The TES-Based Cryogenic AntiCoincidence Detector of ATHENA X-IFU: Validation of the Thermal End-to-End Simulator Toward the Updated Demonstration Model (DM 1.1)
The Cryogenic AntiCoincidence Detector (CryoAC) is a key element of the X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) on board the future ATHENA X-ray observatory. It is a TES-based detector designed to reduce the particle background of the instrument, thereby increasing its sensitivity. The detector design is driven by an end-to-end simulator which includes the electro-thermal modelling of the detector and the dynamics of its readout chain. Here, we present the measurements carried out on the last CryoAC single pixel prototype, namely DM127, in order to evaluate the critical thermal parameters of the detector and consequently to tune and validate the CryoAC end-to-end simulator.
Authors
- C. Macculi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7887-1485)
- Angela Volpe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3021-8823)
- G. Torrioli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2298-304X)
- Manuela Rigano
- L. Ferrari Barusso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9740-7346)
- Simone Lotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3088-1561)
- Daniele Brienza
- L. Piro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4159-3984)
- Michele d'Andrea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5139-4578)
- F. Gatti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8991-0382)
- E. Cavazzuti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7150-9638)
- Edvige Celasco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8083-1012)
- A. Argan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6230-665X)
- F. Chiarello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7487-2827)
- Daniele Grosso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0699-3459)
- G. Minervini
Institutions
- Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (IT)
- University of Genoa (IT)
- National Institute for Astrophysics (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tasc.2025.3534160
- Primary Topic
- Superconducting Materials and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00