Dr. Keith Gendreau Profile

Dr. Keith Gendreau

at NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr

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Publications (43)

Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation

The neutron star interior composition explorer (NICER): commissioning and calibration (Conference Presentation)

Craig Markwardt, Keith Gendreau, Zaven Arzoumanian, Takashi Okajima, Jack Steiner, Gregory Prigozhin, Ron Remillard, Teruaki Enoto, Michael Loewenstein, Beverly LaMarr

Proc. SPIE. 10699, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray

KEYWORDS: Photonic devices, Stars, Calibration, X-rays, Astrophysics

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

STROBE-X: a probe-class mission for x-ray spectroscopy and timing on timescales from microseconds to years

Paul Ray, Zaven Arzoumanian, Søren Brandt, Eric Burns, Deepto Chakrabarty, Marco Feroci, Keith Gendreau, Olivier Gevin, Margarita Hernanz, Peter Jenke, Steven Kenyon, José Luis Gálvez, Thomas Maccarone, Takashi Okajima, Ronald Remillard, Stéphane Schanne, Chris Tenzer, Andrea Vacchi, Colleen Wilson-Hodge, Berend Winter, Silvia Zane, David Ballantyne, Enrico Bozzo, Laura Brenneman, Edward Cackett, Alessandra De Rosa, Adam Goldstein, Dieter Hartmann, Michael McDonald, Abigail Stevens, John Tomsick, Anna Watts, Kent Wood, Abderahmen Zoghbi

Proc. SPIE. 10699, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray

KEYWORDS: Electronics, Stars, Cameras, Sensors, Photons, X-rays, Silicon, Physics, Collimators

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2016 Paper

Performance of NICER flight x-ray concentrator

Takashi Okajima, Yang Soong, Erin Balsamo, Teruaki Enoto, Larry Olsen, Richard Koenecke, Larry Lozipone, John Kearney, Sean Fitzsimmons, Ai Numata, Steven Kenyon, Zaven Arzoumanian, Keith Gendreau

Proc. SPIE. 9905, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray

KEYWORDS: Mathematical modeling, Solar concentrators, Aerospace engineering, Sensors, X-rays, Space telescopes, Analog electronics, X-ray detectors, Signal detection, Device simulation

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2016 Paper

The Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER): design and development

Keith Gendreau, Zaven Arzoumanian, Phillip Adkins, Cheryl Albert, John Anders, Andrew Aylward, Charles Baker, Erin Balsamo, William Bamford, Suyog Benegalrao, Daniel Berry, Shiraz Bhalwani, J. Kevin Black, Carl Blaurock, Ginger Bronke, Gary Brown, Jason Budinoff, Jeffrey Cantwell, Thoniel Cazeau, Philip Chen, Thomas Clement, Andrew Colangelo, Jerry Coleman, Jonathan Coopersmith, William Dehaven, John Doty, Mark Egan, Teruaki Enoto, Terry Fan, Deneen Ferro, Richard Foster, Nicholas Galassi, Luis Gallo, Chris Green, Dave Grosh, Kong Ha, Monther Hasouneh, Kristofer Heefner, Phyllis Hestnes, Lisa Hoge, Tawanda Jacobs, John Jørgensen, Michael Kaiser, James Kellogg, Steven Kenyon, Richard Koenecke, Robert Kozon, Beverly LaMarr, Mike Lambertson, Anne Larson, Steven Lentine, Jesse Lewis, Michael Lilly, Kuochia Alice Liu, Andrew Malonis, Sridhar Manthripragada, Craig Markwardt, Bryan Matonak, Isaac Mcginnis, Roger Miller, Alissa Mitchell, Jason Mitchell, Jelila Mohammed, Charles Monroe, Kristina Montt de Garcia, Peter Mulé, Louis Nagao, Son Ngo, Eric Norris, Dwight Norwood, Joseph Novotka, Takashi Okajima, Lawrence Olsen, Chimaobi Onyeachu, Henry Orosco, Jacqualine Peterson, Kristina Pevear, Karen Pham, Sue Pollard, John Pope, Daniel Powers, Charles Powers, Samuel Price, Gregory Prigozhin, Julian Ramirez, Winston Reid, Ronald Remillard, Eric Rogstad, Glenn Rosecrans, John Rowe, Jennifer Sager, Claude Sanders, Bruce Savadkin, Maxine Saylor, Alexander Schaeffer, Nancy Schweiss, Sean Semper, Peter Serlemitsos, Larry Shackelford, Yang Soong, Jonathan Struebel, Michael Vezie, Joel Villasenor, Luke Winternitz, George Wofford, Michael Wright, Mike Yang, Wayne Yu

