The Athena X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU)
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DOI: 10.1007/s10909-018-1904-5
Abstract: The X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) of the Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics (Athena) large-scale mission of ESA will provide spatially resolved high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy from 0.2 to 12 keV, with 5$$^{\prime \prime }$$″ pixels over a… read more here.
Keywords: ray integral; field; field unit; unit ifu ... See more keywords
Status of the Cryogenic Anti-Coincidence Detector (CryoAC) for the Athena X-Ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU)
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DOI: 10.1109/tasc.2024.3518459
Abstract: The Cryogenic Anti-Coincidence detector (CryoAC) is a critical component of the Athena X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU), in order to fully exploit the instrument performance in the pursuit of high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy with Transition Edge… read more here.
Keywords: integral field; cryoac; ray integral; detector ... See more keywords
System performance of a cryogenic test-bed for the time-division multiplexing readout for the NewAthena X-ray Integral Field Unit
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DOI: 10.1117/1.jatis.10.4.046002
Abstract: Abstract. The X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) is an instrument of European Space Agency’s future NewAthena space observatory, with the goal to provide high-energy resolution ( read more here.
Keywords: readout; integral field; test; ray integral ... See more keywords