SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL 41063 DR SHIGEO YAMAUCHI IWATE UNIVERSITY IWATE JAPAN 020 MORIOKA 3-18-34, UEDA E-mail: YAMAUCHI@HIRYU.HSS.IWATE-U.AC.JP Tel: 81-196-21-6817 Fax: 81-196-21-6715 Medium: 4GBDAT Subject: SUPERNOVA REMNANTS AND GALACTIC DIFFUSE EMISSION Title: GALACTIC PLANE SURVEY Abstract: Our knowledge of the Galactic X ray sources is quite incomplete due to the Galactic absorption (low energy band) and limited spacial resolution. Due to the limited information, we are till unable to answer the origin of the Galactic diffuse hot plasma, and total number of supernova remnants, X ray pulsars, and other low luminosity X ray sources. We propose a galactic plane survey of the inner galactic ridge. ASCA provides us with the first opportunity to reveil the galactic absorption and make unbiased sample of many category of the galactic X ray soruces. Co-Is: 1 KATSUJI KOYAMA KYOTO UNIVERSITY JAPAN (No Co-I contact data) 2 YOSHITOMO MAEDA KYOTO UNIVERSITY JAPAN 3 KAZUO MAKISHIMA UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO JAPAN 4 HIDEHIRO KANEDA UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO JAPAN 5 YOSHITAKA SAITO UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO JAPAN 6 FUMIAKI NAGASE ISAS JAPAN 7 TARO KOTANI ISAS JAPAN 8 NOBUYUKI KAWAI RIKEN JAPAN 9 NORIKO YAMASAKI TOKYO METRO. UNIV. JAPAN 10 YASUO TANAKA MPE GERMANY Target Name PRI RA Dec Time TC Off GIS SIS_Cts Obs ------------------- --- -------- -------- ---- -- --- --- ------- --- GALACTIC RIDGE-1 1 262.9217 -33.6283 100 N Y P 0.30000 10 REMARKS: OUR RASTER GRID CONSISTS OF A STRIP OF 10 POINTINGS CENTERED AT (L,B)=(354.45,0) AND SPACED BY 30". GALACTIC RIDGE-2 1 268.2779 -26.1490 100 N Y P 0.30000 10 REMARKS: OUR RASTER GRID CONSISTS OF A STRIP OF 10 POINTINGS CENTERED AT (L,B)=(3.25,0) AND SPACED BY 30". GALACTIC RIDGE-3 1 259.4600 -37.7641 100 N Y P 0.30000 10 REMARKS: OUR RASTER GRID CONSISTS OF A STRIP OF 10 POINTINGS CENTERED AT (L,B)=(349.45,0) AND SPACED BY 30". GALACTIC RIDGE-4 1 271.0121 -21.8171 100 N Y P 0.30000 10 REMARKS: OUR RASTER GRID CONSISTS OF A STRIP OF 10 POINTINGS CENTERED AT (L,B)=(8.25,0) AND SPACED BY 30". GALACTIC RIDGE-5 1 255.5933 -41.7867 100 N Y P 0.30000 10 REMARKS: OUR RASTER GRID CONSISTS OF A STRIP OF 10 POINTINGS CENTERED AT (L,B)=(344.45,0) AND SPACED BY 30". GALACTIC RIDGE-6 1 273.5842 -17.4428 100 N Y P 0.30000 10 REMARKS: OUR RASTER GRID CONSISTS OF A STRIP OF 10 POINTINGS CENTERED AT (L,B)=(13.25,0) AND SPACED BY 30".