Proc. SPIE. 9905, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray

KEYWORDS: Electronics, Aerospace engineering, Sensors, Calibration, X-rays, X-rays, Silicon, Microcontrollers, Analog electronics, X-ray detectors, Signal detection

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2016 Paper

Ground calibration of the Silicon Drift Detectors for NICER

Beverly LaMarr, Gregory Prigozhin, Ronald Remillard, Andrew Malonis, Keith Gendreau, Zaven Arzoumanian, Craig Markwardt, Wayne Baumgartner

Proc. SPIE. 9905, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Electronics, Cameras, Sensors, Calibration, X-rays, Interfaces, Aluminum, Electroluminescent displays, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2016 Paper

NICER instrument detector subsystem: description and performance

Gregory Prigozhin, Keith Gendreau, John Doty, Richard Foster, Ronald Remillard, Andrew Malonis, Beverly LaMarr, Michael Vezie, Mark Egan, Jesus Villasenor, Zaven Arzoumanian, Wayne Baumgartner, Frank Scholze, Christian Laubis, Michael Krumrey, Alan Huber

Proc. SPIE. 9905, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Sensors, Calibration, X-rays, Silver, Space telescopes, Frequency modulation, Fermium, Aluminum, X-ray detectors, X-ray detectors

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2016 Paper

Fast simulation of the NICER instrument

John Doty, Matthew Wampler-Doty, Gregory Prigozhin, Takashi Okajima, Zaven Arzoumanian, Keith Gendreau

Proc. SPIE. 9905, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray

KEYWORDS: Mathematical modeling, Electronics, Aerospace engineering, Sensors, X-rays, X-rays, Space telescopes, Optical simulations, Analog electronics, Signal detection, Device simulation

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SPIE Journal Paper | 13 January 2016

Shrink tape technique for heat-forming aluminum substrates for thin foil x-ray mirrors and the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer x-ray concentrators

Erin Balsamo, Keith Gendreau, Takashi Okajima, Yang Soong, Peter Serlemitsos, Lalit Jalota, Steven Kenyon, Nicholas Spartana, David Fickau, Richard Koenecke

JATIS Vol. 2 Issue 01

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Reflectors, Mirrors, Aluminum, Solar concentrators, X-ray telescopes, X-ray astronomy, Stars, X-ray optics, X-ray imaging

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2014 Paper

The neutron star interior composition explorer (NICER): mission definition

Z. Arzoumanian, K. Gendreau, C. Baker, T. Cazeau, P. Hestnes, J. Kellogg, S. Kenyon, R. Kozon, K.-C. Liu, S. Manthripragada, C. Markwardt, A. Mitchell, J. Mitchell, C. Monroe, T. Okajima, S. Pollard, D. Powers, B. Savadkin, L. Winternitz, P. T. Chen, M. Wright, R. Foster, G. Prigozhin, R. Remillard, J. Doty

Proc. SPIE. 9144, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray

KEYWORDS: Actuators, X-ray optics, Electronics, Sun, Stars, Sensors, X-rays, Space operations, X-ray detectors, Global Positioning System

