Monte-Carlo Simulations of the Suzaku-XRS Residual Background Spectrum
Piro, L.; Santangelo, A.; Mitsuda, K.; Kilbourne, C. A.; Mineo, T.; Lotti, S.; Perinati, E.; Colasanti, L.; Macculi, C.; Bonardi, A.
Germany, Italy, United States, Saudi Arabia, Japan
Abstract
Cryogenic micro-calorimeters are suitable to detect small amounts of energy deposited by electromagnetic and nuclear interactions, which makes them attractive in a variety of applications on ground and in space. The only X-ray micro-calorimeter that operated in orbit to date is the X-Ray Spectrometer on-board of the Japanese Suzaku satellite. We discuss the analysis of the components of its residual background spectrum with the support of Monte-Carlo simulations.