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G. Juchnikowski

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JEM–X inflight performance

2003

We summarize the inflight performance of JEM-X, the X-ray monitor on the INTEGRAL mission during the initial ten months of operations. The JEM-X instruments have now been tuned to stable operational conditions. The performance is found to be close to the pre-launch expectations. The ground calibrations and the inflight calibration data permit to determine the instruments characteristics to fully support the scientific data analysis. Reglero Velasco, Victor, Victor.Reglero@uv.es ; Martinez Nuñez, Silvia, Silvia.Martinez@uv.es

PhysicsInstrumentation: detectors; X-rays: general;010308 nuclear & particles physicsDetectors ; X–rays ; JEM-XDetectorsAstronomy and AstrophysicsUNESCO::ASTRONOMÍA Y ASTROFÍSICA:ASTRONOMÍA Y ASTROFÍSICA::Cosmología y cosmogonia [UNESCO]01 natural sciencesSpace and Planetary ScienceJEM-X0103 physical sciencesCalibrationUNESCO::ASTRONOMÍA Y ASTROFÍSICA::Cosmología y cosmogonia010303 astronomy & astrophysics:ASTRONOMÍA Y ASTROFÍSICA [UNESCO]X–raysRemote sensingAstronomy & Astrophysics
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JEM-X: three years in space

2006

We report on the technical and scientific performance of JEM-X, the X-ray monitor on ESA's INTEGRAL mission. INTEGRAL has now been in orbit for more than three years, and the mission is foreseen to be extended until the end of 2010. Overall, JEM-X performs very well, and can be expected to continue to do so for the duration of the mission. We discuss in some detail the operational experiences and the problems encountered with the microstrip detectors caused by the space environment and give one example of the interesting scientific results obtained. The analysis software is still being improved on, and we discuss briefly the significance of these improvements.

PhysicsSoftwareOpticsbusiness.industrySystems engineeringOrbit (dynamics)Analysis softwareDuration (project management)Orbital mechanicsSpace (commercial competition)businessSilicon microstrip detectorsSpace environmentSPIE Proceedings
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