camera. One is Gas slit Camera (GSC), the detectors of which are one-dimensional position sensitive proportional counters. Its position resolution is 1.0 mm along carbon ano de wires. GSC covers the 2.0-30keV energy band. The other camera is Solid-state Slit Camera (SSC). We employ a pair of SSCs, each of which consists of sixteen CCD chips. Each CCD has 1024x1024 pixels, and each pixel is 24x24 micrometers. The CCDs are to be operated at -60 degree using Peltier coolers. SSC covers an energy range of 0.5-10.0keV. PDR is finished in September 2001. CDR will be performed in September 2003. The continuous Ethernet down link will enables us to alert the astronomers in all over the world to the appearance of X-ray transients, novae, bursts, flares etc. MAXI cannot only monitor Galactic and extra-galactic variable X-ray sources, but also this mission can produce simultaneous observations for variable sources such as BL Lac objects with various institutes. In this paper we will report on the current status of the MAXI mission.

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