Dr. Caroline A. Kilbourne Profile

Dr. Caroline A. Kilbourne

at NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr

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Publications (119)

SPIE Journal Paper | 15 March 2024

Extending the high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of Line Emission Mapper to UV/optically-bright sources

Jeremy Drake, Simon Bandler, Marco Barbera, Enrico Bozzo, William Dunn, Cecilia Garraffo, Thomas Gauron, Ludovic Genolet, Janice Houston, Richard Kelley, Caroline Kilbourne, Ralph Kraft, Maurice Leutenegger, Ugo Lo Cicero, Seán McEntee, Daniel Patnaude

JATIS, Vol. 10, Issue 01, 014006, (March 2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.10.1.014006

KEYWORDS: Tunable filters, X-rays, Stars, Aluminum, Optical filters, Beryllium, Spectroscopy, Ultraviolet radiation, UV optics, Solar system

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SPIE Journal Paper | 14 November 2023 Open Access

Open Access

Line Emission Mapper: an X-ray probe mission concept to study the cosmic ecosystems and the physics of galaxy formation

Daniel Patnaude, Ralph Kraft, Caroline Kilbourne, Simon Bandler, Akos Bogdan, Renata Cumbee, Megan Eckart, Cecilia Garraffo, Edmund Hodges-Kluck, Richard Kelley, Maxim Markevitch, Anna Ogorzalek, Paul Plucinsky, Frederick Porter, John ZuHone, Irina Zhuravleva, Jeremy Drake, Maurice Leutenegger, Steve Kenyon, Stephen Smith, William Zhang, Stephen DePalo, Xiaoyi Li, Nathan Williams, Edward Amatucci, Janice Houston, Deme Apostolou, Hugh Kanner, Kathleen Coderre, Isaac Hayden, Kyle Martin, Elizabeth Osborne, Jeffrey Olson, Steven Ramm, Scott Richardson

JATIS, Vol. 9, Issue 04, 041008, (November 2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.9.4.041008

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Galactic astronomy, Design, Sensors, Equipment, X-ray optics, Astrophysics, Stars, Ecosystems, Tunable filters

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SPIE Journal Paper | 26 October 2023

Line emission mapper cryogenic system design

Elizabeth Osborne, Jeffrey Olson, Michael Jacoby, Isaac Hayden, Caroline Kilbourne, Simon Bandler, Xiaoyi Li, Edgar Canavan, Joseph Adams

JATIS, Vol. 9, Issue 04, 041007, (October 2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.9.4.041007

KEYWORDS: Cryocoolers, Design, Cryogenics, Tunable filters, Sensors, Interfaces, Staring arrays, X-rays, Head, Equipment

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SPIE Journal Paper | 20 October 2023 Open Access

Open Access

Characterization of a hybrid array of single and multi-absorber transition-edge sensor microcalorimeters for the Line Emission Mapper

Nicholas Wakeham, Joseph Adams, Simon Bandler, James Chervenak, Renata Cumbee, Fred Finkbeiner, Joshua Fuhrman, Samuel Hull, Richard Kelley, Caroline Kilbourne, Kazuhiro Sakai, Stephen Smith, Edward Wassell, Sang Yoon

JATIS, Vol. 9, Issue 04, 041006, (October 2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.9.4.041006

KEYWORDS: Design, X-rays, Time division multiplexing, Resistance, Equipment, Sensors, Detector arrays, Gold, Aluminum, Multiplexing

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SPIE Journal Paper | 19 October 2023 Open Access

Open Access

Line emission mapper microcalorimeter spectrometer

Simon Bandler, Joseph Adams, Edward Amatucci, Edgar Canavan, James Chervenak, Renata Cumbee, Johannes P. Dercksen, Michael DiPirro, William Doriese, Megan Eckart, Manuel Gonzalez, Janice Houston, Brian Jackson, Amir Jahromi, Steven Kenyon, Caroline Kilbourne, Edmund Hodges-Kluck, Ralph Kraft, Xiaoyi Li, Maxim Markevitch, Dan McCammon, Jeffrey Olson, Elizabeth Osborne, Kazuhiro Sakai, Daniel Patnaude, Frederick Porter, Damien Prêle, Peter Shirron, Stephen Smith, Terrence Smith, Nicholas Wakeham, Henk van Weers

JATIS, Vol. 9, Issue 04, 041002, (October 2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.9.4.041002

KEYWORDS: Tunable filters, Design, Sensors, Time division multiplexing, X-rays, Staring arrays, Cryocoolers, Spectroscopy, Equipment, Detector arrays

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SPIE Journal Paper | 18 October 2023 Open Access

Open Access

Development of the microcalorimeter and anticoincidence detector for the Line Emission Mapper x-ray probe

Stephen Smith, Joseph Adams, Simon Bandler, Rachel Borrelli, James Chervenak, Renata Cumbee, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Fred Finkbeiner, Joshua Furhman, Samuel Hull, Richard L. Kelley, Caroline Kilbourne, Noah Kurinsky, Jennette Mateo, Asha Rani, Kazuhiro Sakai, Nicholas Wakeham, Edward Wassell, Sang Yoon

JATIS, Vol. 9, Issue 04, 041005, (October 2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.9.4.041005

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Design, Detector arrays, X-rays, Detector development, Time division multiplexing, Image resolution, Crosstalk, Calibration, Staring arrays

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SPIE Journal Paper | 20 July 2023

First flight performance of the Micro-X microcalorimeter X-ray sounding rocket

The Micro-X Collaboration, Joseph S. Adams, Robert Baker, Simon R. Bandler, Noëmie Bastidon, Daniel Castro, Meredith E. Danowksi, William B. Doriese, Megan E. Eckart, Enectalí Figueroa-Feliciano, Joshua Fuhrman, David C. Goldfinger, Sarah N. T. Heine, Gene Hilton, Antonia J. F. Hubbard, Daniel Jardin, Richard L. Kelley, Caroline A. Kilbourne, Steven W. Leman, Renée E. Manzagol-Harwood, Dan McCammon, Philip H. H. Oakley, Takashi Okajima, Frederick Scott Porter, Carl D. Reintsema, John Rutherford, Tarek Saab, Kosuke Sato, Peter Serlemitsos, Stephen J. Smith, Yang Soong, Patrick Wikus

JATIS, Vol. 9, Issue 03, 034001, (July 2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.9.3.034001

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Magnetism, Equipment, Rockets, Finite element methods, Niobium, Superconductors, Tunable filters, Cryostats, Calibration

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SPIE Journal Paper | 19 March 2023

Ground test results of the electromagnetic interference for the x-ray microcalorimeter onboard XRISM

Miki Kurihara, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Megan Eckart, Caroline Kilbourne, Frederick Matsuda, Brian McLaughlin, Shugo Oguri, Frederick Porter, Yoh Takei, on behalf of the XRISM Resolve team, Yoichi Kochibe

JATIS, Vol. 9, Issue 01, 018004, (March 2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.9.1.018004

KEYWORDS: Magnetism, Electromagnetic coupling, Space operations, X-rays, Antennas, X band, Electromagnetic interference, Equipment, Device simulation, S band

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 March 2023

Ground test results of the microvibration interference for the x-ray microcalorimeter onboard x-ray imaging and spectroscopy mission

Takashi Hasebe, Ryuta Imamura, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Hisamitsu Awaki, Meng Chiao, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Leslie Hartz, Caroline Kilbourne, Gary Sneiderman, Yoh Takei, Susumu Yasuda, the XRISM Resolve team

JATIS, Vol. 9, Issue 01, 014003, (March 2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.9.1.014003

KEYWORDS: Space operations, X-rays, Accelerometers, Equipment, X-ray imaging, Cryocoolers, Spectroscopy, Imaging spectroscopy, Vibration, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Ground test results of the electromagnetic interference for the x-ray microcalorimeter onboard XRISM

Miki Kurihara, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Megan Eckart, Caroline Kilbourne, Frederick Matsuda, Brian McLaughlin, Shugo Oguri, Frederick Porter, Yoh Takei, Yoichi Kochibe

Proceedings Volume 12181, 121815W (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2627632

KEYWORDS: Magnetism, Electromagnetic coupling, Space operations, Sensors, Antennas, X-rays, X band, S band, Electronics, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Pulse parameters optimization of the modulated x-ray sources for the resolve microcalorimeter spectrometer on XRISM

Makoto Sawada, Renata Cumbee, Cor de Vries, Megan Eckart, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Caroline Kilbourne, Shunji Kitamoto, Maurice Leutenegger, Frederick Porter, Yoh Takei, Masahiro Tsujimoto

Proceedings Volume 12181, 1218164 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630133

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Light emitting diodes, Spectroscopy, X-rays, Sensors, Copper, Space operations, Optimization (mathematics)

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

High count rate effects in event processing for XRISM/Resolve x-ray microcalorimeter

Misaki Mizumoto, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Renata Cumbee, Megan Eckart, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Caroline Kilbourne, Edmund Hodges-Kluck, Maurice Leutenegger, Frederick Porter, Makoto Sawada, Yoh Takei, Yuusuke Uchida, Shin'ya Yamada

Proceedings Volume 12181, 121815Z (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628784

KEYWORDS: Nickel, Absorption, Distortion, Optical filtering, Iron, X-ray sources, Signal attenuation, Image resolution

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Status of resolve instrument onboard X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM)

Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Richard Kelley, Hisamitsu Awaki, Jesus Balleza, Kim Barnstable, Thomas Bialas, Rozenn Boissay-Malaquin, Gregory Brown, Edgar Canavan, Renata Cumbee, Timothy Carnahan, Meng Chiao, Brian Comber, Elisa Costantini, Jan-Willem den Herder, Johannes Dercksen, Cor de Vries, Michael DiPirro, Megan Eckart, Yuichiro Ezoe, Carlo Ferrigno, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Nathalie Gorter, Steven Graham, Martin Grim, Leslie Hartz, Ryota Hayakawa, Takayuki Hayashi, Natalie Hell, Akio Hoshino, Yuto Ichinohe, Manabu Ishida, Kumi Ishikawa, Bryan James, Steven Kenyon, Caroline Kilbourne, Mark Kimball, Shunji Kitamoto, Maurice Leutenegger, Yoshitomo Maeda, Dan McCammon, Joseph Miko, Misaki Mizumoto, Takashi Okajima, Atsushi Okamoto, Stephane Paltani, Frederick Porter, Kosuke Sato, Toshiki Sato, Makoto Sawada, Keisuke Shinozaki, Russell Shipman, Peter Shirron, Gary Sneiderman, Yang Soong, Richard Szymkiewicz, Andrew Szymkowiak, Yoh Takei, Keisuke Tamura, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Yuusuke Uchida, Stephen Wasserzug, Michael Witthoeft, Rob Wolfs, Shinya Yamada, Susumu Yasuda

Proceedings Volume 12181, 121811S (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630654

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Space operations, Helium, Cryocoolers, Calibration, Optical filters, Sensor performance, X-ray detectors, Signal processing

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Relative timing calibration of the Resolve x-ray microcalorimeter onboard XRISM using the modulated x-ray source

Tomoki Omama, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Makoto Sawada, Caroline Kilbourne, Cor de Vries, Megan Eckart, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Shunji Kitamoto, Maurice Leutenegger, Frederick Porter, Rob Wolfs

Proceedings Volume 12181, 1218162 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629753

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Calibration, Space operations, Light emitting diodes, X-ray sources, X-ray imaging, Aerospace engineering, Modulation, Sensors, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Results of accelerometer monitor in the ground testing of Resolve x-ray microcalorimeter instrument onboard XRISM

Ryuta Imamura, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Hisamitsu Awaki, Meng Chiao, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Richard Kelley, Caroline Kilbourne, Frederick Porter, Makoto Sawada, Gary Sneiderman, Yoh Takei, Shinya Yamada

Proceedings Volume 12191, 121912C (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629773

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Cryocoolers, X-rays, X-ray detectors, Sensor performance, Satellites

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Proceedings Article | 4 January 2021 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

First operation of transition-edge sensors in space with the Micro-X sounding rocket

Joseph Adams, Robert Baker, Simon Bandler, Noëmie Bastidon, Meredith Danowski, William Doriese, Megan Eckart, Enectalí Figueroa-Feliciano, Joshua Fuhrman, David Goldfinger, Sarah N. Heine, Gene Hilton, Antonia J. Hubbard, Daniel Jardin, Richard Kelley, Caroline Kilbourne, Renée Manzagol-Harwood, Dan McCammon, Takashi Okajima, Frederick Porter, Carl Reintsema, Peter Serlemitsos, Stephen Smith, Patrick Wikus

Proceedings Volume 11454, 1145414 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562645

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Rockets, Space sensors, Space operations, Signal to noise ratio, X-rays, Physics, Calibration, Calcium, Aerospace engineering

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Planning in-flight calibration for XRISM

Eric Miller, Makoto Sawada, Matteo Guainazzi, Aurora Simionescu, Maxim Markevitch, Liyi Gu, Megan Eckart, Caroline Kilbourne, Maurice Leutenegger, F. Scott Porter, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Cor de Vries, Takashi Okajima, Takayuki Hayashi, Rozenn Boissay-Malaquin, Keisuke Tamura, Hironori Matsumoto, Koji Mori, Hiroshi Nakajima, Takaaki Tanaka, Yukikatsu Terada, Michael Loewenstein, Tahir Yaqoob, Marc Audard, Ehud Behar, Laura Brenneman, Lia Corrales, Renata Cumbee, Teruaki Enoto, Edmund Hodges-Kluck, Yoshitomo Maeda, Paul Plucinsky, Katja Pottschmidt, Makoto Tashiro, Richard Kelley, Robert Petre, Brian Williams, Hiroya Yamaguchi

Proceedings Volume 11444, 1144426 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561608

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Imaging systems, Error analysis, X-rays, Observatories, Spectral resolution, X-ray imaging, Spectroscopy, Aerospace engineering, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation

Presentation

Initial ground calibration of the Resolve detector system on XRISM

Frederick Porter, Megan Eckart, Maurice Leutenegger, Tomomi Watanabe, Caroline Kilbourne, Richard Kelley, Michaell Witthoeft, Renata Cumbee, Makoto Sawada, Natalie Hell, Gregory Brown, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Shinya Yamada

Proceedings Volume 11444, 1144424 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561477

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Temperature metrology, Electron beams, Ions, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Status of x-ray imaging and spectroscopy mission (XRISM)

Makoto Tashiro, Hironori Maejima, Kenichi Toda, Richard Kelley, Lillian Reichenthal, Leslie Hartz, Robert Petre, Brian Williams, Matteo Guainazzi, Elisa Costantini, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Kiyoshi Hayashida, Joy Henegar-Leon, Matt Holland, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Caroline Kilbourne, Mike Loewenstein, Kyoko Matsushita, Koji Mori, Takashi Okajima, F. Scott Porter, Gary Sneiderman, Yoh Takei, Yukikatsu Terada, Hiroshi Tomida, Hiroya Yamaguchi, Shin Watanabe, Hiroki Akamatsu, Yoshitaka Arai, Marc Audard, Hisamitsu Awaki, Iurii Babyk, Aya Bamba, Nobutaka Bando, Ehud Behar, Thomas Bialas, Rozenn Boissay-Malaquin, Laura Brenneman, Greg Brown, Edgar Canavan, Meng Chiao, Brian Comber, Lia Corrales, Renata Cumbee, Cor de Vries, Jan-Willem den Herder, Johannes Dercksen, Maria Diaz-Trigo, Michael DiPirro, Chris Done, Tadayasu Dotani, Ken Ebisawa, Megan Eckart, Dominique Eckert, Satoshi Eguchi, Teruaki Enoto, Yuichiro Ezoe, Carlo Ferrigno, Yutaka Fujita, Yasushi Fukazawa, Akihiro Furuzawa, Luigi Gallo, Nathalie Gorter, Martin Grim, Liyi Gu, Kouichi Hagino, Kenji Hamaguchi, Isamu Hatsukade, David Hawthorn, Katsuhiro Hayashi, Natalie Hell, Junko Hiraga, Edmund Hodges-Kluck, Takafumi Horiuchi, Ann Hornschemeier, Akio Hoshino, Yuto Ichinohe, Sayuri Iga, Ryo Iizuka, Manabu Ishida, Naoki Ishihama, Kumi Ishikawa, Kosei Ishimura, Tess Jaffe, Jelle Kaastra, Timothy Kallman, Erin Kara, Satoru Katsuda, Steven Kenyon, Mark Kimball, Takao Kitaguchi, Shunji Kitamoto, Shogo Kobayashi, Akihide Kobayashi, Takayoshi Kohmura, Aya Kubota, Maurice Leutenegger, Muzi Li, Tom Lockard, Yoshitomo Maeda, Maxim Markevitch, Connor Martz, Hironori Matsumoto, Keiichi Matsuzaki, Dan McCammon, Brian McLaughlin, Brian McNamara, Joseph Miko, Eric Miller, Jon Miller, Kenji Minesugi, Shinji Mitani, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Misaki Mizumoto, Tsunefumi Mizuno, Koji Mukai, Hiroshi Murakami, Richard Mushotzky, Hiroshi Nakajima, Hideto Nakamura, Kazuhiro Nakazawa, Chikara Natsukari, Kenichiro Nigo, Yusuke Nishioka, Kumiko Nobukawa, Masayoshi Nobukawa, Hirofumi Noda, Hirokazu Odaka, Mina Ogawa, Takaya Ohashi, Masahiro Ohno, Masayuki Ohta, Atsushi Okamoto, Naomi Ota, Masanobu Ozaki, Stephane Paltani, Paul Plucinsky, Katja Pottschmidt, Michael Sampson, Takahiro Sasaki, Kosuke Sato, Rie Sato, Toshiki Sato, Makoto Sawada, Hiromi Seta, Yasuko Shibano, Maki Shida, Megumi Shidatsu, Shuhei Shigeto, Keisuke Shinozaki, Peter Shirron, Aurora Simionescu, Randall Smith, Kazunori Someya, Yang Soong, Keisuke Sugawara, Yasuharu Sugawara, Andy Szymkowiak, Hiromitsu Takahashi, Toshiaki Takeshima, Toru Tamagawa, Keisuke Tamura, Takaaki Tanaka, Atsushi Tanimoto, Yuichi Terashima, Yohko Tsuboi, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Hiroshi Tsunemi, Takeshi Tsuru, Hiroyuki Uchida, Yuusuke Uchida, Hideki Uchiyama, Yoshihiro Ueda, Shinichiro Uno, Jacco Vink, Tomomi Watanabe, Michael Witthoeft, Rob Wolfs, Shinya Yamada, Kazutaka Yamaoka, Noriko Yamasaki, Makoto Yamauchi, Shigeo Yamauchi, Keiichi Yanagase, Tahir Yaqoob, Susumu Yasuda, Tessei Yoshida, Nasa Yoshioka, Irina Zhuravleva

