Astrophysics Science Division

Simon Richard Bandler

(RESEARCH AST, FIELDS AND PARTICLES)

Simon Richard Bandler's Contact Card & Information.
Email: simon.r.bandler@nasa.gov
Phone: 301.286.1363
Org Code: 662
Address:
NASA/GSFC
Mail Code 662
Greenbelt, MD 20771
Employer:
NASA

Brief Bio


Working mostly on the development of X-ray microcalorimeter arrays for the Athena X-ray Integral Field Unit Instrument. I lead this U.S. contribution to this European instrument.

Also working on the development of the Lynx X-ray Microcalorimeter instrument concept for the Lynx mission being proposed in the U.S. to the 2020 Decadal Review. For this project he is a Co-lead for this instrument concept.

On terms of low temperature detector development, he continues to work on the development of advanced transition-edge sensor (TES) X-ray microcalorimeters and magnetic calorimeter X-ray microcalorimeters.

For an up-to-date list of publications and citations, see:

https://publons.com/researcher/2848203/simon-r-bandler/

Web of Science ResearcherID
A-6258-2010

Current Projects


Transition-edge sensor X-ray microcalorimeter array for the Integral Field Unit Instrument on Athena

Technology & Missions

http://x-ifu.irap.omp.eu/


Development of the Lynx X-ray Microcalorimeter instrument concept - part of the Lynx X-ray Observatory being proposed to the 2020 Decadal Survey.

Technology & Missions

https://www.lynxobservatory.com/


Development of X-ray Magnetic Calorimeter arrays for Lynx

Technology & Missions


Development of transition-edge sensor X-ray microcalorimeter arrays for Lynx, Super-DIOS and a future Solar mission with an an X-ray microcalorimeter.

Technology & Missions


Development of flight-compatible electronics for reading out future X-ray microcalorimeter instruments in space.

Technology & Missions


Development of innovative new infrared/UV/optical blocking filters based upon grill filters for microcalorimeter instruments with high throughput at low X-ray energies.

Technology & Missions