Kiyoshi Hayashida

Suzaku Observation of the Diffuse X-Ray Emission from the Open Cluster Westerlund 2: a Hypernova Remnant? (2009)

Fujita, Yutaka, Hayashida, Kiyoshi, Takahashi, Hiroaki, Takahara, Fumio

We present the analysis of Suzaku observations of the young open cluster Westerlund 2, which is filled with diffuse X-ray emission. We found that the emission consists of three thermal components or...

Suzaku Observations of Abell 1795: Cluster Emission to R_200 (2009)

Bautz, Marshall W., Miller, Eric D., Sanders, Jeremy S., Arnaud, Keith A., Mushotzky, Richard F., Porter, F. Scott, ...

We report Suzaku observations of the galaxy cluster Abell 1795 that extend to r_200 ~ 2 Mpc, the radius within which the mean cluster mass density is 200 times the cosmic critical density. These...

New CTI Correction Method for the Spaced-Row Charge Injection of the Suzaku X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer (2008)

Uchiyama, Hideki, Ozawa, Midori, Matsumoto, Hironori, Tsuru, Takeshi Go, Koyama, Katsuji, Kimura, Masashi, ...

The charge transfer inefficiency (CTI) of the X-ray CCDs on board the Suzaku satellite (X-ray Imaging Spectrometers; XIS) has increased since the launch due to radiation damage, and the energy...

Energy-Scale Calibration of the Suzaku X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer Using the Checker Flag Charge Injection Technique in Orbit (2008)

Ozawa, Midori, Uchiyama, Hideki, Matsumoto, Hironori, Nakajima, Hiroshi, Koyama, Katsuji, Tsuru, Takeshi Go, ...

The X-ray Imaging Spectrometer (XIS) on board the Suzaku satellite is an X-ray CCD camera system that has superior performance such as a low background, high quantum efficiency, and good energy...

Suzaku Observation of the Ophiuchus Galaxy Cluster: One of the Hottest Cool Core Clusters (2008)

Fujita, Yutaka, Hayashida, Kiyoshi, Nagai, Masaaki, Inoue, Susumu, Matsumoto, Hironori, Okabe, Nobuhiro, ...

We present the analysis of a Suzaku observation of the Ophiuchus galaxy cluster. We confirmed that the cluster has a cool core. While the temperature of the intracluster medium (ICM) decreases toward...

Suzaku Observations of the cluster of galaxies Abell 2052 (2008)

Tamura, Takayuki, Mitsuda, Kazuhisa, Takei, Yoh, Yamasaki, Noriko Y., ITOH, Akiharu, Hayashida, Kiyoshi, ...

The results from Suzaku XIS observations of the relaxed cluster of galaxies Abell2052 are presented. Offset pointing data are used to estimate the Galactic foreground emission in the direction to the...

Reproducibility of Non-X-ray Background for the X-ray Imaging Spectrometer aboard Suzaku (2008)

Tawa, Noriaki, Hayashida, Kiyoshi, Nagai, Masaaki, Nakamoto, Hajime, Tsunemi, Hiroshi, Yamaguchi, Hiroya, ...

One of the advantages of the X-ray Imaging Spectrometer (XIS) system on board Suzaku is its low and stable non-X-ray background (NXB). In order to make the best use of this advantage, modeling the...

On why the Iron K-shell absorption in AGN is not a signature of the local Warm/Hot Intergalactic Medium (2008)

Reeves, James, Done, Chris, Pounds, Ken, Terashima, Yuichi, Hayashida, Kiyoshi, Anabuki, Naohisa

We present a comparison between the 2001 XMM-Newton and 2005 Suzaku observations of the quasar, PG1211+143 at z=0.0809. Variability is observed in the 7 keV iron K-shell absorption line (at 7.6 keV...

Catheter ablation of premature ventricular contractions originating from the His bundle region (2007)

Ashikaga, Keiichi, Tsuchiya, Takeshi, Nakashima, Aya, Hayashida, Kiyoshi

We describe a 35-year-old man with idiopathic frequent premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) originating from the His-bundle region, where a low frequency ventricular potential was recorded in...

High Metallicity of the X-Ray Gas up to the Virial Radius of a Binary Cluster of Galaxies: Evidence of Galactic Superwinds at High-Redshift (2007)

Fujita, Yutaka, Tawa, Noriaki, Hayashida, Kiyoshi, Takizawa, Motokazu, Matsumoto, Hironori, Okabe, Nobuhiro, ...

We present an analysis of a Suzaku observation of the link region between the galaxy clusters A399 and A401. We obtained the metallicity of the intracluster medium (ICM) up to the cluster virial...

