Dr. Henk J. van Weers Profile

Dr. Henk J. van Weers

Mechanical engineer at SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research

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Publications (17)

SPIE Journal Paper | 19 October 2023 Open Access

Open Access

Line emission mapper microcalorimeter spectrometer

Simon Bandler, Joseph Adams, Edward Amatucci, Edgar Canavan, James Chervenak, Renata Cumbee, Johannes P. Dercksen, Michael DiPirro, William Doriese, Megan Eckart, Manuel Gonzalez, Janice Houston, Brian Jackson, Amir Jahromi, Steven Kenyon, Caroline Kilbourne, Edmund Hodges-Kluck, Ralph Kraft, Xiaoyi Li, Maxim Markevitch, Dan McCammon, Jeffrey Olson, Elizabeth Osborne, Kazuhiro Sakai, Daniel Patnaude, Frederick Porter, Damien Prêle, Peter Shirron, Stephen Smith, Terrence Smith, Nicholas Wakeham, Henk van Weers

JATIS, Vol. 9, Issue 04, 041002, (October 2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.9.4.041002

KEYWORDS: Tunable filters, Design, Sensors, Time division multiplexing, X-rays, Staring arrays, Cryocoolers, Spectroscopy, Equipment, Detector arrays

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Design of the detection chain for Athena X-IFU

H. Geoffray, B. Jackson, S. Bandler, W. Doriese, M. Durkin, J. van der Kuur, B.-J. van Leeuwen, M. Kiviranta, S. Smith, D. Prêle, L. Ravera, Y. Parot, H. van Weers, J. W. den Herder, J. Adams, J. Chervenak, C. Reintsema, J. Ullom, F. Brachet, A. Ledot, P. Peille, D. Barret

Proceedings Volume 12181, 121810M (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629960

KEYWORDS: Amplifiers, Electronics, Multiplexers, Staring arrays, Time division multiplexing, Sensors, X-rays, Multiplexing, Connectors, Switching

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2022 Presentation

Presentation

The X-IFU focal plane assembly design progress and development model feedback

Marcel A. van Litsenburg, Henk van Weers, Brian Jackson, Damian Audley, Dennis van Loon, Geert Keizer, Johannes P. Dercksen, Nathalie Q. Gorter, Rob Wolfs, Roland den Hartog, Sander van Loon

Proceedings Volume 12181, 121810N (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2631450

KEYWORDS: Fused deposition modeling, Staring arrays, Sensors, X-rays, Thermometry, Thermal modeling, Performance modeling, Observatories, Multiplexing, Magnetism

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation

Presentation

The X-IFU focal plane assembly development model integration and first test results

Henk van Weers

Proceedings Volume 11444, 114440W (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563464

KEYWORDS: Fused deposition modeling, Staring arrays, Sensors, Cryogenics, Magnetism, Magnetic sensors, X-rays, Observatories, Integration, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation

Presentation

Conceptual design of the detection chain for the X-IFU on Athena

Hervé Geoffray, Simon Bandler, W. Bertrand Doriese, Mikko Kirivanta, Damien Prêle, Laurent Ravera, Andrea Argan, Marco Barbera, Jan van der Kuur, Bert Joost van Leeuwen, Henk van Weers, Ruud Hoogeveen, Jan-Willem den herder, Stephen Smith, Joe Adams, James Chervenak, Malcom Durkin, Carl Reintsema, Joel Ullom, Yann Parot, Didier Barret, Claudio Macculi, Luigi Piro, Frank Brachet, Aurélien Ledot, Brian Jackson

Proceedings Volume 11444, 114440X (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563628

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Detector arrays, Electronics, Environmental sensing, Aerospace engineering, Multiplexing, Fused deposition modeling

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Proceedings Article | 31 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The ATHENA X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU)

