Detector Calibration for the Micro-X Sounding Rocket X-ray Telescope
Abstract Micro-X is a sounding rocket-borne X-ray telescope that uses a transition edge sensor microcalorimeter array to provide high-energy-resolution spectroscopy. Micro-X is a versatile instrument with plans to observe the Puppis A supernova remnant during its first flight, as well...
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| author | Goldfinger, D. C Adams, J. S Baker, R. Bandler, S. R Bastidon, N. Danowski, M. E Doriese, W. B Eckart, M. E Figueroa-Feliciano, E. Heine, S. N T Hilton, G. C Hubbard, A. J F Kelley, R. L Kilbourne, C. A Manzagol-Harwood, R. E McCammon, D. |
| author_facet | Goldfinger, D. C Adams, J. S Baker, R. Bandler, S. R Bastidon, N. Danowski, M. E Doriese, W. B Eckart, M. E Figueroa-Feliciano, E. Heine, S. N T Hilton, G. C Hubbard, A. J F Kelley, R. L Kilbourne, C. A Manzagol-Harwood, R. E McCammon, D. |
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Micro-X is a sounding rocket-borne X-ray telescope that uses a transition edge sensor microcalorimeter array to provide high-energy-resolution spectroscopy. Micro-X is a versatile instrument with plans to observe the Puppis A supernova remnant during its first flight, as well as future observations of the Milky Way to search for X-ray signals from decaying dark matter. Commissioning and functionality testing are complete, and the thermal performance of the system has been validated. We are currently evaluating the detector performance in the flight cryostat with the flight multiplexing electronics. Operating in this setup has allowed us to characterize sources of detector and readout noise, as well as to implement mitigation techniques to improve performance in anticipation of the upcoming flight. We present an overview of important noise considerations in addition to an update on latest detector performance. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1315102021-09-21T04:06:23Z Detector Calibration for the Micro-X Sounding Rocket X-ray Telescope Goldfinger, D. C Adams, J. S Baker, R. Bandler, S. R Bastidon, N. Danowski, M. E Doriese, W. B Eckart, M. E Figueroa-Feliciano, E. Heine, S. N T Hilton, G. C Hubbard, A. J F Kelley, R. L Kilbourne, C. A Manzagol-Harwood, R. E McCammon, D. Abstract Micro-X is a sounding rocket-borne X-ray telescope that uses a transition edge sensor microcalorimeter array to provide high-energy-resolution spectroscopy. Micro-X is a versatile instrument with plans to observe the Puppis A supernova remnant during its first flight, as well as future observations of the Milky Way to search for X-ray signals from decaying dark matter. Commissioning and functionality testing are complete, and the thermal performance of the system has been validated. We are currently evaluating the detector performance in the flight cryostat with the flight multiplexing electronics. Operating in this setup has allowed us to characterize sources of detector and readout noise, as well as to implement mitigation techniques to improve performance in anticipation of the upcoming flight. We present an overview of important noise considerations in addition to an update on latest detector performance. 2021-09-20T17:17:22Z 2021-09-20T17:17:22Z 2018-09-17 2020-09-24T21:27:26Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/131510 en https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-018-2060-7 Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature application/pdf Springer US Springer US |
| spellingShingle | Goldfinger, D. C Adams, J. S Baker, R. Bandler, S. R Bastidon, N. Danowski, M. E Doriese, W. B Eckart, M. E Figueroa-Feliciano, E. Heine, S. N T Hilton, G. C Hubbard, A. J F Kelley, R. L Kilbourne, C. A Manzagol-Harwood, R. E McCammon, D. Detector Calibration for the Micro-X Sounding Rocket X-ray Telescope |
| title | Detector Calibration for the Micro-X Sounding Rocket X-ray Telescope |
| title_full | Detector Calibration for the Micro-X Sounding Rocket X-ray Telescope |
| title_fullStr | Detector Calibration for the Micro-X Sounding Rocket X-ray Telescope |
| title_full_unstemmed | Detector Calibration for the Micro-X Sounding Rocket X-ray Telescope |
| title_short | Detector Calibration for the Micro-X Sounding Rocket X-ray Telescope |
| title_sort | detector calibration for the micro x sounding rocket x ray telescope |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/131510 |
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