Science with micro-X: The TES microcalorimeter X-ray imagine rocket

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6266 I, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Figueroa Feliciano, E ^a,b   Bandler, S R ^c,d   Bautz, M ^b   Boyce, K ^c   Brown, G ^e   Deiker, S ^f   Doriese, W B ^g   Flanagan, K ^b   Galeazzi, M ^h   Hilton, G C ^g   Hwang, U ^c   Irwin, K D ^g   Kallman, T ^c   Kelley, R L ^c   Kilbourne, C A ^c   Kissel, S ^b   Levine, A ^b   Loewenstein, M ^c,d   Martinez Galarce, D ^f   McCammon, D ⁱ   Mushotzky, R ^c   Petre, R ^c   Porter, F S ^c   Reistema, C D ^g   Saab, T ^j   Serlemitsos, P ^c   Schulz, N ^b   Smith, R ^c   Ullom, J N ^g   more..

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d Bldg 142   (United States)

^e LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^h Department of Biology   (United States)

ⁱ University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^j University of Florida ^*  (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Clusters of Galaxies; Microcalorimeters; Sounding Rockets; Supernova Remnants; X ray binaries; X rays

Indexed keywords

CLUSTERS OF GALAXIES; MICROCALORIMETERS; SUPERNOVA REMNANTS; X-RAY BINARIES;

GALAXIES; SENSORS; SOUNDING ROCKETS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TURBULENCE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CALORIMETERS;

EID: 33749025271     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.672680     Document Type: Conference Paper

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