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X-ray Quantum Calorimeter (XQC) Bibliography

XQC in refereed journals

1. A High Spectral Resolution Study of the Soft X-Ray Background with the X-Ray Quantum Calorimeter
   Wulf, D et al., ApJ, 884, 120 (2019)
2. A Spectral Study of the Soft X-Ray Background with the X-Ray Quantum Calorimeter
   Wulf, D, PhD Thesis, 80 (2018)
3. Closing the window on ∼GeV Dark Matter with moderate (∼μb) interaction with nucleons
   Mahdawi, M & Farrar, G, JCAP, 12, 004 (2017)
4. Searching for keV Sterile Neutrino Dark Matter with X-Ray Microcalorimeter Sounding Rockets
   Figueroa-Feliciano, E et al., ApJ, 814, 82 (2015)
5. Observed Limits on Charge Exchange Contributions to the Diffuse X-Ray Background
   Crowder, S et al., ApJ, 758, 143 (2012)
6. The X-ray Quantum Calorimeter Sounding Rocket Experiment: Improvements for the Next Flight
   McCammon, D et al., JLTP, 151, 715 (2008)
7. Strong interactive massive particles from a strong coupled theory
   Khlopov, M & Kouvaris, C, PhRvD, 77, 065002 (2008)
8. Search for the light dark matter with an X-ray spectrometer
   Boyarsky, A et al., APh, 28, 303 (2007)
9. Constraints on the interactions between dark matter and baryons from the x-ray quantum calorimetry experiment
   Erickcek, A et al., PhRvD, 76, 042007 (2007)
10. Microcalorimeter and bolometer model
    Galeazzi, M & McCammon, D, JAP, 93, 4856 (2003)
11. Direct measurement of the L/K ratio in the electron capture decay of ⁷Be with cryogenic micro-calorimeters
    Galeazzi, M et al., Low Temperature Detectors, 473 (2002)
12. A High Spectral Resolution Observation of the Soft X-Ray Diffuse Background with Thermal Detectors
    McCammon, D et al., ApJ, 576, 188 (2002)
13. Observations of the soft X-ray background with the XQC microcalorimeter sounding rocket
    Porter, F et al., NIMPA, 444, 175 (2000)
14. High-resolution spectroscopy of the diffuse x-ray background using an array of microcalorimeters
    Deiker, S, PhD Thesis, 2 (1999)
15. A sounding rocket payload for X-ray astronomy employing high-resolution microcalorimeters
    McCammon, D et al., NIMPA, 370, 266 (1996)
16. A new microcalorimeter concept for photon counting x-ray spectroscopy
    Silver, E et al., NIMPA, 277, 657 (1989)

Conference Papers and non-refereed journals

1. High Spectral Resolution Observation of the Soft Diffuse X-ray Background in the Direction of the Galactic Anti-Center
   Wulf, D et al., AAS, 231, 33106 (2018)
2. Cosmic X-ray Physics: Including a Sounding Rocket Investigation of Galactic X-ray Emission and Detector Development
   McCammon, D, NASA Proposal id.17-APRA-128 (2017)
3. Data Collection and Recording on the Wisconsin/GSFC X-ray Quantum Calorimeter
   O’Neill, L & X-ray Astrophysics Group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, AAS, 227, 14729 (2016)
4. Searches for Decaying Sterile Neutrinos with the X-Ray Quantum Calorimeter Sounding Rocket
   Goldfinger, D & XQC Collaboration, AAS, 227, 44308 (2016)
5. Studying the Hot ISM with the X-ray Quantum Calorimeter Sounding Rocket
   Morgan, K et al., HEAD, 14, 10403 (2014)
6. Charge Exchange in X-ray Astronomy
   McCammon, D, HEAD, 14, 30301 (2014)
7. Cosmic X-ray Physics: A Suborbital Investigation of the Diffuse X-ray Background Including Instrumentation Development
   McCammon, D, NASA APRA Proposal, 152 (2011)
8. Preliminary Results from the Fourth Flight of the X-ray Quantum Calorimeter
   Crowder, S et al., AAS, 213, 47530 (2009)
9. The Diffuse Soft X-ray Sky
   McCammon, D, Astrophysics with All-Sky X-Ray Observations, 252 (2009)
10. Limits to Suprathermal Particle Fluxes in the ISM
    Raymond, J & Wargelin, B, 35th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, 796 (2004)
11. An Upper Limit on the Redshifted Intergalactic Oxygen Emission
    Rocks, L et al., AAS, 201, 7907 (2002)
12. High Spectral Resolution Observations of the Soft X-ray Diffuse Background with Thermal Detectors
    McCammon, D et al., AAS, 195, 13504 (2000)
13. Initial X-Ray Calorimter Results from a recent Sounding Rocket Flight
    Apodaca, E et al., AAS, 194, 10901 (1999)
14. Sounding rocket experiment employing microcalorimeter detectors to obtain a high-resolution spectrum of the diffuse x-ray background
    Cui, W et al., SPIE, 2280, 362 (1994)
15. X-ray microcalorimeters - principles and performance.
    Moseley, S et al., ESASP, 356, 13 (1992)
16. X-Ray Quantum Calorimeter (XOC): A Sounding Rocket Instrument for High Spectral Resolution Studies of the ISM
    Juda, M et al., BAAS, 22, 889 (1990)

Univerity of Wisconsin XQC webpages

• X-Ray Quantum Calorimeter (University of Wisconsin)
• X-Ray Quantum Calorimeter Project (University of Wisconsin)