RASC Halifax Oct 2024 Meeting with Special Guest Dr. Luigi Gallo - JAXA's XRISM X-Ray Observatory.
Welcome & Introductions - Judy Black 00:00
Photo Montage - David Hoskin 3:12
Dr. Luigi Gallo - JAXA's XRISM X-Ray Observatory 13:28
Food for the Soul - Paul Heath 1:01:47
News from the Board - Tony McGrath 1:04:57
What's Up in Oct? - David Hoskin 1:10:33
sorry about the audio quality, we'll try and improve that.
XRISM Mission Captures Unmatched Data With Just 36 Pixels
At a time when phone cameras are capable of taking snapshots with millions of pixels, an instrument on the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) captures revolutionary science with just 36 of them.
That may sound impossible, but it’s true.
XRISM (pronounced “crism”) is led by JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) in collaboration with NASA, along with contributions from ESA (European Space Agency). It launched into orbit last September and has been scrutinizing the cosmos ever since. The mission detects “soft” X-rays, which have energies up to 5,000 times greater than visible light. It will probe the universe’s hottest regions, largest structures, and objects with the strongest gravity, like supermassive black holes in the cores of distant galaxies.
XRISM accomplishes this with an instrument named Resolve. Resolve's detector takes the temperature of each X-ray that strikes it. Astronomers call Resolve a microcalorimeter spectrometer because each of its 36 pixels measures the tiny amount of heat delivered by each incoming X-ray. This lets astronomers see the chemical fingerprints of elements making up the sources in unprecedented detail.
In order to accomplish this, the entire detector must be chilled to 459.58 degrees below zero Fahrenheit (minus 273.1 degrees Celsius), just a whisker above absolute zero.
The instrument is so precise it can detect the motions of elements within a target, effectively providing a 3D view. Gas moving toward us glows at slightly higher energies than normal, while gas moving away from us emits slightly lower energies. This will, for example, allow scientists to better understand the flow of hot gas within clusters of galaxies and to track the movement of different elements in the debris of supernova explosions.
Resolve is taking astronomers into a new era of cosmic exploration — and with only three-dozen pixels.
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Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
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XRISM releases first data and big problems...
Hi Spacecats, I'm Dr Maggie Lieu and welcome to my channel, where you can find all things space, astronomy and physics! In this week's video, we look at the XRISM's first release image and data.
This video offers an in-depth look at the first images from JAXA's X-ray telescope, describing the galaxy cluster Abell2319 and the X-ray spectra captured of the bright supernova remnant N132D. We look at the instruments XTEND and RESOLVE that captured them and discuss the big issue XRISM is currently facing, that may make us believe there is a curse in X-ray astronomy after the previous loss of Hitomi and plagues of problems with previous telescopes like Suzaku.
Links:
https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/en/missions/spacecraft/current/slim.html
https://global.jaxa.jp/activity/pr/jaxas/no088/03.html
Media credits:
XRISM results: JAXA
XRISM craft: NASA GSFC
Galaxy cluster: ESA/DOLAG
Variable star: NASA/ESA/Kornmesser
XTEND: JAXA
Resolve: NASA GSFC
N132D: NASA/STScI/CXC/SAO, processing by Judy Schmidt, CC BY-NC-SA
Supernova remnant N132D: JAXA/NASA/XRISM Xtend; background, C. Smith, S. Points, the MCELS Team and NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Resolve detector: NASA/XRISM/Caroline Kilbourne
XRISM combined: X-ray (JAXA), Optical (DSS*) *The Digitized Sky Survey
Gatevalve: Esoe et al. 2020. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0011227519302358?via%3Dihub
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FIRST IMAGES From Japan's NEW X-RAY Telescope! | XRISM
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Japan's brand new x-ray telescope, XRISM, has just releasd it's first ever images. They show a galaxy cluster called Abell 2319 and a supernova remnant called N132D. In this video we'll have a look at these images, how good they are and what they're showing, as well as looking at XRISM's mission in general. We also touch on how x-ray telescopes work and the risk we have of having no x-ray telescope in space at all. Enjoy, and leave me any questions or comments down below!
