Micro-X Publications

"Detector Calibration for the Micro-X Sounding Rocket X-ray Telescope", Goldfinger, D.C., Adams, J.S., Baker R. et al. J Low Temp Phys (2018) 193: 984. https://doi.org/10.1007/10.1007/s10909-018-2060-7

"Thermal Design for the Micro-X Rocket Payload", Goldfinger, D.C., Figueroa-Feliciano, E., Danowski, M. et al. J Low Temp Phys (2016) 184: 699. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-016-1549-1

"Vibration Isolation Design for the Micro-X Rocket Payload", Danowski, M.E., Heine, S.N.T., Figueroa-Feliciano, E. et al. J Low Temp Phys (2016) 184: 597. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-016-1580-2

"Status of the micro-X sounding rocket x-ray spectrometer", D. C. Goldfinger, J. S. Adams, R. Baker, S. R. Bandler, M. E. Danowski, W. B. Doriese, M. E. Eckart, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, G. C. Hilton, A. J. F. Hubbard, R. L. Kelley, C. A. Kilbourne, D. McCammon, T. Okajima, F. S. Porter, C. D. Reintsema, P. Serlemitsos, S. J. Smith, S. N. T. Heine, P. Wikus (2016). Proc. SPIE 9905, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 99054S

"Searching for keV Sterile Neutrino Dark Matter with X-Ray Microcalorimeter Sounding Rockets", XQC Collaboration (Figueroa-Feliciano, Enectali et al.) Astrophys.J. 814 (2015) no.1, 82 arXiv:1506.05519 [astro-ph.CO]

"Vibration Isolation Design for the Micro-X Rocket Payload", Heine, S.N.T., Figueroa-Feliciano, E., Rutherford, J.M. et al. J Low Temp Phys (2014) 176: 1082. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-013-1032-1

"A Decade-baseline Study of the Plasma States of Ejecta Knots in Cassiopeia A", Rutherford, John et al. Astrophys.J. 769 (2013) 64 arXiv:1305.1581 [astro-ph.HE]

"Update on the Micro-X Sounding Rocket payload", E. Figueroa-Feliciano, J. S. Adams, R. Baker, S. R. Bandler, D. Dewey, W. B. Doriese, M. E. Eckart, R. Hamersma, G. C. Hilton, U. Hwang, K. D. Irwin, R. L. Kelley, C. A. Kilbourne, S. E. Kissel, S. W. Leman, D. McCammon, P. H. H. Oakley, T. Okajima, R. H. O'Neal, R. Petre, F. S. Porter, C. D. Reintsema, J. M. Rutherford, T. Saab, P. Serlemitsos, Y. Soong, S. N. Trowbridge, P. Wikus (2012). Proc. SPIE 8443, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 84431B

"Optimum operating regimes of common paramagnetic refrigerants", Wikus, P., Burghart, G., & Figueroa-Feliciano, E. (2011). Cryogenics., 51(9), 555-558.

"Progress on the Micro-X sounding rocket x-ray telescope: completion of flight hardware", P. Wikus, J. S. Adams, R. Baker, S. R. Bandler, W. Brys, D. Dewey, W. B. Doriese, M. E. Eckart, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, R. Goeke, R. Hamersma, G. C. Hilton, U. Hwang, K. D. Irwin, R. L. Kelley, C. A. Kilbourne, S. W. Leman, D. McCammon, T. Okajima, R. H. O'Neal, F. S. Porter, C. D. Reintsema, J. M. Rutherford, P. Serlemitsos, T. Saab, K. Sato, Y. Soong, S. N. Trowbridge (2010). Proc. SPIE 7732, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 77321P

"The Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigerator for the Micro-X Sounding Rocket Telescope", Wikus, P., J S Adams, Y. Bagdasarova, S R Bandler, W B Doriese, M E Eckart, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, R L Kelley, C A Kilbourne, S W Leman, D. McCammon, F S Porter, J M Rutherford, S N Trowbridge, and J G Weisend. (2010). AIP Conference Proceedings, 1218, 633-640.

