@inproceedings{312b25a63c5946fc84b701767ce78c01,
title = "Status of the micro-X sounding rocket X-ray spectrometer",
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.",
keywords = "Cryogenics, Micro-X, Microcalorimeter, Sounding Rocket, Transition Edge Sensors, X-ray astronomy",
author = "Goldfinger, {D. C.} and Adams, {J. S.} and R. Baker and Bandler, {S. R.} and Danowski, {M. E.} and Doriese, {W. B.} and Eckart, {M. E.} and E. Figueroa-Feliciano and Hilton, {G. C.} and Hubbard, {A. J.F.} and Kelley, {R. L.} and Kilbourne, {C. A.} and D. McCammon and T. Okajima and Porter, {F. S.} and Reintsema, {C. D.} and P. Serlemitsos and Smith, {S. J.} and Heine, {S. N.T.} and P. Wikus",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by a NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship. The Micro-X project is conducted under NASA grant NNX10AE25G. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 SPIE.; Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray ; Conference date: 26-06-2016 Through 01-07-2016",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.1117/12.2233299",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Marshall Bautz and Tadayuki Takahashi and {den Herder}, {Jan-Willem A.}",
booktitle = "Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016",
}