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

Concept study x-ray testing for NICER's x-ray concentrators

Erin Balsamo, Keith Gendreau, Zaven Arzoumanian, Takashi Okajima, Lalit Jalota, Yang Soong, Peter Serlemitsos, Teruaki Enoto, Bhalvinder Gulati, Steven Kenyon, Devin Hahne, David Fickau, Nicholas Spartana, Steve Lentine, Ceili Burdhimo, Billy Barrios, Lisa Wu

Proc. SPIE. 8861, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy VI

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, X-ray optics, Solar concentrators, Stars, Sensors, Photons, X-rays, X-ray sources, Spatial resolution, X-ray detectors

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

Characterization of the silicon drift detector for NICER instrument

G. Prigozhin, K. Gendreau, R. Foster, G. Ricker, J. Villaseñor, J. Doty, S. Kenyon, Z. Arzoumanian, R. Redus, A. Huber

Proc. SPIE. 8453, High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy V

KEYWORDS: Light emitting diodes, Stars, Sensors, Photons, X-rays, X-ray sources, Silicon, Clouds, X-ray detectors, Signal detection

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

The x-ray advanced concepts testbed (XACT) sounding rocket payload

Keith Gendreau, Zaven Arzoumanian, Fumi Asami, Robert Baker, Erin Balsamo, Kevin Black, Carlos Duran-Aviles, Teruaki Enoto, Kyle Gregory, Devin Hahne, Asami Hayato, Joe Hill, Fred Huegel, Takanori Iwahashi, Wataru Iwakiri, Keith Jahoda, Lalit Jalota, Philip Kaaret, Kenta Kaneko, Steven Kenyon, Takao Kitaguchi, Richard Koenecke, Takayoshi Kohmura, Takashi Okajima, Larry Olsen, F. Scott Porter, Kurt Rush, Peter Serlemitsos, Yang Soong, Yoko Takeuchi, Toru Tamagawa, Shin'ya Yamada, Akifumi Yoshikawa

Proc. SPIE. 8443, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray

KEYWORDS: Rockets, X-ray optics, Solar concentrators, Modulation, Polarization, Calibration, Photons, X-rays, Polarimetry, X-ray technology