Proceedings Volume 11444, 1144422 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2565812

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray imaging, Imaging spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Spectroscopes, X-ray astronomy, Space operations, Control systems, Image resolution, Mirrors

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SPIE Journal Paper | 8 April 2019 Open Access

Open Access

Multiabsorber transition-edge sensors for x-ray astronomy

Stephen J. Smith, Joseph Adams, Simon Bandler, James Chervenak, Aaron Datesman, Megan Eckart, Fred Finkbeiner, Ruslan Hummatov, Richard Kelley, Caroline Kilbourne, Antoine Miniussi, Frederick Porter, John Sadleir, Kazuhiro Sakai, Nicholas Wakeham, Edward Wassell

JATIS, Vol. 5, Issue 02, 021008, (April 2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.5.2.021008

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, X-ray astronomy, Image resolution, Gold, Lithium, Phonons, Signal to noise ratio, Digital filtering, Resistance

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Proceedings Article | 31 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The ATHENA X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU)

Didier Barret, Thien Lam Trong, Jan-Willem den Herder, Luigi Piro, Massimo Cappi, Juhani Houvelin, Richard Kelley, J. Miguel Mas-Hesse, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Stéphane Paltani, Gregor Rauw, Agata Rozanska, Joern Wilms, Simon Bandler, Marco Barbera, Xavier Barcons, Enrico Bozzo, Maria Teresa Ceballos, Ivan Charles, Elisa Costantini, Anne Decourchelle, Roland den Hartog, Lionel Duband, Jean-Marc Duval, Fabrizio Fiore, Flavio Gatti, Andrea Goldwurm, Brian Jackson, Peter Jonker, Caroline Kilbourne, Claudio Macculi, Mariano Mendez, Silvano Molendi, Piotr Orleanski, François Pajot, Etienne Pointecouteau, Frederick Porter, Gabriel Pratt, Damien Prêle, Laurent Ravera, Kosuke Sato, Joop Schaye, Keisuke Shinozaki, Tanguy Thibert, Luca Valenziano, Véronique Valette, Jacco Vink, Natalie Webb, Michael Wise, Noriko Yamasaki, Françoise Douchin, Jean-Michel Mesnager, Bernard Pontet, Alice Pradines, Graziella Branduardi-Raymont, Esra Bulbul, Mauro Dadina, Stefano Ettori, Alexis Finoguenov, Yasushi Fukazawa, Agnieszka Janiuk, Jelle Kaastra, Pasquale Mazzotta, Jon Miller, Giovanni Miniutti, Yael Naze, Fabrizio Nicastro, Salavtore Scioritino, Aurora Simonescu, Jose Miguel Torrejon, Benoit Frezouls, Hervé Geoffray, Philippe Peille, Corinne Aicardi, Jérôme André, Christophe Daniel, Antoine Clénet, Christophe Etcheverry, Emilie Gloaguen, Gilles Hervet, Antoine Jolly, Aurélien Ledot, Irwin Paillet, Roseline Schmisser, Bruno Vella, Jean-Charles Damery, Kevin Boyce, Mike Dipirro, Simone Lotti, Denis Schwander, Stephen Smith, Bert-Joost Van Leeuwen, Henk van Weers, Nicolas Clerc, Beatriz Cobo, Thomas Dauser, Christian Kirsch, Edoardo Cucchetti, Megan Eckart, Philippe Ferrando, Lorenzo Natalucci

Proceedings Volume 10699, 106991G (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312409

KEYWORDS: Spectral resolution, X-rays, Sensors, Cryogenics, Optical filters, Wind energy, Electronics, X-ray astronomy, Mirrors, X-ray sources

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation

Presentation

Time- and code-division SQUID multiplexing options for ATHENA X-IFU (Conference Presentation)

Joel Ullom, J. Adams, B. Alpert, S. Bandler, D. Bennett, S. Chaudhuri, J. Chervenak, E. Denison, C. Dawson, W. Doriese, M. Durkin, J. Fowler, J Gard, G. Hilton, K. Irwin, Y. Joe, C. Kilbourne, J. Mates, K. Morgan, G. O'Neil, C. Reintsema, D. Schmidt, S. Smith, D. Swetz, C. Titus, L. Vale, B. Young

Proceedings Volume 10699, 106991P (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314111

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Time division multiplexing, Code division multiplexing, Multiplexing, Sensors, Multiplexers, Gamma radiation, Synchrotrons, Light sources, Spectrometers

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SQUID Time-Division Multiplexing (TDM) is a technique for the readout of arrays of Transition-Edge Sensors (TESs) for x-ray and gamma-ray science. TDM has been deployed in many recent 250-pixel-scale instruments including at synchrotron light sources and particle-accelerator facilities, as well as in table-top experiments. Two TES spectrometers employing TDM readout will soon be deployed to electron-beam ion-trap facilities. TDM is also under development as a back-up readout option for the X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) of the Athena satellite mission. The 3,840 TES pixels of the X-IFU will enable efficient, high resolution spectroscopy (2.5 eV FWHM at 7 keV) of extended astrophysical sources. Multiplexing factors of 40 or more sensors per readout column are planned for the X-IFU. To advance the maturity of TDM readout for Athena, we are creating a focal-plane assembly for the readout of 960 TES pixels in a 24 column by 40 row configuration. We will describe the design and experimental progress on this technology demonstrator. In a TDM system, each dc-biased TES has its own first-stage SQUID. Rows of these first-stage-SQUIDs are turned on and off sequentially such that the signal from only one TES at a time per readout column is passed to a series-array SQUID, to a room-temperature preamplifier, and to digital-feedback electronics. Recent implementations of TDM have a row period of 160 ns and non-multiplexed amplifier noise of 0.19 micro-Phi_0/sqrt(Hz) referred to the first-stage SQUID. Some benchmark demonstrations of TDM with x-ray TES sensors include achievement of 2.55 eV FWHM energy resolution at 5.9 keV in a 32-row, 1-column configuration. Here, the fastest slew rates in the TES currents were similar to those of the X-IFU “LPA2” detector model. We have also achieved 2.72 eV FWHM resolution in a 32-row, 6-column configuration that contained 144 high-quality TESs that were similar to the much faster X-IFU “LPA1” pixels. We will describe on-going efforts to read out TDM arrays at the 6x32 scale and larger, as well as efforts to improve the performance of TDM system subcomponents. We will also describe system-level performance metrics such as cross-talk. SQUID Code-Division Multiplexing (CDM) is closely related to TDM but has important performance advantages. CDM and TDM operation are similar with the main difference being that in CDM, all TESs are observed by the multiplexer at all times, with the polarity of the TES signals switched between rows. Because all TESs are observed by the multiplexer at all times, the sqrt(N_rows) noise-aliasing degradation inherent to TDM is eliminated. We are developing flux-summing CDM to be drop-in compatible with existing TDM systems. The most recent CDM implementation has a nonmultiplexed noise level of 0.17 micro-Phi_0/sqrt(Hz) referred to the first-stage SQUID and a row period of 160 ns. We have demonstrated 2.77 eV FWM resolution at 5.9 keV in 32-row, 1-column CDM test.

Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation

Presentation

Transition-edge sensor array development for the ATHENA x-ray itegral field unit (Conference Presentation)

Stephen Smith, Joesph Adams, Simon Bandler, James Chervenak, Megan Eckart, Fred Finkbeiner, Richard Kelley, Caroline Kilbourne, Antoine Miniussi, F. Scott Porter, John Sadleir, Kazuhiro Sakai, Nicholas Wakeham, Edward Wassell, Wonsik Yoon, Hiroki Akamatsu, Luciano Gottardi, Roland den Hartog, Brian Jackson, Jan van der Kuur

Proceedings Volume 10699, 106991L (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313428

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, Transition metals, Observatories, Spectral resolution, Multiplexing, Fused deposition modeling, Telescopes, Metals

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The X-ray integral field unit (X-IFU) proposed for ESA’s Athena X-ray observatory will consist of 3840 transition edge sensor (TES) microcalorimeters optimized for the energy range of 0.2 to 12 keV. The instrument will provide unprecedented spectral resolution of ~ 2.5 eV at energies of up to 7 keV and will accommodate photon fluxes of 10’s mcrab (1000’s cps). Over the past two years the baseline configuration has evolved from the original proposal. The current baseline consists of a uniform large pixel array (LPA) of 5” pixels, AC-biased within their superconducting-to-normal transition and read out using frequency domain multiplexing (FDM). The baseline pixel design is approximately a factor of two times slower than in the original concept. High count-rate accommodation, needed for bright point source observations, is now achieved by defocusing the telescope optic to spread the photons over a larger number of pixels. In this paper we report on Mo/Au TES designs that are being optimized to meet the baseline pixel parameters and performance goals. This includes detailed studies on the optimization of the thermal heat sink and the impact of different TES geometries (including TES size and normal metal feature geometries) on the DC-biased transition shape. We discuss how these geometric effects ultimately impact important performance metrics such as energy resolution, decay time, slew-rate and array scale uniformity. Our Mo/Au TESs have historically been designed and optimized for DC-biased operation, however, the primary readout technology uses an AC drive to bias the TES. Depending upon the drive frequency, the AC bias affects the TES transition shape in two ways. Firstly, due to losses from the bias current coupling to metallic components in close proximity to the TES and secondly introducing fine structure in the transition due to Josephson effects. We present latest pixel design optimizations targeted at mitigating these frequency dependent effects in order to achieve commensurate performance with that obtained in the DC case.

Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation

Presentation

Status of resolve instrument for x-ray astronomy recovery mission (Conference Presentation)

Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Richard Kelley, Hiroki Akamatsu, Hisamitsu Awaki, Thomas Bialas, Gregory Brown, Meng Chiao, Elisa Costantini, Jan-Willem den Herder, Michael Dipirro, Megan Eckart, Yuichiro Ezoe, Carlo Ferrigno, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Akihiro Furuzawa, Steven Graham, Martin Grim, Takayuki Hayashi, Akio Hoshino, Yuto Ichinohe, Ryo Iizuka, Kazunori Ishibashi, Manabu Ishida, Kumi Ishikawa, Caroline Kilbourne, Shunji Kitamoto, Shu Koyama, Maurice Leutenegger, Yoshitomo Maeda, Dan McCammon, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Hideyuki Mori, Shinya Nakashima, Hirofumi Noda, Takaya Ohashi, Takashi Okajima, Stephane Paltani, F. Scott Porter, Kosuke Sato, Makoto Sawada, Hiromi Seta, Peter Shirron, Gary Sneiderman, Yang Soong, Andrew Szymkowiak, Yoh Takei, Toru Tamagawa, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Shutaro Ueda, Cor de Vries, Shinya Yamada, Noriko Yamasaki

Proceedings Volume 10699, 1069924 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313440

KEYWORDS: X-ray astronomy, X-rays, Silicon, Mirrors, Spectroscopy, Image resolution, Spectroscopes, X-ray telescopes, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation

Presentation

The focal plane assembly for the ATHENA x-ray integral field unit instrument (Conference Presentation)

Brian Jackson, Roland den Hartog, Jan van der Kuur, Henk van Weers, Hiroki Akamatsu, Andrea Argan, Simon Bandler, Marco Barbera, Didier Barret, Marcel Bruijn, James Chervenak, Johannes Dercksen, Flavio Gatti, Herve Geoffray, Luciano Gottardi, Jan-Willem den Herder, Ruud Hoogeveen, Caroline Kilbourne, Mikko Kiviranta, Bert-Joost van Leeuwen, Dennis van Loon, Claudio Macculi, Jean-Michel Mesnager, Phillipe Peille, Luigi Piro, Stephen Smith, Francoise Douchin

Proceedings Volume 10699, 106991O (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313980

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Staring arrays, X-ray imaging, Environmental sensing, Observatories, Spectral resolution, Superconductors, Electronics, Particles

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Concept of the X-ray Astronomy Recovery Mission

Makoto Tashiro, Hironori Maejima, Kenichi Toda, Richard Kelley, Lillian Reichenthal, James Lobell, Robert Petre, Matteo Guainazzi, Elisa Costantini, Mark Edison, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Martin Grim, Kiyoshi Hayashida, Jan-Willem den Herder, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Stéphane Paltani, Kyoko Matsushita, Koji Mori, Gary Sneiderman, Yoh Takei, Yukikatsu Terada, Hiroshi Tomida, Hiroki Akamatsu, Lorella Angelini, Yoshitaka Arai, Hisamitsu Awaki, Lurli Babyk, Aya Bamba, Peter Barfknecht, Kim Barnstable, Thomas Bialas, Branimir Blagojevic, Joseph Bonafede, Clifford Brambora, Laura Brenneman, Greg Brown, Kimberly Brown, Laura Burns, Edgar Canavan, Tim Carnahan, Meng Chiao, Brian Comber, Lia Corrales, Cor de Vries, Johannes Dercksen, Maria Diaz-Trigo, Tyrone Dillard, Michael DiPirro, Chris Done, Tadayasu Dotani, Ken Ebisawa, Megan Eckart, Teruaki Enoto, Yuichiro Ezoe, Carlo Ferrigno, Yasushi Fukazawa, Yutaka Fujita, Akihiro Furuzawa, Luigi Gallo, Steve Graham, Liyi Gu, Kohichi Hagino, Kenji Hamaguchi, Isamu Hatsukade, Dean Hawes, Takayuki Hayashi, Cailey Hegarty, Natalie Hell, Junko Hiraga, Edmund Hodges-Kluck, Matt Holland, Ann Hornschemeier, Akio Hoshino, Yuto Ichinohe, Ryo Iizuka, Kazunori Ishibashi, Manabu Ishida, Kumi Ishikawa, Kosei Ishimura, Bryan James, Timothy Kallman, Erin Kara, Satoru Katsuda, Steven Kenyon, Caroline Kilbourne, Mark Kimball, Takao Kitaguti, Shunji Kitamoto, Shogo Kobayashi, Takayoshi Kohmura, Shu Koyama, Aya Kubota, Maurice Leutenegger, Tom Lockard, Mike Loewenstein, Yoshitomo Maeda, Lynette Marbley, Maxim Markevitch, Hironori Matsumoto, Keiichi Matsuzaki, Dan McCammon, Brian McNamara, Joseph Miko, Eric Miller, Jon Miller, Kenji Minesugi, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Tsunefumi Mizuno, Hideyuki Mori, Koji Mukai, Hiroshi Murakami, Richard Mushotzky, Hiroshi Nakajima, Hideto Nakamura, Shinya Nakashima, Kazuhiro Nakazawa, Chikara Natsukari, Kenichiro Nigo, Yusuke Nishioka, Kumiko Nobukawa, Masayoshi Nobukawa, Hirofumi Noda, Hirokazu Odaka, Mina Ogawa, Takaya Ohashi, Masahiro Ohno, Masayuki Ohta, Takashi Okajima, Atsushi Okamoto, Michitaka Onizuka, Naomi Ota, Masanobu Ozaki, Paul Plucinsky, F. Scott Porter, Katja Pottschmidt, Kosuke Sato, Rie Sato, Makoto Sawada, Hiromi Seta, Ken Shelton, Yasuko Shibano, Maki Shida, Megumi Shidatsu, Peter Shirron, Aurora Simionescu, Randall Smith, Kazunori Someya, Yang Soong, Yasuharu Suagawara, Andy Szymkowiak, Hiromitsu Takahashi, Toru Tamagawa, Takayuki Tamura, Takaaki Tanaka, Yuichi Terashima, Yohko Tsuboi, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Hiroshi Tsunemi, Takeshi Tsuru, Hiroyuki Uchida, Hideki Uchiyama, Yoshihiro Ueda, Shinichiro Uno, Thomas Walsh, Shin Watanabe, Brian Williams, Rob Wolfs, Michael Wright, Shinya Yamada, Hiroya Yamaguchi, Kazutaka Yamaoka, Noriko Yamasaki, Shigeo Yamauchi, Makoto Yamauchi, Keiichi Yanagase, Tahir Yaqoob, Susumu Yasuda, Nasa Yoshioka, Jaime Zabala, Zhuravleva Irina

Proceedings Volume 10699, 1069922 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2309455

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Spectroscopy, Plasma, Galactic astronomy, Iron, Physics, Galaxy groups and clusters, Chemical elements, X-ray astronomy, Stars

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The ASTRO-H mission was designed and developed through an international collaboration of JAXA, NASA, ESA, and the CSA. It was successfully launched on February 17, 2016, and then named Hitomi. During the in-orbit verification phase, the on-board observational instruments functioned as expected. The intricate coolant and refrigeration systems for soft X-ray spectrometer (SXS, a quantum micro-calorimeter) and soft X-ray imager (SXI, an X-ray CCD) also functioned as expected. However, on March 26, 2016, operations were prematurely terminated by a series of abnormal events and mishaps triggered by the attitude control system. These errors led to a fatal event: the loss of the solar panels on the Hitomi mission. The X-ray Astronomy Recovery Mission (or, XARM) is proposed to regain the key scientific advances anticipated by the international collaboration behind Hitomi. XARM will recover this science in the shortest time possible by focusing on one of the main science goals of Hitomi,“Resolving astrophysical problems by precise high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy”.¹ This decision was reached after evaluating the performance of the instruments aboard Hitomi and the mission’s initial scientific results, and considering the landscape of planned international X-ray astrophysics missions in 2020’s and 2030’s. Hitomi opened the door to high-resolution spectroscopy in the X-ray universe. It revealed a number of discrepancies between new observational results and prior theoretical predictions. Yet, the resolution pioneered by Hitomi is also the key to answering these and other fundamental questions. The high spectral resolution realized by XARM will not offer mere refinements; rather, it will enable qualitative leaps in astrophysics and plasma physics. XARM has therefore been given a broad scientific charge: “Revealing material circulation and energy transfer in cosmic plasmas and elucidating evolution of cosmic structures and objects”. To fulfill this charge, four categories of science objectives that were defined for Hitomi will also be pursued by XARM; these include (1) Structure formation of the Universe and evolution of clusters of galaxies; (2) Circulation history of baryonic matters in the Universe; (3) Transport and circulation of energy in the Universe; (4) New science with unprecedented high resolution X-ray spectroscopy. In order to achieve these scientific objectives, XARM will carry a 6 × 6 pixelized X-ray micro-calorimeter on the focal plane of an X-ray mirror assembly, and an aligned X-ray CCD camera covering the same energy band and a wider field of view. This paper introduces the science objectives, mission concept, and observing plan of XARM.

Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

Paper

Energy scale calibration and drift correction of the X-IFU

Edoardo Cucchetti, Megan Eckart, Philippe Peille, Cor de Vries, François Pajot, Etienne Pointecouteau, Maurice Leutenegger, Caroline Kilbourne, Frederick Porter

Proceedings Volume 10699, 106994M (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312170

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Error analysis, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

Paper

Testing the X-IFU calibration requirements: an example for quantum efficiency and energy resolution

Edoardo Cucchetti, François Pajot, Etienne Pointecouteau, Philippe Peille, Gabriele Betancourt-Martinez, Stephen Smith, Marco Barbera, Megan Eckart, Simon Bandler, Caroline Kilbourne, Massimo Cappi, Didier Barret

Proceedings Volume 10699, 106994O (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312188

KEYWORDS: Quantum efficiency, Calibration, Sensors, Error analysis, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

Paper

ATHENA X-ray Integral Field Unit on-board event processor: analysis of performance of two triggering algorithms

Beatriz Cobo, María Teresa Ceballos, Philippe Peille, Jean-Michel Mesnager, Joern Wilms, Thomas Dauser, Christian Kirsch, Frédéric Pinsard, Christophe Cara, Michel Gros, Laurent Ravera, Simon Bandler, Frederick Porter, Caroline Kilbourne, Kazuhiro Sakai

Proceedings Volume 10699, 106994S (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313268

KEYWORDS: Detection and tracking algorithms, Photons, Beryllium, X-rays, Algorithm development, Reconstruction algorithms, Optimal filtering

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

Paper

Super DIOS: future x-ray spectroscopic mission to search for dark baryons

T. Ohashi, Y. Ishisaki, Y. Ezoe, S. Yamada, R. Hayakawa, K. Nunomura, K. Sato, Y. Tawara, I. Mitsuishi, K. Ohtsuka, K. Mitsuda, N. Yamasaki, T. Kikuchi, T. Hayashi, H. Muramatsu, Y. Nakashima, N. Ota, K. Osato, Y. Ichinohe, M. Eckart, S. Bandler, R. Kelley, C. Kilbourne

Proceedings Volume 10699, 1069928 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313122

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Spatial resolution, Telescopes, Microwave radiation, Spectroscopy, X-ray telescopes, Coating, Cooling systems, Space telescopes, Sensors

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SPIE Journal Paper | 28 April 2018 Open Access

Open Access

Cryogen-free operation of the Soft X-ray Spectrometer instrument

Gary Sneiderman, Peter Shirron, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Thomas Bialas, Kevin Boyce, Meng Chiao, Michael DiPirro, Megan Eckart, Leslie Hartz, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Caroline Kilbourne, Candace Masters, Daniel McCammon, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Hirofumi Noda, Frederick Porter, Andrew Szymkowiak, Yoh Takei, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Seiji Yoshida

JATIS, Vol. 4, Issue 02, 021408, (April 2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.4.2.021408

KEYWORDS: Helium, X-rays, Cooling systems, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Liquids, Cryocoolers, Cryogenics, X-ray detectors, Temperature metrology

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SPIE Journal Paper | 13 April 2018 Open Access

Open Access

Ground calibration of the Astro-H (Hitomi) soft x-ray spectrometer

Megan Eckart, Joseph Adams, Kevin Boyce, Gregory Brown, Meng Chiao, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Daniel Haas, Jan-Willem den Herder, Akio Hoshino, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Caroline Kilbourne, Shunji Kitamoto, Maurice Leutenegger, Daniel McCammon, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, F. Scott Porter, Kosuke Sato, Makoto Sawada, Hiromi Seta, Gary Sneiderman, Andrew Szymkowiak, Yoh Takei, Makoto Tashiro, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Cor de Vries, Tomomi Watanabe, Shinya Yamada, Noriko Yamasaki

JATIS, Vol. 4, Issue 02, 021406, (April 2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.4.2.021406

KEYWORDS: Calibration, X-rays, Sensors, Beryllium, Optical filters, Spectroscopy, Iron, Epoxies, Photons, Silicon

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SPIE Journal Paper | 19 March 2018 Open Access

Open Access

System design and implementation of the detector assembly of the Astro-H soft x-ray spectrometer

Meng Chiao, Joseph Adams, Phillip Goodwin, Clair Hobson, Caroline Kilbourne, Daniel McCammon, Daniel McGuinness, Samuel Moseley, Frederick Porter, Sandy Shuman, Tomomi Watanabe

JATIS, Vol. 4, Issue 02, 021404, (March 2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.4.2.021404

KEYWORDS: Field effect transistors, Sensors, Resistors, X-rays, Calibration, Spectroscopy, X-ray detectors, Lead, Epoxies, Gold

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SPIE Journal Paper | 19 March 2018 Open Access

Open Access

In-flight verification of the calibration and performance of the ASTRO-H (Hitomi) Soft X-ray Spectrometer

Maurice A. Leutenegger, Marc Audard, Kevin R. Boyce, Gregory V. Brown, Meng P. Chiao, Megan E. Eckart, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Akihiro Furuzawa, Matteo Guainazzi, Daniel Haas, Takayuki Hayashi, Jan-Willem den Herder, Ryo Iizuka, Manabu Ishida, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Naomichi Kikuchi, Caroline A. Kilbourne, Shu Koyama, Sho Kurashima, Yoshitomo Maeda, Maxim Markevitch, Dan McCammon, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Hideyuki Mori, Nozomi Nakaniwa, Takashi Okajima, Stéphane Paltani, Robert Petre, F. Scott Porter, Kosuke Sato, Toshiki Sato, Makoto Sawada, Peter J. Serlemitsos, Hiromi Seta, Gary Sneiderman, Yang Soong, Satoshi Sugita, Andrew Szymkowiak, Yoh Takei, Makoto Tashiro, Yuzuru Tawara, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Cor de Vries, Tomomi Watanabe, Shinya Yamada, Noriko Yamasaki

JATIS, Vol. 4, Issue 02, 021407, (March 2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.4.2.021407

KEYWORDS: Calibration, X-rays, Iron, Spectroscopy, Image resolution, Aerospace engineering, Sensors, Beryllium, Physics, X-ray imaging

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SPIE Journal Paper | 13 March 2018 Open Access

Open Access

Hitomi (ASTRO-H) X-ray Astronomy Satellite

Tadayuki Takahashi, Motohide Kokubun, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Richard Kelley, Takaya Ohashi, Felix Aharonian, Hiroki Akamatsu, Fumie Akimoto, Steven Allen, Naohisa Anabuki, Lorella Angelini, Keith Arnaud, Makoto Asai, Marc Audard, Hisamitsu Awaki, Magnus Axelsson, Philipp Azzarello, Chris Baluta, Aya Bamba, Nobutaka Bando, Marshall Bautz, Thomas Bialas, Roger Blandford, Kevin Boyce, Laura Brenneman, Gregory Brown, Esra Bulbul, Edward Cackett, Edgar Canavan, Maria Chernyakova, Meng Chiao, Paolo Coppi, Elisa Costantini, Stephen O’ Dell, Michael DiPirro, Chris Done, Tadayasu Dotani, John Doty, Ken Ebisawa, Megan E. Eckart, Teruaki Enoto, Yuichiro Ezoe, Andrew Fabian, Carlo Ferrigno, Adam Foster, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Yasushi Fukazawa, Stefan Funk, Akihiro Furuzawa, Massimiliano Galeazzi, Luigi Gallo, Poshak Gandhi, Kirk Gilmore, Margherita Giustini, Andrea Goldwurm, Liyi Gu, Matteo Guainazzi, Daniel Haas, Yoshito Haba, Kouichi Hagino, Kenji Hamaguchi, Ilana Harrus, Isamu Hatsukade, Takayuki Hayashi, Katsuhiro Hayashi, Kiyoshi Hayashida, Jan-Willem den Herder, Junko Hiraga, Kazuyuki Hirose, Ann Hornschemeier, Akio Hoshino, John Hughes, Yuto Ichinohe, Ryo Iizuka, Hajime Inoue, Yoshiyuki Inoue, Kazunori Ishibashi, Manabu Ishida, Kumi Ishikawa, Kosei Ishimura, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Masayuki Itoh, Masachika Iwai, Naoko Iwata, Naoko Iyomoto, Christopher Jewell, Jelle Kaastra, Timothy Kallman, Tsuneyoshi Kamae, Erin Kara, Jun Kataoka, Satoru Katsuda, Junichiro Katsuta, Madoka Kawaharada, Nobuyuki Kawai, Taro Kawano, Shigeo Kawasaki, Dmitry Khangulyan, Caroline Kilbourne, Mark Kimball, Ashley King, Takao Kitaguchi, Shunji Kitamoto, Tetsu Kitayama, Takayoshi Kohmura, Saori Konami, Tatsuro Kosaka, Alexander Koujelev, Katsuji Koyama, Shu Koyama, Peter Kretschmar, Hans Krimm, Aya Kubota, Hideyo Kunieda, Philippe Laurent, Shiu-Hang Lee, Maurice Leutenegger, Olivier Limousin, Michael Loewenstein, Knox Long, David Lumb, Grzegorz Madejski, Yoshitomo Maeda, Daniel Maier, Kazuo Makishima, Maxim Markevitch, Candace Masters, Hironori Matsumoto, Kyoko Matsushita, Daniel McCammon, Daniel McGuinness, Brian McNamara, Missagh Mehdipour, Joseph Miko, Eric Miller, Jon Miller, Shin Mineshige, Kenji Minesugi, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Takuya Miyazawa, Tsunefumi Mizuno, Hideyuki Mori, Koji Mori, Franco Moroso, Samuel Moseley, Theodore Muench, Koji Mukai, Hiroshi Murakami, Toshio Murakami, Richard Mushotzky, Hosei Nagano, Ryo Nagino, Takao Nakagawa, Hiroshi Nakajima, Takeshi Nakamori, Toshio Nakano, Shinya Nakashima, Kazuhiro Nakazawa, Yoshiharu Namba, Chikara Natsukari, Yusuke Nishioka, Kumiko Nobukawa, Masayoshi Nobukawa, Hirofumi Noda, Masaharu Nomachi, Hirokazu Odaka, Hiroyuki Ogawa, Mina Ogawa, Keiji Ogi, Masanori Ohno, Masayuki Ohta, Takashi Okajima, Atsushi Okamoto, Tsuyoshi Okazaki, Naomi Ota, Masanobu Ozaki, Frederik B. Paerels, Stéphane Paltani, Arvind Parmar, Robert Petre, Ciro Pinto, Jelle de Plaa, Martin Pohl, James Pontius, Frederick Porter, Katja Pottschmidt, Brian Ramsey, Christopher Reynolds, Helen Russell, Samar Safi-Harb, Shinya Saito, Kazuhiro Sakai, Shin-ichiro Sakai, Hiroaki Sameshima, Toru Sasaki, Goro Sato, Kosuke Sato, Rie Sato, Yoichi Sato, Makoto Sawada, Norbert Schartel, Peter Serlemitsos, Hiromi Seta, Yasuko Shibano, Maki Shida, Megumi Shidatsu, Takanobu Shimada, Keisuke Shinozaki, Peter Shirron, Aurora Simionescu, Cynthia Simmons, Randall Smith, Gary Sneiderman, Yang Soong, Łukasz Stawarz, Yasuharu Sugawara, Satoshi Sugita, Hiroyuki Sugita, Andrew Szymkowiak, Hiroyasu Tajima, Hiromitsu Takahashi, Shin'ichiro Takeda, Yoh Takei, Toru Tamagawa, Takayuki Tamura, Keisuke Tamura, Takaaki Tanaka, Yasuo Tanaka, Yasuyuki Tanaka, Makoto Tashiro, Yuzuru Tawara, Yukikatsu Terada, Yuichi Terashima, Francesco Tombesi, Hiroshi Tomida, Yohko Tsuboi, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Hiroshi Tsunemi, Takeshi Go Tsuru, Hiroyuki Uchida, Hideki Uchiyama, Yasunobu Uchiyama, Shutaro Ueda, Yoshihiro Ueda, Shiro Ueno, Shin’ichiro Uno, C. Megan Urry, Eugenio Ursino, Cor de Vries, Atsushi Wada, Shin Watanabe, Tomomi Watanabe, Norbert Werner, Daniel R. Wik, Dan R. Wilkins, Brian J. Williams, Shinya Yamada, Takahiro Yamada, Hiroya Yamaguchi, Kazutaka Yamaoka, Noriko Y. Yamasaki, Makoto Yamauchi, Shigeo Yamauchi, Tahir Yaqoob, Yoichi Yatsu, Daisuke Yonetoku, Atsumasa Yoshida, Takayuki Yuasa, Irina Zhuravleva, Abderahmen Zoghbi

JATIS, Vol. 4, Issue 02, 021402, (March 2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.4.2.021402

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-ray astronomy, Satellites, Physics, X-rays, Space operations, Aerospace engineering, Astronomy, Space telescopes, X-ray telescopes

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SPIE Journal Paper | 9 March 2018 Open Access

Open Access

Design and on-orbit operation of the soft x-ray spectrometer adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator on the Hitomi observatory

Peter John Shirron, Mark Kimball, Bryan James, Theodore Muench, Edgar Canavan, Michael DiPirro, Thomas Bialas, Gary Sneiderman, Kevin Boyce, Caroline Anne Kilbourne, Frederick Porter, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Yoh Takei, Seiji Yoshida, Kazuhisa Mitsuda

JATIS, Vol. 4, Issue 02, 021403, (March 2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.4.2.021403

KEYWORDS: Helium, Sensors, X-rays, Cryocoolers, Liquids, Observatories, Detector arrays, Cryogenics, Spectroscopy, Control systems

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The soft x-ray spectrometer (SXS) instrument that flew on the Astro-H observatory was designed to perform imaging and spectroscopy of x-rays in the energy range of 0.2 to 13 keV with a resolution requirement of 7 eV or better. This was accomplished using a 6 × 6 array of x-ray microcalorimeters cooled to an operating temperature of 50 mK by an adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator (ADR). The ADR consisted of three stages to operate using either a 1.2 K superfluid helium bath or a 4.5 K Joule–Thomson (JT) cryocooler as its heat sink. The design was based on the following operating strategy. After launch, while liquid helium was present (cryogen mode), two of the ADR’s stages would be used to single-shot cool the detectors, using the helium as a heat sink. When the helium was eventually depleted (cryogen-free mode), all three ADR stages would be used to continuously cool the helium tank to about 1.5 K and to single-shot cool the detectors (to 50 mK), using the JT cryocooler as a heat sink. The Astro-H observatory, renamed Hitomi after its successful launch in February 2016, carried ∼36 L of helium into orbit. Based on measurements during ground testing, the average heat load on the helium was projected to be 0.66 mW, giving a lifetime of more than 4 years. On day 5, the helium had cooled to <1.4 K and ADR operation began, successfully cooling the detector array to 50 mK. The ADR’s hold time steadily increased to 48 h as the helium cooled to a temperature of 1.12 K. As the commissioning phase progressed, the ADR was recycled (requiring ∼45 min) periodically, either in preparation for science observations or whenever the 50 mK stage approached the end of its hold time. In total, 18 cycles were completed by the time an attitude control anomaly led to an unrecoverable failure of the satellite on day 38. This paper presents the design, operation, and on-orbit performance of the ADR in cryogen mode as the foreshortened mission did not provide an opportunity to test cryogen-free mode.