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How X Ray Telescopes work video: https://youtu.be/VDOm1IudAOo?si=Xx_4G1Ows2u04n3u
How Gamma Ray Telescopes work: https://youtu.be/-1gRR9J8FZo
LINKS and SOURCES:
Xrism Specs and Tech: https://www.xrism.jaxa.jp/en/technology/
https://xrism.isas.jaxa.jp/en/technology/detail_02/
Xrism Factsheet: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/XRISM_factsheet
ESA Press Release (First Images): https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/XRISM_s_first_views_signal_shake-up_for_X-ray_astronomy#Anchor2
JAXA Press Release: https://global.jaxa.jp/press/2024/01/20240105-1_e.html
Abell 2319 Image: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2024/01/Galaxy_cluster_Abell_2319
Supernova Remnant N132D Image: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/XRISM_s_first_views_signal_shake-up_for_X-ray_astronomy
Supernova remnant 30 Doradus B Chandra Image: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasa-telescopes-start-the-year-with-a-double-bang
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:27 - What is Xrism?
02:10 - The AMAZING way X-ray Telescopes Work
03:11 - NEW IMAGE 1 (Supernova Remnant N132D)
05:43 - NEW IMAGE 2 (Galaxy Cluster Abell 2319)
07:31 - Future Plans for XRISM
08:02 - Outro Hey team!
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XRISM/SLIM Launch Live Streaming
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The live coverage of the launch of XRISM/SLIM.
Broadcast schedule: 8:55 a.m. on August 28, 2023 (JST)
Launch time: 9:26:22 a.m. (JST)
XRISM & SLIM - an x-ray space telescope & the highest precision lunar lander
Hi Spacecats, I'm Dr Maggie Lieu and welcome to my channel, where you can find all things space, astronomy and physics! Today (with any luck) Japanese space agency JAXA will begin to face some of it's biggest challenges yet, another attempt at getting an X-ray space telescope in space and the launching the highest precision lunar lander ever. So let's talk about it!
Links:
Media credits:
Chandrayaan 3 landing: ISRO
Athena: SRON
XRISM instruments: JAXA/NASA
XRISM calorimeter: NASA/GSFC
XRISM: NASA/GSFC
Galaxy cluster: DOLAG
Black hole: ESO/Kornmesser
SLIM (various clips and images): JAXA
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XRISM Exploring the Hidden X-ray Cosmos
Watch this video to learn more about XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission), a collaboration between JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and NASA.
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Lights On by Hugh Robert Edwin Wilkinson
Dreams by Jez Fox and Rohan Jones
Changing Tide by Rob Manning
Wandering Imagination by Joel Goodman
In Unison by Samuel Sim
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio
Sophia Roberts (AIMM): Lead Producer
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Rob Andreoli (AIMM): Videographer
Harrison Bach (Intern): Videographer
John D. Philyaw (AIMM: Videographer
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Technical Support
Francois Mernier (University of Maryland College Park): Research Astrophysicist
Takashi Okajima (GSFC): Research Astrophysicist
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XRISM (X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) Spacecraft Flyover
The mission, abbreviated XRISM (pronounced “crism”), is a collaboration between the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA, along with ESA (the European Space Agency) participation, to investigate the X-ray universe using high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy.
XRISM features two instruments: Resolve, an X-ray calorimeter spectrometer, and Xtend, an X-ray imager. Cooled to a fraction of a degree above absolute zero, Resolve’s detector can measure the slight amount of heat generated when each pixel absorbs a single X-ray photon. Xtend will image a field of view about 60% larger than the apparent size of a full moon, giving it XRISM the widest view of any X-ray imaging satellite flown to date.
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, developed the X-ray Mirror Assemblies used for both instruments, as well as the Resolve detector and many of its subsystems.
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab
XRISM (X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) Spacecraft Turntable Animations
The mission, abbreviated XRISM (pronounced “crism”), is a collaboration between the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA, along with ESA (the European Space Agency) participation, to investigate the X-ray universe using high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy.
XRISM features two instruments: Resolve, an X-ray calorimeter spectrometer, and Xtend, an X-ray imager. Cooled to a fraction of a degree above absolute zero, Resolve’s detector can measure the slight amount of heat generated when each pixel absorbs a single X-ray photon. Xtend will image a field of view about 60% larger than the apparent size of a full moon, giving it XRISM the widest view of any X-ray imaging satellite flown to date.
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, developed the X-ray Mirror Assemblies used for both instruments, as well as the Resolve detector and many of its subsystems.
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab
XRISM (X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) Spacecraft Right Side to Left Side Flyby
The mission, abbreviated XRISM (pronounced “crism”), is a collaboration between the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA, along with ESA (the European Space Agency) participation, to investigate the X-ray universe using high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy.
XRISM features two instruments: Resolve, an X-ray calorimeter spectrometer, and Xtend, an X-ray imager. Cooled to a fraction of a degree above absolute zero, Resolve’s detector can measure the slight amount of heat generated when each pixel absorbs a single X-ray photon. Xtend will image a field of view about 60% larger than the apparent size of a full moon, giving it XRISM the widest view of any X-ray imaging satellite flown to date.
