Progress on the Micro-X rocket payload
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...
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| author | Schulz, Norbert S. Leman, Steven W. Kissel, Steve E. Flanagan, Kathryn A. Wikus, Patrick Bautz, Marshall W. Figueroa-Feliciano, Enectali Rutherford, J. Levine, Alan M |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/526652022-09-27T20:14:37Z Progress on the Micro-X rocket payload Schulz, Norbert S. Leman, Steven W. Kissel, Steve E. Flanagan, Kathryn A. Wikus, Patrick Bautz, Marshall W. Figueroa-Feliciano, Enectali Rutherford, J. Levine, Alan M Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology. School of Science MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research Figueroa-Feliciano, Enectali Schulz, Norbert S. Rutherford, John Morton Levine, Alan M. Leman, Steven W. Kissel, Steve E. Flanagan, Kathryn A. Wikus, Patrick Bautz, Marshall W. Figueroa-Feliciano, Enectali 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. 2010-03-17T16:40:50Z 2010-03-17T16:40:50Z 2008-07 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0277-786X http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/52665 Figueroa-Feliciano, E. et al. “Progress on the Micro-X rocket payload.” Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. Ed. Martin J. L. Turner & Kathryn A. Flanagan. Marseille, France: SPIE, 2008. 70113U-10. © 2008 SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1379-4482 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9285-5556 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.789904 Proceedings of SPIE 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. application/pdf The International Society for Optical Engineering SPIE |
| spellingShingle | Schulz, Norbert S. Leman, Steven W. Kissel, Steve E. Flanagan, Kathryn A. Wikus, Patrick Bautz, Marshall W. Figueroa-Feliciano, Enectali Rutherford, J. Levine, Alan M Progress on the Micro-X rocket payload |
| title | Progress on the Micro-X rocket payload |
| title_full | Progress on the Micro-X rocket payload |
| title_fullStr | Progress on the Micro-X rocket payload |
| title_full_unstemmed | Progress on the Micro-X rocket payload |
| title_short | Progress on the Micro-X rocket payload |
| title_sort | progress on the micro x rocket payload |
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