SPIE Journal Paper | 1 March 2018 Open Access

Open Access

In-flight performance of pulse-processing system of the ASTRO-H/Hitomi soft x-ray spectrometer

Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Shinya Yamada, Hiromi Seta, Makoto Tashiro, Sawako Takeda, Yukikatsu Terada, Yuka Kato, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Shu Koyama, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Makoto Sawada, Kevin Boyce, Meng Chiao, Tomomi Watanabe, Maurice Leutenegger, Megan Eckart, Frederick Scott Porter, Caroline Anne Kilbourne

JATIS, Vol. 4, Issue 01, 011217, (March 2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.4.1.011217

KEYWORDS: Field programmable gate arrays, X-rays, Electroluminescence, Sensors, Space operations, Calibration, Spectroscopy, Optimal filtering, Signal processing, Aerospace engineering

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SPIE Journal Paper | 26 February 2018 Open Access

Open Access

Design, implementation, and performance of the Astro-H soft x-ray spectrometer aperture assembly and blocking filters

Caroline Kilbourne, Joseph Adams, Petar Arsenovic, Travis Ayers, Meng Chiao, Michael DiPirro, Megan Eckart, Ryuichi Fujimoto, John Kazeva, Kari Kripps, Bruce Lairson, Maurice Leutenegger, Heidi Lopez, Daniel McCammon, Daniel McGuinness, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Samuel Moseley, F. Scott Porter, Andrea Schweiss, Yoh Takei, Rosemary Thorpe, Tomomi Watanabe, Noriko Yamasaki, Seiji Yoshida

JATIS, Vol. 4, Issue 01, 011215, (February 2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.4.1.011215

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, X-rays, Spectroscopy, Silicon, Thin films, Sensors, Interfaces, Contamination, Fermium, Frequency modulation

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SPIE Journal Paper | 23 February 2018 Open Access

Open Access

Design, implementation, and performance of the Astro-H SXS calorimeter array and anticoincidence detector

Caroline Kilbourne, Joseph Adams, Regis Brekosky, James Chervenak, Meng Chiao, Megan Eckart, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Massimiliano Galeazzi, Christoph Grein, Christine Jhabvala, Daniel Kelly, Maurice Leutenegger, Daniel McCammon, F. Scott Porter, Andrew Szymkowiak, Tomomi Watanabe, Jun Zhao

JATIS, Vol. 4, Issue 01, 011214, (February 2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.4.1.011214

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Gold, X-rays, Silicon, Resistance, Resistors, Mercury, Detector arrays, Spectral resolution, Particles

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SPIE Journal Paper | 20 February 2018 Open Access

Open Access

In-flight performance of the soft x-ray spectrometer detector system on Astro-H

Frederick S. Porter, Kevin R. Boyce, Meng P. Chiao, Megan E. Eckart, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Caroline Anne Kilbourne, Maurice A. Leutenegger, Daniel McCammon, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Kosuke Sato, Hiromi Seta, Makoto Sawada, Gary A. Sneiderman, Andrew E. Szymkowiak, Yoh Takei, Makoto S. Tashiro, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Tomomi Watanabe, Shinya Yamada

JATIS, Vol. 4, Issue 01, 011218, (February 2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.4.1.011218

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Field effect transistors, Calibration, Space operations, Spectroscopy, X-ray detectors, Staring arrays, Control systems, Helium

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SPIE Journal Paper | 15 February 2018 Open Access

Open Access

Vibration isolation system for cryocoolers of soft x-ray spectrometer on-board ASTRO-H (Hitomi)

Yoh Takei, Susumu Yasuda, Kosei Ishimura, Naoko Iwata, Atsushi Okamoto, Yohichi Sato, Mina Ogawa, Makoto Sawada, Taro Kawano, Shingo Obara, Chikara Natsukari, Atsushi Wada, Shinya Yamada, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Motohide Kokubun, Noriko Yamasaki, Hiroyuki Sugita, Kenji Minesugi, Yasuo Nakamura, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Tadayuki Takahashi, Seiji Yoshida, Shoji Tsunematsu, Kenichi Kanao, Katsuhiro Narasaki, Kiyomi Otsuka, Frederick Porter, Caroline Kilbourne, Meng Chiao, Megan Eckart, Gary Sneiderman, James Pontius, Dan McCammon, Paul Wilke, John Basile

JATIS, Vol. 4, Issue 01, 011216, (February 2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.4.1.011216

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Frequency modulation, Temperature metrology, Cryocoolers, Vibration isolation, X-rays, Space operations, Spectroscopy, Fermium, Head

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SPIE Journal Paper | 29 December 2017 Open Access

Open Access

Performance of the helium dewar and the cryocoolers of the Hitomi soft x-ray spectrometer

Ryuichi Fujimoto, Yoh Takei, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Noriko Yamasaki, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Shu Koyama, Kumi Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Sugita, Yoichi Sato, Keisuke Shinozaki, Atsushi Okamoto, Shunji Kitamoto, Akio Hoshino, Kosuke Sato, Yuichiro Ezoe, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Shinya Yamada, Hiromi Seta, Takaya Ohashi, Toru Tamagawa, Hirofumi Noda, Makoto Sawada, Makoto Tashiro, Yoichi Yatsu, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Kenichi Kanao, Seiji Yoshida, Mikio Miyaoka, Shoji Tsunematsu, Kiyomi Otsuka, Katsuhiro Narasaki, Michael DiPirro, Peter Shirron, Gary Sneiderman, Caroline Kilbourne, Frederick Scott Porter, Meng Chiao, Megan Eckart

JATIS, Vol. 4, Issue 01, 011208, (December 2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.4.1.011208

KEYWORDS: Cryocoolers, Helium, X-rays, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Liquids, Space operations, Rockets, Chemical mechanical planarization, Physics

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SPIE Journal Paper | 6 November 2017 Open Access

Open Access

In-orbit operation of the soft x-ray spectrometer onboard the Hitomi satellite

Masahiro Tsujimoto, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Richard Kelley, Jan-Willem den Herder, Thomas Bialas, Kevin Boyce, Meng Chiao, Cor de Vries, Michael DiPirro, Megan Eckart, Yuichiro Ezoe, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Akio Hoshino, Kumi Ishikawa, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Caroline Kilbourne, Shu Koyama, Maurice Leutenegger, Candace Masters, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Hirofumi Noda, Takashi Okajima, Atsushi Okamoto, Frederick Porter, Kosuke Sato, Yohichi Sato, Joseph Savinell, Makoto Sawada, Hiromi Seta, Peter Shirron, Gary Sneiderman, Yoh Takei, Toru Tamagawa, Makoto Tashiro, Tomomi Watanabe, Shinya Yamada, Noriko Y. Yamasaki, Yoichi Yatsu

JATIS, Vol. 4, Issue 01, 011205, (November 2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.4.1.011205

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Satellites, Spectroscopy, Space operations, Sensors, Physics, Filtering (signal processing), Calibration, Control systems, Field effect transistors

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SPIE Journal Paper | 27 October 2017 Open Access

Open Access

Calibration sources and filters of the soft x-ray spectrometer instrument on the Hitomi spacecraft

Cor P. de Vries, Daniel Haas, Noriko Y. Yamasaki, Jan-Willem den Herder, Stéphane Paltani, Caroline Kilbourne, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Megan Eckart, Maurice A. Leutenegger, Elisa Costantini, Johannes P. C. Dercksen, Luc Dubbeldam, Martin Frericks, Phillip P. Laubert, Sander van Loon, Paul Lowes, Alec J. McCalden, Frederick S. Porter, Jos Ruijter, Rob Wolfs

JATIS, Vol. 4, Issue 01, 011204, (October 2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.4.1.011204

KEYWORDS: Calibration, X-rays, Light emitting diodes, Optical filters, Beryllium, Spectroscopy, Iron, Satellites, Sensors, Photons

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2016 Paper

Paper

Status of the micro-X sounding rocket x-ray spectrometer

D. Goldfinger, J. Adams, R. Baker, S. Bandler, M. Danowski, W. Doriese, M. Eckart, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, G. Hilton, A. J. Hubbard, R. Kelley, C. Kilbourne, D. McCammon, T. Okajima, F. Porter, C. Reintsema, P. Serlemitsos, S. Smith, S. N. T. Heine, P. Wikus

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99054S (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233299

KEYWORDS: Rockets, X-ray telescopes, Sensors, X-rays, Image resolution, Electronics, Multiplexers, Multiplexing, Spectroscopy, X-ray astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 17 August 2016 Paper

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The Astro-H high resolution soft x-ray spectrometer

Richard Kelley, Hiroki Akamatsu, Phillipp Azzarello, Tom Bialas, Kevin Boyce, Gregory Brown, Edgar Canavan, Meng Chiao, Elisa Costantini, Michael DiPirro, Megan Eckart, Yuichiro Ezoe, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Daniel Haas, Jan-Willem den Herder, Akio Hoshino, Kumi Ishikawa, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Naoko Iyomoto, Caroline Kilbourne, Mark Kimball, Shunji Kitamoto, Saori Konami, Shu Koyama, Maurice Leutenegger, Dan McCammon, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Harvey Moseley, Hiroshi Murakami, Masahide Murakami, Hirofumi Noda, Mina Ogawa, Takaya Ohashi, Atsushi Okamoto, Naomi Ota, Stéphane Paltani, F. Porter, Kazuhiro Sakai, Kosuke Sato, Yohichi Sato, Makoto Sawada, Hiromi Seta, Keisuke Shinozaki, Peter Shirron, Gary Sneiderman, Hiroyuki Sugita, Andrew Szymkowiak, Yoh Takei, Toru Tamagawa, Makoto Tashiro, Yukikatsu Terada, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Cor de Vries, Shinya Yamada, Noriko Yamasaki, Yoichi Yatsu

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99050V (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232509

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Space operations, Lithium, Field effect transistors, Satellites, Calibration, Single crystal X-ray diffraction, Magnetic sensors

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Proceedings Article | 17 August 2016 Paper

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The Athena X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU)

Didier Barret, Thien Lam Trong, Jan-Willem den Herder, Luigi Piro, Xavier Barcons, Juhani Huovelin, Richard Kelley, J. Miguel Mas-Hesse, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Stéphane Paltani, Gregor Rauw, Agata Rożanska, Joern Wilms, Marco Barbera, Enrico Bozzo, Maria Teresa Ceballos, Ivan Charles, Anne Decourchelle, Roland den Hartog, Jean-Marc Duval, Fabrizio Fiore, Flavio Gatti, Andrea Goldwurm, Brian Jackson, Peter Jonker, Caroline Kilbourne, Claudio Macculi, Mariano Mendez, Silvano Molendi, Piotr Orleanski, François Pajot, Etienne Pointecouteau, Frederick Porter, Gabriel Pratt, Damien Prêle, Laurent Ravera, Etienne Renotte, Joop Schaye, Keisuke Shinozaki, Luca Valenziano, Jacco Vink, Natalie Webb, Noriko Yamasaki, Françoise Delcelier-Douchin, Michel Le Du, Jean-Michel Mesnager, Alice Pradines, Graziella Branduardi-Raymont, Mauro Dadina, Alexis Finoguenov, Yasushi Fukazawa, Agnieszka Janiuk, Jon Miller, Yaël Nazé, Fabrizio Nicastro, Salvatore Sciortino, Jose Miguel Torrejon, Hervé Geoffray, Isabelle Hernandez, Laure Luno, Philippe Peille, Jérôme André, Christophe Daniel, Christophe Etcheverry, Emilie Gloaguen, Jérémie Hassin, Gilles Hervet, Irwin Maussang, Jérôme Moueza, Alexis Paillet, Bruno Vella, Gonzalo Campos Garrido, Jean-Charles Damery, Chantal Panem, Johan Panh, Simon Bandler, Jean-Marc Biffi, Kevin Boyce, Antoine Clénet, Michael DiPirro, Pierre Jamotton, Simone Lotti, Denis Schwander, Stephen Smith, Bert-Joost van Leeuwen, Henk van Weers, Thorsten Brand, Beatriz Cobo, Thomas Dauser, Jelle de Plaa, Edoardo Cucchetti

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99052F (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232432

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, Spectral resolution, Stars, Electronics, Galactic astronomy, Iron, Calibration, Signal to noise ratio, Staring arrays

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2016 Paper

Paper

Ground calibration of the Astro-H (Hitomi) soft x-ray spectrometer

M. Eckart, J. Adams, K. Boyce, G. Brown, M. Chiao, R. Fujimoto, D. Haas, J. W. den Herder, Y. Ishisaki, R. Kelley, C. Kilbourne, M. Leutenegger, D. McCammon, K. Mitsuda, F. Porter, K. Sato, M. Sawada, H. Seta, G. Sneiderman, A. Szymkowiak, Y. Takei, M. Tashiro, M. Tsujimoto, C. de Vries, T. Watanabe, S. Yamada, N. Yamasaki

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99053W (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233053

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Optical filters, Sensors, Silicon, X-rays, Thin films, Interfaces, Fermium, Frequency modulation, Temperature metrology, Contamination

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2016 Paper

Paper

In-flight verification of the calibration and performance of the ASTRO-H (Hitomi) Soft X-Ray Spectrometer

Maurice Leutenegger, Marc Audard, Kevin Boyce, Gregory Brown, Meng Chiao, Megan Eckart, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Akihiro Furuzawa, Matteo Guainazzi, Daniel Haas, Jan-Willem den Herder, Takayuki Hayashi, Ryo Iizuka, Manabu Ishida, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Richard Kelley, Naomichi Kikuchi, Caroline Kilbourne, Shu Koyama, Sho Kurashima, Yoshitomo Maeda, Maxim Markevitch, Dan McCammon, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Hideyuki Mori, Nozomi Nakaniwa, Takashi Okajima, Stéphane Paltani, Robert Petre, F. Scott Porter, Kosuke Sato, Toshiki Sato, Makoto Sawada, Peter Serlemitsos, Hiromi Seta, Gary Sneiderman, Yang Soong, Satoshi Sugita, Andrew Szymkowiak, Yoh Takei, Makoto Tashiro, Yuzuru Tawara, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Cor de Vries, Tomomi Watanabe, Shinya Yamada, Noriko Yamasaki

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99053U (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234230

KEYWORDS: X-ray imaging, X-rays, Calibration, Spectroscopy, Sensors, X-ray imaging, Image resolution, Beryllium, X-ray technology, Space telescopes, Manganese

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2016 Paper

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Transition-edge sensor pixel parameter design of the microcalorimeter array for the x-ray integral field unit on Athena

S. Smith, J. Adams, S. Bandler, G. Betancourt-Martinez, J. Chervenak, M. Chiao, M. Eckart, F. Finkbeiner, R. Kelley, C. Kilbourne, A. Miniussi, F. Porter, J. Sadleir, K. Sakai, N. Wakeham, E. Wassell, W. Yoon, D. Bennett, W. Doriese, J. Fowler, G. Hilton, K. Morgan, C. Pappas, C. Reintsema, D. Swetz, J. Ullom, K. Irwin, H. Akamatsu, L. Gottardi, R. den Hartog, B. Jackson, J. van der Kuur, D. Barret, P. Peille

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99052H (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231749

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, Multiplexing, Sensors, Staring arrays, Cryogenics, Helium, Magnetism, Photons, Temperature metrology, Resistance

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2016 Paper

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The ASTRO-H (Hitomi) x-ray astronomy satellite

