Tag: X-IFU

A chapter wrote by M. Barbera, U. Lo Cicero and L. Sciortino (INAF-OAPA) on the filters for X-ray telescopes is included in the: “Handbook of X-ray and gamma ray astrophysics”

Ricerca

X-ray astronomy explores the high-energy Universe. X-rays are, in fact, high energy photons emitted by very hot gas (with temperature of some milion degrees) or by processes involving relativistic particles. Some astronomical sources of X-rays radiation are: accreting black holes, such as the supermassive black holes at the center of active galaxies, stellar coronae, supernova remnants, and clusters of galaxies.

» Read more
, , , , , , , ,

Testing X-IFU performances. Published on SPIE: “Testing the X-IFU calibration requirements: an example for quantum efficiency and energy resolution” of E. Cucchetti (IRAP, CNRS, Universite’ de Toulouse)

Ricerca

of Mario Giuseppe Guarcello    ( follow mguarce)   In the past ten years the X-ray Universe has been explored mainly by two telescopes: the NASA satellite Chandra and the ESA satellite XMM-Newton. These two telescopes are still operating efficiently. However, the scientific community has already started planning the next generation of instruments for X-ray astronomy. In Europe, the future in

» Read more
, ,