2 papers
astro-ph.HE2026
CubeSats Reach the Millisecond X-Ray Domain: Crab Pulsar Timing with SpIRIT/HERMES
Wladimiro Leone, R. Mearns, T. Di Salvo +70
The High Energy Rapid Modular Ensemble of Satellites (HERMES) instrument is a compact X/-ray spectrometer operating on board the 6U (11 kg) SpIRIT CubeSat. The payload is parti…
astro-ph.IM2025
Thermal infrared characterization of spatially unresolved resident space objects: Prospects from analytical two-component modeling
Stephen Catsamas, Sarah Caddy, Michele Trenti +5
In this work we investigate the potential of a thermal infrared (IR) space telescope to remotely characterize the component temperatures of a satellite. With the rapid increase in…