The X-ray Integral Field Unit instrument: science, design, performances and status (Conference Presentation)

Philippe Peille; Didier Barret; Vincent Albouys; Jan-Willem den Herder; Luigi Piro; Massimo Cappi; Juhani Huovelin; Richard Kelley; J. Miguel Mas-Hesse; Kazuhisa Mitsuda; Stéphane Paltani; Gregor Rauw; Agata Rozanska; Jiri Svoboda; Joern Wilms

doi:10.1117/12.2562617

13 December 2020 The X-ray Integral Field Unit instrument: science, design, performances and status (Conference Presentation)

Philippe Peille, Didier Barret, Vincent Albouys, Jan-Willem den Herder, Luigi Piro, Massimo Cappi, Juhani Huovelin, Richard Kelley, J. Miguel Mas-Hesse, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Stéphane Paltani, Gregor Rauw, Agata Rozanska, Jiri Svoboda, Joern Wilms

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Proceedings Volume 11444, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 114440V (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562617
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Abstract

The X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) will be the cryogenic X-ray spectro-imager of the ESA Athena space observatory. It will implement a matrix of 3168 superconducting Transition Edge Sensors at 90 mK to provide a very high spectral resolution of 2.5 eV up to the energy of 7 keV, across a 5’ large field of view. The X-IFU successfully passed its Preliminary Requirements Review in mid-2019. After providing an overview of the driving science cases, the key requirements, I will present a status on the instrument development.

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Philippe Peille, Didier Barret, Vincent Albouys, Jan-Willem den Herder, Luigi Piro, Massimo Cappi, Juhani Huovelin, Richard Kelley, J. Miguel Mas-Hesse, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Stéphane Paltani, Gregor Rauw, Agata Rozanska, Jiri Svoboda, and Joern Wilms "The X-ray Integral Field Unit instrument: science, design, performances and status (Conference Presentation)", Proc. SPIE 11444, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 114440V (13 December 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562617

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