Dr. Chan is a specialist in lightweight x-ray optics. He was an XRT (X-ray Telescope) scientist for the Japan-U.S. mission Suzaku and served as the U.S. Technical Representative of Suzaku XRT. Prior to his role in Suzaku, he was a member of the mirror team which developed the XRTs for the original Astro-E and also InFOCS, a balloon experiment which was first to demonstrate observation of the high x-ray sky with multilayer mirrors. Dr. Chan’s other projects include the development of large x-ray mirror assembly for the proposal concepts Constellation-X and the International X-ray Observatory. Dr. Chan’s scientific interests includes high energy emissions from supernova and cosmic rays.
Kai-Wing Chan
(RESEARCH SCIENTIST)
| Email: | kai-wing.chan-1@nasa.gov |
| Phone: | 301.286.6238 |
| Org Code: | 662 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 662 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE CO |
Research Interests
X-Ray Optics, Cosmic Rays, X- and Gamma-rays from Supernovae
Astrophysics: Supernovae & SNRsBrief Bio
Current Projects
Next Generation X-ray Optics
Positions/Employment
Senior Research Scientist
University of Maryland, Baltimore County - at Astrophysics Science Division, NASA/ Goddard Space Flight Center
2007 - Present
Publications
Refereed
2007. "An Apparent Hard X-Ray Decline of CH Cygni." Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, Vol59, NoSP1, pp177-183 59 177 [Full Text] [Journal Article/Letter]
2007. "The X-Ray Telescope onboard Suzaku." Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, Vol59, NoSP1, pp9-21 59 9 [Full Text] [Journal Article/Letter]
2007. "Discoveries of Diffuse Iron Line Sources from the Sgr B Region." Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, Vol59, NoSP1, pp221-227 59 221 [Full Text] [Journal Article/Letter]
2007. "The X-Ray Observatory Suzaku." Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, Vol59, NoSP1, pp1-7 59 1 [Full Text] [Journal Article/Letter]
2005. "InFOCμS Hard X-ray Imaging Telescope." Experimental Astronomy 20 121 [Full Text] [10.1007/s10686-006-9028-3] [Journal Article/Letter]
2003. "Production and Performance of the InFOCμS 20-40-keV Graded Multilayer Mirror." Applied Optics OT, vol 42, Issue 10, pp1856-1866 42 1856 [Full Text] [10.1364/AO.42.001856] [Journal Article/Letter]
2000. "Hard X-Ray Imaging Observations: Science and Technology." Advances in Space Research 25 911 [Full Text] [10.1016/S0273-1177(99)00866-2] [Journal Article/Letter]