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20102016
most citedIn-Orbit Performance of MAXI Gas Slit Camera (GSC) on ISS

134 citations · 566 across the 18 of their papers we have counts for

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18 papers

astro-ph.HE2016★ 55 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2015★ 2 cited

Luminosity and spin-period evolution of GX 3041 during outbursts from 2009 to 2013 observed with the MAXI/GSC, RXTE/PCA, and Fermi/GBM

Mutsumi Sugizaki, Takayuki Yamamoto, Tatehiro Mihara +2

A report is made on the luminosity and pulse-period evolution of the Be binary X-ray pulsar, GX 3041, during a series of outbursts from 2009 to 2013 observed by MAXI/GSC, RXTE/P…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 25 cited

MAXI observations of GRBs

Motoko Serino, Takanori Sakamoto, Nobuyuki Kawai +40

Monitor of all-sky image (MAXI) Gas Slit Camera (GSC) detects gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) including the bursts with soft spectra, such as X-ray flashes (XRFs). MAXI/GSC is sensitive to…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 22 cited

Firm Detection of a Cyclotron Resonance Feature with Suzaku in the X-ray Spectrum of GRO J1008-57 during a Giant Outburst in 2012

Takayuki Yamamoto, Tatehiro Mihara, Mutsumi Sugizaki +3

We report on the firm detection of a cyclotron resonance scattering feature (CRSF) in the X-ray spectrum of the Be X-ray binary pulsar, GRO J1008-57, achieved by the Suzaku Hard X-…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 31 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 20 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2012★ 20 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 18 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 29 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 38 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 12 cited

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-…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 29 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 3 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 1 cited

MAXI GSC monitoring of the Crab nebula and pulsar during the GeV gamma-ray flare in September 2010

Mikio Morii, Mutsumi Sugizaki, Nobuyuki Kawai +34

We report on the MAXI GSC X-ray monitoring of the Crab nebula and pulsar during the GeV gamma-ray flare for the period of 2010 September 18-24 (MJD 55457-55463) detected by AGILE a…

astro-ph.HE2011★ 58 cited

Discovery of a Cyclotron Resonance Feature in the X-ray Spectrum of GX 304-1 with RXTE and Suzaku during Outbursts Detected by MAXI in 2010

Takayuki Yamamoto, Mutsumi Sugizaki, Tatehiro Mihara +5

We report the discovery of a cyclotron resonance scattering feature (CRSF) in the X-ray spectrum of GX 304-1, obtained by RXTE and Suzaku during major outbursts detected by MAXI in…

astro-ph.IM2011★ 134 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 41 cited

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…

astro-ph.HE2010★ 28 cited

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…