DATE2024.09.20 #News

Early Science Results from XRISM: Ultra-High Temperature Plasma of Supernova Remnants and the Surrounding Structure of a Giant Black Hole

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School of Science, The University of Tokyo

Outline of XRISM

The X-ray space satellite XRISM (XRISM) has been conducting its initial functional verification operations since its launch on September 7, 2023, and has been conducting its initial performance verification (PV) observations over six months since February of this year.

The Graduate School of Science, Department of Physics, Bamba Laboratory has played a major role in the science creation of this satellite and in the development of the soft X-ray imaging detector Xtend and its software. In this issue, we introduce two results that have already been published in academic journals (1. 3D structure of the supernova remnant N132D revealed by first light observations and iron at ultra-high temperatures, and 2. the surrounding structure of a giant black hole revealed by precision spectroscopy).

For more information, please visit the JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) website.