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Kumiko Nobukawa's group @ Kindai University

News

Mar 2025 Tomomi Morikawa's (our alumnus) first-author paper has been accepted in PASJ.

Mar 2025 Nobukawa's co-authored paper has been accepted in PASJ.

Mar 2025 Nobukawa's co-authored paper has been published in NIMA.

Mar 2025 Nobukawa's co-authored paper has been published in ApJ.

Mar 2025 Nobukawa's co-authored paper has been published in PASJ.

Feb 2025 Nobukawa's co-authored paper has been published in Nature.

Feb 2025 Nobukawa's co-authored paper has been accepted in PASJ.

Dec 2024 Masataka Onuma's (our alumnus) first-author paper has been published in PASJ.

Dec 2024 Nobukawa's co-authored paper has been published in PASJ.

Dec 2024 Nobukawa's co-authored paper has been published in ApJ.

Oct 2024 Nobukawa's co-authored paper has been published in GRL.

Sep 2024Nobukawa's co-authored paper has been published in ApJ.

Sep 2024 Yuma Aoki (D1) and Yamato Shojima (M2) gave poster presentations in XRISM core-to-core Science Workshop for Young Researchers 2024 held at Tokyo Metropolitan University.

Sep 2024 Yuma Aoki (D1) gave poster presentations in XRISM Science Team Meeting (SM6) held at Tokyo Metropolitan University.

Aug 2024 Proceedings in SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2024 of which Takumi Kishimoto (M2) is the first author has been published.

Jun 2024 Takumi Kishimoto (M2) gave a poster presentation in SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2024 held in Yokohama.

Apr 2024 Nobukawa's co-authored paper has been published in PASJ.

Jan 2024The first glimpses of X-ray observation data of the XRISM satellite were released from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Please see the XRISM website.

Sep 2023The X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), which our group has been developed, was successfully launched onboard the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 47 (H-IIA F47) September 7, 2023 (JST) from the Tanegashima Space Center. Please see the XRISM website.

July 2023Nobukawa have been selected for the Mitsubishi Foundation (Mitsubishi Zaidan) Natural Science Research Grant for Young Scientists.

Jun 2023Nobukawa's co-authored paper has been published in PASJ.

Apr 2023 Nobukawa's co-authored paper has been published in PASJ.


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What we do

X-ray observations

We are studying the Milky Way using X-ray astronomy satellites. We especially focus on X-rays from supernova remnants, intersteller medium, and the Galactic center.

Development of X-ray Astronomy Satellite

We are members of the X-ray astronomy satellite XRISM project, and we are heavily involved in development of Xtend aboard XRISM.

Basic development of
X-ray detectors

We are developing X-ray detectors for future X-ray missions. We are also developing the instrument SUIM to be installed on the International Space Station for observing the upper atomosphere and for demonstrating the technical feasibility of the detectors.

Research Project

Leading Projects

SUIM project for observing the upper atmosphere from the International Space Station with X-ray SOIPIX detectors
(Kindai Univ., Univ of Miyazaki, Saitama Univ, Kyoto Univ., Nagoya Univ., Nara Univ. of Education, Tokyo Univ. of Science and Tokyo Tech)

Participating Projects

X-ray astronomy satellite XRISM project
(ISAS/JAXA & NASA)

X-ray astronomy satellite Athena schience study team
(ESA)

MeV gamma-ray observation researching group

Granted Projects

Study of the expansion and contraction of the upper atmosphere realized by the world's first dedicated atmospheric X-ray observation instrument aboard the ISS
KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), Principal Investigator (FY2023-FY2026)

Measurements of distributiond and spectra of low-energy cosmic rays with X-ray observations
KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, Principal Investigator(FY2020-FY2024)

Study of low-energy cosmic rays with a new method using X-ray observations
Yamada Science Foundation, Principal Investigator (FY2020)