Review of the Particle Background of the Athena X-IFU Instrument
Review of the Particle Background of the Athena X-IFU Instrument
Abstract X-ray observations are limited by the background, due to the intrinsic faintness or diffuse nature of the sources. The future Athena X-ray observatory has among its goals the characterization of these sources. We aim at characterizing the particle-induced background of the Athena microcalorimeter, in both its low- (soft protons) …