Speaker
Dr
Norbert Meidinger
(MPE)
Description
The seven eROSITA cameras are a further development of the PN-camera on ESA's XMM-Newton satellite. The eROSITA camera concept and design are explained, and the development is described. Its key component is the silicon PN-CCD detector, which was custom-developed for the eROSITA project. The most important scientific parameters are the energy, spatial, and time resolution, as well as the quantum efficiency and long-term stability. I describe the measured properties and performance of the cameras and discuss their advantages and disadvantages. Finally, expected and unexpected effects during camera operation in space are presented, and I conclude with a recent application of the eROSITA detector for the Einstein Probe satellite.
