Sub-arcseconds to micro-arcsecond x-ray imaging with multi image x-ray interferometer method (MIXIM): concept and scalabe mission plans

Kiyoshi Hayashida; Kazunori Asakura; Ayami Ishikura; Shotaro Sakuma; Takashi Hanasaka; Tomoki Kawabata; Tomokage Yoneyama; Hirofumi Noda; Koki Okazaki; Maho Hanaoka; Kengo Hattori; Kenmei Sawagami; Wataru Kamogawa; Hiroshi Nakajima; Yusuke Matsuhita; Taisei Mineta; Marina Yoshimoto; Tomohiko Hakamata; Yuichi Ode; Hironori Matsumoto; Hiroshi Tsunemi; Hisamitsu Awaki; Yuichi Terashima; Toshihiro Kawaguchi

doi:10.1117/12.2562193

18 December 2020 Sub-arcseconds to micro-arcsecond x-ray imaging with multi image x-ray interferometer method (MIXIM): concept and scalabe mission plans

Kiyoshi Hayashida, Kazunori Asakura, Ayami Ishikura, Shotaro Sakuma, Takashi Hanasaka, Tomoki Kawabata, Tomokage Yoneyama, Hirofumi Noda, Koki Okazaki, Maho Hanaoka, Kengo Hattori, Kenmei Sawagami, Wataru Kamogawa, Hiroshi Nakajima, Yusuke Matsuhita, Taisei Mineta, Marina Yoshimoto, Tomohiko Hakamata, Yuichi Ode, Hironori Matsumoto, Hiroshi Tsunemi, Hisamitsu Awaki, Yuichi Terashima, Toshihiro Kawaguchi

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Proceedings Volume 11444, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 114441C (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562193
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We intoduce our novel method of super high resolution astronomical X-ray imaging, Multi Image X-ray Interferometer Method, Modules, Missions (MIXIM). In series of experiments on the ground we not only verified the concept of MIXIM but also realized 2D imaging with angular resolution better than 0. ′′1. Employment of small pixel size CMOS sensor was the key to this achievement. Scalability is also an important feature of MIXIM., and various mission format is available. We show some examples from a very small satellite for sub arcsecond resolution to a formation flight with a millions km separation to gain µas resolution. MIXIM is different from X-ray mirrors in various points, for example, it does not have a collecting power. Considering the limitations and advantages of MIXIM, we should choose bright apparently point-like sources as targets. Nearby AGNs are primary ones, and the MIXIM scope just corresponds to spatial scales which have not yet resolved in X-rays.

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Kiyoshi Hayashida, Kazunori Asakura, Ayami Ishikura, Shotaro Sakuma, Takashi Hanasaka, Tomoki Kawabata, Tomokage Yoneyama, Hirofumi Noda, Koki Okazaki, Maho Hanaoka, Kengo Hattori, Kenmei Sawagami, Wataru Kamogawa, Hiroshi Nakajima, Yusuke Matsuhita, Taisei Mineta, Marina Yoshimoto, Tomohiko Hakamata, Yuichi Ode, Hironori Matsumoto, Hiroshi Tsunemi, Hisamitsu Awaki, Yuichi Terashima, and Toshihiro Kawaguchi "Sub-arcseconds to micro-arcsecond x-ray imaging with multi image x-ray interferometer method (MIXIM): concept and scalabe mission plans", Proc. SPIE 11444, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 114441C (18 December 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562193

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