Progress on the Micro-X rocket payload

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

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Progress on the Micro-X rocket payload

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

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The Micro-X High Resolution Microcalorimeter X-ray Imaging Rocket is sounding rocket experiment that will combine a transition-edge-sensor X-ray-microcalorimeter array with a conical imaging mirror to obtain high-spectral-resolution images of extended and point X-ray sources. Our first target is the Puppis A supernova remnant, which will be observed in January 2011. The Micro-X observation of the bright eastern knot of Puppis A will obtain a line-dominated spectrum with up to 90,000 counts collected in 300 seconds at 2 eV resolution across the 0.3-2.5 keV band. Micro-X will utilize plasma diagnostics to determine the thermodynamic and ionization state of the plasma, to search for line shifts and broadening associated with dynamical processes, and seek evidence of ejecta enhancement. We describe the progress made in developing this payload, including the detector, cryogenics, and electronics assemblies. A detailed modeling effort has been undertaken to design a rocket-bourne adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator with sufficient magnetic shielding to allow stable operation of transition edge sensors, and the associated rocket electronics have been prototyped and tested.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008
Subtitle of host publication	Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789904
State	Published - 2008
Event	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray - Marseille, France Duration: Jun 23 2008 → Jun 28 2008

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	7011
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

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Other	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Country/Territory	France
City	Marseille
Period	6/23/08 → 6/28/08

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Figueroa-Feliciano, E., Wikus, P., Adams, J. S., Bandler, S. R., Bautz, M., Boyce, K., Brown, G., Deiker, S., Doriese, W. B., Flanagan, K., Galeazzi, M., Hilton, G. C., Hwang, U., Irwin, K. D., Kallman, T., Kelley, R. L., Kilbourne, C. A., Kissel, S., Leman, S. W., ... Ullom, J. N. (2008). Progress on the Micro-X rocket payload. In Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray [70113U] (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 7011). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789904

Figueroa-Feliciano, E. ; Wikus, P. ; Adams, J. S. ; Bandler, S. R. ; Bautz, M. ; Boyce, K. ; Brown, G. ; Deiker, S. ; Doriese, W. B. ; Flanagan, K. ; Galeazzi, M. ; Hilton, G. C. ; Hwang, U. ; Irwin, K. D. ; Kallman, T. ; Kelley, R. L. ; Kilbourne, C. A. ; Kissel, S. ; Leman, S. W. ; Levine, A. ; Lowenstein, M. ; Martinez-Galarce, D. ; McCammon, D. ; Mushotzky, R. ; Petre, R. ; Porter, F. S. ; Reintsema, C. D. ; Rutherford, J. M. ; Saab, T. ; Serlemitsos, P. ; Schulz, N. ; Smith, R. ; Ullom, J. N. / Progress on the Micro-X rocket payload. Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. 2008. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering).

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Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. 2008. 70113U (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 7011).

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