Performance and current status of Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image on the International Space Station

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Suzuki, M. [1 ]
Matsuoka, M. [1 ]
Kawasaki, K. [1 ]
Ueno, S. [1 ]
Tomida, H. [1 ]
Kohama, M. [1 ]
Ishikawa, M. [1 ]
Katayama, H. [1 ]
Mihara, T. [2 ]
Isobe, N. [2 ]
Tsunemi, H. [3 ]
Miyata, E. [3 ]
Negoro, H. [4 ]
Nakajima, M. [4 ]
Kawai, N. [5 ]
Kataoka, J. [5 ]
Yoshida, A. [6 ]
Yamaoka, K. [6 ]
Morii, M. [7 ]
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[1] Japan Aerosp Explorat Agcy, 1-1 Sengen 2Chome, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058505, Japan
[2] RIKEN, Saitama 3510198, Japan
[3] Osaka Univ, Grad Sch Sci, Dept Earth Space Sci, Toyonaka, Osaka 5600043, Japan
[4] Nihon Univ, Coll Sci & Technol, Dept Phys, Chiyoda ku, Tokyo 1018308, Japan
[5] Tokyo Inst Technol, Dept Phys, Meguro Ku, Tokyo 1528551, Japan
[6] Aoyama Gakuin Univ, Coll Sci & Engn, Dept Math Phys, Fuchinohe Sagamihara, Kanagawa 2298551, Japan
[7] Rikkyo Univ, Coll Sci, Dept Phys, Tokyo 1718501, Japan
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GAMMA-RAY BURSTS 2007 | 2008年 / 1000卷
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X-ray surveys;
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Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image (MAXI) will be launched and attached on the International Space Station (ISS) next year. MAXI scans the sky while ISS goes around the Earth and provides an all sky X-ray image every orbit. MAXI has two types of X-ray instruments: gas-proportional counters for 2-30 keV and CCD cameras for 0.5-10 keV. MAXI will be able to transmit alerts to the Internet on X-ray transients including bright X-ray afterglows.
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