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LOCATION:5280 Chamberlin Hall
SUMMARY:Micro-X: A Sounding Rocket Dark Matter Search\, NPAC (Nuclear/
 Particle/Astro/Cosmo) Forum\, Antonia Hubbard\, Northwestern
DESCRIPTION:The Micro-X sounding rocket uses a Transition Edge Sensor 
 (TES) array to make X-ray observations. The improved energy resolution
  of TESs compared to traditional space-based X-ray detectors brings ne
 w precision to both supernova observations and the X-ray search for st
 erile neutrino dark matter. Current X-ray observations disagree over t
 he potential presence of a 3.5 keV X-ray line consistent with a steril
 e neutrino interaction\, and Micro-X is in a unique position to establ
 ish or refute the presence of this line. We present the construction s
 tatus of the instrument and expectations for flight observations\, wit
 h special emphasis given to the prospects of sterile neutrino studies.
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=4509
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