Didier Barret, Jan-Willem den Herder, Thien Lam Trong, Luigi Piro, Massimo Cappi, Juhani Houvelin, Richard Kelley, J. Miguel Mas-Hesse, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Stéphane Paltani, Gregor Rauw, Agata Rozanska, Joern Wilms, Simon Bandler, Marco Barbera, Xavier Barcons, Enrico Bozzo, Maria Teresa Ceballos, Ivan Charles, Elisa Costantini, Anne Decourchelle, Roland den Hartog, Lionel Duband, Jean-Marc Duval, Fabrizio Fiore, Flavio Gatti, Andrea Goldwurm, Brian Jackson, Peter Jonker, Caroline Kilbourne, Claudio Macculi, Mariano Mendez, Silvano Molendi, Piotr Orleanski, François Pajot, Etienne Pointecouteau, Frederick Porter, Gabriel Pratt, Damien Prêle, Laurent Ravera, Kosuke Sato, Joop Schaye, Keisuke Shinozaki, Tanguy Thibert, Luca Valenziano, Véronique Valette, Jacco Vink, Natalie Webb, Michael Wise, Noriko Yamasaki, Françoise Douchin, Jean-Michel Mesnager, Bernard Pontet, Alice Pradines, Graziella Branduardi-Raymont, Esra Bulbul, Mauro Dadina, Stefano Ettori, Alexis Finoguenov, Yasushi Fukazawa, Agnieszka Janiuk, Jelle Kaastra, Pasquale Mazzotta, Jon Miller, Giovanni Miniutti, Yael Naze, Fabrizio Nicastro, Salavtore Scioritino, Aurora Simonescu, Jose Miguel Torrejon, Benoit Frezouls, Hervé Geoffray, Philippe Peille, Corinne Aicardi, Jérôme André, Christophe Daniel, Antoine Clénet, Christophe Etcheverry, Emilie Gloaguen, Gilles Hervet, Antoine Jolly, Aurélien Ledot, Irwin Paillet, Roseline Schmisser, Bruno Vella, Jean-Charles Damery, Kevin Boyce, Mike Dipirro, Simone Lotti, Denis Schwander, Stephen Smith, Bert-Joost Van Leeuwen, Henk van Weers, Nicolas Clerc, Beatriz Cobo, Thomas Dauser, Christian Kirsch, Edoardo Cucchetti, Megan Eckart, Philippe Ferrando, Lorenzo Natalucci

Proceedings Volume 10699, 106991G (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312409

KEYWORDS: Spectral resolution, X-rays, Sensors, Cryogenics, Optical filters, Wind energy, Electronics, X-ray astronomy, Mirrors, X-ray sources

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation

Presentation

The focal plane assembly for the ATHENA x-ray integral field unit instrument (Conference Presentation)

Roland den Hartog, Hiroki Akamatsu, Brian Jackson, Jan van der Kuur, Henk van Weers, Andrea Argan, Simon Bandler, Marco Barbera, Didier Barret, Marcel Bruijn, James Chervenak, Johannes Dercksen, Flavio Gatti, Herve Geoffray, Luciano Gottardi, Jan-Willem den Herder, Ruud Hoogeveen, Caroline Kilbourne, Mikko Kiviranta, Bert-Joost van Leeuwen, Dennis van Loon, Claudio Macculi, Luigi Piro, Stephen Smith, Jean-Michel Mesnager, Francoise Douchin, Phillipe Peille

Proceedings Volume 10699, 106991O (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313980

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Staring arrays, X-ray imaging, Environmental sensing, Observatories, Spectral resolution, Superconductors, Electronics, Particles

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Proceedings Article | 21 November 2017 Open Access

Open Access

Paper

The DARWIN breadboard cryogenic optical delay line

F. Kamphues, N. Loix, H. van Weers, K. Fleury, J. Benoit, T. van den Dool, W. Gielesen, P. Kooijman, C. de Vries, Y. Stockman, G. Velsink, A. Poupinet, F. Sève

Proceedings Volume 10567, 105670J (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2308045

KEYWORDS: Magnetism, Mirrors, Cryogenics, Eye, Actuators, Sensors, Interferometers, Control systems, Optical amplifiers, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 17 August 2016 Paper

Paper

The Athena X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU)

