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

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

doi:10.1117/12.2233299

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

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

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Abstract

Micro-X is a sounding rocket borne X-ray telescope that utilizes transition edge sensors to perform imaging spectroscopy with a high level of energy resolution. Its 2.1m focal length X-ray optic has an effective area of 300 cm², a field of view of 11.8 arcmin, and a bandpass of 0.1-2.5 keV. The detector array has 128 pixels and an intrinsic energy resolution of 4.5 eV FWHM. The integration of the system has progressed with functional tests of the detectors and electronics complete, and performance characterization of the detectors is underway. We present an update of ongoing progress in preparation for the upcoming launch of the instrument.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016
Subtitle of host publication	Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Editors	Marshall Bautz, Tadayuki Takahashi, Jan-Willem A. den Herder
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510601895
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233299
State	Published - 2016
Event	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: Jun 26 2016 → Jul 1 2016

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9905
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

Other

Other	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Edinburgh
Period	6/26/16 → 7/1/16

Funding

This work was supported by a NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship. The Micro-X project is conducted under NASA grant NNX10AE25G.

Keywords

Cryogenics
Micro-X
Microcalorimeter
Sounding Rocket
Transition Edge Sensors
X-ray astronomy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

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

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Goldfinger, D. C., Adams, J. S., Baker, R., Bandler, S. R., Danowski, M. E., Doriese, W. B., Eckart, M. E., Figueroa-Feliciano, E., Hilton, G. C., Hubbard, A. J. F., Kelley, R. L., Kilbourne, C. A., McCammon, D., Okajima, T., Porter, F. S., Reintsema, C. D., Serlemitsos, P., Smith, S. J., Heine, S. N. T., & Wikus, P. (2016). Status of the micro-X sounding rocket X-ray spectrometer. In M. Bautz, T. Takahashi, & J.-W. A. den Herder (Eds.), Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray Article 99054S (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9905). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233299

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Status of the micro-X sounding rocket X-ray spectrometer. / Goldfinger, D. C.; Adams, J. S.; Baker, R. et al.
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. ed. / Marshall Bautz; Tadayuki Takahashi; Jan-Willem A. den Herder. SPIE, 2016. 99054S (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9905).

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