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F. Cuttaia

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Thermal Filters for the ATHENA X-IFU: Ongoing Activities Toward the Conceptual Design

2016

ATHENA is the L2 mission selected by ESA to pursue the science theme “Hot and Energetic Universe.” One of the two focal plane instruments is the X-ray Integral Field Unit, an array of TES microcalorimeters operated at T $$<$$ 100 mK. To allow the X-ray photons focused by the telescope to reach the detector, windows have to be opened on the cryostat thermal shields. X-ray transparent filters need to be mounted on these open windows to attenuate the IR radiation from warm surfaces, to attenuate RF electromagnetic interferences on TES sensors and SQUID electronics, and to protect the detector from contamination. This paper reviews the ongoing activities driving the design of the X-IFU thermal …

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ATHENA X-IFU thermal filters development status toward the end of the instrument phase-A

2018

Copyright 2018 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited. The X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) is one of the two instruments of the Athena astrophysics space mission approved by ESA in the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 Science Programme. The X-IFU consists of a large array of transition edge sensor micro-calorimeters that will operate at 100 mK inside a sophisticated cryostat. A set of thin filters, highly transparent to X-rays, will be m…

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Radio frequency shielding of thin aluminized plastic filters investigated for the ATHENA X-IFU detector

2018

Copyright 2018 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited. The X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) is one of the two detectors of the ATHENA astrophysics space mission approved by ESA in the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 Science Programme. The X-IFU consists of a large array of transition edge sensors (TES) micro-calorimeters covering a field of view of 5' diameter, sensitive in the energy range 0.2-12 keV, and providing a spectral resolution…

CryostatMaterials sciencePhysics::Instrumentation and DetectorsX-ray detectorRF attenuationField of viewCondensed Matter Physic02 engineering and technologyreverberation chamber7. Clean energyElectromagnetic interferenceSettore FIS/05 - Astronomia E AstrofisicaOpticsX-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU)thermal thin-film filter0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineeringbusiness.industryElectronic Optical and Magnetic Material020502 materialsDetectorAstrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysicsx-ray detectorComputer Science Applications1707 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition020206 networking & telecommunicationsresonance modeApplied MathematicATHENA X-ray observatoryEMI shielding0205 materials engineeringElectromagnetic shieldingRadio frequencyAntenna (radio)businessSpace Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
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