Tadayuki Takahashi, Motohide Kokubun, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Richard Kelley, Takaya Ohashi, Felix Aharonian, Hiroki Akamatsu, Fumie Akimoto, Steve Allen, Naohisa Anabuki, Lorella Angelini, Keith Arnaud, Makoto Asai, Marc Audard, Hisamitsu Awaki, Magnus Axelsson, Philipp Azzarello, Chris Baluta, Aya Bamba, Nobutaka Bando, Marshall Bautz, Thomas Bialas, Roger Blandford, Kevin Boyce, Laura Brenneman, Greg Brown, Esra Bulbul, Edward Cackett, Edgar Canavan, Maria Chernyakova, Meng Chiao, Paolo Coppi, Elisa Costantini, Jelle de Plaa, Jan-Willem den Herder, Michael DiPirro, Chris Done, Tadayasu Dotani, John Doty, Ken Ebisawa, Megan Eckart, Teruaki Enoto, Yuichiro Ezoe, Andrew Fabian, Carlo Ferrigno, Adam Foster, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Yasushi Fukazawa, Akihiro Furuzawa, Massimiliano Galeazzi, Luigi Gallo, Poshak Gandhi, Kirk Gilmore, Margherita Giustini, Andrea Goldwurm, Liyi Gu, Matteo Guainazzi, Daniel Haas, Yoshito Haba, Kouichi Hagino, Kenji Hamaguchi, Atsushi Harayama, Ilana Harrus, Isamu Hatsukade, Takayuki Hayashi, Katsuhiro Hayashi, Kiyoshi Hayashida, Junko Hiraga, Kazuyuki Hirose, Ann Hornschemeier, Akio Hoshino, John Hughes, Yuto Ichinohe, Ryo Iizuka, Yoshiyuki Inoue, Hajime Inoue, Kazunori Ishibashi, Manabu Ishida, Kumi Ishikawa, Kosei Ishimura, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Masayuki Itoh, Naoko Iwata, Naoko Iyomoto, Chris Jewell, Jelle Kaastra, Timothy Kallman, Tuneyoshi Kamae, Erin Kara, Jun Kataoka, Satoru Katsuda, Junichiro Katsuta, Madoka Kawaharada, Nobuyuki Kawai, Taro Kawano, Shigeo Kawasaki, Dmitry Khangulyan, Caroline Kilbourne, Mark Kimball, Ashley King, Takao Kitaguchi, Shunji Kitamoto, Tetsu Kitayama, Takayoshi Kohmura, Tatsuro Kosaka, Alex Koujelev, Katsuji Koyama, Shu Koyama, Peter Kretschmar, Hans Krimm, Aya Kubota, Hideyo Kunieda, Philippe Laurent, François Lebrun, Shiu-Huang Lee, Maurice Leutenegger, Olivier Limousin, Michael Loewenstein, Knox Long, David Lumb, Grzegorz Madejski, Yoshitomo Maeda, Daniel Maier, Kazuo Makishima, Maxim Markevitch, Candace Masters, Hironori Matsumoto, Kyoko Matsushita, Dan McCammon, Daniel McGuinness, Brian McNamara, Missagh Mehdipour, Joseph Miko, Jon Miller, Eric Miller, Shin Mineshige, Kenji Minesugi, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Takuya Miyazawa, Tsunefumi Mizuno, Koji Mori, Hideyuki Mori, Franco Moroso, Harvey Moseley, Theodore Muench, Koji Mukai, Hiroshi Murakami, Toshio Murakami, Richard Mushotzky, Housei Nagano, Ryo Nagino, Takao Nakagawa, Hiroshi Nakajima, Takeshi Nakamori, Toshio Nakano, Shinya Nakashima, Kazuhiro Nakazawa, Yoshiharu Namba, Chikara Natsukari, Yusuke Nishioka, Masayoshi Nobukawa, Kumiko Nobukawa, Hirofumi Noda, Masaharu Nomachi, Steve O'Dell, Hirokazu Odaka, Hiroyuki Ogawa, Mina Ogawa, Keiji Ogi, Masanori Ohno, Masayuki Ohta, Takashi Okajima, Atsushi Okamoto, Tsuyoshi Okazaki, Naomi Ota, Masanobu Ozaki, Frederik Paerels, Stéphane Paltani, Arvind Parmar, Robert Petre, Ciro Pinto, Martin Pohl, James Pontius, F. Scott Porter, Katja Pottschmidt, Brian Ramsey, Christopher Reynolds, Helen Russell, Samar Safi-Harb, Shinya Saito, Shin-ichiro Sakai, Kazuhiro Sakai, Hiroaki Sameshima, Toru Sasaki, Goro Sato, Yoichi Sato, Kosuke Sato, Rie Sato, Makoto Sawada, Norbert Schartel, Peter Serlemitsos, Hiromi Seta, Yasuko Shibano, Maki Shida, Megumi Shidatsu, Takanobu Shimada, Keisuke Shinozaki, Peter Shirron, Aurora Simionescu, Cynthia Simmons, Randall Smith, Gary Sneiderman, Yang Soong, Łukasz Stawarz, Yasuharu Sugawara, Hiroyuki Sugita, Satoshi Sugita, Andrew Szymkowiak, Hiroyasu Tajima, Hiromitsu Takahashi, Shin'ichiro Takeda, Yoh Takei, Toru Tamagawa, Takayuki Tamura, Keisuke Tamura, Takaaki Tanaka, Yasuo Tanaka, Yasuyuki Tanaka, Makoto Tashiro, Yuzuru Tawara, Yukikatsu Terada, Yuichi Terashima, Francesco Tombesi, Hiroshi Tomida, Yohko Tsuboi, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Hiroshi Tsunemi, Takeshi Tsuru, Hiroyuki Uchida, Yasunobu Uchiyama, Hideki Uchiyama, Yoshihiro Ueda, Shutaro Ueda, Shiro Ueno, Shin'ichiro Uno, Meg Urry, Eugenio Ursino, Cor de Vries, Atsushi Wada, Shin Watanabe, Tomomi Watanabe, Norbert Werner, Daniel Wik, Dan Wilkins, Brian Williams, Takahiro Yamada, Shinya Yamada, Hiroya Yamaguchi, Kazutaka Yamaoka, Noriko Yamasaki, Makoto Yamauchi, Shigeo Yamauchi, Tahir Yaqoob, Yoichi Yatsu, Daisuke Yonetoku, Atsumasa Yoshida, Takayuki Yuasa, Irina Zhuravleva, Abderahmen Zoghbi

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99050U (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232379

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray astronomy, Sensors, Satellites, X-ray telescopes, Space operations, Physics, Space telescopes, Aerospace engineering, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2016 Paper

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Development of x-ray microcalorimeter imaging spectrometers for the X-ray Surveyor mission concept

Simon Bandler, Joseph Adams, James Chervenak, Aaron Datesman, Megan Eckart, Fred Finkbeiner, Richard Kelley, Caroline Kilbourne, Gabriele Betancourt-Martinez, Antoine Miniussi, Frederick Porter, John Sadleir, Kazuhiro Sakai, Stephen Smith, Thomas Stevenson, Nicholas Wakeham, Edward Wassell, Wonsik Yoon, Dan Becker, Douglas Bennett, William Doriese, Joseph Fowler, Johnathan Gard, Gene Hilton, Benjamin Mates, Kelsey Morgan, Carl Reintsema, Daniel Swetz, Joel Ullom, Saptarshi Chaudhuri, Kent Irwin, Sang-Jun Lee, Alexey Vikhlinin

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99050Q (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232156

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Tantalum, Superconductors, Computer aided design, Silver, Matrices, Field effect transistors, Electronics, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2016 Paper

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In-flight performance of the Soft X-ray Spectrometer detector system on Astro-H

Frederick Porter, Kevin Boyce, Meng Chiao, Megan Eckart, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Richard Kelley, Caroline Kilbourne, Maurice Leutenegger, Dan McCammon, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Kosuke Sato, Hiromi Seta, Makoto Sawada, Gary Sneiderman, Andrew Szymkowiak, Yoh Takei, Makoto Tashiro, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Tomomi Watanabe, Shinya Yamada

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99050W (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232799

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, X-ray detectors, Spectroscopy, Space operations, Cryocoolers, Temperature metrology, Vibration isolation, Fermium, Frequency modulation

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2016 Paper

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The focal plane assembly for the Athena X-ray Integral Field Unit instrument

B. Jackson, H. van Weers, J. van der Kuur, R. den Hartog, H. Akamatsu, A. Argan, S. Bandler, M. Barbera, D. Barret, M. Bruijn, J. Chervenak, J. Dercksen, F. Gatti, L. Gottardi, D. Haas, J.-W. den Herder, C. Kilbourne, M. Kiviranta, T. Lam-Trong, B.-J. van Leeuwen, C. Macculi, L. Piro, S. Smith

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99052I (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232544

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Sensors, Electronics, X-rays, Sensors, Amplifiers, Magnetic sensors, Magnetism, Multiplexing, Particles, Superconductors

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2016 Paper

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Cryogen-free operation of the Soft X-ray Spectrometer instrument

Gary Sneiderman, Peter Shirron, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Thomas Bialas, Kevin Boyce, Meng Chiao, Michael DiPirro, Megan Eckart, Leslie Hartz, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Richard Kelley, Caroline Kilbourne, Candace Masters, Dan McCammon, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Hirofumi Noda, Frederick Porter, Andrew Szymkowiak, Yoh Takei, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Seiji Yoshida

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99053N (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232045

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Spectroscopy, Gold, Silicon, Phase modulation, Resistance, Particles, Epoxies, Physics

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2016 Paper

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Development of frequency domain multiplexing for the X-ray Integral Field unit (X-IFU) on the Athena

Hiroki Akamatsu, Luciano Gottardi, Jan van der Kuur, Cor de Vries, Kevin Ravensberg, Joseph Adams, Simon Bandler, Marcel Bruijn, James Chervenak, Caroline Kilbourne, Mikko Kiviranta, A. J. van der Linden, Brian Jackson, Stephen Smith

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99055S (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232805

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, Particles, Electrons, Photons, Monte Carlo methods, Solar energy, Magnetism, Bismuth, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2016 Paper

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The design, implementation, and performance of the Atro-H SXS calorimeter array and anti-coincidence detector

Caroline Kilbourne, Joseph Adams, Regis Brekosky, James Chervenak, Meng Chiao, Megan Eckart, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Massimiliano Galeazzi, Christoph Grein, Christine Jhabvala, Richard Kelley, Daniel Kelly, Maurice Leutenegger, Dan McCammon, F. Porter, Andrew Szymkowiak, Tomomi Watanabe, Jun Zhao

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99053L (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231415

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Detector arrays, X-rays, Detector arrays, Helium, Liquids, Cryocoolers, Switches, Observatories, X-ray telescopes, Cryogenics

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2016 Paper

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System design and implementation of the detector assembly for the Astro-H soft x-ray spectrometer

M. Chiao, J. Adams, P. Goodwin, C. Hobson, R. Kelley, C. Kilbourne, D. McCammon, D. McGuinness, S. Moseley, F. Porter, S. Shuman, T. Watanabe

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99053M (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231897

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Spectroscopy, Helium, Liquids, Mathematical modeling, Temperature metrology, Cryocoolers, Cooling systems, Thermal modeling

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2016 Paper

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In-orbit operation of the ASTRO-H SXS

Masahiro Tsujimoto, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Richard Kelley, Jan-Willem den Herder, Hiroki Akamatsu, Thomas Bialas, Kevin Boyce, Gregory Brown, Meng Chiao, Elisa Costantini, Cor de Vries, Michael DiPirro, Megan Eckart, Yuichiro Ezoe, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Daniel Haas, Akio Hoshino, Kumi Ishikawa, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Naoko Iyomoto, Caroline Kilbourne, Shunji Kitamoto, Shu Koyama, Maurice Leutenegger, Dan McCammon, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Hiroshi Murakami, Masahide Murakami, Hirofumi Noda, Mina Ogawa, Naomi Ota, Stéphane Paltani, Frederick Porter, Kosuke Sato, Yoichi Sato, Makoto Sawada, Hiromi Seta, Keisuke Shinozaki, Peter Shirron, Gary Sneiderman, Hiroyuki Sugita, Andrew Szymkowiak, Yoh Takei, Toru Tamagawa, Makoto Tashiro, Yukikatsu Terada, Shinya Yamada, Noriko Yamasaki, Yoichi Yatsu

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99050Y (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231784

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Spectroscopy, Satellites, Sensors, Space operations, Lithium, Field effect transistors, Calibration, Satellite communications, Single crystal X-ray diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2016 Paper

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Performance of the helium dewar and cryocoolers of ASTRO-H SXS

Ryuichi Fujimoto, Yoh Takei, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Noriko Yamasaki, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Shu Koyama, Kumi Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Sugita, Yoichi Sato, Keisuke Shinozaki, Atsushi Okamoto, Shunji Kitamoto, Akio Hoshino, Kosuke Sato, Yuichiro Ezoe, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Shinya Yamada, Hiromi Seta, Takaya Ohashi, Toru Tamagawa, Hirofumi Noda, Makoto Sawada, Makoto Tashiro, Yoichi Yatsu, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Kenichi Kanao, Seiji Yoshida, Mikio Miyaoka, Shoji Tsunematsu, Kiyomi Otsuka, Katsuhiro Narasaki, Michael DiPirro, Peter Shirron, Gary Sneiderman, Caroline Kilbourne, F. Scott Porter, Meng Chiao, Megan Eckart, Richard Kelley

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99053S (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232933

KEYWORDS: Cryocoolers, Helium, X-rays, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Cryocoolers, Satellites, Contamination, X-ray telescopes, Space telescopes, X-ray imaging

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2016 Paper

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In-flight performance of pulse processing system of the ASTRO-H soft x-ray spectrometer

Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Shinya Yamada, Hiromi Seta, Makoto Tashiro, Sawako Takeda, Yukikatsu Terada, Yuka Kato, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Shu Koyama, Kazuhisa MItsuda, Makoto Sawada, Kevin Boyce, Meng Chiao, Tomomi Watanabe, Maurice Leutenegger, Megan Eckart, F. Scott Porter, Caroline Kilbourne, Richard Kelley

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99053T (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234222

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Spectroscopy, Digital signal processing, Sensors, Field programmable gate arrays, Space operations, Calibration, Electroluminescence, Optimal filtering, Satellites

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2016 Paper

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Design and on-orbit operation of the adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator on the Hitomi Soft X-ray Spectrometer instrument

Peter Shirron, Mark Kimball, Bryan James, Theodore Muench, Edgar Canavan, Michael DiPirro, Thomas Bialas, Gary Sneiderman, Kevin Boyce, Caroline Kilbourne, Frederick Porter, Richard Kelley, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Yoh Takei, Seiji Yoshida, Kazuhisa Mitsuda

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99053O (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231301

KEYWORDS: Helium, X-rays, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Cryocoolers, Liquids, Switches, Observatories, Detector arrays, X-ray telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2016 Paper

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The design, implementation, and performance of the Astro-H SXS aperture assembly and blocking filters

Caroline Kilbourne, Joseph Adams, Petar Arsenovic, Travis Ayers, Meng Chiao, Michael Dipirro, Megan Eckart, Ryuichi Fujimoto, John Kazeva, Richard Kelley, Kari Kripps, Bruce Lairson, Maurice Leutenegger, Heidi Lopez, Dan McCammon, Daniel McGuinness, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Samuel Moseley, F. Porter, Andrea Schweiss, Yoh Takei, Rosemary Thorpe, Tomomi Watanabe, Noriko Yamasaki, Seiji Yoshida

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99053Q (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232240

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Field effect transistors, Sensors, Resistors, Calibration, Lead, Gold, Helium, Epoxies, Connectors

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2016 Paper

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Vibration isolation system for cryocoolers of Soft X-ray Spectrometer (SXS) onboard ASTRO-H (Hitomi)

Yoh Takei, Susumu Yasuda, Kosei Ishimura, Naoko Iwata, Atsushi Okamoto, Yoichi Sato, Mina Ogawa, Makoto Sawada, Taro Kawano, Shingo Obara, Chikara Natsukari, Atsushi Wada, Shinya Yamada, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Motohide Kokubun, Noriko Yamasaki, Hiroyuki Sugita, Kenji Minesugi, Yasuo Nakamura, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Tadayuki Takahashi, Seiji Yoshida, Shoji Tsunematsu, Kenichi Kanao, Katsuhiro Narasaki, Kiyomi Otsuka, Richard Kelley, F. Porter, Caroline Kilbourne, Meng Chiao, Megan Eckart, Gary Sneiderman, James Pontius, Dan McCammon, Paul Wilke, John Basile

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99050X (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231832

KEYWORDS: Vibration isolation, Sensors, Cryocoolers, X-rays, Spectroscopy, X-rays, Space operations, Temperature metrology, Fermium, Frequency modulation, Head

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2015 Paper

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The X-ray Surveyor Mission: a concept study

Jessica Gaskin, Martin Weisskopf, Alexey Vikhlinin, Harvey Tananbaum, Simon Bandler, Marshall Bautz, David Burrows, Abraham Falcone, Fiona Harrison, Ralf Heilmann, Sebastian Heinz, Randall Hopkins, Caroline Kilbourne, Chryssa Kouveliotou, Ralph Kraft, Andrey Kravtsov, Randall McEntaffer, Priyamvada Natarajan, Stephen O’Dell, Robert Petre, Zachary Prieskorn, Andrew Ptak, Brian Ramsey, Paul Reid, Andrew Schnell, Daniel Schwartz, Leisa Townsley

Proceedings Volume 9601, 96010J (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2190837

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, Mirrors, X-ray optics, X-ray imaging, Spectroscopy, X-ray telescopes, X-ray astronomy, CMOS sensors, Spatial resolution

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The transition-edge EBIT microcalorimeter spectrometer

Gabriele Betancourt-Martinez, Joseph Adams, Simon Bandler, Peter Beiersdorfer, Gregory Brown, James Chervenak, Randy Doriese, Megan Eckart, Kent Irwin, Richard Kelley, Caroline Kilbourne, Maurice Leutenegger, F. Porter, Carl Reintsema, Stephen Smith, Joel Ullom

Proceedings Volume 9144, 91443U (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055568

KEYWORDS: Transmission electron microscopy, Spectroscopy, Ions, Sensors, Electron beams, X-rays, Image resolution, Multiplexing, Time division multiplexing, Superconductors

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

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Soft x-ray spectrometer (SXS): the high-resolution cryogenic spectrometer onboard ASTRO-H

Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Richard Kelley, Hiroki Akamatsu, Thomas Bialas, Kevin Boyce, Gregory Brown, Edgar Canavan, Meng Chiao, Elisa Costantini, Jan-Willem den Herder, Cor de Vries, Michael DiPirro, Megan Eckart, Yuichiro Ezoe, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Daniel Haas, Akio Hoshino, Kumi Ishikawa, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Naoko Iyomoto, Caroline Kilbourne, Mark Kimball, Shunji Kitamoto, Saori Konami, Maurice Leutenegger, Dan McCammon, Joseph Miko, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Hiroshi Murakami, Masahide Murakami, Hirofumi Noda, Mina Ogawa, Takaya Ohashi, Atsushi Okamoto, Naomi Ota, Stéphane Paltani, F. Scott Porter, Kosuke Sato, Yoichi Sato, Makoto Sawada, Hiromi Seta, Keisuke Shinozaki, Peter Shirron, Gary Sneiderman, Hiroyuki Sugita, Andrew Szymkowiak, Yoh Takei, Toru Tamagawa, Makoto Tashiro, Yukikatsu Terada, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Shinya Yamada, Noriko Yamasaki

Proceedings Volume 9144, 91442A (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2057199

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Fermium, Frequency modulation, Spectroscopy, Optical isolators, Sensors, Cryogenics, X-ray detectors, Image resolution, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

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The ASTRO-H X-ray astronomy satellite

Tadayuki Takahashi, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Richard Kelley, Felix Aharonian, Hiroki Akamatsu, Fumie Akimoto, Steve Allen, Naohisa Anabuki, Lorella Angelini, Keith Arnaud, Makoto Asai, Marc Audard, Hisamitsu Awaki, Philipp Azzarello, Chris Baluta, Aya Bamba, Nobutaka Bando, Marshall Bautz, Thomas Bialas, Roger Blandford, Kevin Boyce, Laura Brenneman, Gregory Brown, Ed Cackett, Edgar Canavan, Maria Chernyakova, Meng Chiao, Paolo Coppi, Elisa Costantini, Jelle de Plaa, Jan-Willem den Herder, Michael DiPirro, Chris Done, Tadayasu Dotani, John Doty, Ken Ebisawa, Teruaki Enoto, Yuichiro Ezoe, Andrew Fabian, Carlo Ferrigno, Adam Foster, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Yasushi Fukazawa, Stefan Funk, Akihiro Furuzawa, Massimiliano Galeazzi, Luigi Gallo, Poshak Gandhi, Kirk Gilmore, Matteo Guainazzi, Daniel Haas, Yoshito Haba, Kenji Hamaguchi, Atsushi Harayama, Isamu Hatsukade, Katsuhiro Hayashi, Takayuki Hayashi, Kiyoshi Hayashida, Junko Hiraga, Kazuyuki Hirose, Ann Hornschemeier, Akio Hoshino, John Hughes, Una Hwang, Ryo Iizuka, Yoshiyuki Inoue, Kazunori Ishibashi, Manabu Ishida, Kumi Ishikawa, Kosei Ishimura, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Masayuki Itoh, Naoko Iwata, Naoko Iyomoto, Chris Jewell, Jelle Kaastra, Timothy Kallman, Tuneyoshi Kamae, Jun Kataoka, Satoru Katsuda, Junichiro Katsuta, Madoka Kawaharada, Nobuyuki Kawai, Taro Kawano, Shigeo Kawasaki, Dmitry Khangaluyan, Caroline Kilbourne, Mark Kimball, Masashi Kimura, Shunji Kitamoto, Tetsu Kitayama, Takayoshi Kohmura, Motohide Kokubun, Saori Konami, Tatsuro Kosaka, Alexander Koujelev, Katsuji Koyama, Hans Krimm, Aya Kubota, Hideyo Kunieda, Stephanie LaMassa, Philippe Laurent, François Lebrun, Maurice Leutenegger, Olivier Limousin, Michael Loewenstein, Knox Long, David Lumb, Grzegorz Madejski, Yoshitomo Maeda, Kazuo Makishima, Maxim Markevitch, Candace Masters, Hironori Matsumoto, Kyoko Matsushita, Dan McCammon, Daniel McGuinness, Brian McNamara, Joseph Miko, Jon Miller, Eric Miller, Shin Mineshige, Kenji Minesugi, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Takuya Miyazawa, Tsunefumi Mizuno, Koji Mori, Hideyuki Mori, Franco Moroso, Theodore Muench, Koji Mukai, Hiroshi Murakami, Toshio Murakami, Richard Mushotzky, Housei Nagano, Ryo Nagino, Takao Nakagawa, Hiroshi Nakajima, Takeshi Nakamori, Shinya Nakashima, Kazuhiro Nakazawa, Yoshiharu Namba, Chikara Natsukari, Yusuke Nishioka, Masayoshi Nobukawa, Hirofumi Noda, Masaharu Nomachi, Steve O'Dell, Hirokazu Odaka, Hiroyuki Ogawa, Mina Ogawa, Keiji Ogi, Takaya Ohashi, Masanori Ohno, Masayuki Ohta, Takashi Okajima, Tsuyoshi Okazaki, Naomi Ota, Masanobu Ozaki, Frits Paerels, Stéphane Paltani, Arvind Parmar, Robert Petre, Ciro Pinto, Martin Pohl, James Pontius, F. Porter, Katja Pottschmidt, Brian Ramsey, Rubens Reis, Christopher Reynolds, Claudio Ricci, Helena Russell, Samar Safi-Harb, Shinya Saito, Shin-ichiro Sakai, Hiroaki Sameshima, Kosuke Sato, Rie Sato, Goro Sato, Makoto Sawada, Peter Serlemitsos, Hiromi Seta, Yasuko Shibano, Maki Shida, Takanobu Shimada, Peter Shirron, Aurora Simionescu, Cynthia Simmons, Randall Smith, Gary Sneiderman, Yang Soong, Lukasz Stawarz, Yasuharu Sugawara, Satoshi Sugita, Andrew Szymkowiak, Hiroyasu Tajima, Hiroaki Takahashi, Hiromitsu Takahashi, Shin-ichiro Takeda, Yoh Takei, Toru Tamagawa, Keisuke Tamura, Takayuki Tamura, Takaaki Tanaka, Yasuyuki Tanaka, Yasuo Tanaka, Makoto Tashiro, Yuzuru Tawara, Yukikatsu Terada, Yuichi Terashima, Francesco Tombesi, Hiroshi Tomida, Yoko Tsuboi, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Hiroshi Tsunemi, Takeshi Tsuru, Hiroyuki Uchida, Hideki Uchiyama, Yasunobu Uchiyama, Yoshihiro Ueda, Shutaro Ueda, Shiro Ueno, Shinichiro Uno, Meg Urry, Eugenio Ursino, Cor de Vries, Atsushi Wada, Shin Watanabe, Tomomi Watanabe, Norbert Werner, Nicholas White, Dan Wilkins, Shinya Yamada, Takahiro Yamada, Hiroya Yamaguchi, Kazutaka Yamaoka, Noriko Yamasaki, Makoto Yamauchi, Shigeo Yamauchi, Tahir Yaqoob, Yoichi Yatsu, Daisuke Yonetoku, Atsumasa Yoshida, Takayuki Yuasa, Irina Zhuravleva, Abderahmen Zoghbi, John ZuHone

Proceedings Volume 9144, 914425 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055681

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Hard x-rays, X-ray telescopes, X-ray astronomy, Physics, Space telescopes, Satellites, Astronomy, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 10 October 2012 Paper

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Development of the onboard digital processing system for the soft x-ray spectrometer of ASTRO-H: performance in the engineering model tests

H. Seta, M. Tashiro, Y. Ishisaki, M. Tsujimoto, Y. Shimoda, S. Takeda, S. Yamaguchi, K. Mitsuda, R. Fujimoto, Y. Takei, R. Kelley, K. Boyce, C. Kilbourne, F. Porter, J. Miko, K. Masukawa, K. Matsuda

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84435D (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924638

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Digital signal processing, Spectroscopy, Signal processing, Space operations, Performance modeling, Field programmable gate arrays, Electronics, Analog electronics, Satellites

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

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The x-ray microcalorimeter spectrometer onboard Athena

J. den Herder, D. Bagnali, S. Bandler, M. Barbera, X. Barcons, D. Barret, P. Bastia, M. Bisotti, K. Boyce, C. Cara, M. Ceballos, L. Corcione, B. Cobo, L. Colasanti, J. de Plaa, M. DiPirro, W. Doriese, Y. Ezoe, R. Fujimoto, F. Gatti, L. Gottardi, P. Guttridge, R. den Hartog, I. Hepburn, R. Kelley, K. Irwin, Y. Ishisaki, C. Kilbourne, P. A. de Korte, J. van der Kuur, S. Lotti, C. Macculi, K. Mitsuda, T. Mineo, L. Natalucci, T. Ohashi, M. Page, S. Paltani, E. Perinati, L. Piro, C. Pigot, F. Porter, G. Rauw, L. Ravera, E. Renotte, J.-L. Sauvageot, C. Schmid, S. Sciortino, P. Shirron, Y. Takei, G. Torrioli, M. Tsujimoto, L. Valenziano, D. Willingale, C. de Vries, H. van Weers, J. Wilms, N. Yamasaki

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84432B (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924269

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Spectral resolution, Multiplexing, Electronics, Image resolution, Spectroscopy, Spatial resolution, Photons, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

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The ASTRO-H X-ray Observatory

Tadayuki Takahashi, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Richard Kelley, Henri Aarts, Felix Aharonian, Hiroki Akamatsu, Fumie Akimoto, Steve Allen, Naohisa Anabuki, Lorella Angelini, Keith Arnaud, Makoto Asai, Marc Audard, Hisamitsu Awaki, Philipp Azzarello, Chris Baluta, Aya Bamba, Nobutaka Bando, Mark Bautz, Roger Blandford, Kevin Boyce, Greg Brown, Ed Cackett, Mara Chernyakova, Paolo Coppi, Elisa Costantini, Jelle de Plaa, Jan-Willem den Herder, Michael DiPirro, Chris Done, Tadayasu Dotani, John Doty, Ken Ebisawa, Megan Eckart, Teruaki Enoto, Yuichiro Ezoe, Andrew Fabian, Carlo Ferrigno, Adam Foster, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Yasushi Fukazawa, Stefan Funk, Akihiro Furuzawa, Massimiliano Galeazzi, Luigi Gallo, Poshak Gandhi, Keith Gendreau, Kirk Gilmore, Daniel Haas, Yoshito Haba, Kenji Hamaguchi, Isamu Hatsukade, Takayuki Hayashi, Kiyoshi Hayashida, Junko Hiraga, Kazuyuki Hirose, Ann Hornschemeier, Akio Hoshino, John Hughes, Una Hwang, Ryo Iizuka, Yoshiyuki Inoue, Kazunori Ishibashi, Manabu Ishida, Kosei Ishimura, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Masayuki Ito, Naoko Iwata, Naoko Iyomoto, Jelle Kaastra, Timothy Kallman, Tuneyoshi Kamae, Jun Kataoka, Satoru Katsuda, Hajime Kawahara, Madoka Kawaharada, Nobuyuki Kawai, Shigeo Kawasaki, Dmitry Khangaluyan, Caroline Kilbourne, Masashi Kimura, Kenzo Kinugasa, Shunji Kitamoto, Tetsu Kitayama, Takayoshi Kohmura, Motohide Kokubun, Tatsuro Kosaka, Alex Koujelev, Katsuji Koyama, Hans Krimm, Aya Kubota, Hideyo Kunieda, Stephanie LaMassa, Philippe Laurent, Francois Lebrun, Maurice Leutenegger, Olivier Limousin, Michael Loewenstein, Knox Long, David Lumb, Grzegorz Madejski, Yoshitomo Maeda, Kazuo Makishima, Genevieve Marchand, Maxim Markevitch, Hironori Matsumoto, Kyoko Matsushita, Dan McCammon, Brian McNamara, Jon Miller, Eric Miller, Shin Mineshige, Kenji Minesugi, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Takuya Miyazawa, Tsunefumi Mizuno, Hideyuki Mori, Koji Mori, Koji Mukai, Toshio Murakami, Hiroshi Murakami, Richard Mushotzky, Hosei Nagano, Ryo Nagino, Takao Nakagawa, Hiroshi Nakajima, Takeshi Nakamori, Kazuhiro Nakazawa, Yoshiharu Namba, Chikara Natsukari, Yusuke Nishioka, Masayoshi Nobukawa, Masaharu Nomachi, Steve O'Dell, Hirokazu Odaka, Hiroyuki Ogawa, Mina Ogawa, Keiji Ogi, Takaya Ohashi, Masanori Ohno, Masayuki Ohta, Takashi Okajima, Atsushi Okamoto, Tsuyoshi Okazaki, Naomi Ota, Masanobu Ozaki, Fritzs Paerels, Stéphane Paltani, Arvind Parmar, Robert Petre, Martin Pohl, F. Scott Porter, Brian Ramsey, Rubens Reis, Christopher Reynolds, Helen Russell, Samar Safi-Harb, Shin-ichiro Sakai, Hiroaki Sameshima, Jeremy Sanders, Goro Sato, Rie Sato, Yohichi Sato, Kosuke Sato, Makoto Sawada, Peter Serlemitsos, Hiromi Seta, Yasuko Shibano, Maki Shida, Takanobu Shimada, Keisuke Shinozaki, Peter Shirron, Aurora Simionescu, Cynthia Simmons, Randall Smith, Gary Sneiderman, Yang Soong, Lukasz Stawarz, Yasuharu Sugawara, Hiroyuki Sugita, Satoshi Sugita, Andrew Szymkowiak, Hiroyasu Tajima, Hiromitsu Takahashi, Shin-ichiro Takeda, Yoh Takei, Toru Tamagawa, Takayuki Tamura, Keisuke Tamura, Takaaki Tanaka, Yasuo Tanaka, Makoto Tashiro, Yuzuru Tawara, Yukikatsu Terada, Yuichi Terashima, Francesco Tombesi, Hiroshi Tomida, Yohko Tsuboi, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Hiroshi Tsunemi, Takeshi Tsuru, Hiroyuki Uchida, Yasunobu Uchiyama, Hideki Uchiyama, Yoshihiro Ueda, Shiro Ueno, Shinichiro Uno, Meg Urry, Eugenio Ursino, Cor de Vries, Atsushi Wada, Shin Watanabe, Norbert Werner, Nicholas White, Takahiro Yamada, Shinya Yamada, Hiroya Yamaguchi, Noriko Yamasaki, Shigeo Yamauchi, Makoto Yamauchi, Yoichi Yatsu, Daisuke Yonetoku, Atsumasa Yoshida, Takayuki Yuasa

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84431Z (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926190

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Hard x-rays, X-ray telescopes, Physics, X-ray astronomy, Iron, Spectroscopy, X-ray imaging, Galaxy groups and clusters

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

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Accelerator experiments with soft protons and hyper-velocity dust particles: application to ongoing projects of future x-ray missions

E. Perinati, S. Diebold, E. Kendziorra, A. Santangelo, C. Tenzer, J. Jochum, S. Bugiel, R. Srama, E. Del Monte, M. Feroci, A. Rubini, A. Rachevski, G. Zampa, N. Zampa, I. Rashevskaya, A. Vacchi, P. Azzarello, E. Bozzo, J.-W. den Herder, S. Zane, S. Brandt, M. Hernanz, M. Leutenegger, R. Kelley, C. Kilbourne, N. Meidinger, L. Strüder, B. Cordier, D. Götz, G. Fraser, J. Osborne, K. Dennerl, M. Freyberg, P. Friedrich

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84430O (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926118

KEYWORDS: Particles, Sensors, X-rays, Silicon, Mirrors, Prototyping, X-ray detectors, Diodes, Aerospace engineering, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

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Update on the Micro-X Sounding Rocket payload

E. Figueroa-Feliciano, J. Adams, R. Baker, S. Bandler, D. Dewey, W. Doriese, M. Eckart, R. Hamersma, G. Hilton, U. Hwang, K. Irwin, R. Kelley, C. Kilbourne, S. Kissel, S. Leman, D. McCammon, P. H. Oakley, T. Okajima, R. O'Neal, R. Petre, F. Porter, C. Reintsema, J. Rutherford, T. Saab, P. Serlemitsos, Y. Soong, S. Trowbridge, P. Wikus

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84431B (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927167

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Rockets, Mirrors, Silicon, Signal to noise ratio, Data modeling, Electronics, Plasma, Detector arrays

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

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Calibration sources for the soft x-ray spectrometer instrument on ASTRO-H

C. de Vries, P. Lowes, J. den Herder, H. Aarts, D. Haas, K. Mitsuda, N. Yamasaki, R. Kelley, C. Kilbourne, K. Gendreau

Proceedings Volume 8443, 844353 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924146

KEYWORDS: Calibration, X-rays, Copper, Chromium, Spectroscopy, Detector arrays, Sensors, Astronomy, Beryllium, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2010 Paper

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The detector subsystem for the SXS instrument on the ASTRO-H Observatory

F. Porter, J. Adams, G. Brown, J. Chervenak, M. Chiao, R. Fujimoto, Y. Ishisaki, R. Kelley, C. Kilbourne, D. McCammon, K. Mitsuda, T. Ohashi, A. Szymkowiak, Y. Takei, M. Tashiro, N. Yamasaki

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77323J (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857888

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Field effect transistors, Resistors, Detector arrays, X-rays, Lead, Helium, Observatories, X-ray detectors, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 31 July 2010 Paper

