Author/Authors :
Stahle، نويسنده , , C.K and Boyce، نويسنده , , K.R. and Brown، نويسنده , , G.V. and Cottam، نويسنده , , J. and Figueroa-Feliciano، نويسنده , , E. and Galeazzi، نويسنده , , M. and Kelley، نويسنده , , R.L and McCammon، نويسنده , , D. and Porter، نويسنده , , F.S and Szymkowiak، نويسنده , , A.E. and Tillotson، نويسنده , , W.A.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
We have identified signals resulting from cosmic rays and environmental gamma rays depositing energy in the pixels and in the silicon frame of the Astro-E2/X-Ray Spectrometer microcalorimeter array. Coincidences between pixels and between the array and an anti-coincidence detector determined the nature of the events. Pulse shapes and amplitudes from the cosmic ray events helped refine the thermal model of the array chip. We discuss how future arrays can be optimized either for the greatest background rejection or for the highest source count rates.
