Suzaku Documents

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Latest Info (Suzaku Memo)

General

• 2014-07: Suzaku Mission Status (Presentation in the US senior review) (2014-07-08)
• 2014-07: Preliminary prediction for sun angle limits during the AO9 phase (2014-07-08)
• 2010-04: A possible pointing determination error between Dec. 18th, 2009 and June 15th, 2010 (2010-07-10)
• 2010-05: A possible flux variation of the XIS data taken after Dec. 18th, 2009 (2010-10-17)
• 2010-06: Photometry using the XIS-1 data taken with the narrow window modes (2010-10-17)

XRT

• 2011-01: The fast ARF generator "xisarfgen" (2011-07-26)
• 2008-06: Recent update of the XRT response: III. Effective Area (2008-07-15)
• 2008-05: Recent update of the XRT response: II. Vignetting (2008-06-04)
• 2008-04: Recent update of the XRT response: I. Images (2008-06-05)
• 2007-04: Empirical Correction of Thermal Wobbling (2007-05)
• 2006-32: Description of the XRT calibration files for the v.1.2 data (2006-08-01)

XIS

• 2015-04: An anomaly of XIS3 from 2015/04 (2015-10-02)
• 2015-03: Calibration above 10 keV (2015-09-29)
• 2014-03: Abrupt change of the energy scale for XIS0 (2014-11-25)
• 2013-01: New OBF Holes in XIS1 and XIS3 (2013-08-14)
• 2011-07: Result of On-board Experiments of Increased Amount of Charge Injection for XIS1 (2011-04-05)
• 2010-03: Anomaly of XIS1 in Dec. 2009 (2010-02-18)
• 2010-01: Anomaly of XIS0 (2010-01-05)
• 2007-08: Anomaly of XIS2 (2007-09-29)
• 2007-06: Notes on SCI data in the ver 2.0 pocessing (2007-07-05)
• 2006-30: Description of the XIS calibration files for the v.1.2 data (2006-08-30)
• 2006-20: Failure of the PI estimation due to incorrect HK values of the video temperature (2006-05-22)
• 2006-16: Limit of the XIS ver. 1 data in terms of the data processing (2006-09-29)

HXD

• 2008-03: HXD-PIN Background Model Reproducibility of v2 Products, using "tuned" bgd (2008-05-28)
• 2008-01: Reproducibility of the HXD-GSO Non X-ray Background for the ver 2.0 processing data (2008-01-09)
• 2007-11: Relative normalization of XIS0-3 and PIN in revision 2 data (2007-11-23)
• 2007-09: HXD-PIN Background Model Reproducibility of v2 Products, using "quick" bgd (2007-11-21)
• 2007-02: Modeling of the HXD-GSO Background (2007-01-09)
• 2007-01: The Method of the HXD-PIN Non X-ray Background Modeling (2007-01-24)
• 2006-43: Reproducibility of the HXD-GSO Non X-ray Background (2007-02-01)

References

• Suzaku satellite
  • "The X-Ray Observatory Suzaku", Mitsuda, K., et al. 2007, PASJ 59, S1-S7 [PDF][ADS][DOI:10.1093/pasj/59.sp1.S1]
• Suzaku Instruments
  • X-Ray Telescope (XRT) and alignment
    • "The X-Ray Telescope onboard Suzaku", Serlemitsos, P. J., et al. 2007, PASJ 59, S9-S21 [PDF][ADS][DOI:10.1093/pasj/59.sp1.S9]
    • "Restoring the Suzaku Source Position Accuracy and Point-Spread Function", Uchiyama, Y., et al., 2008, PASJ 60, S35-S42 [ADS][astro-ph/0803.3418]
  • X-Ray Imaging Spectrometers (XIS)
    • "X-Ray Imaging Spectrometers (XIS) on Board Suzaku", Koyama, K., et al. 2007, PASJ 59, S23-S33 [PDF][ADS][DOI:10.1093/pasj/59.sp1.S23]
    • "Performance of the Charge-Injection Capability of Suzaku XIS", Nakajima, H., et al. 2008, PASJ 60, S1-S10 [ADS][astro-ph/0705.1771]
    • "Reproducibility of Non-X-Ray Background for the X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer aboard Suzaku", Tawa, N. et al., 2008, PASJ, 60, S11-S24 [ADS][astro-ph/0803.0616]
    • "Energy-Scale Calibration of the Suzaku X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer Using the Checker Flag Charge-Injection Technique in Orbit", Ozawa, M., et al. 2009, PASJ 61, S1-S7 [ADS]
    • " New CTI Correction Method for Spaced-Row Charge Injection of the Suzaku X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer", Uchiyama, H., et al. 2009, PASJ 61, S9-S15 [ADS]
  • Hard X-ray Detector (HXD)
    • "The Hard X-Ray Detector (HXD) on Board Suzaku", Takahashi, T., et al., 2007, PASJ 59, S35-S51 [PDF][ADS][DOI:10.1093/pasj/59.sp1.S35][astro-ph/0611232]
    • "In-Orbit Performance of the Hard X-ray Detector onboard Suzaku", Kokubun, M., et al., 2007, PASJ 59, S53-S76 [PDF][ADS][DOI:10.1093/pasj/59.sp1.S53][astro-ph/611233]
    • "In-Orbit Timing Calibration of the Hard X-Ray Detector on Board Suzaku", Terada, Y., et al., 2008, PASJ 60, S25-34 [ADS][astro-ph/0711.2715]
    • "Modeling and Reproducibility of Suzaku HXD PIN/GSO Background", Fukazawa,Y., et al., 2009, PASJ 61, S17-S33 [ADS]
    • "Design and In-Orbit Performance of the Suzaku Wide-Band All--Sky Monitor", Yamaoka, K., et al., 2009, PASJ 61, S35-S53 [ADS]
  • X-Ray Spectrometer (XRS)
    • "The Suzaku High Resolution X-Ray Spectrometer", Kelley, R., et al., PASJ 59, S77-S112 [PDF][ADS][DOI:10.1093/pasj/59.sp1.S77]
• Software for Suzaku data analysis
  • "Monte-Carlo Simulator and Ancillary Response Generator of Suzaku XRT/XIS System for Spatially Extended Source Analysis", Ishisaki, Y., et al., PASJ 59, S113-S132 [PDF][ADS][DOI:10.1093/pasj/59.sp1.S113][astro-ph/0610118]
  • "Deconvolution of Images Taken with the Suzaku X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer", Sugizaki, M., 2009, PASJ 61, S55-S67 [ADS]