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Background Simulations of the Wide Field Imager of the ATHENA X-Ray Observatory
Dieter H. H. HoffmannA. StefanescuSteffen HaufS. NeffLothar StrüderMaria Grazia PiaMarkus KusterPhilipp M. Langsubject
Physics::Instrumentation and DetectorsAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaCosmic background radiationSpace ShuttleFOS: Physical sciencesField of viewCosmic rayAstrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysicslaw.inventionTelescopeOpticsObservatorylawNuclear electronicsAstrophysics::Solar and Stellar AstrophysicsFocal lengthImage resolutionInstrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)PhysicsHigh Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)business.industryDetectorAstrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for AstrophysicsCardinal pointElectromagnetic shieldingAstrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for AstrophysicsAstrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomenabusinessdescription
The ATHENA X-ray Observatory-IXO is a planned multinational orbiting X-ray observatory with a focal length of 11.5m. ATHENA aims to perform pointed observations in an energy range from 0.1 keV to 15 keV with high sensitivity. For high spatial and timing resolution imaging and spectroscopic observations the 640x640 pixel^2 large DePFET-technology based Wide field Imager (WFI) focal plane detector, providing a field of view of 18 arcsec will be the main detector. Based on the actual mechanics, thermal and shielding design we present estimates for the WFI cosmic ray induced background obtained by the use of Monte-Carlo simulations and possible background reduction measures.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-11-24 |