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The ASTRO-H Mission

Tadayuki Takahashi, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Richard Kelley, Felix Aharonian, Fumie Akimoto, Steve Allen, Naohisa Anabuki, Lorella Angelini, Keith Arnaud, Hisamitsu Awaki, Aya Bamba, Nobutaka Bando, Mark Bautz, Roger Blandford, Kevin Boyce, Greg Brown, Mara Chernyakova, Paolo Coppi, Elisa Costantini, Jean Cottam, John Crow, Jelle de Plaa, Cor de Vries, Jan-Willem den Herder, Michael DiPirro, Chris Done, Tadayasu Dotani, Ken Ebisawa, Teruaki Enoto, Yuichiro Ezoe, Andrew Fabian, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Yasushi Fukazawa, Stefan Funk, Akihiro Furuzawa, Massimiliano Galeazzi, Poshak Gandhi, Keith Gendreau, Kirk Gilmore, Yoshito Haba, Kenji Hamaguchi, Isamu Hatsukade, Kiyoshi Hayashida, Junko Hiraga, Kazuyuki Hirose, Ann Hornschemeier, John Hughes, Una Hwang, Ryo Iizuka, Kazunori Ishibashi, Manabu Ishida, Kosei Ishimura, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Naoki Isobe, Masayuki Ito, Naoko Iwata, Jelle Kaastra, Tim Kallman, Tuneyoshi Kamae, Hideaki Katagiri, Jun Kataoka, Satoru Katsuda, Madoka Kawaharada, Nobuyuki Kawai, Shigeo Kawasaki, Dmitry Khangaluyan, Caroline Kilbourne, Kenzo Kinugasa, Shunji Kitamoto, Tetsu Kitayama, Takayoshi Kohmura, Motohide Kokubun, Tatsuro Kosaka, Taro Kotani, Katsuji Koyama, Aya Kubota, Hideyo Kunieda, Philippe Laurent, Francois Lebrun, Olivier Limousin, Michael Loewenstein, Knox Long, Grzegorz Madejski, Yoshitomo Maeda, Kazuo Makishima, Maxim Markevitch, Hironori Matsumoto, Kyoko Matsushita, Dan McCammon, Jon Miller, Shin Mineshige, Kenji Minesugi, Takuya Miyazawa, Tsunefumi Mizuno, Koji Mori, Hideyuki Mori, Koji Mukai, Hiroshi Murakami, Toshio Murakami, Richard Mushotzky, Yujin Nakagawa, Takao Nakagawa, Hiroshi Nakajima, Takeshi Nakamori, Kazuhiro Nakazawa, Yoshiharu Namba, Masaharu Nomachi, Stephen O'Dell, Hiroyuki Ogawa, Mina Ogawa, Keiji Ogi, Takaya Ohashi, Masanori Ohno, Masayuki Ohta, Takashi Okajima, Naomi Ota, Masanobu Ozaki, Frederik Paerels, Stéphane Paltani, Arvind Parmar, Robert Petre, Martin Pohl, S. Porter, Brian Ramsey, Christopher Reynolds, Shin-ichiro Sakai, Rita Sambruna, Goro Sato, Yoichi Sato, Peter Serlemitsos, Maki Shida, Takanobu Shimada, Keisuke Shinozaki, Peter Shirron, Randall Smith, Gary Sneiderman, Yang Soong, Lukasz Stawarz, Hiroyuki Sugita, Andrew Szymkowiak, Hiroyasu Tajima, Hiromitsu Takahashi, Yoh Takei, Tohru Tamagawa, Takayuki Tamura, Keisuke Tamura, Takaaki Tanaka, Yasayuki Tanaka, Yasuo Tanaka, Makoto Tashiro, Yuzuru Tawara, Yukikatsu Terada, Yuichi Terashima, Francesco Tombesi, Hiroshi Tomida, Miyako Tozuka, Yohko Tsuboi, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Hiroshi Tsunemi, Takeshi Tsuru, Hiroyuki Uchida, Yasunobu Uchiyama, Hideki Uchiyama, Yoshihiro Ueda, Shinichiro Uno, Meg Urry, Shin Watanabe, Nicholas White, Takahiro Yamada, Hiroya Yamaguchi, Kazutaka Yamaoka, Noriko Yamasaki, Makoto Yamauchi, Shigeo Yamauchi, Yoichi Yatsu, Daisuke Yonetoku, Atsumasa Yoshida

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77320Z (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857875

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Hard x-rays, Physics, X-ray telescopes, X-ray imaging, Spectroscopy, Spatial resolution, Imaging systems, Iron

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2010 Paper

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The Monte Carlo simulation framework of the ASTRO-H X-ray Observatory

Masanobu Ozaki, Masanori Ohno, Yukikatsu Terada, Shin Watanabe, Tsunefumi Mizuno, Tadayuki Takahashi, Motohide Kokubun, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Noriko Yamasaki, Hirokazu Odaka, Yoh Takei, Takayuki Yuasa, Akihiro Furuzawa, Hideyuki Mori, Hironori Matsumoto, Takashi Okajima, Caroline Kilbourne, Hiroyasu Tajima, Yoshitaka Ishisaki

Proceedings Volume 7732, 773239 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856126

KEYWORDS: Monte Carlo methods, Sensors, Satellites, X-rays, Particles, Computer aided design, Absorption, Observatories, Physics, Data analysis

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2010 Paper

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Cooling system for the soft x-ray spectrometer (SXS) onboard ASTRO-H

Ryuichi Fujimoto, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Noriko Yamasaki, Yoh Takei, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Hiroyuki Sugita, Yoichi Sato, Keisuke Shinozaki, Atsushi Okamoto, Takaya Ohashi, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Yuichiro Ezoe, Kumi Ishikawa, Masahide Murakami, Shunji Kitamoto, Hiroshi Murakami, Toru Tamagawa, Madoka Kawaharada, Hiroya Yamaguchi, Kosuke Sato, Akio Hoshino, Kenichi Kanao, Seiji Yoshida, Mikio Miyaoka, Michael DiPirro, Peter Shirron, Gary Sneiderman, Richard Kelley, F. Scott Porter, Caroline Kilbourne, John Crow, Andrea Mattern, Ali Kashani, Dan McCammon

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77323H (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856909

KEYWORDS: Cryocoolers, Cooling systems, X-rays, Spectroscopy, Liquids, X-ray astronomy, Sensors, Space operations, Detector arrays, Failure analysis

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2010 Paper

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High-spectral resolution high-cadence imaging x-ray microcalorimeters for solar physics

Simon Bandler, Catherine Bailey, Jay Bookbinder, Edward DeLuca, Jay Chervenak, Megan Eckart, Fred Finkbeiner, Daniel Kelley, Richard Kelley, Caroline Kilbourne, Frederick Porter, John Sadleir, Stephen Smith, Randall Smith

Proceedings Volume 7732, 773238 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857783

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, Solar processes, Plasma, Image resolution, Solar energy, Gold, Imaging spectroscopy, Rockets, X-ray imaging

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

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A brief overview of the Fusion and Astrophysics Data and Diagnostic Calibration Facility

G. Brown, P. Beiersdorfer, J. Clementson, J. Dunn, R. Kelley, C. Kilbourne, M. Leutenegger, E. Magee, J. Park, F. S. Porter, M. Schneider, E. Träbert

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77324Q (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857555

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Spectroscopy, Diagnostics, Optical filters, Ions, Data fusion, Electron beams, Astrophysics, Quantum efficiency, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

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Progress on the Micro-X sounding rocket x-ray telescope: completion of flight hardware

P. Wikus, J. Adams, R. Baker, S. Bandler, W. Brys, D. Dewey, W. Doriese, M. Eckart, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, R. Goeke, R. Hamersma, G. Hilton, U. Hwang, K. Irwin, R. Kelley, C. Kilbourne, S. Leman, D. McCammon, T. Okajima, R. O'Neal, F. Porter, C. Reintsema, J. Rutherford, P. Serlemitsos, T. Saab, K. Sato, Y. Soong, S. Trowbridge

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77321P (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857034

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Mirrors, Sensors, Rockets, Silicon, Cryogenics, Aluminum, X-ray telescopes, Space telescopes, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

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Predicted x-ray backgrounds for the International X-ray Observatory

R. Smith, M. Bautz, J. Bookbinder, M. Garcia, M. Guainazzi, C. Kilbourne

Proceedings Volume 7732, 773246 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857529

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Particles, Solar energy, Observatories, Sun, Wind energy, X-ray detectors, Sensors, Mirrors, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

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The high-resolution x-ray microcalorimeter spectrometer system for the SXS on ASTRO-H

Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Richard Kelley, Kevin Boyce, Gregory Brown, Elisa Costantini, Michael DiPirro, Yuichiro Ezoe, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Keith Gendreau, Jan-Willem den Herder, Akio Hoshino, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Caroline Kilbourne, Shunji Kitamoto, Dan McCammon, Masahide Murakami, Hiroshi Murakami, Mina Ogawa, Takaya Ohashi, Atsushi Okamoto, Stéphane Paltani, Martin Pohl, F. Scott Porter, Yoichi Sato, Keisuke Shinozaki, Peter Shirron, Gary Sneiderman, Hiroyuki Sugita, Andrew Szymkowiak, Yoh Takei, Toru Tamagawa, Makoto Tashiro, Yukikatsu Terada, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Cor de Vries, Hiroya Yamaguchi, Noriko Yamasaki

Proceedings Volume 7732, 773211 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856778

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, Spectroscopy, X-ray detectors, Analog electronics, Optical filters, Mirrors, X-ray astronomy, Galaxy groups and clusters, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

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The x-ray microcalorimeter spectrometer onboard of IXO

J. W. den Herder, R. Kelley, K. Mitsuda, L. Piro, S. Bandler, P. Bastia, K. Boyce, M. Bruin, J. Chervenak, L. Colasanti, W. B. Doriese, M. DiPirro, M. Eckart, Y. Ezoe, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, L. Ferrari, R. Fujimoto, F. Gatti, K. Gendreau, L. Gottardi, R. den Hartog, G. Hilton, H. Hoevers, K. Irwin, Y. Ishisaki, A. Kashani, C. Kilbourne, P. de Korte, J. van der Kuur, C. Macculi, T. Mineo, J. H. Nieland, T. Ohashi, S. Paltani, E. Perinati, F. Porter, P. Shirron, S. Smith, Y. Takei, M. Tashiro, G. Torrioli, M. Tsujimoto, H. van Weers, N. Yamasaki

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77321H (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856018

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Image resolution, Magnetism, Spectroscopy, Spectral resolution, Multiplexing, Cooling systems, Magnetic sensors, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

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The Spektr-RG x-ray calorimeter

J. W. den Herder, R. Kelley, D. McCammon, K. Mitsuda, H. Aarts, C. van Baren, M. Buntov, E. Churazov, E. Costantini, J. Cottam, L. Dubbeldam, Y. Ezoe, P. Friedrichs, R. Fujimoto, M. Gilvanov, Y. Ishisaki, J. Kaastra, C. Kilbourne, K. Kuntz, R. Mushotzky, M. Murakami, T. Nakagawa, T. Ohashi, M. Pavlinsky, R. Petre, F. Scott Porter, P. Predehl, Y. Sato, N. Semena, K. Shinozaki, R. Smith, S. Snowden, R. Sunyaev, H. Sugita, Y. Takei, A. Tkachenko, J. Vink, C. de Vries, N. White, N. Yamasaki, F. Zwart

Proceedings Volume 7011, 70110K (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.786474

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, Mirrors, Signal to noise ratio, Spectral resolution, Plasmas, Galaxy groups and clusters, Temperature metrology, Ionization, Iron

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

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Progress on the Micro-X rocket payload

E. Figueroa-Feliciano, P. Wikus, J. Adams, S. Bandler, M. Bautz, K. Boyce, G. Brown, S. Deiker, W. Doriese, K. Flanagan, M. Galeazzi, G. Hilton, U. Hwang, K. Irwin, T. Kallman, R. Kelley, C. Kilbourne, S. Kissel, S. Leman, A. Levine, M. Lowenstein, D. Martinez-Galarce, D. McCammon, R. Mushotzky, R. Petre, F. Porter, C. Reintsema, J. Rutherford, T. Saab, P. Serlemitsos, N. Schulz, R. Smith, J. Ullom

Proceedings Volume 7011, 70113U (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789904

KEYWORDS: Rockets, Sensors, Mirrors, Laser induced plasma spectroscopy, Skin, Electronics, Information technology, Space telescopes, Ultraviolet radiation, Gamma radiation

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

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Design of the two-stage series adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator for the NeXT and Spectrum-RG missions

K. Shinozaki, K. Mitsuda, N. Yamasaki, Y. Takei, M. DiPirro, Y. Ezoe, R. Fujimoto, J. W. den Herder, M. Hirabayashi, Y. Ishisaki, K. Kanao, M. Kawaharada, R. Kelley, C. Kilbourne, S. Kitamoto, D. McCammon, T. Mihara, M. Murakami, T. Nakagawa, T. Ohashi, F. S. Porter, Y. Satoh, P. Shirron, H. Sugita, T. Tamagawa, M. Tashiro, S. Yoshida

Proceedings Volume 7011, 70113R (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788634

KEYWORDS: Magnetism, Switches, X-ray telescopes, X-rays, Liquids, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Potassium, Cooling systems, X-ray astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

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Development of arrays of position-sensitive microcalorimeters for Constellation-X

Stephen Smith, Simon Bandler, Regis Brekosky, Ari-D. Brown, James Chervenak, Megan Eckart, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Fred Finkbeiner, Richard Kelley, Caroline Kilbourne, F. Scott Porter, John Sadleir

Proceedings Volume 7011, 701126 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790100

KEYWORDS: Image resolution, Semiconducting wafers, Sensors, Tellurium, Gold, X-rays, Composites, Bismuth, Optimal filtering, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

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The x-ray microcalorimeter on the NeXT mission

Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Noriko Yamasaki, Keisuke Shinozaki, Yoh Takei, Takao Nakagawa, Hiroyuki Sugita, Yohichi Satoh, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Takaya Ohashi, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Yuichiro Ezoe, Masahide Murakami, Makoto Tashiro, Yukikatsu Terada, Shunji Kitamoto, Toru Tamagawa, Madoka Kawaharada, Tatehiro Mihara, Richard Kelley, Caroline Kilbourne, F. Scott Porter, Peter Shirron, Michael DiPirro, Dan McCammon, Jan-Willem den Herder

Proceedings Volume 7011, 70112K (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787952

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray telescopes, Analog electronics, Helium, Spectroscopy, Iron, Liquids, Spectroscopes, Cryogenics, Galaxy groups and clusters

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

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Multiplexed readout of uniform arrays of TES x-ray microcalorimeters suitable for Constellation-X

Caroline Kilbourne, W. Bertrand Doriese, Simon Bandler, Regis Brekosky, Ari-David Brown, James Chervenak, Megan Eckart, Fred Finkbeiner, Gene Hilton, Kent Irwin, Naoko Iyomoto, Richard Kelley, F. Scott Porter, Carl Reintsema, Stephen Smith, Joel Ullom

Proceedings Volume 7011, 701104 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790027

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Multiplexing, Multiplexers, Image resolution, X-rays, Superconductors, Terbium, Signal to noise ratio, Inductance, Staring arrays

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Following our development of a superconducting transition-edge-sensor (TES) microcalorimeter design that en- ables reproducible, high performance (routinely better than 3 eV FWHM energy resolution at 6 keV) and is compatible with high-fill-factor arrays, we have directed our efforts towards demonstrating arrays of identical pixels using the multiplexed read-out concept needed for instrumenting the Constellation-X X-ray Microcalorime- ter Spectrometer (XMS) focal plane array. We have used a state-of-the-art, time-division SQUID multiplexer system to demonstrate 2 ×8 multiplexing (16 pixels read out with two signal channels) with an acceptably modest level of degradation in the energy resolution. The average resolution for the 16 multiplexed pixels was 2.9 eV, and the distribution of resolution values had a relative standard deviation of 5%. The performance of the array while multiplexed is well understood. The technical path to realizing multiplexing for the XMS instrument on the scale of 32 pixels per signal channel includes increasing the system bandwidth by a factor of four and reducing the non-multiplexed SQUID noise by a factor of two. In this paper we discuss the characteristics of a uniform 8 ×8 array and its performance when read out non- multiplexed and with various degrees of multiplexing. We present data acquired through the readout chain from the multiplexer electronics, through the real-time demultiplexer software, to storage for later signal processing. We also report on a demonstration of real-time data processing. Finally, because the multiplexer provides unprecedented simultaneous access to the pixels of the array, we were able to measure the array-scale uniformity of TES calorimeter parameters such as the individual thermal conductances and superconducting transition temperatures of the pixels. Detector uniformity is essential for optimal operation of a multiplexed array, and we found that the distributions of thermal conductances, transition temperatures, and transition slopes were sufficiently tight to avoid significant compromises in the operation of any pixel.

