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A high-resolution bragg spectrometer for the observation of the hot interstellar medium X-ray emission

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We present a high-resolution Bragg spectrometer designed for the observation of the soft X-ray cosmic diffuse background. The instrument concept is derived from the de Broglie geometry for the study of extended sources. It consists in a mosaïc of spherical TlAP crystals associated with position sensitive detectors located on the focussing surface. The spectral resolution and its variation with the field of view is estimated by Monte-Carlo simulations for different X-ray energies chosen among the most intense lines emitted by an astrophysical plasma in the temperature range 1–4×106K. The estimated sensitivity and the simulations of actual space observations show that the instrument is capable to separate the strongest lines emitted by the most abundant ions (OVII,OVIII, FeXVII, NeIX, etc.) and to ‘map’ the whole sky during a six month mission.

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  1. CEN-Saclay, Service d'Astrophysique, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

    J. Y. Deschamps, R. Rocchia & A. Tarrius

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Deschamps, J.Y., Rocchia, R. & Tarrius, A. A high-resolution bragg spectrometer for the observation of the hot interstellar medium X-ray emission. Astrophys Space Sci 121, 321–332 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00653704

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