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

The ASTRO-H X-ray Observatory

Tadayuki Takahashi, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Richard Kelley, Henri Aarts, Felix Aharonian, Hiroki Akamatsu, Fumie Akimoto, Steve Allen, Naohisa Anabuki, Lorella Angelini, Keith Arnaud, Makoto Asai, Marc Audard, Hisamitsu Awaki, Philipp Azzarello, Chris Baluta, Aya Bamba, Nobutaka Bando, Mark Bautz, Roger Blandford, Kevin Boyce, Greg Brown, Ed Cackett, Mara Chernyakova, Paolo Coppi, Elisa Costantini, Jelle de Plaa, Jan-Willem den Herder, Michael DiPirro, Chris Done, Tadayasu Dotani, John Doty, Ken Ebisawa, Megan Eckart, Teruaki Enoto, Yuichiro Ezoe, Andrew Fabian, Carlo Ferrigno, Adam Foster, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Yasushi Fukazawa, Stefan Funk, Akihiro Furuzawa, Massimiliano Galeazzi, Luigi Gallo, Poshak Gandhi, Keith Gendreau, Kirk Gilmore, Daniel Haas, Yoshito Haba, Kenji Hamaguchi, Isamu Hatsukade, Takayuki Hayashi, Kiyoshi Hayashida, Junko Hiraga, Kazuyuki Hirose, Ann Hornschemeier, Akio Hoshino, John Hughes, Una Hwang, Ryo Iizuka, Yoshiyuki Inoue, Kazunori Ishibashi, Manabu Ishida, Kosei Ishimura, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Masayuki Ito, Naoko Iwata, Naoko Iyomoto, Jelle Kaastra, Timothy Kallman, Tuneyoshi Kamae, Jun Kataoka, Satoru Katsuda, Hajime Kawahara, Madoka Kawaharada, Nobuyuki Kawai, Shigeo Kawasaki, Dmitry Khangaluyan, Caroline Kilbourne, Masashi Kimura, Kenzo Kinugasa, Shunji Kitamoto, Tetsu Kitayama, Takayoshi Kohmura, Motohide Kokubun, Tatsuro Kosaka, Alex Koujelev, Katsuji Koyama, Hans Krimm, Aya Kubota, Hideyo Kunieda, Stephanie LaMassa, Philippe Laurent, Francois Lebrun, Maurice Leutenegger, Olivier Limousin, Michael Loewenstein, Knox Long, David Lumb, Grzegorz Madejski, Yoshitomo Maeda, Kazuo Makishima, Genevieve Marchand, Maxim Markevitch, Hironori Matsumoto, Kyoko Matsushita, Dan McCammon, Brian McNamara, Jon Miller, Eric Miller, Shin Mineshige, Kenji Minesugi, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Takuya Miyazawa, Tsunefumi Mizuno, Hideyuki Mori, Koji Mori, Koji Mukai, Toshio Murakami, Hiroshi Murakami, Richard Mushotzky, Hosei Nagano, Ryo Nagino, Takao Nakagawa, Hiroshi Nakajima, Takeshi Nakamori, Kazuhiro Nakazawa, Yoshiharu Namba, Chikara Natsukari, Yusuke Nishioka, Masayoshi Nobukawa, Masaharu Nomachi, Steve O'Dell, Hirokazu Odaka, Hiroyuki Ogawa, Mina Ogawa, Keiji Ogi, Takaya Ohashi, Masanori Ohno, Masayuki Ohta, Takashi Okajima, Atsushi Okamoto, Tsuyoshi Okazaki, Naomi Ota, Masanobu Ozaki, Fritzs Paerels, Stéphane Paltani, Arvind Parmar, Robert Petre, Martin Pohl, F. Scott Porter, Brian Ramsey, Rubens Reis, Christopher Reynolds, Helen Russell, Samar Safi-Harb, Shin-ichiro Sakai, Hiroaki Sameshima, Jeremy Sanders, Goro Sato, Rie Sato, Yohichi Sato, Kosuke Sato, Makoto Sawada, Peter Serlemitsos, Hiromi Seta, Yasuko Shibano, Maki Shida, Takanobu Shimada, Keisuke Shinozaki, Peter Shirron, Aurora Simionescu, Cynthia Simmons, Randall Smith, Gary Sneiderman, Yang Soong, Lukasz Stawarz, Yasuharu Sugawara, Hiroyuki Sugita, Satoshi Sugita, Andrew Szymkowiak, Hiroyasu Tajima, Hiromitsu Takahashi, Shin-ichiro Takeda, Yoh Takei, Toru Tamagawa, Takayuki Tamura, Keisuke Tamura, Takaaki Tanaka, Yasuo Tanaka, Makoto Tashiro, Yuzuru Tawara, Yukikatsu Terada, Yuichi Terashima, Francesco Tombesi, Hiroshi Tomida, Yohko Tsuboi, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Hiroshi Tsunemi, Takeshi Tsuru, Hiroyuki Uchida, Yasunobu Uchiyama, Hideki Uchiyama, Yoshihiro Ueda, Shiro Ueno, Shinichiro Uno, Meg Urry, Eugenio Ursino, Cor de Vries, Atsushi Wada, Shin Watanabe, Norbert Werner, Nicholas White, Takahiro Yamada, Shinya Yamada, Hiroya Yamaguchi, Noriko Yamasaki, Shigeo Yamauchi, Makoto Yamauchi, Yoichi Yatsu, Daisuke Yonetoku, Atsumasa Yoshida, Takayuki Yuasa

Proc. SPIE. 8443, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray

KEYWORDS: Iron, Sensors, Spectroscopy, X-rays, Physics, X-ray imaging, X-ray astronomy, X-ray telescopes, Hard x-rays, Galaxy groups and clusters

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

The Neutron star Interior Composition ExploreR (NICER): an Explorer mission of opportunity for soft x-ray timing spectroscopy

