Planning in-flight calibration for XRISM

Space Telescopes and Instrumentation: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, pp. 180

Abstract

The XRISM X-ray observatory will fly two advanced instruments, the Resolve high-resolution spectrometer and the Xtend wide-field imager. These instruments, particularly Resolve, pose calibration challenges due to the unprecedented combination of spectral resolution, spectral coverage, and effective area, combined with a need to characterize the imaging fidelity of the full instrument system to realize the mission’s ambitious science goals. We present the status of the XRISM in-flight calibration plan, building on lessons from Hitomi and other X-ray missions. We present a discussion of targets and observing strategies to address the needed calibration measurements, with a focus on developing methodologies to plan a thorough and flexible calibration campaign and provide insight on calibration systematic error. We also discuss observations that exploit Resolve’s spectral

Authors 37

1. Eric D. Miller

   Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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   MIT-Kavli Institute for Astrophysics (United States)

2. Makoto Sawada

   RIKEN

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   RIKEN (United States)

3. M. Guainazzi

   European Space Agency

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   European Space Agency (Netherlands)

4. A. Simionescu Aachen SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research

   Space Research Organisation Netherlands

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   SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research (Netherlands)

5. Maxim L. Markevitch

   Goddard Space Flight Center

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   NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)

6. Liyi Gu

   RIKEN

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   RIKEN (Japan)

7. Megan E. Eckart

   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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   Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (United States)

8. Caroline Anne Kilbourne

   Goddard Space Flight Center

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   NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)

9. Maurice A. Leutenegger

   Goddard Space Flight Center

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   NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)

10. Frederick Scott Porter

    Goddard Space Flight Center

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    NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)

11. Masahiro Tsujimoto

    Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

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    Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Japan)

12. C. P. de Vries Aachen SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research

    Space Research Organisation Netherlands

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    SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research (Netherlands)

13. Takashi Okajima

    Goddard Space Flight Center

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    NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)

14. Takayuki Hayashi

    Goddard Space Flight Center · University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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    NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)

    Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County (United States)

15. Rozenn Boissay-Malaquin

    Goddard Space Flight Center · University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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    NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)

    Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County (United States)

16. Keisuke Tamura

    Goddard Space Flight Center · University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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    NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)

    Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County (United States)

17. Hironori Matsumoto

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    MIT-Kavli Institute for Astrophysics (United States)

18. Koji Mori

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    MIT-Kavli Institute for Astrophysics (United States)

19. Hiroshi Nakajima

    RIKEN · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    MIT-Kavli Institute for Astrophysics (United States)

    RIKEN (United States)

20. Takaaki Tanaka

    European Space Agency · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    European Space Agency (Netherlands)

    MIT-Kavli Institute for Astrophysics (United States)

21. Y. Terada Aachen SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research

    Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency · Space Research Organisation Netherlands · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Japan)

    MIT-Kavli Institute for Astrophysics (United States)

    SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research (Netherlands)

22. Michael Loewenstein

    Goddard Space Flight Center · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    MIT-Kavli Institute for Astrophysics (United States)

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)

23. Tahir Yaqoob

    Goddard Space Flight Center · University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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    NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)

    Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County (United States)

24. M. Audard

    RIKEN · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    MIT-Kavli Institute for Astrophysics (United States)

    RIKEN (Japan)

25. Ehud Behar

    Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory · Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Japan)

    Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (United States)

    MIT-Kavli Institute for Astrophysics (United States)

26. Laura W. Brenneman

    Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Japan)

    MIT-Kavli Institute for Astrophysics (United States)

27. Lía Corrales

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology · University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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    MIT-Kavli Institute for Astrophysics (United States)

    Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County (United States)

28. Renata Cumbee

    Goddard Space Flight Center · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    MIT-Kavli Institute for Astrophysics (United States)

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)

29. Teruaki Enoto

    RIKEN

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    RIKEN (United States)

30. Edmund J. Hodges-Kluck

    Goddard Space Flight Center

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    NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)

31. Yoshitomo Maeda

    Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

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    Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Japan)

32. K. Pottschmidt

    Goddard Space Flight Center

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    NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)

33. M. Tashiro

    Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency · European Space Agency · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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    European Space Agency (Netherlands)

    Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Japan)

    MIT-Kavli Institute for Astrophysics (United States)

34. Richard L. Kelley

    Goddard Space Flight Center

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    NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)

35. Robert B. Petre

    Goddard Space Flight Center

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    NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)

36. Brian J. Williams

    Goddard Space Flight Center

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    NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr. (United States)

37. Hiroya Yamaguchi

    Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

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    Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Japan)