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Calibration of the ComPair Balloon Instrument

ComPair, the prototype of the All-sky Medium Energy Gamma-ray Observatory (AMEGO) mission concept, is a combined Compton imager and pair production telescope. It consists of four subsystems: a double-sided silicon strip detector (DSSD)…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-21 Nicholas Kirschner , Zachary Metzler , Lucas D. Smith , Carolyn Kierans , Regina Caputo , Nicholas Cannady , Makoto Sasaki , Daniel Shy , Priyarshini Ghosh , Sean Griffin , J. Eric Grove , Elizabeth Hays , Iker Liceaga-Indart , Emily Kong , Julie McEnery , John Mitchell , A. A. Moiseev , Lucas Parker , Jeremy S. Perkins , Bernard Phlips , Adam J. Schoenwald , Clio Sleator , Jacob Smith , Janeth Valverde , Sambid Wasti , Richard Woolf , Eric Wulf , Anna Zajczyk

First operation of LArTPC in the stratosphere as an engineering GRAMS balloon flight (eGRAMS)

GRAMS (Gamma-Ray and AntiMatter Survey) is a next-generation balloon/satellite experiment utilizing a LArTPC (Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber), to simultaneously target astrophysical observations of cosmic MeV gamma-rays and conduct an…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-12-24 R. Nakajima , S. Arai , K. Aoyama , Y. Utsumi , T. Tamba , H. Odaka , M. Tanaka , K. Yorita , S. Arai , T. Aramaki , J. Asaadi , A. Bamba , N. Cannady , P. Coppi , G. De Nolfo , M. Errando , L. Fabris , T. Fujiwara , Y. Fukazawa , P. Ghosh , K. Hagino , T. Hakamata , U. Hijikata , N. Hiroshima , M. Ichihashi , Y. Ichinohe , Y. Inoue , K. Ishikawa , K. Ishiwata , T. Iwata , G. Karagiorgi , T. Kato , H. Kawamura , J. Krizmanic , J. Leyva , A. Malige , J. G. Mitchell , J. W. Mitchell , R. Mukherjee , K. Nakazawa , K. Okuma , K. Perez , N. Poudyal , I. Safa , M. Sasaki , W. Seligman , K. Shirahama , T. Shiraishi , S. Smith , Y. Suda , A. Suraj , H. Takahashi , S. Takashima , S. Tandon , R. Tatsumi , J. Tomsick , N. Tsuji , Y. Uchida , S. Watanabe , Y. Yano , K. Yawata , H. Yoneda , M. Yoshimoto , J. Zeng

The ASIM Mission on the International Space Station

The Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM) is an instrument suite on the International Space Station (ISS) for measurements of lightning, Transient Luminous Events (TLEs) and Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs). Developed in the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-01 Torsten Neubert , Nikolai Østgaard , Victor Reglero , Elisabeth Blanc , Olivier Chanrion , Carol Anne Oxborrow , Astrid Orr , Matteo Tacconi , Ole Hartnack , Dan D. V. Bhanderi

The Solar eruptioN Integral Field Spectrograph

The Solar eruptioN Integral Field Spectrograph (SNIFS) is a solar-gazing spectrograph scheduled to fly in the summer of 2025 on a NASA sounding rocket. Its goal is to view the solar chromosphere and transition region at a high cadence (1s)…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-07-15 Vicki L. Herde , Phillip C. Chamberlin , Don Schmit , Adrian Daw , Ryan O. Milligan , Vanessa Polito , Souvik Bose , Spencer Boyajian , Paris Buedel , Will Edgar , Alex Gebben , Qian Gong , Ross Jacobsen , Nicholas Nell , Bennet Schwab , Alan Sims , David Summers , Zachary Turner , Trace Valade , Joseph Wallace

Sensor characterization for the ULTRASAT space telescope

The Ultraviolet Transient Astronomical Satellite is a scientific space mission carrying an astronomical telescope. The mission is led by the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and the Israel Space Agency, while the camera in the focal…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-02 Benjamin Bastian-Querner , Nirmal Kaipachery , Daniel Küsters , Julian Schliwinski , Shay Alfassi , Arooj Asif , Merlin F. Barschke , Sagi Ben-Ami , David Berge , Adi Birman , Rolf Bühler , Nicola De Simone , Amos Fenigstein , Avishay Gal-Yam , Gianluca Giavitto , Juan M. Haces Crespo , Dmitri Ivanov , Omer Katz , Marek Kowalski , Shrinivasrao R. Kulkarni , Ofer Lapid , Tuvia Liran , Ehud Netzer , Eran O. Ofek , Sebastian Philipp , Heike Prokoph , Shirly Regev , Yossi Shvartzvald , Mikhail Vasilev , Dmitry Veinger , Jason J. Watson , Eli Waxman , Steven Worm , Francesco Zappon