Didier Barret, Piotr Orleanski, Etienne Pointecouteau, Damien Prêle, Laurent Ravera, Etienne Renotte, Keisuke Shinozaki, Jacco Vink, Natalie Webb, Noriko Yamasaki, Michel Le Du, Jean-Michel Mesnager, Graziella Branduardi-Raymont, Mauro Dadina, Alexis Finoguenov, Agnieszka Janiuk, Jon Miller, Salvatore Sciortino, Jose Miguel Torrejon, Isabelle Hernandez, Christophe Daniel, Christophe Etcheverry, Jérémie Hassin, Gilles Hervet, Bruno Vella, Jean-Charles Damery, Chantal Panem, Simon Bandler, Kevin Boyce, Michael DiPirro, Henk van Weers, Beatriz Cobo, Jan-Willem den Herder, Luigi Piro, Thien Lam Trong, Xavier Barcons, Juhani Huovelin, Richard Kelley, J. Miguel Mas-Hesse, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Stéphane Paltani, Gregor Rauw, Agata Rożanska, Joern Wilms, Marco Barbera, Enrico Bozzo, Maria Teresa Ceballos, Ivan Charles, Anne Decourchelle, Roland den Hartog, Jean-Marc Duval, Fabrizio Fiore, Flavio Gatti, Andrea Goldwurm, Brian Jackson, Peter Jonker, Caroline Kilbourne, Claudio Macculi, Mariano Mendez, Silvano Molendi, François Pajot, Frederick Porter, Gabriel Pratt, Joop Schaye, Luca Valenziano, Françoise Delcelier-Douchin, Alice Pradines, Yasushi Fukazawa, Yaël Nazé, Fabrizio Nicastro, Hervé Geoffray, Laure Luno, Philippe Peille, Jérôme André, Emilie Gloaguen, Irwin Maussang, Jérôme Moueza, Alexis Paillet, Gonzalo Campos Garrido, Johan Panh, Jean-Marc Biffi, Antoine Clénet, Pierre Jamotton, Simone Lotti, Denis Schwander, Stephen Smith, Bert-Joost van Leeuwen, Thorsten Brand, Thomas Dauser, Jelle de Plaa, Edoardo Cucchetti

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99052F (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232432

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, Spectral resolution, Stars, Electronics, Galactic astronomy, Iron, Calibration, Signal to noise ratio, Staring arrays

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2016 Paper

Paper

The focal plane assembly for the Athena X-ray Integral Field Unit instrument

M. Bruijn, M. Barbera, F. Gatti, D. Haas, J.-W. den Herder, M. Kiviranta, B.-J. van Leeuwen, C. Macculi, L. Piro, T. Lam-Trong, B. Jackson, H. van Weers, J. van der Kuur, R. den Hartog, H. Akamatsu, A. Argan, S. Bandler, D. Barret, J. Chervenak, J. Dercksen, L. Gottardi, C. Kilbourne, S. Smith

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99052I (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232544

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Sensors, Electronics, X-rays, Sensors, Amplifiers, Magnetic sensors, Magnetism, Multiplexing, Particles, Superconductors

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2016 Paper

Paper

Preliminary thermal architecture of the X-IFU instrument dewar

Lionel Duband, Jean-Marc Duval, Roland den Hartog, Henk van Weers, Noriko Yamasaki, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Keisuke Shinozaki, Ivan Charles, Christophe Daniel, Jérome André

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99052J (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232710

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Cryogenics, Staring arrays, Particles, Silicon, Electronics, Electrons, Principal component analysis, Satellites, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

Paper

TES-detector based focal plane assembly key-technology developments for ATHENA and SAFARI

H. van Weers, J. den Herder, B. Jackson, P. P. Kooijman, C. Bruineman, K. Ravensberg, M. Bruijn, B. Rangarajan, A. van der Linden, M. Ridder, M. Leeman, B. van Leeuwen, A. Gotink, S. Kwast, T. van der Velde, J. Diesveld, C. Werner, R. Hamelinck

Proceedings Volume 9144, 91445R (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055454

KEYWORDS: Superconductors, Niobium, Magnetism, Semiconducting wafers, Staring arrays, Sensors, Silicon, Signal attenuation, Electronics, Detector development

