In-orbit performance of the XMA for XRISM/Resolve
The in-orbit performance verification and calibration of the X-ray Mirror Assembly (XMA) on the XRISM satellite are ongoing. The optical performance of the XMA is being measured with bright point-like or bright small enough sources in orbit. This paper reports the preliminary results for the XMA of Resolve (Resolve- XMA). The in-orbit on-axis and off-axis (1.8′–9′ away from the aimpoint) Point Spread Function (PSF) of the Resolve-XMA were measured using 3C 273 and Cyg X-2, respectively. No significant changes were found in the PSF compared to on-ground results, indicating that the Resolve-XMA is functioning as expected (HPD ∼ 1.3′). For the Effective Area (EA) calibration, XRISM observed 3C 273 alongside other satellites. The Resolve spectrum of 3C 273 is well reproduced by an absorbed power law. While the best-fit photon index is consistent with that measured by NuSTAR, the flux is 5% higher than the NuSTAR measurement. In-orbit stray light observation was conducted with Crab at 60′ off from the aimpoint, and a signature of stray light on Resolve was detected. The observation of Resolve optical search has not yet been performed, and GX 3+1 has been proposed as the target.
Authors
- Lía Corrales (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5466-3817)
- Ayşegül Tümer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3132-8776)
- Yoshiaki Kanemaru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4541-1044)
- Ryuichi Fujimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2374-7073)
- Gary A. Sneiderman
- Megan E. Eckart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3894-5889)
- Renata Cumbee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9894-295X)
- Toshiki Sato
- Laura Brenneman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2663-1954)
- Masahiro Tsujimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9184-5556)
- Yoshitomo Maeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9099-5755)
- Michael Loewenstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1661-4029)
- M. Guainazzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1094-3147)
- Maurice A. Leutenegger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3331-7595)
- Takashi Okajima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6054-3432)
- F. S. Porter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6374-1119)
- Maxim Markevitch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0144-4052)
- Takayuki Hayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4884-3600)
- Eric J. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1131-6134)
- Misaki Mizumoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2161-0361)
- Rozenn Boissay-Malaquin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2704-599X)
- H. Takahashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6314-5897)
- Caroline A. Kilbourne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9464-4103)
- Meng P. Chiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4542-9663)
- Richard L. Kelley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2283-3336)
- Makoto Sawada
- Keisuke Tamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6677-3917)
- M. Ishida
- Yoshitaka Ishisaki
- Tahir Yaqoob
Institutions
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (US)
- Goddard Space Flight Center (US)
- Rikkyo University (JP)
- Meiji University (JP)
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JP)
- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (JP)
- SpaceX (United States) (US)
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
- Tokyo Metropolitan University (JP)
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County (US)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2024-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019600
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Inertial Sensor and Navigation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.79