MICRO-X: A New Era of High Resolution X-Ray Spectroscopy
Professor Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano
Mon Jan 30, 02:30-03:00pm, Marlar: 37-252
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Micro-X is an X-ray spectroscopic sounding rocket telescope which will fly a next-generation detector system using superconducting transition-edge sensors (one of the world's most sensitive thermometers) to measure the energy of incoming X-rays from diffuse X-ray emitting objects at resolutions 30-60 times better than the current state-of-the art CCDs. Micro-X's first flight in 2011 will observe the Puppis A supernova remnant, obtaining an exquisite spectrum which will allow detailed analysis of the physical state of the plasma. By measuring the spectra from this line-rich source, Micro-X will measure the temperature, velocity, turbulence, and composition of Puppis A with unprecedented detail.
Web: http://space.mit.edu/home/nss/iap2012/iap_activities_2012.html
Contact: Norbert S. Schulz, NE80-6075, (617) 258-5767, nss@space.mit.edu
Sponsor: Kavli Institute for Astrophysics & Space Research
Latest update: 29-Dec-2011
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