Detailed Design of the Science Operations for the XRISM mission

XRISM is an X-ray astronomical mission by the JAXA, NASA, ESA and other international participants, that is planned for launch in 2022 (Japanese fiscal year), to quickly restore high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of astrophysical objects.…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-07-05 Yukikatsu Terada , Matt Holland , Michael Loewenstein , Makoto Tashiro , Hiromitsu Takahashi , Masayoshi Nobukawa , Tsunefumi Mizuno , Takayuki Tamura , Shin'ichiro Uno , Shin Watanabe , Chris Baluta , Laura Burns , Ken Ebisawa , Satoshi Eguchi , Yasushi Fukazawa , Katsuhiro Hayashi , Ryo Iizuka , Satoru Katsuda , Takao Kitaguchi , Aya Kubota , Eric Miller , Koji Mukai , Shinya Nakashima , Kazuhiro Nakazawa , Hirokazu Odaka , Masanori Ohno , Naomi Ota , Rie Sato , Makoto Sawada , Yasuharu Sugawara , Megumi Shidatsu , Tsubasa Tamba , Atsushi Tanimoto , Yuichi Terashima , Yohko Tsuboi , Yuusuke Uchida , Hideki Uchiyama , Shigeo Yamauchi , Tahir Yaqoob

The X-Gamma Imaging Spectrometer (XGIS) onboard THESEUS

A compact and modular X and gamma-ray imaging spectrometer (XGIS) has been designed as one of the instruments foreseen on-board the THESEUS mission proposed in response to the ESA M5 call. The experiment envisages the use of CsI…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-07 R. Campana , F. Fuschino , C. Labanti , L. Amati , S. Mereghetti , M. Fiorini , F. Frontera , G. Baldazzi , P. Bellutti , G. Borghi , I. Elmi , Y. Evangelista , M. Feroci , F. Ficorella , M. Orlandini , A. Picciotto , M. Marisaldi , A. Rachevski , M. Uslenghi , A. Vacchi , G. Zampa , N. Zampa , N. Zorzi

The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission

The Swift mission, scheduled for launch in early 2004, is a multiwavelength observatory for gamma-ray burst (GRB) astronomy. It is the first-of-its-kind autonomous rapid-slewing satellite for transient astronomy and pioneers the way for…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-03-19 N. Gehrels , G Chincarini , P. Giommi , K. O. Mason , J. A. Nousek , A. A. Wells , N. E. White , S. D. Barthelmy , D. N. Burrows , L. R. Cominsky , K. C. Hurley , F. E. Marshall , P. Meszaros , P. W. A. Roming , Swift Science Team

Euclid: Early Release Observations -- Programme overview and pipeline for compact- and diffuse-emission photometry