Suzaku observations of the hard X-ray variability of MCG-6-30-15: the effects of strong gravity around a Kerr black hole (2006)

Miniutti, Giovanni, Fabian, Andrew C., Anabuki, Naohisa, Crummy, Jamie, Fukazawa, Yasushi, Gallo, Luigi, ...

Suzaku has, for the first time, enabled the hard X-ray variability of the Seyfert 1 galaxy MCG-6-30-15 to be measured. The variability in the 14-45 keV band, which is dominated by a strong reflection...

Evidence for Solar-Wind Charge-Exchange X-Ray Emission from the Earth's Magnetosheath (2006)

Fujimoto, Ryuichi, Mitsuda, Kazuhisa, McCammon, Dan, Takei, Yoh, Bauer, Michael, Ishisaki, Yoshitaka, ...

We report an apparent detection of the C VI 4p to 1s transition line at 459 eV, during a long-term enhancement (LTE) in the Suzaku north ecliptic pole (NEP) observation of 2005 September 2. The...

Search for Oxygen Emission from Warm-Hot Intergalactic Medium around A2218 with Suzaku (2006)

Takei, Yoh, Ohashi, Takaya, Henry, J. Patrick, Mitsuda, Kazuhisa, Fujimoto, Ryuichi, Tamura, Takayuki, ...

We searched for redshifted O emission lines from the possible warm-hot intergalactic medium (WHIM) surrounding the cluster of galaxies A2218 at z=0.1756 using the XIS instrument on Suzaku. This...

X-ray Study of the Dark Matter Distribution in Clusters of Galaxies with Chandra (2004)

Katayama, Haruyoshi, Hayashida, Kiyoshi

We study the total gravitating mass distribution in the central region of 23 clusters of galaxies with Chandra. Using a new deprojection technique, we measure the temperature and gas density in the...

Optical Identification of the ASCA Lynx Deep Survey: An Association of QSOs and a Supercluster at z=1.3? (2003)

Ohta, Kouji, Akiyama, Masayuki, Ueda, Yoshihiro, Yamada, Toru, Nakanishi, Kouichiro, Dalton, Gavin B., ...

Results of optical identification of the ASCA Lynx deep survey are presented. Six X-ray sources are detected in the 2-7 keV band using the SIS in a 20'x20' field of view with fluxes larger than...

ASCA observation of Unusually X-ray Hard Radio Quiet QSO Kaz 102 (2003)

Miyaji, Takamitsu, Ishisaki, Yoshitaka, Ueda, Yoshihiro, Ogasaka, Yasushi, Awaki, Hisamitsu, Hayashida, Kiyoshi

We have observed a radio-quiet QSO Kaz 102 (z=0.136) with ASCA as a part of our program of complete spectral characterization of hard X-ray selected AGNs. We found that Kaz 102 shows unusual spectral...

Properties of the Brightest Cluster Galaxy and Its Host Cluster (2002)

Katayama, Haruyoshi, Hayashida, Kiyoshi, Takahara, Fumio, Fujita, Yutaka

We investigate the relation between the properties of Brightest Cluster Galaxies (BCGs) and those of their host clusters. To quantify the properties of cluster hot gas, we employ the parameter $Z$ of...

ASCA Observation of the Nearest Gravitational Lensing Cluster Candidate -- A 3408 (2001)

Katayama, Haruyoshi, Hayashida, Kiyoshi, Hashimotodani, Kiyoshi

We observed the nearest gravitational lensing cluster candidate, A 3408 (${\it z}=0.042$), with ASCA. The projected mass profile of A 3408 was determined from the ICM temperature and the...

Characteristic X-ray Variability of TeV Blazars: Probing the Link between the Jet and the Central Engine (2001)

Kataoka, Jun, Takahashi, Tadayuki, Wagner, Stefan J., Iyomoto, Naoko, Edwards, Philip G., Hayashida, Kiyoshi, ...

We have studied the rapid X-ray variability of three extragalactic TeV gamma-ray sources; Mrk 421, Mrk 501 and PKS 2155-304. Analyzing the X-ray light curves obtained from ASCA and/or RXTE...

Slim Disk Model for Soft X-Ray Excess and Variability of Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 Galaxies (2000)

Mineshige, Shin, Kawaguchi, Toshihiro, Takeuchi, Mitsuru, Hayashida, Kiyoshi

Narrow-line Seyfert 1 galaxies (NLS1s) exhibit extreme soft X-ray excess and large variability. We argue that both features can be basically accounted for by the slim disk model. We assume that a...