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Lynx x-ray microcalorimeter
Lynx is an x-ray telescope, one of four large satellite mission concepts currently being studied by NASA to be a flagship mission. One of Lynx’s three instruments is an imaging spectrometer called the Lynx x-ray microcalorimeter (LXM), an x-ray microcalorimeter behind an x-ray optic with an angular...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7802767/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33442556 http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.5.2.021017 |
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author | Bandler, Simon R. Chervenak, James A. Datesman, Aaron M. Devasia, Archana M. DiPirro, Michael Sakai, Kazuhiro Smith, Stephen J. Stevenson, Thomas R. Yoon, Wonsik Bennett, Douglas Mates, Benjamin Swetz, Daniel Ullom, Joel N. Irwin, Kent D. Eckart, Megan E. Figueroa-Feliciano, Enectali McCammon, Dan Ryu, Kevin Olson, Jeffrey Zeiger, Ben |
author_facet | Bandler, Simon R. Chervenak, James A. Datesman, Aaron M. Devasia, Archana M. DiPirro, Michael Sakai, Kazuhiro Smith, Stephen J. Stevenson, Thomas R. Yoon, Wonsik Bennett, Douglas Mates, Benjamin Swetz, Daniel Ullom, Joel N. Irwin, Kent D. Eckart, Megan E. Figueroa-Feliciano, Enectali McCammon, Dan Ryu, Kevin Olson, Jeffrey Zeiger, Ben |
author_sort | Bandler, Simon R. |
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description | Lynx is an x-ray telescope, one of four large satellite mission concepts currently being studied by NASA to be a flagship mission. One of Lynx’s three instruments is an imaging spectrometer called the Lynx x-ray microcalorimeter (LXM), an x-ray microcalorimeter behind an x-ray optic with an angular resolution of 0.5 arc sec and ∼2 m(2) of area at 1 keV. The LXM will provide unparalleled diagnostics of distant extended structures and, in particular, will allow the detailed study of the role of cosmic feedback in the evolution of the Universe. We discuss the baseline design of LXM and some parallel approaches for some of the key technologies. The baseline sensor technology uses transition-edge sensors, but we also consider an alternative approach using metallic magnetic calorimeters. We discuss the requirements for the instrument, the pixel layout, and the baseline readout design, which uses microwave superconducting quantum interference devices and high-electron mobility transistor amplifiers and the cryogenic cooling requirements and strategy for meeting these requirements. For each of these technologies, we discuss the current technology readiness level and our strategy for advancing them to be ready for flight. We also describe the current system design, including the block diagram, and our estimate for the mass, power, and data rate of the instrument. |
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spelling | pubmed-78027672021-01-12 Lynx x-ray microcalorimeter Bandler, Simon R. Chervenak, James A. Datesman, Aaron M. Devasia, Archana M. DiPirro, Michael Sakai, Kazuhiro Smith, Stephen J. Stevenson, Thomas R. Yoon, Wonsik Bennett, Douglas Mates, Benjamin Swetz, Daniel Ullom, Joel N. Irwin, Kent D. Eckart, Megan E. Figueroa-Feliciano, Enectali McCammon, Dan Ryu, Kevin Olson, Jeffrey Zeiger, Ben J Astron Telesc Instrum Syst Article Lynx is an x-ray telescope, one of four large satellite mission concepts currently being studied by NASA to be a flagship mission. One of Lynx’s three instruments is an imaging spectrometer called the Lynx x-ray microcalorimeter (LXM), an x-ray microcalorimeter behind an x-ray optic with an angular resolution of 0.5 arc sec and ∼2 m(2) of area at 1 keV. The LXM will provide unparalleled diagnostics of distant extended structures and, in particular, will allow the detailed study of the role of cosmic feedback in the evolution of the Universe. We discuss the baseline design of LXM and some parallel approaches for some of the key technologies. The baseline sensor technology uses transition-edge sensors, but we also consider an alternative approach using metallic magnetic calorimeters. We discuss the requirements for the instrument, the pixel layout, and the baseline readout design, which uses microwave superconducting quantum interference devices and high-electron mobility transistor amplifiers and the cryogenic cooling requirements and strategy for meeting these requirements. For each of these technologies, we discuss the current technology readiness level and our strategy for advancing them to be ready for flight. We also describe the current system design, including the block diagram, and our estimate for the mass, power, and data rate of the instrument. 2019-05-31 2019-04 /pmc/articles/PMC7802767/ /pubmed/33442556 http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.5.2.021017 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Published by SPIE under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License. |
spellingShingle | Article Bandler, Simon R. Chervenak, James A. Datesman, Aaron M. Devasia, Archana M. DiPirro, Michael Sakai, Kazuhiro Smith, Stephen J. Stevenson, Thomas R. Yoon, Wonsik Bennett, Douglas Mates, Benjamin Swetz, Daniel Ullom, Joel N. Irwin, Kent D. Eckart, Megan E. Figueroa-Feliciano, Enectali McCammon, Dan Ryu, Kevin Olson, Jeffrey Zeiger, Ben Lynx x-ray microcalorimeter |
title | Lynx x-ray microcalorimeter |
title_full | Lynx x-ray microcalorimeter |
title_fullStr | Lynx x-ray microcalorimeter |
title_full_unstemmed | Lynx x-ray microcalorimeter |
title_short | Lynx x-ray microcalorimeter |
title_sort | lynx x-ray microcalorimeter |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7802767/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33442556 http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.5.2.021017 |
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