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K. Heinzinger

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The Wide Field Imager of the International X-ray Observatory

2010

The International X-ray Observatory (IXO) will be a joint X-ray observatory mission by ESA, NASA and JAXA. It will have a large effective area (3 m 2 at 1.25 keV) grazing incidence mirror system with good angular resolution (5 arcsec at 0.1–10 keV) and will feature a comprehensive suite of scientific instruments: an X-ray Microcalorimeter Spectrometer, a High Time Resolution Spectrometer, an X-ray Polarimeter, an X-ray Grating Spectrometer, a Hard X-ray Imager and a Wide-Field Imager. The Wide Field Imager (WFI) has a field-of-view of 18 ft � 18 ft. It will be sensitive between 0.1 and 15 keV, offer the full angular resolution of the mirrors and good energy resolution. The WFI will be imple…

X ray astronomyNuclear and High Energy PhysicsInternational X-ray ObservatorySettore ING-INF/01 - Elettronicalaw.inventionImagingOpticsObservatorylawAngular resolutionInstrumentationSpectroscopyPhysicsActive Pixel SensorsezeleSpectrometerbusiness.industryAmplifierTransistorDetectorPolarimeterIXOOptoelectronicsbusinessDEPFETIXO; X ray astronomy; DEPFET; Active Pixel Sensor; Imaging; Spectroscopy
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DEPFET based Instrumentation for the MIXS focal plane on BepiColombo

2009

BepiColombo, ESA's fifth cornerstone mission, is a planetary exploration mission to Mercury. On board of BepiColombo's Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO), the MIXS instrument will perform a complete X-ray fluorescence analysis of Mercury's crust with unprecedented spectral and spatial resolution. This is achieved by using a lightweight X-ray mirror system and by using of DEPFET based Macropixel devices as X-ray detectors. DEPFET based Macropixel detectors combine the advantages of the DEPFETs, like flexible readout modes, Fano-limited energy resolution and low power consumption, with the properties of the drift detectors, like arbitrary scalable pixel size and geometry. In addition, the excell…

PhysicsCMOS sensorPhysics::Instrumentation and Detectorsbusiness.industryAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaDetectorX-ray detectorOrbital mechanicsSettore ING-INF/01 - ElettronicaSynchrotronlaw.inventionOrbiterOpticsCardinal pointlawPhysics::Space PhysicsAstrophysics::Earth and Planetary AstrophysicsbusinessImage resolution
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The DEPFET based Focal Plane Detectors for MIXS on BepiColombo

2010

X-ray detectors based on arrays of DEPFET macropixels, which consist of a silicon drift detector combined with a detector/amplifier structure DEPFET as readout node, provide a convenient and flexible way to adapt the pixel size of a focal plane detector to the resolving power of any given X-ray optical system. Macropixels combine the traditional benefits of an SDD, like scalability, arbitrary geometry and excellent QE even in the low energy range, with the advantages of DEPFET structures: Charge storage capability, near Fano-limited energy resolution, low power consumption and high speed readout. Being part of the scientific payload of ESA's BepiColombo mission, the MIXS instrument will be …

PhysicsCMOS sensorMacropixelActive Pixel SensorSilicon drift detectorPhysics::Instrumentation and Detectorsbusiness.industryAmplifierBepiColomboDetectorX-ray detectorHigh voltagePlanetary XRFSettore ING-INF/01 - ElettronicaParticle detectorImagingOpticsCardinal pointIXOMIXSX-RaybusinessIXO; X-Ray; Planetary XRF; DEPFET; Macropixel; Active Pixel Sensor; Imaging; Spectroscopy; MIXS; BepiColomboDEPFETSpectroscopy
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