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T. Brand

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The Athena X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU)

2016

Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Computer science[ PHYS.ASTR ] Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]AstronomyObservatoriesField of viewAthena; Instrumentation; Space telescopes; X-ray Integral Field Unit; X-ray spectroscopy; Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials; Condensed Matter Physics; Computer Science Applications1707 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition; Applied Mathematics; Electrical and Electronic Engineering7. Clean energy01 natural scienceslaw.inventionSettore FIS/05 - Astronomia E AstrofisicalawObservatoryAthena Instrumentation Space telescopes X-ray spectroscopy X-ray Integral Field UnitAthena010303 astronomy & astrophysicsInstrumentation[ PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET ] Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det]SpectroscopyHigh Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)Equipment and servicesApplied MathematicsX-rayComputer Science Applications1707 Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionCondensed Matter PhysicsProceedings of SPIE - the International Society for Optical EngineeringX-ray spectroscopyAstrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for AstrophysicsAstrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaHigh energy astrophysicsAstrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic AstrophysicsCosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO)Spectral resolutionFOS: Physical sciencesMinute of arcSpace telescopesTelescope0103 physical sciencesX-raysElectronicOptical and Magnetic Materials[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det]Spectral resolutionElectrical and Electronic Engineering010306 general physicsSpectroscopyInstrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)Remote sensingPixelAstrophysics - Astrophysics of GalaxiesAstrophysics of Galaxies (astro-ph.GA)X-ray Integral Field Unit[PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]Telescopes
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Development of the wide field imager for Athena

2015

The WFI (Wide Field Imager) instrument is planned to be one of two complementary focal plane cameras on ESA's next X-ray observatory Athena. It combines unprecedented survey power through its large field of view of 40 arcmin x 40 arcmin together with excellent count-rate capability (>= 1 Crab). The energy resolution of the silicon sensor is state-of-the-art in the energy band of interest from 0.2 keV to 15 keV, e.g. the full width at half maximum of a line at 6 keV will be <= 150 eV until the end of the nominal mission phase. This performance is accomplished by using DEPFET active pixel sensors with a pixel size of 130 μm x 130 μm well suited to the on-axis angular resolution of 5 arcsec of…

PhysicsX-ray detectorCMOS sensorHot and Energetic UniversePixelbusiness.industryElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialApplied MathematicsX-ray detectorComputer Science Applications1707 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognitionfocal plane cameraCondensed Matter PhysicX-ray astronomyFull width at half maximumCardinal pointOpticsActive pixel sensorObservatoryWFIAngular resolutionAthenaElectrical and Electronic EngineeringbusinessImage resolutionDEPFET
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