The Euclid ERO showcase Euclid's capabilities in advance of its main mission, targeting 17 astronomical objects, from galaxy clusters, nearby galaxies, globular clusters, to star-forming regions. A total of 24 hours observing time was…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-30 J. -C. Cuillandre , E. Bertin , M. Bolzonella , H. Bouy , S. Gwyn , S. Isani , M. Kluge , O. Lai , A. Lançon , D. A. Lang , R. Laureijs , T. Saifollahi , M. Schirmer , C. Stone , Abdurro'uf , N. Aghanim , B. Altieri , F. Annibali , H. Atek , P. Awad , M. Baes , E. Bañados , D. Barrado , S. Belladitta , V. Belokurov , A. Boselli , F. Bournaud , J. Bovy , R. A. A. Bowler , G. Buenadicha , F. Buitrago , M. Cantiello , D. Carollo , S. Codis , M. L. M. Collins , G. Congedo , E. Dalessandro , V. de Lapparent , F. De Paolis , J. M. Diego , P. Dimauro , J. Dinis , H. Dole , P. -A. Duc , D. Erkal , M. Ezziati , A. M. N. Ferguson , A. Ferré-Mateu , A. Franco , R. Gavazzi , K. George , W. Gillard , J. B. Golden-Marx , B. Goldman , A. H. Gonzalez , R. Habas , W. G. Hartley , N. A. Hatch , R. Kohley , J. Hoar , J. M. Howell , L. K. Hunt , P. Jablonka , M. Jauzac , Y. Kang , J. H. Knapen , J. -P. Kneib , R. Kohley , P. B. Kuzma , S. S. Larsen , O. Marchal , J. Martín-Fleitas , P. Marcos-Arenal , F. R. Marleau , E. L. Martín , D. Massari , A. W. McConnachie , M. Meneghetti , M. Miluzio , J. Miro Carretero , H. Miyatake , M. Mondelin , M. Montes , A. Mora , O. Müller , C. Nally , K. Noeske , A. A. Nucita , P. A. Oesch , M. Oguri , R. F. Peletier , M. Poulain , L. Quilley , G. D. Racca , M. Rejkuba , J. Rhodes , P. -F. Rocci , J. Román , S. Sacquegna , E. Saremi , R. Scaramella , E. Schinnerer , S. Serjeant , E. Sola , J. G. Sorce , F. Tarsitano , I. Tereno , S. Toft , C. Tortora , M. Urbano , A. Venhola , K. Voggel , J. R. Weaver , X. Xu , M. Žerjal , R. Zöller , S. Andreon , N. Auricchio , M. Baldi , A. Balestra , S. Bardelli , A. Basset , R. Bender , C. Bodendorf , E. Branchini , S. Brau-Nogue , M. Brescia , J. Brinchmann , S. Camera , V. Capobianco , C. Carbone , J. Carretero , S. Casas , F. J. Castander , M. Castellano , S. Cavuoti , A. Cimatti , C. J. Conselice , L. Conversi , Y. Copin , F. Courbin , H. M. Courtois , M. Cropper , J. -G. Cuby , A. Da Silva , H. Degaudenzi , A. M. Di Giorgio , M. Douspis , C. A. J. Duncan , X. Dupac , S. Dusini , M. Fabricius , M. Farina , S. Farrens , S. Ferriol , S. Fotopoulou , M. Frailis , E. Franceschi , S. Galeotta , B. Garilli , B. Gillis , C. Giocoli , P. Gómez-Alvarez , A. Grazian , F. Grupp , L. Guzzo , S. V. H. Haugan , J. Hoar , H. Hoekstra , W. Holmes , I. Hook , F. Hormuth , A. Hornstrup , P. Hudelot , K. Jahnke , M. Jhabvala , E. Keihänen , S. Kermiche , A. Kiessling , M. Kilbinger , T. Kitching , B. Kubik , K. Kuijken , M. Kümmel , M. Kunz , H. Kurki-Suonio , O. Lahav , S. Ligori , P. B. Lilje , V. Lindholm , I. Lloro , D. Maino , E. Maiorano , O. Mansutti , O. Marggraf , K. Markovic , N. Martinet , F. Marulli , R. Massey , S. Maurogordato , H. J. McCracken , E. Medinaceli , Y. Mellier , G. Meylan , J. J. Mohr , M. Moresco , L. Moscardini , E. Munari , R. Nakajima , R. C. Nichol , S. -M. Niemi , C. Padilla , S. Paltani , F. Pasian , J. A. Peacock , K. Pedersen , W. J. Percival , V. Pettorino , S. Pires , G. Polenta , M. Poncet , L. A. Popa , L. Pozzetti , F. Raison , R. Rebolo , A. Refregier , A. Renzi , G. Riccio , Hans-Walter Rix , E. Romelli , M. Roncarelli , E. Rossetti , R. Saglia , D. Sapone , P. Schneider , T. Schrabback , A. Secroun , G. Seidel , S. Serrano , C. Sirignano , G. Sirri , J. Skottfelt , L. Stanco , P. Tallada-Crespí , A. N. Taylor , H. I. Teplitz , R. Toledo-Moreo , A. Tsyganov , I. Tutusaus , E. A. Valentijn , L. Valenziano , T. Vassallo , G. Verdoes Kleijn , Y. Wang , J. Weller , O. R. Williams , G. Zamorani , E. Zucca , C. Baccigalupi , C. Burigana , P. Casenove , P. Liebing , V. Scottez , P. Simon , D. Scott

