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.
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People of X-IFU – Interview with Massimo CAPPI
Massimo Cappi, Chair of the X-IFU Science Advisory Team (XSAT) and astrophysicist at INAF-OAS Bologna, looks back on his career and explains his role in the project.
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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.
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The X-IFU Consortium represented at CAP Conference
We were represented at the Communicating Astronomy with the Public Conference, held in Toulouse, Cité de l’espace on 24—28 June 2024 and online. It is the only large-scale and international conference for astronomy communication.
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“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.
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The X-IFU Consortium represented at SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation
It is a technical event for ground-based, airborne, and space-based telescopes, and their supporting instrumentation.
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A key design meeting on the 4K Core DM
A key design point on the 4K Core Demonstration Model was held on April 30 at CNES. The main objective was to present the demonstrator’s preliminary design, development plan and test plan, and to check the demonstrator’s compatibility with the recently delivered test cryostat.
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People of X-IFU – Interview with Aurora SIMIONESCU
Aurora Simionescu is co-Principal Investigator for the NewAthena X-IFU project & Research Scientist at SRON, Netherlands Institute for Space Research. In this interview, she looks back on her career and her new role as Co-PI.
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Thomas DAUSER receives the 2024 HEAD Innovation Prize from the AAS
Congratulations to Thomas Dauser, who receives the 2024 HEAD Innovation Prize from the American Astronomical Society (AAS).