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most citedOverview of the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS)

77 citations · 176 across the 10 of their papers we have counts for

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11 papers

astro-ph.IM2026

NASA ASTRA White Paper : A Chandra Successor in the 2030s

C. S. Reynolds, E. Hodges-Kluck, E. A. Kara +19

Chandra established that soft X-ray spectral imaging with approximately 1 arcsec angular resolution is an essential tool for almost every area of astrophysics, from the early Unive…

astro-ph.IM2026

High-statistics simulations of NewAthena WFI background using Geant4

Matthew K. Heine, Catherine E. Grant, Marshall W. Bautz +14

The observation of hot gas structures is one science goal of the Wide Field Imager (WFI) on ESA's NewAthena X-ray observatory. Because the measurement of these faint diffuse source…

astro-ph.CO2026

The Cluster Evolutionary Reference Ensemble at Low- (CEREAL) Sample of Galaxy Clusters I: X-ray Morphological Properties and Demographics

Laurel White, Michael McDonald, Steven W. Allen +8

With rapid improvements in the assembly of large samples of galaxy clusters, we are approaching the ability to study clusters at . Evolutionary studies comparing these d…

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.IM2024

The Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer on the Chandra X-ray Observatory: twenty-five years of on-orbit operation

Catherine E. Grant, Marshall W. Bautz, Paul P. Plucinsky +1

As the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS) on the Chandra X-ray Observatory completes a quarter century of on orbit operations, it continues to perform well and produce specta…

astro-ph.IM2023★ 77 cited

Overview of the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS)

Christopher S. Reynolds, Erin A. Kara, Richard F. Mushotzky +40

The Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) is a Probe-class concept that will build on the legacy of the Chandra X-ray Observatory by providing low-background, arcsecond-resolutio…

astro-ph.CO2019

Unveiling the Galaxy Cluster - Cosmic Web Connection with X-ray observations in the Next Decade

Stephen A. Walker, Daisuke Nagai, A. Simionescu +35

In recent years, the outskirts of galaxy clusters have emerged as one of the new frontiers and unique laboratories for studying the growth of large scale structure in the universe.…

astro-ph.HE2017★ 43 cited

Temperature Structure in the Perseus Cluster Core Observed with Hitomi

Hitomi Collaboration, Felix Aharonian, Hiroki Akamatsu +192

The present paper investigates the temperature structure of the X-ray emitting plasma in the core of the Perseus cluster using the 1.8--20.0 keV data obtained with the Soft X-ray S…

astro-ph.HE2014★ 23 cited

ASTRO-H White Paper - Clusters of Galaxies and Related Science

T. Kitayama, M. Bautz, M. Markevitch +22

The next generation X-ray observatory ASTRO-H will open up a new dimension in the study of galaxy clusters by achieving for the first time the spectral resolution required to measu…

astro-ph.IM2012★ 3 cited

Using ACIS on the Chandra X-ray Observatory as a particle radiation monitor II

C. E. Grant, P. G. Ford, M. W. Bautz +1

The Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer is an instrument on the Chandra X-ray Observatory. CCDs are vulnerable to radiation damage, particularly by soft protons in the radiation belt…

astro-ph2001★ 30 cited

Chandra Detects a Rapid Flare in the Gravitationally Lensed Mini-BALQSO RX J0911.4+0551

G. Chartas, X. Dai, S. C. Gallagher +4

The mini Broad Absorption Line (BAL) quasar RX J0911.4+0551 was observed with the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS) of the Chandra X-ray Observatory for ~ 29 ks as part of a…