Keith Gendreau, Zaven Arzoumanian, Takashi Okajima

Proc. SPIE. 8443, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray

KEYWORDS: Contamination, Stars, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Photons, X-rays, Silicon, Astrophysics, X-ray detectors, Global Positioning System

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

Calibration sources for the soft x-ray spectrometer instrument on ASTRO-H

C. de Vries, P. Lowes, J. den Herder, H. Aarts, D. Haas, K. Mitsuda, N. Yamasaki, R. Kelley, C. Kilbourne, K. Gendreau

Proc. SPIE. 8443, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray

KEYWORDS: Astronomy, Data modeling, Sensors, Calibration, Spectroscopy, X-rays, Copper, Chromium, Detector arrays, Beryllium

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

Development of full shell foil x-ray mirrors

Erin Balsamo, Keith Gendreau, Zaven Arzoumanian, Lalit Jalota, Steven Kenyon, David Fickau, Nicholas Spartana, Devin Hahne, Richard Koenecke, Yang Soong, Peter Serlemitsos, Takashi Okajima, Robert Campion, Louis Detweiler

Proc. SPIE. 8450, Modern Technologies in Space- and Ground-based Telescopes and Instrumentation II

KEYWORDS: Gold, Mirrors, X-ray optics, Solar concentrators, Glasses, X-rays, Aluminum, Epoxies, X-ray imaging, Optics manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 31 July 2010 Paper

The ASTRO-H Mission

Tadayuki Takahashi, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Richard Kelley, Felix Aharonian, Fumie Akimoto, Steve Allen, Naohisa Anabuki, Lorella Angelini, Keith Arnaud, Hisamitsu Awaki, Aya Bamba, Nobutaka Bando, Mark Bautz, Roger Blandford, Kevin Boyce, Greg Brown, Mara Chernyakova, Paolo Coppi, Elisa Costantini, Jean Cottam, John Crow, Jelle de Plaa, Cor de Vries, Jan-Willem den Herder, Michael DiPirro, Chris Done, Tadayasu Dotani, Ken Ebisawa, Teruaki Enoto, Yuichiro Ezoe, Andrew Fabian, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Yasushi Fukazawa, Stefan Funk, Akihiro Furuzawa, Massimiliano Galeazzi, Poshak Gandhi, Keith Gendreau, Kirk Gilmore, Yoshito Haba, Kenji Hamaguchi, Isamu Hatsukade, Kiyoshi Hayashida, Junko Hiraga, Kazuyuki Hirose, Ann Hornschemeier, John Hughes, Una Hwang, Ryo Iizuka, Kazunori Ishibashi, Manabu Ishida, Kosei Ishimura, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Naoki Isobe, Masayuki Ito, Naoko Iwata, Jelle Kaastra, Tim Kallman, Tuneyoshi Kamae, Hideaki Katagiri, Jun Kataoka, Satoru Katsuda, Madoka Kawaharada, Nobuyuki Kawai, Shigeo Kawasaki, Dmitry Khangaluyan, Caroline Kilbourne, Kenzo Kinugasa, Shunji Kitamoto, Tetsu Kitayama, Takayoshi Kohmura, Motohide Kokubun, Tatsuro Kosaka, Taro Kotani, Katsuji Koyama, Aya Kubota, Hideyo Kunieda, Philippe Laurent, Francois Lebrun, Olivier Limousin, Michael Loewenstein, Knox Long, Grzegorz Madejski, Yoshitomo Maeda, Kazuo Makishima, Maxim Markevitch, Hironori Matsumoto, Kyoko Matsushita, Dan McCammon, Jon Miller, Shin Mineshige, Kenji Minesugi, Takuya Miyazawa, Tsunefumi Mizuno, Koji Mori, Hideyuki Mori, Koji Mukai, Hiroshi Murakami, Toshio Murakami, Richard Mushotzky, Yujin Nakagawa, Takao Nakagawa, Hiroshi Nakajima, Takeshi Nakamori, Kazuhiro Nakazawa, Yoshiharu Namba, Masaharu Nomachi, Stephen O'Dell, Hiroyuki Ogawa, Mina Ogawa, Keiji Ogi, Takaya Ohashi, Masanori Ohno, Masayuki Ohta, Takashi Okajima, Naomi Ota, Masanobu Ozaki, Frederik Paerels, Stéphane Paltani, Arvind Parmar, Robert Petre, Martin Pohl, S. Porter, Brian Ramsey, Christopher Reynolds, Shin-ichiro Sakai, Rita Sambruna, Goro Sato, Yoichi Sato, Peter Serlemitsos, Maki Shida, Takanobu Shimada, Keisuke Shinozaki, Peter Shirron, Randall Smith, Gary Sneiderman, Yang Soong, Lukasz Stawarz, Hiroyuki Sugita, Andrew Szymkowiak, Hiroyasu Tajima, Hiromitsu Takahashi, Yoh Takei, Tohru Tamagawa, Takayuki Tamura, Keisuke Tamura, Takaaki Tanaka, Yasayuki Tanaka, Yasuo Tanaka, Makoto Tashiro, Yuzuru Tawara, Yukikatsu Terada, Yuichi Terashima, Francesco Tombesi, Hiroshi Tomida, Miyako Tozuka, Yohko Tsuboi, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Hiroshi Tsunemi, Takeshi Tsuru, Hiroyuki Uchida, Yasunobu Uchiyama, Hideki Uchiyama, Yoshihiro Ueda, Shinichiro Uno, Meg Urry, Shin Watanabe, Nicholas White, Takahiro Yamada, Hiroya Yamaguchi, Kazutaka Yamaoka, Noriko Yamasaki, Makoto Yamauchi, Shigeo Yamauchi, Yoichi Yatsu, Daisuke Yonetoku, Atsumasa Yoshida

