PREPRINT
B4596F2E-9FF0-4343-ABC4-A0DE14A694B3
ATHENA X-IFU Demonstration Model: First joint operation of the main TES
Array and its Cryogenic AntiCoincidence Detector (CryoAC)
M. D'Andrea, K. Ravensberg, A. Argan, D. Brienza, S. Lotti, C. Macculi, G. Minervini, L. Piro, G. Torrioli, F. Chiarello, L. Ferrari Barusso, M. Biasotti, G. Gallucci, F. Gatti, M. Rigano, H. Akamatsu, J. Dercksen, L. Gottardi, F. de Groote, R. den Hartog, J. -W. den Herder, R. Hoogeveen, B. Jackson, A. McCalden, S. Rosman, E. Taralli, D. Vaccaro, M. de Wit, J. Chervenak, S. Smith, N. Wakeham
Abstract
The X-IFU is the cryogenic spectrometer onboard the future ATHENA X-ray
observatory. It is based on a large array of TES microcalorimeters, which works
in combination with a Cryogenic AntiCoincidence detector (CryoAC). This is
necessary to reduce the particle background level thus enabling part of the
mission science goals. Here we present the first joint test of X-IFU TES array
and CryoAC Demonstration Models, performed in a FDM setup. We show that it is
possible to operate properly both detectors, and we provide a preliminary
demonstration of the anti-coincidence capability of the system achieved by the
simultaneous detection of cosmic muons.Preprint
Comment: Accepted for publication in the Journal of Low Temperature Physics
for LTD-19 special issue
Subjects: Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics; Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2206.15150