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Large X-ray Flares on Stars Detected with MAXI/GSC: A Universal Correlation between the Duration of a Flare and its X-ray Luminosity
Yohko Tsuboi, Kyohei Yamazaki, Yasuharu Sugawara +39
23 giant flares from 13 active stars (eight RS CVn systems, one Algol system, three dMe stars and one YSO) were detected during the first two years of our all-sky X-ray monitoring…
Extraordinary luminous soft X-ray transient MAXI J0158-744 as an ignition of a nova on a very massive O-Ne white dwarf
M. Morii, H. Tomida, M. Kimura +29
We present the observation of an extraordinary luminous soft X-ray transient, MAXI J0158-744, by the Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image (MAXI) on 2011 November 11. This transient is ch…
The 37-month MAXI/GSC source catalog in the high Galactic-latitude sky
Kazuo Hiroi, Yoshihiro Ueda, Masaaki Hayashida +40
We present the catalog of high Galactic-latitude () X-ray sources detected in the first 37-month data of Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image (MAXI) / Gas Slit Camera (GS…
Spectral Evolution of a New X-ray Transient MAXI J0556-332 Observed by MAXI, Swift, and RXTE
Mutsumi Sugizaki, Kazutaka Yamaoka, Masaru Matsuoka +31
We report on the spectral evolution of a new X-ray transient, MAXI J0556-332, observed by MAXI, Swift, and RXTE. The source was discovered on 2011 January 11 (MJD=55572) by MAXI Ga…
Outburst of LS V+44 17 Observed by MAXI and RXTE, and Discovery of a Dip Structure in the Pulse Profile
Ryuichi Usui, Mikio Morii, Nobuyuki Kawai +28
We report on the first observation of an X-ray outburst of a Be/X-ray binary pulsar LS V +44 17/RX J0440.9+4431, and the discovery of an absorption dip structure in the pulse profi…
Long-term Monitoring of the Black Hole Binary GX 339-4 in the High/Soft State during the 2010 Outburst with MAXI/GSC
Megumi Shidatsu, Yoshihiro Ueda, Satoshi Nakahira +29
We present the results of monitoring the Galactic black hole candidate GX 339-4 with the Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image (MAXI) / Gas Slit Camera (GSC) in the high/soft state during…
A Spectral Study of the Black Hole Candidate XTE J1752-223 in the High/Soft State with MAXI, Suzaku and Swift
Satoshi Nakahira, Shu Koyama, Yoshihiro Ueda +34
We report on the X-ray spectral analysis of the black hole candidate XTE\ J1752--223 in the 2009--2010 outburst, utilizing data obtained with the MAXI/Gas Slit Camera (GSC), the Sw…
Revisit of Local X-ray Luminosity Function of Active Galactic Nuclei with the MAXI Extragalactic Survey
Yoshihiro Ueda, Kazuo Hiroi, Naoki Isobe +32
We construct a new X-ray (2--10 keV) luminosity function of Compton-thin active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in the local universe, using the first MAXI/GSC source catalog surveyed in th…
A Large X-ray Flare from a Single Weak-lined T Tauri Star TWA-7 Detected with MAXI GSC
Akiko Uzawa, Yohko Tsuboi, Mikio Morii +35
We present a large X-ray flare from a nearby weak-lined T Tauri star TWA-7 detected with the Gas Slit Camera (GSC) on the Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image (MAXI). The GSC captured X-…
The First MAXI/GSC Catalog in the High Galactic-Latitude Sky
Kazuo Hiroi, Yoshihiro Ueda, Naoki Isobe +32
We present the first unbiased source catalog of the Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image (MAXI) mission at high Galactic latitudes (), produced from the first 7-month d…
Peculiarly Narrow SED of GRB 090926B with MAXI and Fermi/GBM
Motoko Serino, Atsumasa Yoshida, Nobuyuki Kawai +32
The monitor of all-sky X-ray image (MAXI) Gas Slit Camera (GSC) on the International Space Station (ISS) detected a gamma-ray burst (GRB) on 2009, September 26, GRB\,090926B. This…
Gas Slit Camera (GSC) onboard MAXI on ISS
Tatehiro Mihara, Motoki Nakajima, Mutsumi Sugizaki +16
The Gas Slit Camera (GSC) is an X-ray instrument on the MAXI (Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image) mission on the International Space Station. It is designed to scan the entire sky ever…
In-Orbit Performance of MAXI Gas Slit Camera (GSC) on ISS
Mutsumi Sugizaki, Tatehiro Mihara, Motoko Serino +17
We report the in-orbit performance of the Gas Slit Camera (GSC) on the MAXI (Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image) mission carried on the International Space Station (ISS). Its commissio…
Bright X-ray flares from the BL Lac object Mrk 421, detected with MAXI in 2010 January and February
Naoki Isobe, Kousuke Sugimori, Nobuyuki Kawai +28
Strong X-ray flares from the blazar Mrk 421 were detected in 2010 January and February through the 7 month monitoring with the MAXI GSC. The maximum 2 -- 10 keV flux in the January…
MAXI GSC observations of a spectral state transition in the black hole candidate XTE J1752-223
Satoshi Nakahira, Kazutaka Yamaoka, Mutsumi Sugizaki +29
We present the first results on the black hole candidate XTE J1752-223 from the Gas Slit Camera (GSC) on-board the Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image (MAXI) on the International Space…
The MAXI Mission on the ISS: Science and Instruments for Monitoring All Sky X-Ray Images
Masaru Matsuoka, Kazuyoshi Kawasaki, Shiro Ueno +29
The MAXI (Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image) mission is the first astronomical payload to be installed on the Japanese Experiment Module-Exposed Facility (JEM-EF) on the ISS. It is sc…
Effects of Compton scattering on the Gamma Ray Spectra of Solar flares
Jun'ichi Kotoku, Kazuo Makishima, Yukari Matsumoto +3
Using fully relativistic GEANT4 simulation tool kit, the transport of energetic electrons generated in solar flares was Monte-Carlo simulated, and resultant bremsstrahlung gamma-ra…
The Earliest Optical Observations of GRB 030329
K. Torii, T. Kato, H. Yamaoka +9
We present the earliest optical imaging observations of GRB 030329 related to SN 2003dh. The burst was detected by the HETE-2 satellite at 2003 March 29, 11:37:14.67 UT. Our wide-f…
The radiant of the Leonids meteor storm in 2001
Ken'ichi Torii, Mitsuhiro Kohama, Toshifumi Yanagisawa +1
We have measured the radiant of the Leonids meteor storm in November 2001 by using new observational and analysis techniques. The radiant was measured as the intersections of lines…
Discovery of a Dwarf Nova Breaking the Standard Sequence of Compact Binary Evolution
M. Uemura, T. Kato, R. Ishioka +1
We revealed that the dwarf nova 1RXS J232953.9+062814 is an SU UMa-type system with a superhump period of 66.774+/-0.010 min. The short period strongly indicates that the orbital p…