Papers and Presentations

2009

IXO Presentation (Ann Hornschemeier) from the AIAA SPACE 2009 Conference & Exposition, September 14–17, 2009, Pasadena, CA [.pdf], [.ppt], [movie]

Nicholas E. White´s presentation about IXO from the Bologna X-ray meeting—X-ray astronomy 2009: Present status, multi-wavelength approach and future perspectives, September 7–11, 2009, Bologna, Italy is available for download [.pdf], [.ppt], [movie]
Development of a critical-angle transmission grating spectrometer for the International X-Ray Observatory, Ralf K. Heilmann et al., Proc. of SPIE Vol. 7437 74370G-8, 2009
Stacking of Silicon Pore Optics for IXO, Maximilien J. Collon et al., 2009

Presentations from the IXO meeting held on July 3, 2009, at Otaru, Japan (just after the Suzaku Conference, June 29—July 2). Download from here

A.M.Bykov, Yu.A.Uvarov, J.B.G.M.Bloemen, J.W. den Herder, J.S.Kaastra, "A Model of Polarized X-ray Emission from Twinkling Synchrotron Supernova Shells", MNRAS (in press), 2009. Download PDF

J.S. Kaastra, A.M. Bykov, N. Werner, "Non-Maxwellian Electron Distributions in Clusters of Galaxies," Astronomy & Astrophysics, May 2009. View abstract
Joel Bregman (University of Michigan), "Science Drivers for the International X-ray Observatory" – a talk given on the APS April meeting (Denver, Colorado).
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March 30–April 1, 2009 STScI Meeting "Observational Signatures of Black Hole Merges" IXO Presentation (White) [.pdf] [.ppt]
The IXO poster presented on the 5th UC Irvine Center for Cosmology Workshop: Intermediate-Mass Black Holes: from First Light to Galactic Nuclei
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Mechanical Overview of the International X-Ray Observatory, David W. Robinson, IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky Montana, March 9—12, 2009
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Design Concept for the International X-Ray Observatory Flight Mirror Assembly, Ryan S. McClelland, David W. Robinson, IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky Montana, March 9—12, 2009
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