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, developed the X-ray Mirror Assemblies used for both instruments, as well as the Resolve detector and many of its subsystems.
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab
XRISM (X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) Spacecraft Right-Side Flyby
The mission, abbreviated XRISM (pronounced “crism”), is a collaboration between the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA, along with ESA (the European Space Agency) participation, to investigate the X-ray universe using high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy.
XRISM features two instruments: Resolve, an X-ray calorimeter spectrometer, and Xtend, an X-ray imager. Cooled to a fraction of a degree above absolute zero, Resolve’s detector can measure the slight amount of heat generated when each pixel absorbs a single X-ray photon. Xtend will image a field of view about 60% larger than the apparent size of a full moon, giving it XRISM the widest view of any X-ray imaging satellite flown to date.
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, developed the X-ray Mirror Assemblies used for both instruments, as well as the Resolve detector and many of its subsystems.
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab
X線分光撮像衛星(XRISM)の記者説明会
開催日時:2023 年7 月21 日(金) 10 時30 分~11 時30 分
開催場所:JAXA 種子島宇宙センター竹崎展望台4 階記者会見室 および オンライン(Webex)
説明者:
JAXA 宇宙科学研究所 X 線分光撮像衛星(XRISM)プロジェクトチーム
プロジェクトマネージャ 前島 弘則(まえじま ひろのり)
プリンシパルインベスティゲータ(研究主宰者) 田代 信(たしろ まこと)
配布資料:
https://www.jaxa.jp/projects/files/youtube/xrism/xrism_doc_20230721.pdf
*記者説明会内で流したインタビュー映像について
・XRISM Project Scientist (NASA)のBrian Williams(ブライアン・ウィリアムズ)氏によるインタビュー映像
クレジット :NASA/JAXA
・XRISM Project Scientist (ESA)のMatteo Guainazzi(マッテオ・グアイナッツイ)氏によるインタビュー映像
クレジット :ESA/JAXA
関連URL:
XRISM/SLIM特設サイト https://fanfun.jaxa.jp/countdown/xrism-slim/
XRISMプロジェクトサイト https://xrism.isas.jaxa.jp/
ISAS https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/ ▼JAXA公式チャンネルはこちら
〇JAXA Channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/jaxachannel
〇JAXAイベントライブ配信専用チャンネル
https://www.youtube.com/@JAXA-LiveEvent
▼関連再生リスト
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCQJJ3lTBuyB2XkiNRONJ3A_ecI1G4k4o
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCQJJ3lTBuyBfoORJP_wE7cCcdr4EVCRw
▼JAXA(国立研究開発法人宇宙航空研究開発機構/Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
https://www.jaxa.jp/
https://global.jaxa.jp/
#jaxa #宇宙 #航空 #ISAS #宇宙探査 #XRISM
Resurrecting Hitomi for decaying dark matter and forecasting leading sensitivity for XRISM
Video abstract for the paper "Limits from the grave: resurrecting Hitomi for decaying dark matter and forecasting leading sensitivity for XRISM" by Christopher Dessert, Orion Ning, Nicholas Rodd, and Benjamin Safdi.
Tutorial: XRISM - Edmund Hodges-Kluck
Date: Mar 3, 2021
Presenters: Edmund Hodges-Kluck (Goddard)
Description: This is a tutorial describing the XRISM x-ray space telescope instrument.
Slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bYoRuVDpSINUkedGz0vLO0osrKl5wO51/view?usp=sharing
Microcalorimeter Array Animation
This animation illustrates how the microcalorimeter array at the heart of XRISM’s Resolve instrument works. X-ray light collected by a telescope strikes the detector. Each photon heats the material by an amount directly proportional to its energy. The instrument, which is cooled to near absolute zero, detects this minute temperature change.
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
This video is public domain and may be downloaded from NASA Goddard's Scientific Visualization Studio at: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12160
Assembling XRISM's X-ray Mirrors [Full Version]
Team members Lawrence Lozipone of Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc. and Yang Soong, a researcher at the University of Maryland, College Park, work with flight mirrors for the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM). Nested aluminum mirror segments – 1,624 of them for each X-ray Mirror Assembly – focus the incoming X-rays for the satellite's science instruments.
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Assembling XRISM's X-ray Mirrors [Short Version]
Team members Lawrence Lozipone of Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc. and Yang Soong, a researcher at the University of Maryland, College Park, work with flight mirrors for the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM). Nested aluminum mirror segments – 1,624 of them for each X-ray Mirror Assembly – focus the incoming X-rays for the satellite's science instruments.
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center