Proceedings Article | 18 September 2007 Paper

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Uniform high spectral resolution demonstrated in arrays of TES x-ray microcalorimeters

Caroline Kilbourne, Simon Bandler, Ari -D. Brown, James Chervenak, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Fred Finkbeiner, Naoko Iyomoto, Richard Kelley, F. Scott Porter, Stephen Smith

Proceedings Volume 6686, 668606 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734830

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Gold, Sensors, Bismuth, Resistance, Superconductors, Spectral resolution, Quantum efficiency, Temperature metrology, Interference (communication)

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2006 Paper

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Science with Micro-X: the TES microcalorimeter x-ray imaging rocket

E. Figueroa-Feliciano, S. Bandler, M. Bautz, K. Boyce, G. Brown, S. Deiker, W. Doriese, K. Flanagan, M. Galeazzi, G. Hilton, U. Hwang, K. Irwin, T. Kallman, R. Kelley, C. Kilbourne, S. Kissel, A. Levine, M. Loewenstein, D. Martinez-Galarce, D. McCammon, R. Mushotzky, R. Petre, F. Porter, C. Reistema, T. Saab, P. Serlemitsos, N. Schulz, R. Smith, J. Ullom

Proceedings Volume 6266, 62660A (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672680

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Iron, Mirrors, Sensors, Ionization, Plasma, Spectral resolution, Rockets, Spectroscopy, Ions

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

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Expanding the Constellation-X field of view with position-sensitive x-ray microcalorimeters

E. Figueroa-Feliciano, S. Bandler, K. Boyce, R. Brekosky, J. Chervenak, F. Finkbeiner, N. Iyomoto, R. Kelley, C. Kilbourne, F. Porter, T. Saab, J. Sadleir

Proceedings Volume 6276, 627615 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672257

KEYWORDS: Photons, Sensors, X-rays, Multiplexers, Point spread functions, Multiplexing, Staring arrays, Physics, Amplifiers, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 13 June 2006 Paper

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High-density arrays of x-ray microcalorimeters for Constellation-X

Caroline Kilbourne, Simon Bandler, Ari Brown, James Chervenak, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Fred Finkbeiner, Naoko Iyomoto, Richard Kelley, F. Scott Porter, Tarek Saab, John Sadleir, Jennifer White

Proceedings Volume 6266, 626621 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672419

KEYWORDS: Bismuth, Gold, X-rays, Diffusion, Sensors, Interfaces, Superconductors, Copper, Molybdenum, Metals

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2004 Paper

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Optimization of X-ray absorbers for TES microcalorimeters

Naoko Iyomoto, John Sadleir, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Tarek Saab, Simon Bandler, Caroline Kilbourne, James Chervenak, Dorothy Talley, Fred Finkbeiner, Regis Brekosky, Mark Lindeman, Richard Kelley, Frederick Porter, Kevin Boyce

Proceedings Volume 5501, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552063

KEYWORDS: Bismuth, Copper, X-rays, Diffusion, Resistance, Annealing, Imaging spectroscopy, Scanning electron microscopy, X-ray imaging, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2004 Paper

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Position-sensitive microcalorimeters

John Sadleir, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Tarek Saab, Naoko Iyomoto, Mark Lindeman, Simon Bandler, Caroline Kilbourne, Frederick Porter, Richard Kelley, Fred Finkbeiner, James Chervenak

Proceedings Volume 5501, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.552311

KEYWORDS: Data modeling, Sensors, X-rays, Gold, Instrument modeling, Silicon, Bismuth, Multiplexers, Solids, Resistance

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2004 Paper

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GEANT modeling of the low-earth-orbit cosmic-ray background for the Astro-E2 XRS instrument

Tarek Saab, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Caroline Kilbourne, Richard Kelley

Proceedings Volume 5501, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551945

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Silicon, Particles, X-rays, Aluminum, Telescopes, X-ray detectors, Copper, Electrons, Instrument modeling

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2003 Paper

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Position-sensitive microcalorimeters for large-field high-energy resolution astrophysics

Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Kevin Boyce, Jay Chervenak, Fred Finkbeiner, Rich Kelley, Mary Li, Mark Lindeman, Scott Porter, Caroline Stahle

Proceedings Volume 4851, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461424

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, Image resolution, Absorption, Astrophysics, Spectroscopy, X-ray telescopes, Imaging spectroscopy, Telescopes, Quantum efficiency

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2003 Paper

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Next generation of silicon-based x-ray microcalorimeters

Caroline Stahle, Christine Allen, Kevin Boyce, Regis Brekosky, Gregory Brown, Jean Cottam, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Massimiliano Galeazzi, John Gygax, Mindy Jacobson, Richard Kelley, Daihai Liu, Dan McCammon, R. McClanahan, Samuel Moseley, Frederick Porter, Lindsay Rocks, Wilton Sanders, Carl Stahle, Andrew Szymkowiak, Ping Tan, John Vaillancourt

Proceedings Volume 4851, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461522

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Silicon, X-ray astronomy, X-ray telescopes, Gamma radiation, Astronomical telescopes, Gamma-ray astronomy, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2003 Paper

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Probing the phase transition of Mo/Au TES microcalorimeters

Mark Lindeman, Simon Bandler, Regis Brekosky, James Chervenak, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Fred Finkbeiner, Massimiliano Galeazzi, Mary Li, Caroline Stahle

Proceedings Volume 4851, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461466

KEYWORDS: Resistance, Error analysis, Superconductors, Data modeling, Molybdenum, Gold, X-rays, Transition metals, Temperature metrology, Tellurium

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2003 Paper

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Proposed SMEX to spectrally analyze the diffuse x-ray background: The Baryonic Extragalactic Structure Tracer (BEST)

Wilton Sanders, Richard Henry, Joel Bregman, Renyue Cen, Donald Cox, Rupert Croft, Ernest Hammond, Mark Hurwitz, Randy Kimble, Dan McCammon, Christopher McKee, Jayant Murthy, Lara Phillips, Frederick Porter, John Raymond, Peter Serlemitsos, Robin Shelton, Randall Smith, Caroline Stahle, Andrew Szymkowiak

Proceedings Volume 4851, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461743

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Space operations, Spectroscopy, Spectral resolution, X-ray telescopes, Sensors, Galactic astronomy, Cryogenics, Space telescopes, X-ray astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2000 Paper

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Laboratory astrophysics using a spare XRS microcalorimeter

Frederick Porter, Michael Audley, Peter Beiersdorfer, Kevin Boyce, Regis Brekosky, Gregory Brown, Keith Gendreau, John Gygax, Steven Kahn, Richard Kelley, Caroline Stahle, Andrew Szymkowiak

Proceedings Volume 4140, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.409137

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Iron, Spectroscopy, X-rays, Ions, Plasmas, Electron beams, Crystals, Ionization, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2000 Paper

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Position-sensing transition-edge sensors for large-field high-energy-resolution x-ray imaging spectroscopy

Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Caroline Stahle, Fred Finkbeiner, Mary Li, Mark Lindeman, Nilesh Tralshawala, Carl Stahle

Proceedings Volume 4140, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.409138

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Bismuth, X-ray imaging, Gold, Image resolution, Silicon, Photons, Imaging spectroscopy, Spectrometers

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2000 Paper

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Progress in the development of Mo/Au transition-edge sensors for x-ray spectroscopy

Caroline Stahle, Regis Brekosky, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Fred Finkbeiner, John Gygax, Mary Li, Mark Lindeman, Frederick Porter, Nilesh Tralshawala

Proceedings Volume 4140, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.409131

KEYWORDS: Resistance, Interference (communication), Phonons, Sensors, X-rays, Superconductors, Silicon, Signal to noise ratio, X-ray astronomy, Aluminum

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Proceedings Article | 22 October 1999 Paper

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Toward a 2-eV microcalorimeter x-ray spectrometer for Constellation-X

Caroline Stahle, Simon Bandler, Troy Barbee, Jeffrey Beeman, Regis Brekosky, Blas Cabrera, Mark Cunningham, Steven Deiker, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Fred Finkbeiner, Matthias Frank, Keith Gendreau, Eugene Haller, Gene Hilton, Kent Irwin, Richard Kelley, Simon Labov, Mary Li, Norman Madden, John Martinis, Dan McCammon, Sae Woo Nam, Frederick Porter, Herbert Schnopper, Eric Silver, Andrew Szymkowiak, Gregory Tucker, Arthur Walker, D. Wollman

Proceedings Volume 3765, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366490

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Silicon, Superconductors, Germanium, Semiconductors, Interference (communication), Phonons, Quasiparticles

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Proceedings Article | 22 October 1999 Paper

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ASTRO-E high-resolution x-ray spectrometer

Richard Kelley, Michael Audley, Kevin Boyce, Susan Breon, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Keith Gendreau, Stephen Holt, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Dan McCammon, Tatehiro Mihara, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Samuel Moseley, David Mott, Frederick Porter, Caroline Stahle, Andrew Szymkowiak

Proceedings Volume 3765, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366493

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, Helium, Neon, Spectroscopy, Silicon, Field effect transistors, Optical filters, Switches, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 22 October 1999 Paper

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ASTRO-E/XRS calibration program and results

Keith Gendreau, Michael Audley, Keith Arnaud, Kevin Boyce, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Richard Kelley, Tatehiro Mihara, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Frederick Porter, Caroline Stahle, Andrew Szymkowiak

Proceedings Volume 3765, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366495

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Sensors, X-rays, Charge-coupled devices, Photons, Spectroscopy, Spectral resolution, Optical filters, X-ray detectors, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 22 October 1999 Paper

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ASTRO-E/XRS blocking-filter calibration

Michael Audley, Keith Arnaud, Keith Gendreau, Kevin Boyce, Charles Fleetwood, Richard Kelley, Ritva Keski-Kuha, Frederick Porter, Caroline Stahle, Andrew Szymkowiak, June Tveekrem, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Tatehiro Mihara

Proceedings Volume 3765, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366558

KEYWORDS: Aluminum, Oxygen, Digital filtering, Calibration, Optical filters, X-rays, Neon, Charge-coupled devices, Spectroscopy, Finite element methods

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Proceedings Article | 22 October 1999 Paper

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Design and performance of the ASTRO-E/XRS microcalorimeter array and anticoincidence detector

Caroline Kilbourne, Michael Audley, Kevin Boyce, Regis Brekosky, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Keith Gendreau, John Gygax, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Richard Kelley, R. McClanahan, Tatehiro Mihara, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Samuel Moseley, David Mott, Frederick Porter, Carl Stahle, Andrew Szymkowiak

Proceedings Volume 3765, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366494

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Silicon, X-rays, Resistance, Particles, Field effect transistors, Calibration, Spectroscopy, Photons, Ionization

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Proceedings Article | 22 October 1999 Paper

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Detector assembly and the ultralow-temperature refrigerator for XRS

Frederick Porter, Michael Audley, Regis Brekosky, Rebecca Derro, Michael DiPirro, Keith Gendreau, John Gygax, Richard Kelley, Dan McCammon, Armando Morrell, Scott Murphy, Robert Paulos, Thai Pham, Caroline Stahle, Andrew Szymkowiak, James Tuttle

Proceedings Volume 3765, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366556

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Switches, Field effect transistors, Finite element methods, Helium, X-rays, Gold, Copper, Magnetism, Lead

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Proceedings Article | 22 October 1999 Paper

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Design and performance of the ASTRO-E/XRS signal processing system

Kevin Boyce, Michael Audley, Robert Baker, Jeffrey Dumonthier, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Keith Gendreau, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Richard Kelley, Caroline Stahle, Andrew Szymkowiak, George Winkert

Proceedings Volume 3765, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366557

KEYWORDS: Signal processing, Sensors, X-rays, Signal detection, Digital signal processing, Analog electronics, X-ray detectors, Optimal filtering, Field effect transistors, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 1 October 1999 Paper

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Design and fabrication of novel photodetector arrays

Mary Li, Christine Allen, Shahid Aslam, Tina Chen, Fred Finkbeiner, Scott Gordon, Jonathan Kuhn, David Mott, Carl Stahle, Caroline Stahle, Nilesh Tralshawala, Liqin Wang

Proceedings Volume 3892, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.364483

KEYWORDS: Molybdenum, Silicon, Sensors, Superconductors, Gold, Silver, Scanning electron microscopy, Semiconducting wafers, Aluminum, Detector arrays

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Proceedings Article | 30 August 1999 Paper

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Fabrication of pop-up detector arrays on Si wafers

Mary Li, Christine Allen, Scott Gordon, Jonathan Kuhn, David Mott, Caroline Stahle, Liqin Wang

Proceedings Volume 3874, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.361247

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Silicon, Detector arrays, Semiconducting wafers, Structural design, Scanning electron microscopy, Infrared sensors, Computer simulations, Infrared bolometers, X-rays

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High sensitivity is a basic requirement for a new generation of thermal detectors. To meet the requirement, close-packed, 2D silicon detector arrays have been developed in NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The goal of the task is to fabricate detector arrays configured with thermal detectors such as IR bolometers and x-ray calorimeters to use in space flight missions. This paper focuses on the fabrication and the mechanical testing of detector arrays in a 0.2 mm pixel size, the smallest pop-up detectors being developed so far. These array structures, nicknamed 'PUDs' for 'Pop-Up Detectors', are fabricated on 1 micrometers thick, single-crystal, silicon membranes. Their designs have been refined so we can utilize the flexibility of thin silicon films by actually folding the silicon membranes to 90 degrees in order to obtain close-packed 2D arrays. The PUD elements consist of a detector platform and two legs for mechanical support while also serving as electrical and thermal paths. Torsion bars and cantilevers connecting the detector platform to the legs provide additional flexures for strain relief. Using micro- electromechanical structure fabrication techniques, including photolithography, anisotropic chemical etching, reactive-ion etching, and laser dicing, we have fabricated PUD detector arrays of fourteen designs with a variation of four parameters including cantilever length, torsion bar length and width, and leg length. Folding test were conducted to test mechanical stress distribution for the array structures. We obtained folding yields and selected optimum design parameters to reach minimal stress levels. Computer simulation was also employed to verify mechanical behaviors of PUDs in the folding process. In addition, scanning electron microscopy was utilized to examine the flatness of detectors and the alignment of detector pixels in arrays. The fabrication of thermistor and heaters on the pop-up detectors is under way, preparing us for the next step of the experiment, the thermal test.

Proceedings Article | 10 November 1998 Paper

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Intrinsic 1/f noise in doped silicon thermistors for cryogenic calorimeters

S. Han, R. Almy, E. Apodaca, W. Bergmann Tiest, Steven Deiker, A. Lesser, Dan McCammon, K. Rawlins, Richard Kelley, Samuel Moseley, Frederick Porter, Caroline Stahle, Andrew Szymkowiak

Proceedings Volume 3445, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.330329

KEYWORDS: Resistance, Silicon, Sensors, Temperature metrology, Doping, Sensor performance, Cryogenics, X-rays, Infrared sensors, Infrared bolometers

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 1997 Paper

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XBSS: the X-Ray Background Spectroscopic Survey

Wilton Sanders, Donald Cox, Dan McCammon, Robert Paulos, Nancy Brickhouse, Richard Edgar, John Raymond, Duane Liedahl, E. Boldt, Keith Jahoda, T. Kallman, Richard Kelley, Richard Mushotzky, Frederick Porter, Robin Shelton, Randy Smith, Steve Snowden, Caroline Stahle, Andrew Szymkowiak, Nicholas White

Proceedings Volume 3114, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.283799

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, Cryogenics, Spectroscopy, Ions, Data modeling, Plasma, Signal to noise ratio, Neon, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 1 September 1995 Paper

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Next-generation x-ray observatory

Nicholas White, Robert Petre, E. Boldt, Stephen Holt, Peter Serlemitsos, F. Marshall, Caroline Stahle, Richard Kelley, Keith Arnaud, Andrew Szymkowiak, Richard Mushotzky, Yang Soong, Neil Gehrels, Ann Parsons, Keith Jahoda, Jean Swank, T. Kallman, K. Mukai, Stephen Drake, I. George

Proceedings Volume 2518, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.218404

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, Iron, Spectral resolution, Spectrometers, Mirrors, Hard x-rays, Telescopes, Spatial resolution, X-ray telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 1994 Paper

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Sounding rocket experiment employing microcalorimeter detectors to obtain a high-resolution spectrum of the diffuse x-ray background

Wei Cui, R. Almy, Steven Deiker, Dan McCammon, J. Morgenthaler, Wilton Sanders, Richard Kelley, F. Marshall, Samuel Moseley, Caroline Stahle, Andrew Szymkowiak

Proceedings Volume 2280, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.186824

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Rockets, X-rays, X-ray detectors, Infrared radiation, Helium, Mirrors, Aluminum, Optical filters, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 19 November 1993 Paper

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Preliminary results from the diffuse x-ray spectrometer

Wilton Sanders, Richard Edgar, Michael Juda, William Kraushaar, Dan McCammon, Steve Snowden, Jiahong Juda, Mark Skinner, Keith Jahoda, Richard Kelley, A. Smale, Caroline Stahle, Andrew Szymkowiak

Proceedings Volume 2006, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.162846

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Data modeling, Plasmas, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Crystals, Spatial resolution, X-ray detectors, Collimators, Oxygen

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 1992 Paper

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Thermal detectors for x-ray astronomy: current performance and limitations

Michael Juda, Wei Cui, Dan McCammon, J. Morgenthaler, Wilton Sanders, Jiahong Juda, Richard Kelley, G. Madejski, Samuel Moseley, Caroline Stahle, Andrew Szymkowiak

Proceedings Volume 1743, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.130700

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, X-ray astronomy, Silicon, Phonons, Extreme ultraviolet, Gamma radiation, Resistance, Epoxies, Gamma-ray astronomy

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