The BepiColombo Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer

Adrian Martindale; Michael J. McKee; Emma J. Bunce; Simon T. Lindsay; Graeme P. Hall; Tuomo V. Tikkanen; Juhani Huovelin; Arto Lehtolainen; Max Mattero; Karri Muinonen; James F. Pearson; Charly Feldman; Gillian Butcher; Martin Hilchenbach; Johannes Treis; Petra Majewski

doi:10.1007/978-981-19-6960-7_171

The BepiColombo Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer

Adrian Martindale, Michael J. McKee, Emma J. Bunce, Simon T. Lindsay, Graeme P. Hall, Tuomo V. Tikkanen, Juhani Huovelin, Arto Lehtolainen, Max Mattero, Karri Muinonen, James F. Pearson, Charly Feldman, Gillian Butcher, Martin Hilchenbach, Johannes Treis, Petra Majewski

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Abstrakti

The Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer (MIXS) and Solar Intensity X-ray and particle Spectrometer (SIXS) on board the BepiColombo mission are due to arrive at Mercury in 2025. The data from these instruments will revolutionise our understanding of Mercury’s surface composition, as well as the interaction between the surface, magnetosphere, and exosphere of Mercury with its near space environment. In addition, SIXS will provide a unique vantage point for observing X-ray emission from the solar corona. This capability is enabled by the unique design of these two instruments. MIXS in particular is of a completely new design which is based on novel ‘micro-pore X-ray optics’ that have enabled miniaturisation of X-ray instrumentation for planetary science. We explore the design and workings of the instruments, with a focus on the MIXS optics, detector, electronics, and the SIXS design. In later sections, we summarise the calibration, data analysis routines, and numerical models needed to ensure maximum science return from MIXS and provide a summary of the science objectives at Mercury which justify the instrument design. Finally, we look ahead to future opportunities that have arisen from the new technologies that have been developed for MIXS, showing there is a bright future for X-ray instrumentation in planetary and solar system science.

Alkuperäiskieli	englanti
Otsikko	Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics
Toimittajat	Cosimo Bambi, Andrea Santangelo
Sivumäärä	55
Kustantaja	Springer Singapore
Julkaisupäivä	1 maalisk. 2024
Sivut	1059-1113
ISBN (painettu)	978-981-19-6959-1
ISBN (elektroninen)	978-981-19-6960-7
DOI - pysyväislinkit	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6960-7_171
Tila	Julkaistu - 1 maalisk. 2024
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	A3 Kirjan tai muun kokoomateoksen osa

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Martindale, A., McKee, M. J., Bunce, E. J., Lindsay, S. T., Hall, G. P., Tikkanen, T. V., Huovelin, J., Lehtolainen, A., Mattero, M., Muinonen, K., Pearson, J. F., Feldman, C., Butcher, G., Hilchenbach, M., Treis, J., & Majewski, P. (2024). The BepiColombo Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer. teoksessa C. Bambi, & A. Santangelo (Toimittajat), Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics (Sivut 1059-1113). Springer Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6960-7_171

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