Proc. SPIE. 7732, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray

KEYWORDS: Iron, Imaging systems, Sensors, Spectroscopy, X-rays, Physics, Spatial resolution, X-ray imaging, X-ray telescopes, Hard x-rays

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

The x-ray microcalorimeter spectrometer onboard of IXO

J. W. den Herder, R. Kelley, K. Mitsuda, L. Piro, S. Bandler, P. Bastia, K. Boyce, M. Bruin, J. Chervenak, L. Colasanti, W. B. Doriese, M. DiPirro, M. Eckart, Y. Ezoe, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, L. Ferrari, R. Fujimoto, F. Gatti, K. Gendreau, L. Gottardi, R. den Hartog, G. Hilton, H. Hoevers, K. Irwin, Y. Ishisaki, A. Kashani, C. Kilbourne, P. de Korte, J. van der Kuur, C. Macculi, T. Mineo, J. H. Nieland, T. Ohashi, S. Paltani, E. Perinati, F. Porter, P. Shirron, S. Smith, Y. Takei, M. Tashiro, G. Torrioli, M. Tsujimoto, H. van Weers, N. Yamasaki

Proc. SPIE. 7732, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray

KEYWORDS: Cooling systems, Optical filters, Sensors, Spectroscopy, X-rays, Magnetism, Image resolution, Multiplexing, Spectral resolution, Magnetic sensors

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

The high-resolution x-ray microcalorimeter spectrometer system for the SXS on ASTRO-H

Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Richard Kelley, Kevin Boyce, Gregory Brown, Elisa Costantini, Michael DiPirro, Yuichiro Ezoe, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Keith Gendreau, Jan-Willem den Herder, Akio Hoshino, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Caroline Kilbourne, Shunji Kitamoto, Dan McCammon, Masahide Murakami, Hiroshi Murakami, Mina Ogawa, Takaya Ohashi, Atsushi Okamoto, Stéphane Paltani, Martin Pohl, F. Scott Porter, Yoichi Sato, Keisuke Shinozaki, Peter Shirron, Gary Sneiderman, Hiroyuki Sugita, Andrew Szymkowiak, Yoh Takei, Toru Tamagawa, Makoto Tashiro, Yukikatsu Terada, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Cor de Vries, Hiroya Yamaguchi, Noriko Yamasaki

