Paper 13093-314
Paper 13093-314
The detector assembly of the cameras of the Lunar Electromagnetic Monitor in X-rays (LEM-X)
On demand | Presenting live 19 June 2024 
Abstract
The Lunar Electromagnetic Monitor in X-rays (LEM-X) is a proposed observatory on the Moon surface for the detection of transients and the long-term monitoring of astrophysical sources across the whole observable sky in the 2-50 keV band. LEM-X is based on a compact and lightweight coded-aperture camera with a 2-sr field of view. The detector plane is composed of four individual alumina-based Detector Assemblies (DA), each one hosting a single large-area (~7x7 cm2) linear Silicon Drift Detector (SDD), as well as 28 analog Application Specific Integrated Circuits (AFE ASICs), specifically developed for this project. High-voltage cables and a rigid-flex printed circuit board connect the DA to the back-end electronics and power supply. A breadboard featuring a 64-channel SDD and two AFE ASICs has been manufactured and is currently under test. The LEM-X DA is being developed within the Earth-Moon-Mars project of the Italian "National Recovery and Resilience Plan".
Presenter
Francesco Ceraudo
INAF - Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali (Italy)
Francesco Ceraudo is a researcher at the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics. His main field of research is the characterization of state-of-the-art instrumentation for X-ray space astronomy, especially Silicon Drift Detectors and Micro-Pore Optics. He has worked on such projects as the Pixelated Silicon Drift Detector (PixDD), the Large Area Detector (LAD) of the eXTP mission, and the Wide Field Monitor of the eXTP, STROBE-X and LEM-X missions. He has a long experience in the development of software for instrumentation control, data analysis, radiation campaign, and simulation of instrument performances under various conditions and at different phases of the life of the mission.
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