Science

Reconstructing a three dimensional view of stellar explosions

From the calcium in our bones to the iron in our blood, and oxygen we breathe, are largely the result of stellar processes, particularly supernovae. In the well known sentence  « we are all made of stars, » we acknowledge our cosmic heritage and the role of these stellar explosions in making life possible.

15.10.2024

Le Consortium X-IFU au rendez-vous de la Nuit des Chercheur·e·s 2024 et de la Fête de la Science ! (fr)

L’événement a eu lieu le vendredi 4 octobre de 18h à minuit à la Cité de l’espace.

08.10.2024

Latest scientific publications related to X-IFU – May, June & July 2024

Find the latest scientific publications related to X-IFU for the period May, June & July 2024 and links to ArXiv and Springer.

26.07.2024

« Life Cycle Assessment of the Athena X-ray Integral Field Unit » was published in Experimental Astronomy (en/fr)

The publication is freely available on ArXiv.

26.06.2024

Instrument response files have been updated

The X-IFU has recently undergone several changes in its design architecture. An important work ahead of the launch is to analyse, verify and understand the X-IFU capabilities when observing. That’s why the instrument response files have been updated.

09.04.2024

A new Cryogenic Workshop and NASA’s 4-K Cooler contribution

A new cryogenic workshop, the first gathering of all the main parties in the newly reformulated X-IFU cooling chain, took place January 31st through February 2nd in Toulouse, at CNES.

05.03.2024

Focus on AVS, the company in charge of the X-IFU Dewar

Focus on AVS, the company in charge of the Dewar. Added Value Solutions, is a global SME established in 2006. Today AVS is one of the world’s leading companies specialized in the design and development of critical systems for Big Science.

30.01.2024

Delivery of the DRE DEMUX Demonstrator Model PCB at IRAP

The DRE De-multiplexing (DEMUX) Demonstrator Model (DM) printed circuit board (PCB) arrived at IRAP on January 15. It was designed by the DRE team at IRAP, with CAO-concept handling the layout and CIBEL the manufacturing. 

25.01.2024

Successful tests of the ADR control electronics

We’re delighted to share with you one of the latest news on the project’s progress. At the end of 2023, successful tests were carried out at CEA DSBT in Grenoble.

23.01.2024

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