Design, Implementation, and Performance of the Astro-H Soft X-Ray Spectrometer Aperture Assembly and Blocking Filters

Abstract: The calorimeter array of the JAXA Astro-H (renamed Hitomi) soft x-ray spectrometer (SXS) was designed…

Energy Conversion and Partition in the Asymmetric Reconnection Diffusion Region

Abstract: We investigate the energy conversion and partition in the asymmetric reconnection diffusion region using two-dimensional…

Lyman-Alpha Comes of Age

Abstract: The Lyman-alpha (Lya) line is the strongest recombination line of hydrogen, which constitutes the dominant…

A Hybrid Electrostatic Retarding Potential Analyzer for the Measurement of Plasmas at Extremely High Energy Resolution

Abstract: Many space plasmas (especially electrons generated in planetary ionospheres) exhibit fine-detailed structures that are challenging…

Cyclotron Lines in Highly Magnetized Neutron Stars

Abstract: Cyclotron lines, also called cyclotron resonant scattering features are spectral features, generally appearing in absorption,…

Aerogel Scattering Filters for Cosmic Microwave Background Observations

Abstract: We present the design and performance of broadband and tunable infrared-blocking filters for millimeter and…

Full Inversion of Solar Relativistic Electron Events Measured by the Helios Spacecraft

Abstract: The Parker Solar Probe and the incoming Solar Orbiter mission will provide measurements of solar…

Dating Igneous Rocks Using the Potassium-Argon Laser Experiment (KArLE) Instrument: A Case Study for ~380 Ma Basaltic Rocks

Abstract: We report new K-Ar isochron data for two approximately 380 million-years-old basaltic rocks, using an…

Call for media

ESA invites media representatives to join the Living Planet Symposium to hear first-hand from scientists about…

Thomas Pesquet back in Houston

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet is back at NASA's Johnson Space Station in Houston, USA. His first…