"Large-Absorber TES X-ray Microcalorimeters and the Micro-X Detector Array", Eckart, M E, J S Adams, S R Bandler, R P Brekosky, A-D Brown, J A Chervenak, A J Ewin, F M Finkbeiner, R L Kelley, C A Kilbourne, F S Porter, J E Sadleir, S J Smith, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, P. Wikus, Betty Young, Blas Cabrera, and Aaron Miller. AIP Conference Proceedings 1185 (2009): 699-702.

"Thermal Design for the Micro-X Rocket Payload", Goldfinger, D. C.; Figueroa-Feliciano, E.; Danowski, M.; Heine, S. N. T.

"Flight Cryogenic System for the Micro-X Sounding Rocket", P. Wikus, J.M. Rutherford, S.N. Trowbridge, D. McCammon, J.S. Adams, S.R. Bandler, R. Das, W.B. Doriese, M.E. Eckart, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, R.L. Kelley, C.A. Kilbourne, S.W. Leman, F.S. Porter and K. Sato (2010). Cryocoolers 16, 547.

"Progress on the Micro-X sounding rocket x-ray telescope: completion of flight hardware", P. Wikus, J. S. Adams, R. Baker, S. R. Bandler, W. Brys, D. Dewey, W. B. Doriese, M. E. Eckart, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, R. Goeke, R. Hamersma, G. C. Hilton, U. Hwang, K. D. Irwin, R. L. Kelley, C. A. Kilbourne, S. W. Leman, D. McCammon, T. Okajima, R. H. O'Neal, Jr., F. S. Porter, C. D. Reintsema, J. M. Rutherford, P. Serlemitsos, T. Saab, K. Sato, Y. Soong, and S. N. Trowbridge (2010). Proc. SPIE 7732, 77321P.

"The Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigerator for the Micro-X Sounding Rocket Telescope", P. Wikus, J. S. Adams, Y. Bagdasarova, S. R. Bandler, W. B. Doriese, M. E. Eckart, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, R. L. Kelley, C. A. Kilbourne, S. W. Leman, D. McCammon, F. S. Porter, J. M. Rutherford and S. N. Trowbridge (2010), Advances in Cryogenic Engineering 55, 633.

"Micro-X, the High Resolution Sounding Rocket X-ray Imaging Spectrometer", P. Wikus, J. S. Adams, R. Baker, S. R. Bandler, T. A. DeLaney, D. Dewey, W. B. Doriese, M.E. Eckart, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, M. Galeazzi, R. Goeke, R. Hamersma, G. Hilton, U. Hwang, K. D. Irwin, R. L. Kelley, C. A. Kilbourne, S. W. Leman, D. McCammon, T. Okajima, F.S. Porter, C. D. Reintsema, J. M. Rutherford, T. Saab, P. Serlemitsos, Y. Soong and S.N. Trowbridge (2009). Proc. 19th ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research, ESA SP-671, 219.

"Electronics for a Next-generation SQUID-based Time-domain Multiplexing System", C. D. Reintsema, J. S. Adams, R. Baker, S. R. Bandler, W. R. Doriese, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, G. C. Hilton, K. D. Irwin, R. L. Kelly, C. A. Kilbourne, J. W. Krinsky, F. S. Porter, and P. Wikus (2009). Proceedings of the 13th International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors, AIPCP 1185, 237.

"New Science Case for the Micro-X High Energy Resolution Microcalorimeter X-ray Imaging Rocket", E. Figueroa-Feliciano, J. S. Adams, R. Baker, S. R. Bandler,T. A. DeLaney, D. Dewey, W. B. Doriese, M. E. Eckart, M. Galeazzi, R. Goeke, R. Hamersma, G. C. Hilton, U. Hwang, K. D. Irwin, R. L. Kelley, C. A. Kilbourne, S.W. Leman, D. McCammon, T. Okajima, F. S. Porter, C. D. Reintsema, J. M. Rutherford, T. Saab, P. Serlemitsos, Y. Soong, S. N. Trowbridge, and P. Wikus (2009). Proceedings of the 13th International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors, AIPCP 1185, 426.

"The Detector and Readout Systems of the Micro-X High Resolution Microcalorimeter X-ray Imaging Rocket", P. Wikus, W. B. Doriese, M. E. Eckart, J. S. Adams, S. R. Bandler, R. P. Brekosky, J. A. Chervenak, A. J. Ewin, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, F. M. Finkbeiner, M. Galeazzi, G. Hilton, K. D. Irwin, R. L. Kelley, C. A. Kilbourne, S. W. Leman, D. McCammon, F. S. Porter, C. D. Reintsema, J. M. Rutherford, and S. N. Trowbridge (2009). Proceedings of the 13th International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors, AIPCP 1185, 434.

