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The ASTRO-H X-ray Astronomy Satellite
Tadayuki Takahashi, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Richard Kelley +250
The joint JAXA/NASA ASTRO-H mission is the sixth in a series of highly successful X-ray missions developed by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), with a planne…
ASTRO-H White Paper - Shock and Acceleration
F. Aharonian, Y. Uchiyama, D. Khangulyan +4
We discuss the prospects for a progress to be brought by ASTRO-H in the understanding of the physics of particle acceleration in astrophysical environments. Particular emphasis wil…
ASTRO-H White Paper - Plasma Diagnostic and Dynamics of the Galactic Center Region
K. Koyama, J. Kataoka, M. Nobukawa +16
The most characteristic high-energy phenomena in the Galactic center (GC) region is the presence of strong K-shell emission lines from highly ionized Si, S, Ar, Ca, Fe and Ni, whic…
ASTRO-H White Paper - Accreting Pulsars, Magnetars, and Related Sources
S. Kitamoto, T. Enoto, S. Safi-Harb +18
As the endpoints of massive star evolution, neutron stars are enigmatic celestial objects characterized by extremely dense and exotic nuclear matter, magnetospheres with positrons…