5 papers
In-orbit Demonstration of X-ray Pulsar Navigation with NinjaSat
Naoyuki Ota, Takuya Takahashi, Toru Tamagawa +26
This study demonstrated the pulsar navigation capability of the CubeSat X-ray observatory NinjaSat, which is equipped with two Gas Multiplier Counters (GMCs). The GMCs are sensitiv…
Thermonuclear superburst of MAXI J1752457 observed with NinjaSat and MAXI
Amira Aoyama, Teruaki Enoto, Takuya Takahashi +17
An uncatalogued bright X-ray transient was detected with MAXI on November 9, 2024, named MAXI J1752457. The NinjaSat X-ray observatory promptly observed the source from November…
NinjaSat monitoring of Type-I X-ray bursts from the clocked burster SRGA J144459.2604207
Tomoshi Takeda, Toru Tamagawa, Teruaki Enoto +25
The CubeSat X-ray observatory NinjaSat was launched on 2023 November 11 and has provided opportunities for agile and flexible monitoring of bright X-ray sources. On 2024 February 2…
Evidence of non-Solar elemental composition in the clocked X-ray burster SRGA J144459.2604207
Akira Dohi, Nobuya Nishimura, Ryosuke Hirai +13
In February and March 2024, a series of many Type I X-ray bursts from the accreting neutron star SRGA J144459.2604207, which has been identified by multiple X-ray satellites, wi…
NinjaSat: Astronomical X-ray CubeSat Observatory
Toru Tamagawa, Teruaki Enoto, Takao Kitaguchi +22
NinjaSat is an X-ray CubeSat designed for agile, long-term continuous observations of bright X-ray sources, with the size of 6U ( mm) and a mass of 8 kg.…