Proc. SPIE. 7732, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Mirrors, Sensors, Calibration, Spectroscopy, X-rays, Analog electronics, X-ray astronomy, X-ray detectors, Galaxy groups and clusters

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

Filters and calibration sources for the soft x-ray spectrometer (SXS) instrument on ASTRO-H

C. de Vries, J. den Herder, E. Costantini, H. Aarts, P. Lowes, J. Kaastra, R. Kelley, K. Gendreau, Z. Arzoumanian, R. Koenecke, D. Haas, S. Paltani, K. Mitsuda, N. Yamasaki

Proc. SPIE. 7732, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, X-ray optics, Stars, Sensors, Calibration, Spectroscopy, Photons, X-rays, X-ray sources, X-ray detectors

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2009 Paper

The New Worlds Observer: the astrophysics strategic mission concept study

Webster Cash, Stephen Kendrick, Charley Noecker, John Bally, Julia DeMarines, James Green, Phillip Oakley, Ann Shipley, Scott Benson, Steve Oleson, David Content, Dave Folta, Sharon Garrison, Keith Gendreau, Kate Hartman, Joseph Howard, Tupper Hyde, Darryl Lakins, Jesse Leitner, Douglas Leviton, Rich Luquette, Bill Oegerley, Karen Richon, Aki Roberge, Steve Tompkins, June Tveekrem, Bruce Woodgate, Margaret Turnbull, Dean Dailey, Kent Decker, Reza Dehmohseni, Brian Gaugh, Tiffany Glassman, Mickey Haney, Reem Hejal, Charles Lillie, Amy Lo, David O'Conner, Gina Oleas, Ronald Polidan, Rocco Samuele, Stephen Shields, James Shirvanian, David SooHoo, Giovanna Tinetti, Bryan Dorland, Rachel Dudik, Ralph Gaume, Brian Mason

Proc. SPIE. 7436, UV/Optical/IR Space Telescopes: Innovative Technologies and Concepts IV

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Stars, Sensors, Exoplanets, Space telescopes, Planets, Space operations, Astrophysics, Planetary systems, Edge roughness

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

The milli-arc-second structure imager (MASSIM): a new concept for a high angular resolution x-ray telescope

G. Skinner, Z. Arzoumanian, W. Cash, N. Gehrels, K. Gendreau, P. Gorenstein, J. Krizmanic, M. Miller, J. Phillips, R. Reasenberg, C. Reynolds, R. Sambruna, R. Streitmatter, D. Windt

Proc. SPIE. 7011, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray

KEYWORDS: X-ray optics, Stars, Imaging systems, Sensors, X-rays, X-ray diffraction, Spatial resolution, Fresnel lenses, Space operations, X-ray astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

The future of high angular resolution x-ray astronomy

Paul Gorenstein, Webster Cash, Neil Gehrels, Keith Gendreau, John Krizmanic, M. Coleman Miller, Christopher Reynolds, Rita Sambruna, Gerald Skinner, Robert Streitmatter, David Windt

Proc. SPIE. 7011, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray

KEYWORDS: Chromatic aberrations, Diffraction, Telescopes, Sensors, X-rays, Space telescopes, Spatial resolution, Zone plates, Space operations, X-ray telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

MAXIM science and technology

Webster Cash, Keith Gendreau

Proc. SPIE. 5491, New Frontiers in Stellar Interferometry

KEYWORDS: Diffraction, Telescopes, Mirrors, Stars, Interferometers, Sensors, X-rays, Interferometry, Space telescopes, X-ray imaging

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2004 Paper

Metrology and pointing for astronomical interferometers

James Phillips, Kenneth Carpenter, Keith Gendreau, Margarita Karovska, Philip Kaaret, Robert Reasenberg

Proc. SPIE. 5491, New Frontiers in Stellar Interferometry

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Metrology, Stars, Imaging systems, Interferometers, Sensors, Space telescopes, Gyroscopes, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2004 Paper

