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Micro-X Sounding Rocket: Transitioning from First Flight to a Dark Matter Configuration
- Source :
- J Low Temp Phys (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The Micro-X sounding rocket flew for the first time on July 22, 2018, becoming the first program to fly Transition-Edge Sensors and multiplexing SQUID readout electronics in space. While a rocket pointing failure led to no time on-target, the success of the flight systems was demonstrated. The successful flight operation of the instrument puts the program in a position to modify the payload for indirect galactic dark matter searches. The payload modifications are motivated by the science requirements of this observation. Micro-X can achieve world-leading sensitivity in the keV regime with a single flight. Dark matter sensitivity projections have been updated to include recent observations and the expected sensitivity of Micro-X to these observed fluxes. If a signal is seen (as seen in the X-ray satellites), Micro-X can differentiate an atomic line from a dark matter signature.<br />Comment: Proceedings of the 18th International Workshop on Low Temperature Detectors (LTD18)
Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Journal :
- J Low Temp Phys (2020)
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.1908.09010
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-019-02307-2