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Astro-H Status Rob Petre (NASA / GSFC)
US ASTRO-H Project Scientist
ASTRO-H
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ASTRO-H will be a major international x-ray observatory. JAXA Mission with participation from NASA and ESA (through SRON)
Observing time will be made available to Japan, ESA and NASA communities.
Mass ~ 2500 kg Power ~ 3.5 kW (EOL) Length ~ 14 m (when fully deployed) Mission lifetime ~ 3 yr (required), 5 yr (goal) Launched on Japanese H-IIA from Tanegashima
2016, 550 km, circular, 31 deg Very broad band x-ray spectroscopy with high sensitivity.
ASTRO-HOverview
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Astro-H Objectives
Highresolu4onspectroscopywithX-RayMicrocalorimeterHardX-rayfocusingimagingHighsensi4vewide-bandspectroscopy(0.3-600keV)
Revealingthelarge-scalestructureanditsevolu4onoftheUniverseUnderstandingtheextremecondi4onsintheUniverseExploringthediversephenomenaofthenon-thermalUniverseElucida4ngdarkmaLeranddarkenergy
Scien4ficobjec4ves:
Keyfeatures:
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SoQX-raySpectrometer
SoQX-rayTelescopes
HardX-rayTelescopes
SoQX-rayImager
ExtendibleOp4calBench
HardX-rayImagers
SoQGammaRayDetectors
ATourofAstro-H
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Effec4veareaofASTRO-Himaginginstruments
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SXS (Calorimeter)
SXI (CCD)
2 HXI (CdTe+Si Strip)
ASTRO−H Total Effective Area
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SXSresolu4onduringpre-shipfunc4onaltest(October2015)
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ASTRO-HarrivingatTanegashima
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ASTRO-HScheduletoLaunch1/12–Mediaeventatlaunchsite1/18–Fillhydrazinetank1/21–LaunchReadinessReview1/23–Removenon-flightitems,finalvisualinspec4on1/24–ALachspacecraQtorocket1/25-28–ALachfairing1/27-KDP-EatNASAHQ2/2–BaLerycharging2/7–Opera4onalcheckofSXS;low-temperaturetop-offofLHe2/11–L1performancecheck2/12–Movetolaunchpointpoint2/12–Launch17:45JT(5:45EDT)
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ASTRO-HPost-launchSchedule
L+~1week SXS“firstlight”L+~1week EOBdeploymentL+~1month Allinstrumentson
SXSgatevalveopen Begin2-monthcalibra4onphase
L+3months Begin6-monthPVobserva4onphaseL+9months BeginAO1
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ASTRO-HGOProgram• USscien4stshaveaccesstogenerousdatashare:~50percent
ofdata• Cycle1announcementwillbereleasedonApril1,2016
– PVtargetlistwillbereleasedbyannouncementdate– USscien4stsonlyrespondtoNASAcall;scien4stsfromelsewhereproposetoeithersimultaneousESAorJAXAcall
• ProposalswillbedueonJuly1,2016• J/USmerginginOctober,2016• Observa4onswillbegininmidNovember,2016• Twostageproposalprocess–observing,budget• TotalbudgetforCycle1is$5M(tocover50-100proposals)
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ASTRO-HSpecialSessionatHEAD• HEADmee4nginearlyApril:wewillknowthebasic
performanceoftheobservatoryandinstruments.• Mee4ngcoincideswiththereleaseoftheCycle1callfor
proposals.• Sessionprogram:
– T.Takahashi(ISAS/JAXA)–OverviewofObservatoryproper4esandperformanceand(very)earlyresults
– R.Kelley–(GSFC)OverviewofSXSproper4esandperformance– K.Mukai(GSFC/CRESST)–Cycle1details