CLEAR: Survey Overview, Data Analysis and Products

We present an overview of the CANDELS Lyman-a Emission At Reionization (CLEAR) survey. CLEAR is a 130 orbit program of the Hubble Space Telescope using the Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) IR G102 grism. CLEAR targets 12 pointings divided between…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-05-17 Raymond C. Simons , Casey Papovich , Ivelina G. Momcheva , Gabriel Brammer , Vicente Estrada-Carpenter , Steven L. Finkelstein , Catherine M. Gosmeyer , Jasleen Matharu , Jonathan R. Trump , Bren E. Backhaus , Yingjie Cheng , Nikko J. Cleri , Henry C. Ferguson , Kristian Finlator , Mauro Giavalisco , Zhiyuan Ji , Intae Jung , Jennifer M. Lotz , Rosalia O'Brien , Rosalind E. Skelton , Vithal Tilvi , Benjamin Weiner

Scientific performance of on-board analyses for the SVOM X-ray telescope MXT

The Microchannel X-ray Telescope on board the Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) satellite detects and localizes the X-ray afterglow of gamma-ray bursts. One year after the launch, this paper presents the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-06 F. Robinet , C. Van Hove , M. Moita , S. Crepaldi , C. Feldman , A. Fort , O. Frandon , D. Götz , P. Maggi , K. Mercier , A. Sauvageon

Design of the Front End Electronics for the Infrared Camera of JEM-EUSO, and manufacturing and verification of the prototype model

The Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Extreme Universe Space Observatory (EUSO) will be launched and attached to the Japanese module of the International Space Station (ISS). Its aim is to observe UV photon tracks produced by ultra-high…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-01-27 Oscar Maroto , Laura Díez-Merino , Jordi Carbonell , Albert Tomàs , Marcos Reyes , Enrique Joven , Yolanda Martín , J. A. Morales de los Ríos , Luis Del Peral , M. D. Rodríguez Frías

The PLATO End-to-End CCD Simulator -- Modelling space-based ultra-high precision CCD photometry for the assessment study of the PLATO Mission

The PLATO satellite mission project is a next generation ESA Cosmic Vision satellite project dedicated to the detection of exo-planets and to asteroseismology of their host-stars using ultra-high precision photometry. The main goal of the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2010-04-07 W. Zima , T. Arentoft , J. De Ridder , S. Salmon , C. Catala , H. Kjeldsen , C. Aerts

Extragalactic Science with the Experiment for Cryogenic Large-aperture Intensity Mapping

The EXperiment for Cryogenic Large-Aperture Intensity Mapping (EXCLAIM) is a balloon-borne cryogenic telescope that will survey the spectrum of diffuse emission from both the Milky Way and the cosmic web to probe star formation, the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-04-05 Anthony R. Pullen , Patrick C. Breysse , Trevor Oxholm , Eric R. Switzer , Christopher J. Anderson , Emily Barrentine , Alberto D. Bolatto , Giuseppe Cataldo , Thomas Essinger-Hileman , Abhishek Maniyar , Thomas Stevenson , Rachel S. Somerville , Carrie Volpert , Edward Wollack , Shengqi Yang , L. Y. Aaron Yung , Zilu Zhou

GRIPS - Gamma-Ray Imaging, Polarimetry and Spectroscopy

We propose to perform a continuously scanning all-sky survey from 200 keV to 80 MeV achieving a sensitivity which is better by a factor of 40 or more compared to the previous missions in this energy range. The Gamma-Ray Imaging, Polarimetry…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-28 J. Greiner , K. Mannheim , F. Aharonian , M. Ajello , L. G. Balasz , G. Barbiellini , R. Bellazzini , S. Bishop , G. S. Bisnovatij-Kogan , S. Boggs , A. Bykov , G. DiCocco , R. Diehl , D. Elsässer , S. Foley , C. Fransson , N. Gehrels , L. Hanlon , D. Hartmann , W. Hermsen , W. Hillebrandt , R. Hudec , A. Iyudin , J. Jose , M. Kadler , G. Kanbach , W. Klamra , J. Kiener , S. Klose , I. Kreykenbohm , L. M. Kuiper , N. Kylafis , C. Labanti , K. Langanke , N. Langer , S. Larsson , B. Leibundgut , U. Laux , F. Longo , K. Maeda , R. Marcinkowski , M. Marisaldi , B. McBreen , S. McBreen , A. Meszaros , K. Nomoto , M. Pearce , A. Peer , E. Pian , N. Prantzos , G. Raffelt , O. Reimer , W. Rhode , F. Ryde , C. Schmidt , J. Silk , B. M. Shustov , A. Strong , N. Tanvir , F. -K. Thielemann , O. Tibolla , D. Tierney , J. Trümper , D. A. Varshalovich , J. Wilms , G. Wrochna , A. Zdziarski , A. Zoglauer

