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Soft proton experiments supporting the development of astronomical X-ray instrumentation
S. J. Diebold, B. Heß, F. Pfeifle +11
Orbital soft protons can severely degrade the performance of astronomical X-ray observatories. On the one hand, they may cause permanent radiation damage to X-ray detectors; on the…
Using SRG/eROSITA to estimate soft proton fluxes at the ATHENA detectors
E. Perinati, M. Freyberg, M. C. H. Yeung +5
Context: Environmental soft protons have affected the performance of the X-ray detectors on board Chandra and XMM-Newton, and they pose a threat for future high energy astrophysics…
XMM2ATHENA, the H2020 project to improve XMM-Newton analysis software and prepare for Athena
Natalie A. Webb, Francisco J. Carrera, Axel Schwope +31
XMM-Newton, a European Space Agency observatory, has been observing the X-ray, ultra-violet and optical sky for 23 years. During this time, astronomy has evolved from mainly studyi…
Establishing the X-ray Source Detection Strategy for eROSITA with Simulations
Teng Liu, Andrea Merloni, Johan Comparat +25
The eROSITA X-ray telescope on board the Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma (SRG) satellite has started to detect new X-ray sources over the full sky at an unprecedented rate. Understanding t…
Soft Proton Scattering Efficiency Measurements on X-Ray Mirror Shells
S. Diebold, C. Tenzer, E. Perinati +4
In-orbit experience has shown that soft protons are funneled more efficiently through focusing Wolter-type optics of X-ray observatories than simulations predicted. These protons c…
Accelerator experiments with soft protons and hyper-velocity dust particles: application to ongoing projects of future X-ray missions
E. Perinati, S. Diebold, E. Kendziorra +31
We report on our activities, currently in progress, aimed at performing accelerator experiments with soft protons and hyper-velocity dust particles. They include tests of different…