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Science with Micro-X [electronic resource] : the TES Microcalorimeter X-ray Imaging Rocket

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 2006.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
Micro-X is a proposed sounding rocket experiment that will combine a transition-edge-sensor X-ray-microcalorimeter array with a conical imaging mirror to obtain high-spectral-resolution images of extended and point X-ray sources. We describe the payload and the science targeted by this mission including the discussion of three possible Micro-X targets: the Puppis A supernova remnant, the Virgo Cluster, and Circinus X-1. For example, a Micro-X observation of the bright eastern knot of Puppis A will obtain a line-dominated spectrum with 90,000 counts collected in 300 seconds at 2 eV resolution across the 0.3-2.5 keV band. Micro-X will utilize plasma diagnostics to determine the thermodynamic and ionization state of the plasma, to search for line shifts and broadening associated with dynamical processes, and seek evidence of ejecta enhancement. For clusters of galaxies, Micro-X can uniquely study turbulence and the temperature distribution function. For binaries, Micro-X's high resolution spectra will separate the different processes contributing to the Fe K lines at 6 keV and give a clear view of the geometry of the gas flows and circumstellar gas.
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E 1.99:ucrl-proc-221634
ucrl-proc-221634
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Published through SciTech Connect.
05/16/2006.
"ucrl-proc-221634"
Presented at: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, Orlando, FL, United States, May 24 - May 31, 2006.
Brown, G V; Smith, R; Porter, F S; Kelley, R L; Levine, A; Ullom, J N; Irwin, K D; Schulz, N; Bandler, S R; Loewenstein, M; Flanagan, K; Bautz, M; McCammon, D; Petre, R; Galeazzi, M; Deiker, S; Hilton, G C; Boyce, K R; Kallman, T; Kissel, S; Hwang, U; Saab, T; Kilbourne, C A; Figueroa-Feliciano, E; Doriese, W B; Martinez-Galarce, D; Mushotzky, R; Reistema, C D; Serlemitsos, P.
Funding Information
W-7405-ENG-48
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