Optimisation of the SVOM satellite strategy for the rapid follow-up of gravitational wave events

The SVOM satellite, to be launched in early 2024, is primarily devoted to the multi-wavelength observation of gamma-ray bursts and other higher-energy transients. Thanks to its onboard Microchannel X-ray Telescope and Visible-band…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-08-02 J. -G. Ducoin , B. Desoubrie , F. Daigne , N. Leroy

The mechanical design of SOXS for the NTT

SOXS (Son of X-shooter) is a wide band, medium resolution spectrograph for the ESO NTT with a first light expected in 2021. The instrument will be composed by five semi-independent subsystems: a pre-slit Common Path, an Acquisition Camera,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-09-06 M Aliverti , O Hershko , O Diner , A Brucallassi , G Pignata , H Kuncarayakti , A Bianco , S Campana , R Claudi , P Schipani , A Baruffolo , S Ben-Ami , F Biondi , G Capasso , R Cosentino , F DAlessio , P DAvanzo , M Munari , A Rubin , S Scuderi , F Vitali , J Achrén , J. A. Araiza-Duran , I Arcavi , E Cappellaro , M Colapietro , M Della Valle , S DOrsi , D Fantinel , J Fynbo , A Gal-Yam , M Genoni , M Hirvonen , J Kotilainen , T Kumar , M Landoni , J Lethi , G Li Causi , L Marafatto , S Mattila , G Pariani , M Rappaport , D Ricci , M Riva , B Salasnich , S Smartt , M Turatto , R Zanmar Sanchez

Gamma Ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) Balloon Flight Data Handling Overview

The GLAST Balloon Flight Engineering Model (BFEM) represents one of 16 towers that constitute the Large Area Telescope (LAT), a high-energy (>20 MeV) gamma-ray pair-production telescope being built by an international partnership of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-14 T. H. Burnett , A. Chekhtman , E. do Couto e Silva , R. Dubois , D. Flath , I. Gable , J. E. Grove , R. Hartman , T. Kamae , A. Kavelaars , H. Kelly , T. Kotani , M. Kuss , D. Lauben , T. Lindner , N. Lumb , T. Mizuno , A. Moiseev , M. Ozaki , L. S. Rochester , R. Schaefer , G. Spandre , D. J. Thompson , T. Usher , K. Young

The Scientific Performance of the Microchannel X-ray Telescope on board the SVOM Mission

The Microchannel X-ray Telescope (MXT) will be the first focusing X-ray telescope based on a "Lobster-Eye" optical design to be flown on Sino-French mission SVOM. SVOM will be dedicated to the study of Gamma-Ray Bursts and more generally…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-15 D. Gotz , M. Boutelier , V. Burwitz , R. Chipaux , B. Cordier , C. Feldman , P. Ferrando , A. Fort , F. Gonzalez , A. Gros , S. Hussein , J. -M. Le Duigou , N. Meidinger , K. Mercier , A. Meuris , J. Pearson , N. Renault-Tinacci , F. Robinet , B. Schneider , R. Willingale

HERMES: An ultra-wide band X and gamma-ray transient monitor on board a nano-satellite constellation

The High Energy Modular Ensemble of Satellites (HERMES) project is aimed to realize a modular X/gamma-ray monitor for transient events, to be placed on-board of a CubeSat bus. This expandable platform will achieve a significant impact on…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-12-12 F. Fuschino , R. Campana , C. Labanti , Y. Evangelista , M. Feroci , L. Burderi , F. Fiore , F. Ambrosino , G. Baldazzi , P. Bellutti , R. Bertacin , G. Bertuccio , G. Borghi , D. Cirrincione , D. Cauz , T. Di Salvo , F. Ficorella , M. Fiorini , A. Gambino , M. Gandola , M. Grassi , A. Guzman , R. Iaria , G. La Rosa , M. Lavagna , P. Lunghi , P. Malcovati , A. Maselli , M. T. Menna , G. Morgante , B. Negri , A. Papitto , G. Pauletta , R. Piazzolla , A. Picciotto , S. Pirrotta , S. Pliego-Caballero , S. Puccetti , A. Rachevski , I. Rashevskaya , A. Riggio , L. Rignanese , M. Salatti , A. Sanna , A. Santangelo , S. Silvestrini , G. Sottile , C. Tenzer , A. Vacchi , G. Zampa , N. Zampa , N. Zorzi