Overview and inflight performance of the resolve high-resolution soft X-Ray spectrometer on the X-Ray imaging and spectroscopy mission

Richard L. Kelley; Hisamitsu Awaki; Jesus C. Balleza; Kim R. Barnstable; Thomas G. Bialas; Rozenn Boissay-Malaquin; Gregory V. Brown; Edgar R. Canavan; Timothy M. Carnahan; Meng P. Chiao; Brian J. Comber; Elisa Costantini; Renata S. Cumbee; Jan-Willem den Herder; Johannes Dercksen; Cor de Vries; Michael J. DiPirro; Megan E. Eckart; Yuichiro Ezoe; Carlo Ferrigno; Ryuichi Fujimoto; Nathalie Gorter; Steven M. Graham; Martin Grim; Leslie S. Hartz; Ryota Hayakawa; Takayuki Hayashi; Natalie Hell; Akio Hoshino; Yuto Ichinohe; Daiki Ishi; Manabu Ishida; Kumi Ishikawa; Yoshitaka Ishisaki; Bryan L. James; Yoshiaki Kanemaru; Steven J. Kenyon; Caroline A. Kilbourne; Mark O. Kimball; Shunji Kitamoto; Maurice A. Leutenegger; Yoshitomo Maeda; Dan McCammon; Brian J. McLaughlin; Joseph J. Miko; Erik van der Meer; Misaki Mizumoto; Takashi Okajima; Atsushi Okamoto; Stéphane Paltani; Frederick S. Porter; Lillian S. Reichenthal; Kosuke Sato; Toshiki Sato; Yoichi Sato; Makoto Sawada; Keisuke Shinozaki; Russell F. Shipman; Peter J. Shirron; Gary A. Sneiderman; Soong Yang; Richard Szymkiewicz; Andrew E. Szymkowiak; Yoh Takei; Mai Takeo; Tsubasa Tamba; Keisuke Tamura; Masahiro Tsujimoto; Yuusuke Uchida; Stephen Wasserzug; Michael C. Witthoeft; Rob Wolfs; Shinya Yamada; Susumu Yasuda

doi:10.1117/12.3017731

22 August 2024 Overview and inflight performance of the resolve high-resolution soft X-Ray spectrometer on the X-Ray imaging and spectroscopy mission

Richard L. Kelley, Hisamitsu Awaki, Jesus C. Balleza, Kim R. Barnstable, Thomas G. Bialas, Rozenn Boissay-Malaquin, Gregory V. Brown, Edgar R. Canavan, Timothy M. Carnahan, Meng P. Chiao, Brian J. Comber, Elisa Costantini, Renata S. Cumbee, Jan-Willem den Herder, Johannes Dercksen, Cor de Vries, Michael J. DiPirro, Megan E. Eckart, Yuichiro Ezoe, Carlo Ferrigno, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Nathalie Gorter, Steven M. Graham, Martin Grim, Leslie S. Hartz, Ryota Hayakawa, Takayuki Hayashi, Natalie Hell, Akio Hoshino, Yuto Ichinohe, Daiki Ishi, Manabu Ishida, Kumi Ishikawa, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Bryan L. James, Yoshiaki Kanemaru, Steven J. Kenyon, Caroline A. Kilbourne, Mark O. Kimball, Shunji Kitamoto, Maurice A. Leutenegger, Yoshitomo Maeda, Dan McCammon, Brian J. McLaughlin, Joseph J. Miko, Erik van der Meer, Misaki Mizumoto, Takashi Okajima, Atsushi Okamoto, Stéphane Paltani, Frederick S. Porter, Lillian S. Reichenthal, Kosuke Sato, Toshiki Sato, Yoichi Sato, Makoto Sawada, Keisuke Shinozaki, Russell F. Shipman, Peter J. Shirron, Gary A. Sneiderman, Soong Yang, Richard Szymkiewicz, Andrew E. Szymkowiak, Yoh Takei, Mai Takeo, Tsubasa Tamba, Keisuke Tamura, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Yuusuke Uchida, Stephen Wasserzug, Michael C. Witthoeft, Rob Wolfs, Shinya Yamada, Susumu Yasuda

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Proceedings Volume 13093, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 130931J (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017731
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

Abstract

We present the design and performance of the XRISM Soft X-Ray Spectrometer Resolve, successfully launched on a JAXA H-IIA rocket September 7, 2023. The instrument uses a 36-pixel array of microcalorimeters at the focus of a grazing-incidence x-ray mirror. The instrument has achieved an energy resolution of 4.5 eV (FWHM) at 6. The overall cooling chain was designed to provide a lifetime of at least 3 years in orbit and operate without liquid helium to provide redundancy and the longest operational lifetime for the instrument. Early indications that the cryogen lifetime will exceed 4 years. X-rays are focused onto the array with a high-throughput grazing incidence X-ray Mirror Assembly with over 200 nested two-stage X-ray reflectors. A series of onboard X-ray calibrations sources allow simultaneous energy scale calibration lines simultaneously while observing celestial sources. The inflight performance of Resolve will be described along with a summary of the scientific capabilities.

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Richard L. Kelley, Hisamitsu Awaki, Jesus C. Balleza, Kim R. Barnstable, Thomas G. Bialas, Rozenn Boissay-Malaquin, Gregory V. Brown, Edgar R. Canavan, Timothy M. Carnahan, Meng P. Chiao, Brian J. Comber, Elisa Costantini, Renata S. Cumbee, Jan-Willem den Herder, Johannes Dercksen, Cor de Vries, Michael J. DiPirro, Megan E. Eckart, Yuichiro Ezoe, Carlo Ferrigno, Ryuichi Fujimoto, Nathalie Gorter, Steven M. Graham, Martin Grim, Leslie S. Hartz, Ryota Hayakawa, Takayuki Hayashi, Natalie Hell, Akio Hoshino, Yuto Ichinohe, Daiki Ishi, Manabu Ishida, Kumi Ishikawa, Yoshitaka Ishisaki, Bryan L. James, Yoshiaki Kanemaru, Steven J. Kenyon, Caroline A. Kilbourne, Mark O. Kimball, Shunji Kitamoto, Maurice A. Leutenegger, Yoshitomo Maeda, Dan McCammon, Brian J. McLaughlin, Joseph J. Miko, Erik van der Meer, Misaki Mizumoto, Takashi Okajima, Atsushi Okamoto, Stéphane Paltani, Frederick S. Porter, Lillian S. Reichenthal, Kosuke Sato, Toshiki Sato, Yoichi Sato, Makoto Sawada, Keisuke Shinozaki, Russell F. Shipman, Peter J. Shirron, Gary A. Sneiderman, Soong Yang, Richard Szymkiewicz, Andrew E. Szymkowiak, Yoh Takei, Mai Takeo, Tsubasa Tamba, Keisuke Tamura, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Yuusuke Uchida, Stephen Wasserzug, Michael C. Witthoeft, Rob Wolfs, Shinya Yamada, and Susumu Yasuda "Overview and inflight performance of the resolve high-resolution soft X-Ray spectrometer on the X-Ray imaging and spectroscopy mission", Proc. SPIE 13093, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 130931J (22 August 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017731

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