New science case for the micro-X high energy resolution microcalorimeter X-ray imaging rocket

E. Figueroa-Feliciano; J. S. Adams; R. Baker; S. R. Bandler; T. A. DeLaney; D. Dewey; W. B. Doriese; M. E. Eckart; M. Galeazzi; R. Goeke; R. Hamersma; G. C. Hilton; U. Hwang; K. D. Irwin; R. L. Kelley; C. A. Kilbourne; S. W. Leman; D. McCammon; T. Okajima; F. S. Porter; C. D. Reintsema; J. M. Rutherford; T. Saab; R. Serlemitsos; Y. Soong; S. N. Trowbridge; R. Wikus

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New science case for the micro-X high energy resolution microcalorimeter X-ray imaging rocket

E. Figueroa-Feliciano^*, J. S. Adams, R. Baker, S. R. Bandler, T. A. DeLaney, D. Dewey, W. B. Doriese, M. E. Eckart, M. Galeazzi, R. Goeke, R. Hamersma, G. C. Hilton, U. Hwang, K. D. Irwin, R. L. Kelley, C. A. Kilbourne, S. W. Leman, D. McCammon, T. Okajima, F. S. PorterC. D. Reintsema, J. M. Rutherford, T. Saab, R. Serlemitsos, Y. Soong, S. N. Trowbridge, R. Wikus

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The Micro-X sounding rocket payload will be launched on January 18, 2011 to make the first observation of an astronomical target with Transition-Edge Sensor (TES) X-ray microcalorimeters. The 128 pixel TES array lies at the focus of a 2.165 m focal length conical imaging mirror with a 0.2-3.0 keV bandpass. The spectral resolution of the TES array will be between 2 and 4 eV at 1 keV. Our scientific program is focused on high-spectral resolution observations of extended sources. For supernova remnants (SNRs) our scientific objectives are to map the velocity structure of the ejecta, and study both elemental abundances and the thermodynamic and ionization state of the plasma through plasma line diagnostics. For clusters of galaxies, Micro-X can uniquely study turbulence, velocities, and the temperature phases of the plasma. For our initial flight, we have changed our target from the bright eastern knot to a recently discovered ejecta region in the Puppis A SNR. The target of the second flight in mid-2012 is M87, the center of the Virgo Cluster. The third flight, in early 2014, will make an observation of the Cas A SNR. In this contribution we discuss the science objectives of our first flight.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Low Temperature Detectors LTD-13 - Proceedings of the 13th International Workshop
Pages	426-429
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3292368
State	Published - 2009
Event	13th International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors, LTD-13 - Stanford, CA, United States Duration: Jul 20 2009 → Jul 24 2009

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Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	1185
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

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Other	13th International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors, LTD-13
Country/Territory	United States
City	Stanford, CA
Period	7/20/09 → 7/24/09

Keywords

Instrumentation
Microcalorimeter
Puppis A
SNR
Sounding rocket
Transition edge sensor
X-ray

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Physics and Astronomy(all)

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Figueroa-Feliciano, E., Adams, J. S., Baker, R., Bandler, S. R., DeLaney, T. A., Dewey, D., Doriese, W. B., Eckart, M. E., Galeazzi, M., Goeke, R., Hamersma, R., Hilton, G. C., Hwang, U., Irwin, K. D., Kelley, R. L., Kilbourne, C. A., Leman, S. W., McCammon, D., Okajima, T., ... Wikus, R. (2009). New science case for the micro-X high energy resolution microcalorimeter X-ray imaging rocket. In Low Temperature Detectors LTD-13 - Proceedings of the 13th International Workshop (pp. 426-429). (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1185). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3292368

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Figueroa-Feliciano, E, Adams, JS, Baker, R, Bandler, SR, DeLaney, TA, Dewey, D, Doriese, WB, Eckart, ME, Galeazzi, M, Goeke, R, Hamersma, R, Hilton, GC, Hwang, U, Irwin, KD, Kelley, RL, Kilbourne, CA, Leman, SW, McCammon, D, Okajima, T, Porter, FS, Reintsema, CD, Rutherford, JM, Saab, T, Serlemitsos, R, Soong, Y, Trowbridge, SN & Wikus, R 2009, New science case for the micro-X high energy resolution microcalorimeter X-ray imaging rocket. in Low Temperature Detectors LTD-13 - Proceedings of the 13th International Workshop. AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1185, pp. 426-429, 13th International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors, LTD-13, Stanford, CA, United States, 7/20/09. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3292368

New science case for the micro-X high energy resolution microcalorimeter X-ray imaging rocket. / Figueroa-Feliciano, E.; Adams, J. S.; Baker, R. et al.
Low Temperature Detectors LTD-13 - Proceedings of the 13th International Workshop. 2009. p. 426-429 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1185).

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