Laboratory X-ray astrophysics

P Beiersdorfer - Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2003 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Targeted laboratory astrophysics measurements are being conducted to address
the needs of X-ray astronomy. The measurements are producing large sets of reliable …

The Suzaku high resolution x-ray spectrometer

RL Kelley, K Mitsuda, CA Allen… - Publications of the …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The X-Ray Spectrometer (XRS) has been designed to provide the Suzaku
Observatory with non-dispersive, high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy. As designed, the …

Laboratory measurements of the relative intensity of the 3s→ 2p and 3d→ 2p transitions in Fe XVII

P Beiersdorfer, E Behar, KR Boyce… - The Astrophysical …, 2002 - iopscience.iop.org
The intensity ratios of the 3s→ 2p and 3d→ 2p lines in Fe XVII were measured on the
Livermore electron beam ion trap employing a complementary set of spectrometers …

The Astro-E2 X-ray spectrometer/EBIT microcalorimeter x-ray spectrometer

FS Porter, GV Brown, KR Boyce, RL Kelley… - Review of scientific …, 2004 - pubs.aip.org
The x-ray spectrometer (XRS) instrument is a revolutionary nondispersive spectrometer that
will form the basis for the Astro-E2 observatory to be launched in 2005. We have recently …

Transition-edge sensors for cryogenic x-ray imaging spectrometers

L Gottardi, S Smith - Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics, 2022 - Springer
Large arrays of superconducting transition-edge sensor (TES) microcalorimeters are
becoming the key technology for future space-based X-ray observatories and ground-based …

Laboratory measurements of the Fe XVII 2p-3s and 2p-3d transitions and comparison with solar and astrophysical observations

P Beiersdorfer, M Bitter, S Von Goeler… - The Astrophysical …, 2004 - iopscience.iop.org
The L-shell emission spectrum of Fe XVII is measured in high-temperature laboratory
plasmas, and the inferred intensities of the 3s→ 2p transitions relative to those of the …

A “brief” history of spectroscopy on EBIT

P Beiersdorfer - Canadian journal of physics, 2008 - cdnsciencepub.com
À l'automne de 1986, le premier piège ionique à faisceau d'électrons, EBIT, entrait en
service comme source de lumière pour la spectroscopie des ions fortement chargés. À …

Time-resolved soft-x-ray spectroscopy of a magnetic octupole transition in nickel-like xenon, cesium, and barium ions

E Träbert, P Beiersdorfer, GV Brown, K Boyce… - Physical Review A …, 2006 - APS
A microcalorimeter with event mode capability for time-resolved soft-x-ray spectroscopy, and
a high-resolution flat-field extreme ultraviolet spectrometer have been employed at the …

Laboratory measurements of x-ray emission from highly charged argon ions

E Bulbul, A Foster, GV Brown, MW Bautz… - The Astrophysical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Uncertainties in atomic models will introduce noticeable additional systematics in calculating
the flux of weak dielectronic recombination (DR) satellite lines, affecting the detection and …

X-ray spectral measurements and collisional radiative modeling of Ni-to Kr-like Au ions in electron beam ion trap plasmas

MJ May, KB Fournier, P Beiersdorfer, H Chen… - Physical Review E, 2003 - APS
The line emission of n= 7→ 3, 6→ 3, 5→ 3, and 4→ 3 transitions in Ni-to Kr-like gold ions
produced in the Livermore electron beam ion traps EBIT-I and EBIT-II has been recorded …