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X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM)

The X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) is a JAXA/NASA collaborative mission, with ESA participation. Equipped with an X-ray micro-calorimeter and X-ray CCD camera, identical to those on Hitomi, specializing in soft X-ray imaging spectroscopy. XRISM's aim is to develop the world of high resolution X-ray spectroscopy.

Launch Date
September 7, 2023
Class
Flight Project
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The X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) is a JAXA/NASA collaborative mission, with ESA participation. Equipped with an X-ray micro-calorimeter and X-ray CCD camera, identical to those on Hitomi, specializing in soft X-ray imaging spectroscopy. XRISM's aim is to develop the world of high resolution X-ray spectroscopy.

Related Publications

2025. "XRISM pre-pipeline and Singularity: container-based data processing for the X-ray imaging and spectroscopy mission and high-performance computing.", Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, 11 (04): [10.1117/1.jatis.11.4.042013] [Journal Article/Letter]

2025. "XRISM Reveals Complex Ionization and Velocity Structures in the GX 340+0 X-Ray Binary.", The Astrophysical Journal, 991 (2): 224 [10.3847/1538-4357/adfb65] [Journal Article/Letter]

2026. "XRISM Spectroscopy of a Crowded Galactic Center Region. I. Disentangling the Sources in the Field of View.", The Astrophysical Journal, 1006 (2): 151 [10.3847/1538-4357/ae77de] [Journal Article/Letter]

2026. "XRISM Spectroscopy of a Crowded Galactic Center Region. II. Narrow Emission Lines in the Black Hole Candidate MAXI J1744-294/Swift J174540.2-290037.", The Astrophysical Journal, 1006 (2): 152 [10.3847/1538-4357/ae77f5] [Journal Article/Letter]

2026. "A highly ionised outflow in the X-ray binary 4U 1624–49 detected with XRISM.", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 708 A130 [10.1051/0004-6361/202558352] [Journal Article/Letter]