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most citedHard X-ray Detector (HXD) on Board Suzaku

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18 papers

astro-ph.HE2017★ 43 cited

Temperature Structure in the Perseus Cluster Core Observed with Hitomi

Hitomi Collaboration, Felix Aharonian, Hiroki Akamatsu +192

The present paper investigates the temperature structure of the X-ray emitting plasma in the core of the Perseus cluster using the 1.8--20.0 keV data obtained with the Soft X-ray S…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 5 cited

Gamma-ray blazar spectra with H.E.S.S. II mono analysis: the case of PKS 2155-304 and PG 1553+113

D. Zaborov, A. M. Taylor, D. A. Sanchez +2

The addition of a 28 m Cherenkov telescope (CT5) to the H.E.S.S. array extended the experiment's sensitivity to lower energies, providing new opportunities for studies of Active Ga…

astro-ph.HE2016★ 38 cited

Gamma-ray blazar spectra with H.E.S.S. II mono analysis: the case of PKS 2155-304 and PG 1553+113

H. E. S. S. Collaboration, :, H. Abdalla +332

The addition of a 28 m Cherenkov telescope (CT5) to the H.E.S.S. array extended the experiment's sensitivity to lower energies. The lowest energy threshold is obtained using monosc…

astro-ph.HE2014

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-ph.HE2014★ 3 cited

ASTRO-H White Paper - Young Supernova Remnants

J. P. Hughes, S. Safi-Harb, A. Bamba +23

Thanks to the unprecedented spectral resolution and sensitivity of the Soft X-ray Spectrometer (SXS) to soft thermal X-ray emission, ASTRO-H will open a new discovery window for un…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 1 cited

ASTRO-H White Paper - Older Supernova Remnants and Pulsar Wind Nebulae

K. S. Long, A. Bamba, F. Aharonian +20

Most supernova remnants (SNRs) are old, in the sense that their structure has been profoundly modified by their interaction with the surrounding interstellar medium (ISM). Old SNRs…

astro-ph.IM2012★ 106 cited

The ASTRO-H X-ray Observatory

Tadayuki Takahashi, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Richard Kelley +220

The joint JAXA/NASA ASTRO-H mission is the sixth in a series of highly successful X-ray missions initiated by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS). ASTRO-H will…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 194 cited

The structure and emission model of the relativistic jet in the quasar 3C 279 inferred from radio to high-energy gamma-ray observations in 2008-2010

M. Hayashida, G. M. Madejski, K. Nalewajko +90

We present time-resolved broad-band observations of the quasar 3C 279 obtained from multi-wavelength campaigns conducted during the first two years of the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Tel…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 61 cited

The cosmic-ray and gas content of the Cygnus region as measured in gamma rays by the Fermi Large Area Telescope

the Fermi LAT Collaboration

The Cygnus region hosts a giant molecular-cloud complex which actively forms massive stars. Interactions of cosmic rays with interstellar gas and radiation fields make it shine at…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 68 cited

Fermi Large Area Telescope Observations of the Cygnus Loop Supernova Remnant

H. Katagiri, L. Tibaldo, J. Ballet +7

We present an analysis of the gamma-ray measurements by the Large Area Telescope(LAT) onboard the \textit{Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope} in the region of the supernova remnant(SN…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 111 cited

Constraints on the Cosmic-Ray Density Gradient beyond the Solar Circle from Fermi gamma-ray Observations of the Third Galactic Quadrant

Fermi LAT Collaboration

We report an analysis of the interstellar -ray emission in the third Galactic quadrant measured by the {Fermi} Large Area Telescope. The window encompassing the Galactic plane f…

astro-ph.GA2010★ 162 cited

A population of gamma-ray emitting globular clusters seen with the Fermi Large Area Telescope

The Fermi LAT collaboration

Globular clusters with their large populations of millisecond pulsars (MSPs) are believed to be potential emitters of high-energy gamma-ray emission. Our goal is to constrain the m…

astro-ph.EP2010★ 27 cited

Discovery of Diffuse Hard X-ray Emission around Jupiter with Suzaku

Yuichiro Ezoe, Kumi Ishikawa, Takaya Ohashi +4

We report the discovery of diffuse hard (1-5 keV) X-ray emission around Jupiter in a deep 160 ks Suzaku XIS data. The emission is distributed over ~16x8 Jovian radius and spatially…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 48 cited

Suzaku X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy of Cassiopeia A

Y. Maeda, Y. Uchiyama, A. Bamba +26

Suzaku X-ray observations of a young supernova remnant, Cassiopeia A, were carried out. K-shell transition lines from highly ionized ions of various elements were detected, includi…

astro-ph.HE2009★ 49 cited

Fermi Observations of the Very Hard Gamma-ray Blazar PG 1553+113

LAT Collaboration

We report the observations of PG 1553+113 during the first ~200 days of Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope science operations, from 4 August 2008 to 22 February 2009 (MJD 54682.7-5488…

astro-ph.GA2009★ 1 cited

X-ray observations of PSR B1259-63 near the 2007 periastron passage

M. Chernyakova, A. Neronov, F. Aharonian +2

PSR B1259-63 is a 48 ms radio pulsar in a highly eccentric 3.4 year orbit with a Be star SS 2883. Unpulsed gamma-ray, X-ray and radio emission components are observed from the bina…

astro-ph2007★ 10 cited

Discovery of Extended X-Ray emission from the unidentified TeV source HESS J1614-518 using the Suzaku Satellite

Hironori Matsumoto, Hideki Uchiyama, Makoto Sawada +8

We report the Suzaku results of HESS J1614-518, which is the brightest extended TeV gamma-ray source discovered in the Galactic plane survey conducted using the H.E.S.S. telescope.…

astro-ph2006★ 647 cited

Hard X-ray Detector (HXD) on Board Suzaku

T. Takahashi, K. Abe, M. Endo +66

The Hard X-ray Detector (HXD) on board Suzaku covers a wide energy range from 10 keV to 600 keV by combination of silicon PIN diodes and GSO scintillators. The HXD is designed to a…