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20172021
most citedReview of the particle background of the Athena X-IFU instrument

22 citations · 95 across the 8 of their papers we have counts for

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11 papers

astro-ph.IM20216 cited

TiAu TES 3232 pixel array: uniformity, thermal crosstalk and performance at different X-ray energies

E. Taralli, M. D'Andrea, L. Gottardi +10

Large format arrays of transition edge sensor (TES) are crucial for the next generation of X-ray space observatories. Such arrays are required to achieve an energy resolution of $\…

astro-ph.IM202114 cited

Performance and uniformity of a kilo-pixel array of Ti/Au transition-edge sensor microcalorimeters

E. Taralli, M. D'Andrea, L. Gottardi +7

Uniform large transition-edge sensor (TES) arrays are fundamental for the next generation of X-ray space observatories. These arrays are required to achieve an energy resolution $Δ…

astro-ph.IM20218 cited

Frequency Shift Algorithm: Application to a Frequency-Domain Multiplexing Readout of X-ray Transition-Edge Sensor Microcalorimeters

D. Vaccaro, H. Akamatsu, J. van der Kuur +17

In the frequency-domain multiplexing (FDM) scheme, transition-edge sensors (TES) are individually coupled to superconducting LC filters and AC biased at MHz frequencies through a c…

astro-ph.IM202122 cited

Review of the particle background of the Athena X-IFU instrument

Simone Lotti, Matteo D'Andrea, Silvano Molendi +6

X-ray observations are limited by the background, due to intrinsic faintness or diffuse nature of the sources. The future Athena X-ray observatory has among its goals the character…

astro-ph.IM201916 cited

The Demonstration Model of the ATHENA X-IFU Cryogenic AntiCoincidence Detector

Matteo D'Andrea, Claudio Macculi, Guido Torrioli +11

The Cryogenic AntiCoincidence Detector (CryoAC) of ATHENA X-IFU is designed to reduce the particle background of the instrument and to enable the mission science goals. It is a 4 p…

astro-ph.IM20192 cited

Opening the low-background and high-spectral-resolution domain with the ATHENA large X-ray observatory: Development of the Cryogenic AntiCoincidence Detector for the X-ray Integral Field Unit

Matteo D'Andrea

ATHENA is a large-class ESA mission selected for launch in 2031. It is designed to address the science theme "The Hot and Energetic Universe", performing X-ray observations (0.2-12…