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First Operation of TES Microcalorimeters in Space with the Micro-X Sounding Rocket
| العنوان: | First Operation of TES Microcalorimeters in Space with the Micro-X Sounding Rocket |
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| المؤلفون: | Adams, J. S., Baker, R., Bandler, S. R., Bastidon, N., Danowski, M. E., Doriese, W. B., Eckart, M. E., Figueroa-Feliciano, E., Goldfinger, D. C., Heine, S. N. T., Hilton, G. C., Hubbard, A. J. F., Kelley, R. L., Kilbourne, C. A., Manzagol-Harwood, R. E., McCammon, D., Okajima, T., Porter, F. S., Reintsema, C. D., Serlemitsos, P., Smith, S. J., Ullom, J. N., Wikus, P. |
| سنة النشر: | 2019 |
| المجموعة: | Astrophysics |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics |
| الوصف: | Micro-X is a sounding rocket-borne instrument that uses a microcalorimeter array to perform high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy. This instrument flew for the first time on July 22nd, 2018 from the White Sands Missile Range, USA. This flight marks the first successful operation of a Transition-Edge Sensor array and its time division multiplexing read-out system in space. This launch was dedicated to the observation of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. A failure in the attitude control system prevented the rocket from pointing and led to no time on target. The on-board calibration source provided X-rays in flight, and it is used to compare detector performance during pre-flight integration, flight, and after the successful post-flight recovery. This calibration data demonstrates the capabilities of the detector in a space environment as well as its potential for future flights. Comment: 9 pages, 6 figures, Accepted to the JLTP for LTD-18 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Working Paper |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10909-019-02293-5 |
| URL الوصول: | http://arxiv.org/abs/1908.09689 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsarx.1908.09689 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | arXiv |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10909-019-02293-5 |
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