Planning in-flight calibration for XRISM

Miller, Eric D.; Sawada, Makoto; Guainazzi, M.; Simionescu, A.; Markevitch, M.; Gu, Liyi; Eckart, Megan E.; Kilbourne, Caroline A.; Leutenegger, Maurice A.; Porter, F. S.; Tsujimoto, Masahiro; Vries, C. de; Okajima, Takashi; Hayashi, Takayuki; Boissay-Malaquin, Rozenn; Tamura, Kouichi; Matsumoto, Hironori; Mori, Koji; Nakajima, Hiroshi; Tanaka, Takaaki; Terada, Y.; Loewenstein, Michael; Yaqoob, T.; Audard, M.; Behar, E.; Brenneman, Laura; Corrales, Lía; Cumbee, Renata; Enoto, Teruaki; Hodges-Kluck, Edmund; Maeda, Yoshitomo; Plucinsky, Paul P.; Pottschmidt, K.; Tashiro, M.; Kelley, R. L.; Petre, Robert; Williams, Brian J.; Yamaguchi, Hiroya

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“…The LEM calibration plan (covering throughput, imaging, spectroscopy, and timing) benefits considerably from the extensive ground and inflight calibration plans developed for other microcalorimeter missions: Astro-H, the x-ray imaging and spectroscopy mission (XRISM) and Athena. [35][36][37][38][39] Calibration of the LMS will use similar calibration sources that have been used for XRISM. Fluorescent target sources will be used for energy scale and line spread function calibration.…”

Section: Lms Calibrationmentioning

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Development of the microcalorimeter and anticoincidence detector for the Line Emission Mapper x-ray probe

Smith,

Adams,

Bandler

et al. 2023

J. Astron. Telesc. Instrum. Syst.

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.The Line Emission Mapper (LEM) is an x-ray probe mission concept that is designed to provide unprecedented insight into the physics of galaxy formation, including stellar and black-hole feedback and flows of baryonic matter into and out of galaxies. LEM incorporates a light-weight x-ray optic with a large-format microcalorimeter array. The LEM detector utilizes a 14k pixel array of transition-edge sensors (TESs) that will provide <2.5 eV spectral resolution over the energy range 0.2 to 2 keV, along with a field-of-view of 30 arcmin. The microcalorimeter array and readout builds upon the technology developed for the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Athena/x-ray Integral Field Unit. Here, we present a detailed overview of the baseline microcalorimeter design, its performance characteristics, including a detailed energy resolution budget and the expected count-rate capability. In addition, we outline the current status and plan for continued technology maturation. Behind the LEM array sits a high-efficiency TES-based anticoincidence (antico) detector that will reject cosmic-ray background events. We will briefly describe the design of the antico and plan for continued development.

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Development of the microcalorimeter and anticoincidence detector for the Line Emission Mapper x-ray probe

Smith,

Adams,

Bandler

et al. 2023

J. Astron. Telesc. Instrum. Syst.

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“…We also performed a local vignetting curve scan, aiming to measure the optical axes of each of the small areas described above. All these measurements, together with in-flight calibration measurements, 24 will be used in particular to update calibration files and software algorithms. 25 We present in Sec.…”

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Ground calibration of the x-ray mirror assembly for the x-ray imaging and spectroscopy mission (XRISM) I-measurement setup and effective area

Boissay-Malaquin

Hayashi

Tamura

et al. 2022

Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray

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We present a summary of the ground calibration of the X-ray Mirror Assemblies (XMAs) for the XRISM satellite, that has been performed at the X-ray beamline at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. We used a scan method with a narrow X-ray pencil beam to calibrate both Resolve and Xtend XMAs, at eight different energies. In this paper, we give an overview of the measurement setup, and show the resulting on-axis and off-axis effective area response. Results of imaging performance, stray light, and performance variation across the aperture will be presented in separate publications.

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“…In addition to the SOT, MOT, and SMO described in Sec. 3, the XRISM Team consists of the ITs, namely, the Resolve and Xtend Teams, and the In-flight Calibration Planning Team (IFCP), 22 which provides the detailed plans for in-orbit calibration observations before launch. Interactions between these subgroups after the PFT phase (Sec.…”

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Detailed design of the science operations for the XRISM mission

Terada

Holland

Loewenstein

et al. 2021

J. Astron. Telesc. Instrum. Syst.

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X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) is an x-ray astronomical mission led by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), with collaboration from the European Space Agency (ESA) and other international participants, that is planned for launch in 2022 (Japanese fiscal year), to quickly restore high-resolution x-ray spectroscopy of astrophysical objects using the microcalorimeter array after the loss of Hitomi satellite. In order to enhance the scientific outputs of the mission, the Science Operations Team (SOT) is structured independently from the Instrument Teams (ITs) and the Mission Operations Team. The responsibilities of the SOT are divided into four categories: (1) guest observer program and data distributions, (2) distribution of analysis software and the calibration database, (3) guest observer support activities, and (4) performance

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Planning in-flight calibration for XRISM

Cited by 7 publications

References 26 publications

Development of the microcalorimeter and anticoincidence detector for the Line Emission Mapper x-ray probe

Development of the microcalorimeter and anticoincidence detector for the Line Emission Mapper x-ray probe

Ground calibration of the x-ray mirror assembly for the x-ray imaging and spectroscopy mission (XRISM) I-measurement setup and effective area

Detailed design of the science operations for the XRISM mission

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