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.
Mar. 2023Proceedings in PIXEL 2022 of which Yuma Aoki (M1) is the first author has been published.
Jan 2023 Nobukawa's first-authored paper has been published in AdSR.
Dec. 2022 Yuma Aoki (M1) gave an oral presentation at PIXEL 2022 held in Santa Fe.
Dec. 2022 Kindai University's first CubeSat SpaceTuna1 was deployed from the International Space Station on 2 Dec 2022 (UTC). Kindai posted the press release. You can see photos of deployment on the JAXA web page.
Nov. 2022 Kindai University's first CubeSat SpaceTuna1 was launched from Wallops Island Virginia on 7 Nov 2022 (UTC). Please also see the Spaceflight web page.
Jun. 2022 Kindai University's first CubeSat SpaceTuna1 was delivered to JAXA. Please see the NASA web page for more information on the CubeSat.
Apr 2022 Kindai University Academic theather project "Space Tuna Beyond" headed by Nobukawa has been started.
Dec 2021 Nobukawa's co-authored paper has been published in ApJ.
Jul. 2021 Six B3 students have been assigned to our laboratory.
May 2021 Nobukawa's co-authored paper has been published in ApJ.
Mar. 2021 We held Low-Energy Cosmic Ray Workshop 2021 (sorry, only in Japanese) online.
Feb. 2021 Nobukawa's co-authored paper has been published in ApJ.
Feb. 2021 As a member of the Athena Community, Nobukawa joins the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Please see Athena homepage or youtube.
Jan. 2021 Nobukawa's co-authored paper has been published in NIMA.
Dec. 2020 Nobukawa's co-authored paper has been published in NIMA.
Oct. 2020 Eight B3 students have been assigned to our laboratory.
Oct. 2020 Nobukawa's co-authored paper has been published in NIMA.
Aug. 2020 Nobukawa's co-authored paper has been published in PASJ.
Aug. 2020 Our website was launched.
Jul. 2020 Nobukawa's co-authored paper has been published in PASJ.
Apr. 2020 Our laboratory was launched.
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.
We are members of the X-ray astronomy satellite XRISM project, and we are heavily involved in development of Xtend aboard XRISM.
We are developing X-ray detectors for future X-ray missions. We are also developing instruments to be installed on the International Space Station or CubeSats to demonstrate the technical feasibility of the detectors.
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)
X-ray astronomy satellite XRISM project (ISAS/JAXA & NASA)
X-ray astronomy satellite Athena schience study team (ESA)
MeV gamma-ray observation researching group
Study of initial acceleration mechanism of the Galactic cosmic-rays with X-ray precision spectroscopy of an iron line Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows (FY2016-FY2019)
Study of the Galactic Diffuse X-ray emission with X-ray precision spectroscopy of highly-ionized iron lines Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows (FY2013-FY2015)
X-ray astronomy satellite ASTRO-H (Hitomi) project (ISAS/JAXA & NASA)
Future X-ray astronomy satellite mission FORCE working group