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Publications (3)
astro-ph.IM2013
The Hot and Energetic Universe: The X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) for Athena+
D. Barret, J. W. den Herder, L. Piro +55
The Athena+ mission concept is designed to implement the Hot and Energetic Universe science theme submitted to the European Space Agency in response to the call for White Papers fo…
astro-ph.IM2011
ORIGIN: Metal Creation and Evolution from the Cosmic Dawn
J. W. den Herder, L. Piro, T. Ohashi +156
ORIGIN is a proposal for the M3 mission call of ESA aimed at the study of metal creation from the epoch of cosmic dawn. Using high-spectral resolution in the soft X-ray band, ORIGI…
astro-ph.IM2012
Estimate of the impact of background particles on the X-Ray Microcalorimeter Spectrometer on IXO
S. Lotti, E. Perinati, L. Natalucci +4
We present the results of a study on the impact of particles of galactic (GCR) and solar origin for the X-ray Microcalorimeter Spectrometer (XMS) aboard an astronomical satellite f…