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Title: | The performance of the ATHENA X-ray Integral Field Unit | Authors: | Peille, Philippe den Hartog, Roland MACCULI, CLAUDIO Barbera, Marco LOTTI, Simone Cucchetti, Edoardo Kirsch, Christian Dauser, Thomas Wilms, Joern Bandler, Simon R. Smith, Stephen J. Jackson, Brian Geoffray, Hervé Mesnager, Jean-Michel Pajot, François Barret, Didier Lam-Trong, Thien den Herder, Jan-Willem PIRO, LUIGI |
Issue Date: | 2018 | Volume: | Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray | Editors: | den Herder, Jan-Willem A.; Nikzad, Shouleh; Nakazawa, Kazuhiro | Series: | PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE | Number: | 10699 | First Page: | 106994K | Abstract: | The X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) is a next generation microcalorimeter planned for launch onboard the Athena observatory. Operating a matrix of 3840 superconducting Transition Edge Sensors at 90 mK, it will provide unprecedented spectro-imaging capabilities (2.5 eV resolution, for a field of view of 5') in the soft X-ray band (0.2 up to 12 keV), enabling breakthrough science. The definition of the instrument evolved along the phase A study and we present here an overview of its predicted performances and their modeling, illustrating how the design of the X-IFU meets its top-level scientific requirements. This article notably covers the energy resolution, count-rate capability, quantum efficiency and non X-ray background levels, highlighting their main drivers. | Conference Name: | Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray | Conference Place: | Austin, Texas, United States | Conference Date: | 10-15 June, 2018 | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/27783 | URL: | https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/10699/2313720/The-performance-of-the-ATHENA-X-ray-Integral-Field-Unit/10.1117/12.2313720.full?SSO=1 | ISSN: | 0277-786X | ISBN: | 9781510619517 9781510619524 |
DOI: | 10.1117/12.2313720 | Bibcode ADS: | 2018SPIE10699E..4KP | Fulltext: | open |
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