Laboratory testbeds for broadband x-ray interferometry

Zaven Arzoumanian, Keith Gendreau, Webster Cash, Ann Shipley, Steven Queen

Proc. SPIE. 5488, UV and Gamma-Ray Space Telescope Systems

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-ray optics, Interferometers, Sensors, X-rays, Interferometry, Aluminum, Charge-coupled devices, X-ray imaging, Grazing incidence

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2004 Paper

System performance model and error budget for MAXIM

Jim Leitch, Michael Lieber, Dennis Gallagher, Keith Gendreau, Webster Cash, Ann Shipley

Proc. SPIE. 5488, UV and Gamma-Ray Space Telescope Systems

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Solar radiation models, Imaging systems, Sensors, Wavefronts, Control systems, Optical alignment, Space operations, Performance modeling, Systems modeling

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2004 Paper

MAXIM: the black hole imager

Keith Gendreau, Webster Cash, Paul Gorenstein, David Windt, Phil Kaaret, Chris Reynolds

Proc. SPIE. 5488, UV and Gamma-Ray Space Telescope Systems

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-ray optics, Imaging systems, Interferometers, Sensors, X-rays, Interferometry, Spatial resolution, Zone plates, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 29 January 2004 Paper

MAXIM Pathfinder: a practical configuration

Webster Cash, Keith Gendreau, Ann Shipley, Dennis Gallagher

Proc. SPIE. 5168, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-ray optics, Stars, Interferometers, Sensors, X-rays, Image resolution, Interferometry, X-ray imaging, X-ray astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 29 January 2004 Paper

MAXIM x-ray interferometry mission

Keith Gendreau, Webster Cash, Ann Shipley, Nicholas White

Proc. SPIE. 5168, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Stars, Interferometers, Sensors, X-rays, Space telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Space operations, Tolerancing

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2003 Paper

MAXIM Pathfinder x-ray interferometry mission

Keith Gendreau, Webster Cash, Ann Shipley, Nicholas White

Proc. SPIE. 4851, X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Telescopes and Instruments for Astronomy

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Stars, Interferometers, Sensors, X-rays, Space telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Spatial resolution, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2003 Paper

MAXIM interferometer tolerances and tradeoffs

Ann Shipley, Webster Cash, Keith Gendreau, Dennis Gallagher

Proc. SPIE. 4851, X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Telescopes and Instruments for Astronomy

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Optical design, Interferometers, Sensors, Error analysis, X-rays, Wavefronts, Space operations, Grazing incidence, Tolerancing

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Proceedings Article | 26 February 2003 Paper

Requirements and options for a stable inertial frame for a 100-micro-arcsecond imaging telescope

Keith Gendreau, Jesse Leitner, Landis Markley, Webster Cash, Ann Shipley

Proc. SPIE. 4852, Interferometry in Space

KEYWORDS: Target detection, Telescopes, Stars, Interferometers, Sensors, Photons, X-rays, Space telescopes, Gyroscopes, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2000 Paper

Laboratory astrophysics using a spare XRS microcalorimeter

Frederick Porter, Michael Audley, Peter Beiersdorfer, Kevin Boyce, Regis Brekosky, Gregory Brown, Keith Gendreau, John Gygax, Steven Kahn, Richard Kelley, Caroline Stahle, Andrew Szymkowiak

Proc. SPIE. 4140, X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XI

KEYWORDS: Electron beams, Iron, Sensors, Calibration, Spectroscopy, Crystals, X-rays, Ions, Plasmas, Ionization

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Proceedings Article | 22 October 1999 Paper

Detector assembly and the ultralow-temperature refrigerator for XRS

Frederick Porter, Michael Audley, Regis Brekosky, Rebecca Derro, Michael DiPirro, Keith Gendreau, John Gygax, Richard Kelley, Dan McCammon, Armando Morrell, Scott Murphy, Robert Paulos, Thai Pham, Caroline Stahle, Andrew Szymkowiak, James Tuttle