"Large-absorber TES X-ray Microcalorimeters and the Micro-X Detector Array", M. E. Eckart, J. S. Adams, S. R. Bandler, R. P. Brekosky, A.-D. Brown, J. A. Chervenak, A. J. Ewin, F. M. Finkbeiner, R. L. Kelley, C. A. Kilbourne, F. S. Porter, J. E. Sadleir, S. J. Smith, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, and P. Wikus (2009). Proceedings of the 13th International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors, AIPCP 1185, 699.

"Micro-X, the TES X-ray Imaging Rocket: First Year Progress", P. Wikus, J. M. Rutherford, J. S. Adams, Y. Bagdasarova, S. R. Bandler, M. Bautz, K. Boyce, G. Brown, S. Deiker, W. B. Doriese, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, K. Flanagan, M. Galeazzi, G. C. Hilton, U. Hwang, K. D. Irwin, R. L. Kelley, T. Kallman, C. A. Kilbourne, S. Kissel, S. W. Leman, A. Levine, M. Loewenstein, D. Martinez-Galarce, R. Mushotzky, D. McCammon, D. Najjar, R. Petre, F.S. Porter, C. D. Reintsema, T. Saab, N. Schulz, P. Serlemitsos, R. Smith, J. N. Ullom and K. Yoha, 2009, Applied Superconductivity 19, 553

"The specific heat and thermal conductivity of Eccosorb CR-124 between 800 mK and 6 K", P. Wikus, K. A. McCarthy, S. A. Hertel, Yelena S. Bagdasarova, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, S. W. Leman, J. M. Rutherford, Sarah N. Trowbridge, Scott W. Vasquez, Cryogenics 49 (2009) 421-424. DOI:10.1016/j.cryogenics.2009.06.002

"Studies of Thermal Diffusion in Planar Absorber Designs for the Micro-X Rocket", E. Figueroa-Feliciano, T. Saab, P. M. Rivera-Ortiz, S. R. Bandler, N. Iyomoto, R. L. Kelley, C. A. Kilbourne, F. S. Porter, and S. J. Smith, Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 151:424-429, Apr. 2008.

"The thermal conductivity of high modulus Zylon fibres between 400 mK and 4K", P. Wikus, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, S. A. Hertel, S. W. Leman, K. A. McCarthy, J. M. Rutherford, Cryogenics, 2008. DOI: 10.1016/j.cyogenics.2008.07.005

"Progress on the Micro-X rocket payload", E. Figueroa-Feliciano, P. Wikus, J. S. Adams, S. R. Bandler, M. Bautz, K. Boyce, G. Brown, S. Deiker, W. B. Doriese, K. Flanagan, M. Galeazzi, G. C. Hilton, U. Hwang, K. D. Irwin, T. Kallman, R. L. Kelley, C. A. Kilbourne, S. Kissel, S. W. Leman, A. Levine, M. Loewenstein, D. Martinez-Galarce, D. McCammon, R. Mushotzky, R. Petre, F. S. Porter, C. D. Reistema, J. M. Rutherford, T. Saab, P. Serlemitsos, N. Schulz, R. Smith, J. N. Ullom, Proc. SPIE, 7011, 2008. DOI: 10.1117/12.789904

"Science with Micro-X: the TES microcalorimeter x-ray imaging rocket", E. Figueroa-Feliciano, S. R. Bandler, M. Bautz, K. Boyce, G. Brown, S. Deiker, W. B. Doriese, K. Flanagan, M. Galeazzi, G. C. Hilton, U. Hwang, K. D. Irwin, T. Kallman, R. Kelley, C. A. Kilbourne, S. Kissel, A. Levine, M. Loewenstein, D. Martinez-Galarce, D. McCammon, R. Mushotzky, R. Petre, F. S. Porter, C. D. Reistema, T. Saab, P. Serlemitsos, N. Schulz, R. Smith, J. N. Ullom, SPIE, 6266, 2006.

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