DEMON: a proposal for a satellite-borne experiment to study dark matter and dark energy

Alicia Berciano Alba; Pedro Borges de Silva; Hans Eichelberger; Francesca Giovacchini; Mareike Godolt; Günther Hasinger; Michael Lerchster; Vincent Lusset; Fabio Mattana; Yannick Mellier; Michal Michalowski; Carlos Monteserin-Sanchez; Fabio Noviello; Carina Persson; Andrea Santovincenzo; Peter Schneider; Ming Zhang; Linda Östman

doi:10.1117/12.670660

15 June 2006 DEMON: a proposal for a satellite-borne experiment to study dark matter and dark energy

Alicia Berciano Alba, Pedro Borges de Silva, Hans Eichelberger, Francesca Giovacchini, Mareike Godolt, Günther Hasinger, Michael Lerchster, Vincent Lusset, Fabio Mattana, Yannick Mellier, Michal Michalowski, Carlos Monteserin-Sanchez, Fabio Noviello, Carina Persson, Andrea Santovincenzo, Peter Schneider, Ming Zhang, Linda Östman

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Proceedings Volume 6266, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation II: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 626633 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670660
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2006, Orlando, Florida , United States

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We outline a novel satellite mission concept, DEMON, aimed at advancing our comprehension of both dark matter and dark energy, taking full advantage of two complementary methods: weak lensing and the statistics of galaxy clusters. We intend to carry out a 5000 deg² combined IR, optical and X-ray survey with galaxies up to a redshift of z~2 in order to determine the shear correlation function. We will also find ~100000 galaxy clusters, making it the largest survey of this type to date. The DEMON spacecraft will comprise one IR/optical and eight X-ray telescopes, coupled to multiple cameras operating at different frequency bands. To a great extent, the technology employed has already been partially tested on ongoing missions, therefore ensuring improved reliability.

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Alicia Berciano Alba, Pedro Borges de Silva, Hans Eichelberger, Francesca Giovacchini, Mareike Godolt, Günther Hasinger, Michael Lerchster, Vincent Lusset, Fabio Mattana, Yannick Mellier, Michal Michalowski, Carlos Monteserin-Sanchez, Fabio Noviello, Carina Persson, Andrea Santovincenzo, Peter Schneider, Ming Zhang, and Linda Östman "DEMON: a proposal for a satellite-borne experiment to study dark matter and dark energy", Proc. SPIE 6266, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation II: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 626633 (15 June 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670660

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