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Observing soft X-ray line emission from the interstellar medium with X-ray calorimeter on a sounding rocketFor an X-ray calorimeter working at 0.1 K, the energy resolution ideally can be as good as one eV for a practical detector. A detector with a resolution of 17 eV FWHM at 6 keV has been constructed. It is expected that this can be improved by a factor of two or more. With X-ray calorimeters flown on a sounding rocket, it should be possible to observe soft X-ray line emission from the interstellar medium over the energy range 0.07 to 1 keV. Here, a preliminary design for an X-ray calorimeter rocket experiment and the spectrum which might be observed from an equilibrium plasma are presented. For later X-ray calorimeter sounding rocket experiments, it is planned to add an aluminum foil mirror with collecting area of about 400 sq cm to observe line features from bright supernova remnants.
Document ID
19910071707
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Zhang, J.
(Wisconsin Univ. Madison, WI, United States)
Edwards, B.
(Wisconsin Univ. Madison, WI, United States)
Juda, M.
(Wisconsin Univ. Madison, WI, United States)
Mccammon, D.
(Wisconsin Univ. Madison, WI, United States)
Skinner, M.
(Wisconsin, University Madison, United States)
Kelley, R.
(Wisconsin Univ. Madison, WI, United States)
Moseley, H.
(Wisconsin Univ. Madison, WI, United States)
Schoelkopf, R.
(Wisconsin Univ. Madison, WI, United States)
Szymkowiak, A.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
91A56330
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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