Estimating the Background of the BlackCAT CubeSat and Its Impact on Science Observations

Joseph M. Colosimo; Abraham D. Falcone; Tyler B. Anderson; Cole R. Armstrong; Logan D. Baker; David N. Burrows; Zachary Catlin; Seth K. Culbertson; Derek B. Fox; Hannah M. Grzybowski; Evan C. Jennerjahn; Daniel M. LaRocca; Gooderham McCormick; David M. Palmer; Lukas R. Stone; Mitchell Wages; Daniel Washington

doi:10.1117/12.2617438

Estimating the Background of the BlackCAT CubeSat and Its Impact on Science Observations

Joseph M. Colosimo, Abraham D. Falcone, Tyler B. Anderson, Cole R. Armstrong, Logan D. Baker, David N. Burrows, Zachary Catlin, Seth K. Culbertson, Derek B. Fox, Hannah M. Grzybowski, Evan C. Jennerjahn, Daniel M. LaRocca, Gooderham McCormick, David M. Palmer, Lukas R. Stone, Mitchell Wages, Daniel Washington

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Abstract

The BlackCAT CubeSat will monitor the soft X-ray sky, searching for high-redshift gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), gravitational-wave counterparts, and other high-energy transient events. BlackCAT will utilize a coded-aperture mask to localize sources to sub-arcminute precision. We investigate the primary forms of background that will affect this mission and present different methods to suppress these sources in order to increase the sensitivity of this mission. In the absence of mitigation, the optical and ultraviolet backgrounds could increase noise in the hybrid CMOS detectors (HCDs) used in this mission and potentially trigger spurious events. We plan to use a polyimide filter to suppress extreme ultraviolet emission produced by the geocorona. The HCDs and polyimide filter will be coated with a thin aluminum layer to block optical light. We estimate the magnitude of the observed cosmic and galactic X-ray backgrounds. Additionally, we investigate the impact of trapped particles on the sensitivity and duty cycle of the mission. We discuss the effect of these various sources of background on the sensitivity of BlackCAT to GRBs and other transient events.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022
Subtitle of host publication	Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Editors	Jan-Willem A. den Herder, Shouleh Nikzad, Kazuhiro Nakazawa
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510653436
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2617438
State	Published - 2022
Event	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray - Montreal, United States Duration: Jul 17 2022 → Jul 22 2022

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	12181
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Country/Territory	United States
City	Montreal
Period	7/17/22 → 7/22/22

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Colosimo, J. M., Falcone, A. D., Anderson, T. B., Armstrong, C. R., Baker, L. D., Burrows, D. N., Catlin, Z., Culbertson, S. K., Fox, D. B., Grzybowski, H. M., Jennerjahn, E. C., LaRocca, D. M., McCormick, G., Palmer, D. M., Stone, L. R., Wages, M., & Washington, D. (2022). Estimating the Background of the BlackCAT CubeSat and Its Impact on Science Observations. In J.-W. A. den Herder, S. Nikzad, & K. Nakazawa (Eds.), Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray Article 1218159 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 12181). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2617438

Colosimo, Joseph M. ; Falcone, Abraham D. ; Anderson, Tyler B. et al. / Estimating the Background of the BlackCAT CubeSat and Its Impact on Science Observations. Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. editor / Jan-Willem A. den Herder ; Shouleh Nikzad ; Kazuhiro Nakazawa. SPIE, 2022. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering).

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Colosimo, JM, Falcone, AD, Anderson, TB, Armstrong, CR, Baker, LD, Burrows, DN, Catlin, Z, Culbertson, SK, Fox, DB, Grzybowski, HM, Jennerjahn, EC, LaRocca, DM, McCormick, G, Palmer, DM, Stone, LR, Wages, M & Washington, D 2022, Estimating the Background of the BlackCAT CubeSat and Its Impact on Science Observations. in J-WA den Herder, S Nikzad & K Nakazawa (eds), Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray., 1218159, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 12181, SPIE, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, Montreal, United States, 7/17/22. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2617438

Estimating the Background of the BlackCAT CubeSat and Its Impact on Science Observations. / Colosimo, Joseph M.; Falcone, Abraham D.; Anderson, Tyler B. et al.
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. ed. / Jan-Willem A. den Herder; Shouleh Nikzad; Kazuhiro Nakazawa. SPIE, 2022. 1218159 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 12181).

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Colosimo JM, Falcone AD, Anderson TB, Armstrong CR, Baker LD, Burrows DN et al. Estimating the Background of the BlackCAT CubeSat and Its Impact on Science Observations. In den Herder JWA, Nikzad S, Nakazawa K, editors, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. SPIE. 2022. 1218159. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.2617438

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