Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray 2024
DOI: 10.1117/12.3019198
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Development of the microcalorimeter detector for the Athena/X-ray Integral Field Unit

Stephen J. Smith,
Joseph S. Adams,
Simon R. Bandler
et al.

Abstract: The X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) will be a microcalorimeter instrument on ESA's Athena X-ray observatory, set to launch around 2037. Athena recently underwent a reformulation exercise resulting in a simplified X-IFU architecture, with a new baseline configuration featuring fewer pixels and readout channels. Newly developed transition edge sensor pixels that are slower and have reduced magnetic field sensitivity have helped enable the new instrument design whilst maintaining flagship quality science. In th… Show more

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