Science
It was just over 40 years ago when Jupiter’s X-ray aurora was discovered with the Einstein Observatory. Since then, we have come an exceptionally long way in exploring the solar system in X-rays, with XMM-Newton and Chandra playing a major role over the last 20 years. Since 2016 and the arrival of JUNO at Jupiter, […]
Event
The 13th X-IFU Consortium Meeting (CM13) took place virtually from 3 to 7 May 2021. In this now familiar virtual setting, Consortium members gathered to follow the latest updates about the instrument. 34 speakers presented their most recent work over 3 plenary sessions and a technical session. They showed, once more, the quality of the […]
Announcement
We are pleased to announce the publication of a brand-new website for the X-IFU spectrometer. This website has a new design, updated pages, and additional resources. We invite you to start browsing to find out more about the X-IFU and astronomy in general. Whether you are simply curious about the instrument, an astronomer, or a […]
Outreach
Today, as every year on 11 February, we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. This year, we have asked scientists and engineers of the X-IFU Consortium to prepare short texts about their careers, work, and passions, as well as their advice for girls wanting to follow their path. They will be […]
Newsletter
Happy New Year 2021! We hope that you have all enjoyed some well-deserved holidays and came back motivated for the beginning of this new year. Back in November, we held the 12th X-IFU Consortium Meeting online and asked all participants to fill in a post-meeting survey. Thank you to all those who shared their feedback. […]
Consortium
Another year is getting to an end, and 2020 will be remembered as the year of a pandemic, which affected our lives in many different ways. Despite the burden this situation has created, the development of X-IFU has moved forward, with several key decisions taken to secure its development path. A few days ago, we […]
Consortium
On the 11th of December 2018, exactly two years ago today, I received a letter from the ESA Director of Science, Günther Hasinger, stating: “I have the pleasure to inform you that the Athena Instrument Consortia Consolidation process, started in July 2018, has been successfully completed. Based on the document provided by you on behalf […]
Event
The international society for optics and photonics (SPIE) is organising its annual Astronomical telescopes and instrumentation Symposium. This year, the event is held as a digital forum from 14 to 18 December, 2020. With the exception of some live plenaries, most sessions will be available on demand for registered participants. X-IFU Consortium members are participating […]
Event
The 12th X-IFU Consortium Meeting (CM12) took place this week, from 2nd to 6th of November, 2020. Due to the current pandemic, this meeting was held, once again, virtually. It was a very well attended meeting. For this second edition in a virtual setting, a total of 215 members registered and over 150 simultaneous participants […]