2 papers
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…
physics.ins-det2024
Tracking radiation damage of Euclid VIS detectors after 1 year in space
Jesper Skottfelt, Matt Wander, Mark Cropper +13
Due to the space radiation environment at L2, ESA's Euclid mission will be subject to a large amount of highly energetic particles over its lifetime. These particles can cause dama…