3 papers
astro-ph.IM2025
Characterization of Random Telegraph Noise in an H2RG X-ray Hybrid CMOS Detector
William A. Bevidas, Joseph M. Colosimo, Abraham D. Falcone +13
Hybrid CMOS detectors (HCDs) have several excellent features as high-performance X-ray detectors, including rapid readout, deep-depletion silicon for high quantum efficiency, radia…
astro-ph.IM2025
Using the XMM-Newton small window mode to investigate systematic uncertainties in the particle background of X-ray charge-coupled device detectors
Gerrit Schellenberger, Ralph Kraft, Paul Nulsen +17
The level and uncertainty of the particle induced background in CCD detectors plays a crucial role for future X-ray instruments, such as the Wide Field Imager (WFI) onboard Athena.…
astro-ph.HE2024
Expected Gamma-Ray Burst Detection Rates and Redshift Distributions for the BlackCAT CubeSat Mission
Joseph M. Colosimo, Derek B. Fox, Abraham D. Falcone +17
We report the results of an extensive set of simulations exploring the sensitivity of the BlackCAT CubeSat to long-duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). BlackCAT is a NASA APRA-funded…