The Astro-H high resolution soft X-ray spectrometer

Richard L. Kelley; Hiroki Akamatsu; Phillipp Azzarell; Tom Bialas; Kevin R. Boyce; Gregory V. Brown; Edgar Canavan; Meng P. Chiao; Elisa Costantini; Michael J. DiPirro; Megan E. Eckart; Yuichiro Ezoe; Ryuichi Fujimoto; Daniel Haas; Jan Willem Den Herder; Akio Hoshino; Kumi Ishikawa; Yoshitaka Ishisaki; Naoko Iyomoto; Caroline A. Kilbourne; Mark Kimball; Shunji Kitamoto; Saori Konami; Shu Koyama; Maurice A. Leutenegger; Dan McCammon; Joseph Miko; Kazuhisa Mitsuda; Ikuyuki Mitsuishi; Harvey Moseley; Hiroshi Murakami; Masahide Murakami; Hirofumi Noda; Mina Ogawa; Takaya Ohashi; Atsushi Okamoto; Naomi Ota; Stéphane Paltani; F. Scott Porter; Kazuhiro Sakai; Kosuke Sato; Yohichi Sato; Makoto Sawada; Hiromi Seta; Keisuke Shinozaki; Peter J. Shirron; Gary A. Sneiderman; Hiroyuki Sugita; Andrew E. Szymkowiak; Yoh Takei; Toru Tamagawa; Makoto Tashiro; Yukikatsu Terada; Masahiro Tsujimoto; Cor P. De Vries; Shinya Yamada; Noriko Y. Yamasaki; Yoichi Yatsu

doi:10.1117/12.2232509

The Astro-H high resolution soft X-ray spectrometer

Richard L. Kelley, Hiroki Akamatsu, Phillipp Azzarell, Tom Bialas, Kevin R. Boyce, Gregory V. Brown, Edgar Canavan, Meng P. Chiao, Elisa Costantini, Michael J. DiPirro, Megan E. Eckart, Yuichiro Ezoe, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Daniel Haas, Jan Willem Den Herder, Akio Hoshino, Kumi Ishikawa, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Naoko Iyomoto, Caroline A. KilbourneMark Kimball, Shunji Kitamoto, Saori Konami, Shu Koyama, Maurice A. Leutenegger, Dan McCammon, Joseph Miko, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Harvey Moseley, Hiroshi Murakami, Masahide Murakami, Hirofumi Noda, Mina Ogawa, Takaya Ohashi, Atsushi Okamoto, Naomi Ota, Stéphane Paltani, F. Scott Porter, Kazuhiro Sakai, Kosuke Sato, Yohichi Sato, Makoto Sawada, Hiromi Seta, Keisuke Shinozaki, Peter J. Shirron, Gary A. Sneiderman, Hiroyuki Sugita, Andrew E. Szymkowiak, Yoh Takei, Toru Tamagawa, Makoto Tashiro, Yukikatsu Terada, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Cor P. De Vries, Shinya Yamada, Noriko Y. Yamasaki, Yoichi Yatsu

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We present the overall design and performance of the Astro-H (Hitomi) Soft X-Ray Spectrometer (SXS). The instrument uses a 36-pixel array of x-ray microcalorimeters at the focus of a grazing-incidence x-ray mirror Soft X-Ray Telescope (SXT) for high-resolution spectroscopy of celestial x-ray sources. The instrument was designed to achieve an energy resolution better than 7 eV over the 0.3-12 keV energy range and operate for more than 3 years in orbit. The actual energy resolution of the instrument is 4-5 eV as demonstrated during extensive ground testing prior to launch and in orbit. The measured mass flow rate of the liquid helium cryogen and initial fill level at launch predict a lifetime of more than 4 years assuming steady mechanical cooler performance. Cryogen-free operation was successfully demonstrated prior to launch. The successful operation of the SXS in orbit, including the first observations of the velocity structure of the Perseus cluster of galaxies, demonstrates the viability and power of this technology as a tool for astrophysics.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016
Subtitle of host publication	Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Editors	Marshall Bautz, Tadayuki Takahashi, Jan-Willem A. den Herder
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510601895
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232509
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: Jun 26 2016 → Jul 1 2016

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9905
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Other	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Edinburgh
Period	6/26/16 → 7/1/16

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Kelley, R. L., Akamatsu, H., Azzarell, P., Bialas, T., Boyce, K. R., Brown, G. V., Canavan, E., Chiao, M. P., Costantini, E., DiPirro, M. J., Eckart, M. E., Ezoe, Y., Fujimoto, R., Haas, D., Den Herder, J. W., Hoshino, A., Ishikawa, K., Ishisaki, Y., Iyomoto, N., ... Yatsu, Y. (2016). The Astro-H high resolution soft X-ray spectrometer. In M. Bautz, T. Takahashi, & J-W. A. den Herder (Eds.), Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray [99050V] (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9905). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232509

The Astro-H high resolution soft X-ray spectrometer. / Kelley, Richard L.; Akamatsu, Hiroki; Azzarell, Phillipp et al.
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. ed. / Marshall Bautz; Tadayuki Takahashi; Jan-Willem A. den Herder. SPIE, 2016. 99050V (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9905).

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Kelley, RL, Akamatsu, H, Azzarell, P, Bialas, T, Boyce, KR, Brown, GV, Canavan, E, Chiao, MP, Costantini, E, DiPirro, MJ, Eckart, ME, Ezoe, Y, Fujimoto, R, Haas, D, Den Herder, JW, Hoshino, A, Ishikawa, K, Ishisaki, Y, Iyomoto, N, Kilbourne, CA, Kimball, M, Kitamoto, S, Konami, S, Koyama, S, Leutenegger, MA, McCammon, D, Miko, J, Mitsuda, K, Mitsuishi, I, Moseley, H, Murakami, H, Murakami, M, Noda, H, Ogawa, M, Ohashi, T, Okamoto, A, Ota, N, Paltani, S, Porter, FS, Sakai, K, Sato, K, Sato, Y, Sawada, M, Seta, H, Shinozaki, K, Shirron, PJ, Sneiderman, GA, Sugita, H, Szymkowiak, AE, Takei, Y, Tamagawa, T, Tashiro, M, Terada, Y, Tsujimoto, M, De Vries, CP, Yamada, S, Yamasaki, NY & Yatsu, Y 2016, The Astro-H high resolution soft X-ray spectrometer. in M Bautz, T Takahashi & J-WA den Herder (eds), Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray., 99050V, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 9905, SPIE, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 6/26/16. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232509

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