Ray-tracing simulation and in-orbit performance of the ASTRO-H hard x-ray telescope (HXT)

H. Matsumoto; H. Awaki; A. Furuzawa; M. Ishida; H. Kunieda; Y. Haba; T. Hayashi; R. Iizuka; K. Ishibashi; M. Itoh; T. Kosaka; Y. Maeda; I. Mitsuishi; T. Miyazawa; H. Mori; H. Nagano; Y. Namba; Y. Ogasaka; K. Ogi; T. Okajima; S. Sugita; Y. Suzuki; K. Tamura; Y. Tawara; K. Uesugi; S. Yamauchi

doi:10.1117/12.2232135

19 July 2016 Ray-tracing simulation and in-orbit performance of the ASTRO-H hard x-ray telescope (HXT)

H. Matsumoto, H. Awaki, A. Furuzawa, M. Ishida, H. Kunieda, Y. Haba, T. Hayashi, R. Iizuka, K. Ishibashi, M. Itoh, T. Kosaka, Y. Maeda, I. Mitsuishi, T. Miyazawa, H. Mori, H. Nagano, Y. Namba, Y. Ogasaka, K. Ogi, T. Okajima, S. Sugita, Y. Suzuki, K. Tamura, Y. Tawara, K. Uesugi, S. Yamauchi

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Proceedings Volume 9905, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 990541 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232135
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

A ray-trace simulation code for the Hard X-ray Telescope (HXT) on board the Hitomi (ASTRO-H) satellite is being developed. The half power diameter and effective area simulated based on the code are consistent with ground measurements within 10%. The HXT observed the pulsar wind nebula G21.5-0.9 for 105 ksec. We confirmed that the encircled energy function and the half power diameter obtained from the data are consistent with the ground measurements.

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H. Matsumoto, H. Awaki, A. Furuzawa, M. Ishida, H. Kunieda, Y. Haba, T. Hayashi, R. Iizuka, K. Ishibashi, M. Itoh, T. Kosaka, Y. Maeda, I. Mitsuishi, T. Miyazawa, H. Mori, H. Nagano, Y. Namba, Y. Ogasaka, K. Ogi, T. Okajima, S. Sugita, Y. Suzuki, K. Tamura, Y. Tawara, K. Uesugi, and S. Yamauchi "Ray-tracing simulation and in-orbit performance of the ASTRO-H hard x-ray telescope (HXT)", Proc. SPIE 9905, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 990541 (19 July 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232135

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