The design and development of space instruments are considered to be distinct from that of
other products. It is because the key considerations are vastly different from those that …

Athena (advanced telescope for high-energy astrophysics) is an ESA large-class mission, at
present under a re-definition “design-to-cost” phase, planned for a prospective launch at L1 …

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 work in combination with a …

We are developing the Cryogenic AntiCoincidence detector (CryoAC) of the ATHENA X-IFU
spectrometer. It is a TES-based particle detector aimed to reduce the background of the …

During the characterization of the demonstration model of the Cryogenic AntiCoincidence
(CryoAC) Detector (ACS-10), a current-dependent parasitic resistance was found in series …

The Cryogenic Anti-Coincidence detector (CryoAC) is a critical component of the Athena X-
ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU), in order to fully exploit the instrument performance in the …

The 50 mK cryogenic focal plane anticoincidence detector of the Athena X-ray observatory
(CryoAC) is a silicon-suspended absorber sensed by a network of 400 Ir/Au transition edge …

The 50 mK cryogenic focal plane anti-coincidence detector of the Athena X-ray observatory
(CryoAC) is a silicon suspended absorber sensed by a network of about 400 Ir/Au Transition …

Iridium films grown by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) show different critical temperatures (T
c), which can be almost twice the T c of the bulk. This difference is related to the thickness …

Abstract Superconducting Transition Edge Sensors employed in X-ray astrophysics space
missions were realized and fully characterized in the Low temperature detector laboratory at …