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The SPIE meeting 2026 was the opportunity to present X-IFU as it stands today, as we move towards the start of the mission adoption process, to be concluded in June 2027. The overview presentation given by Philippe Peille (CNES, Instrument manager) showed the status of X-IFU, and presented all the demonstration activities that are on-going. The presentation also pointed towards other presentations at the conference.
A recent paper by Smith et al., “Transition-edge sensor characteristics in a modified bias circuit for multiplexed readout,”has been accepted […]
A major milestone has been reached beginning of October 2025 in the development of the Warm Front-End Electronics (WFEE) for […]
Image above : The CryoAC demonstration prototype integrated in the detectors flange of the Focal Plane Assembly Demonstration Model 1.1. […]
SRON is responsible for building the camera for the X-IFU imaging spectrometer onboard the NewAthena X-ray space telescope. A latest […]
The paper titled “Wide Band Transmission Response of the Filters for the X-IFU Detector of the Athena Observatory”, presented at ICSO […]
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