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

Paper

The X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) for Athena

Didier Barret, Laurent Ravera, Jan Willem den Herder, Luigi Piro, Roland den Hartog, Claudia Macculi, Xavier Barcons, Mathew Page, Stéphane Paltani, Gregor Rauw, Jörn Wilms, Jelle de Plaa, Etienne Pointecouteau, Christian Schmid, Rodolphe Clédassou, Claude Pigot, Phillip Guttridge, Lourdes Fàbrega, José Miguel Mas-Hesse, Christophe Cara, Hiroki Akamatsu, Jan van der Kuur, Henk van Weers, Richard Willingale, Simone Lotti, Guido Torrioli, Flavio Gatti, Luca Valenziano, Marco Barbera, Etienne Renotte, Ludovic Genolet, María Teresa Ceballos, Lionel Duband, Monique Arnaud, Luciano Gottardi, Philippe Peille, Francois Pajot, Enrico Bozzo

Proceedings Volume 9144, 91442L (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055884

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Electronics, Particles, Electroluminescent displays, Spectral resolution, Image resolution, X-ray detectors, Photons, Digital electronics

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2012 Paper

Paper

Thermal architecture of the SPICA/SAFARI instrument

Henk van Weers, Ivan Charles, Brian Jackson, Nicolas Luchier, Jean-Marc Duval, Willem Jellema, Lionel Duband, Peter Paul Kooijman, Thierry Tirolien

Proceedings Volume 8452, 84521P (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926910

KEYWORDS: Staring arrays, Sensors, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Temperature metrology, Helium, Magnetism, Spectroscopy, Fourier transforms, Satellites

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

Paper

The x-ray microcalorimeter spectrometer onboard Athena

D. Bagnali, W. Doriese, Y. Takei, S. Sciortino, J. de Plaa, Y. Ezoe, M. Ceballos, M. Page, M. Barbera, X. Barcons, R. Fujimoto, M. Bisotti, S. Paltani, K. Mitsuda, J.-L. Sauvageot, L. Valenziano, P. Guttridge, I. Hepburn, N. Yamasaki, P. A. de Korte, C. Cara, Y. Ishisaki, C. Pigot, L. Colasanti, K. Irwin, R. den Hartog, S. Lotti, D. Willingale, L. Ravera, M. DiPirro, B. Cobo, L. Piro, E. Renotte, L. Gottardi, G. Rauw, J. van der Kuur, R. Kelley, F. Gatti, P. Shirron, S. Bandler, T. Mineo, L. Corcione, C. de Vries, C. Macculi, E. Perinati, K. Boyce, F. Porter, J. den Herder, T. Ohashi, H. van Weers, G. Torrioli, P. Bastia, L. Natalucci, C. Kilbourne, C. Schmid, M. Tsujimoto, J. Wilms, D. Barret

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84432B (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924269

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Spectral resolution, Multiplexing, Electronics, Image resolution, Spectroscopy, Spatial resolution, Photons, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

Paper

The x-ray microcalorimeter spectrometer onboard of IXO

G. Torrioli, M. Eckart, F. Porter, L. Piro, M. Bruin, S. Paltani, G. Hilton, Y. Ishisaki, J. W. den Herder, M. DiPirro, A. Kashani, J. van der Kuur, H. van Weers, P. de Korte, R. Kelley, H. Hoevers, P. Shirron, P. Bastia, L. Ferrari, K. Irwin, W. B. Doriese, J. H. Nieland, S. Smith, Y. Takei, K. Boyce, T. Mineo, K. Gendreau, K. Mitsuda, E. Perinati, M. Tsujimoto, L. Colasanti, N. Yamasaki, M. Tashiro, R. den Hartog, S. Bandler, T. Ohashi, Y. Ezoe, R. Fujimoto, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, C. Kilbourne, L. Gottardi, F. Gatti, J. Chervenak, C. Macculi

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77321H (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856018

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Image resolution, Magnetism, Spectroscopy, Spectral resolution, Multiplexing, Cooling systems, Magnetic sensors, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

Paper

The DARWIN breadboard optical delay line verification programme

J. Benoit, P. Kooijman, F. Kamphues, K. Fleury, A. Poupinet, Y. Stockman, N. Loix, G. Velsink, F. Sève, H. van Weers, C. de Vries, T. van den Dool, W. Gielesen, E. Laurenceau

Proceedings Volume 6268, 62682O (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671281

KEYWORDS: Cryogenics, Magnetism, Polarization, Actuators, Mirrors, Optical testing, Sensors, Eye, Space operations, Transmittance

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