DEMON: a proposal for a satellite-borne experiment to study dark matter and dark energy

Alicia Berciano Alba; Pedro Borges de Silva; Hans Eichelberger; Francesca Giovacchini; Mareike Godolt; Günther Hasinger; Michael Lerchster; Vincent Lusset; Fabio Mattana; Yannick Mellier; Michal Michalowski; Carlos Monteserin-Sanchez; Fabio Noviello; Carina Persson; Andrea Santovincenzo; Peter Schneider; Ming Zhang; Linda Östman

doi:10.1117/12.670660

DEMON: a proposal for a satellite-borne experiment to study dark matter and dark energy

Alicia Berciano Alba, Pedro Borges de Silva, Hans Eichelberger, Francesca Giovacchini, Mareike Godolt, Günther Hasinger, Michael Lerchster, Vincent Lusset, Fabio Mattana, Yannick Mellier, Michal Michalowski, Carlos Monteserin-Sanchez, Fabio Noviello, Carina Persson, Andrea Santovincenzo, Peter Schneider, Ming Zhang, Linda Östman

School of Physics and Astronomy

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We outline a novel satellite mission concept, DEMON, aimed at advancing our comprehension of both dark matter and dark energy, taking full advantage of two complementary methods: weak lensing and the statistics of galaxy clusters. We intend to carry out a 5000 deg2 combined IR, optical and X-ray survey with galaxies up to a redshift of z~2 in order to determine the shear correlation function. We will also find ~100000 galaxy clusters, making it the largest survey of this type to date. The DEMON spacecraft will comprise one IR/optical and eight X-ray telescopes, coupled to multiple cameras operating at different frequency bands. To a great extent, the technology employed has already been partially tested on ongoing missions, therefore ensuring improved reliability.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation II: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Pages	91
Volume	6266
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670660
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2006

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Berciano Alba, A., Borges de Silva, P., Eichelberger, H., Giovacchini, F., Godolt, M., Hasinger, G., Lerchster, M., Lusset, V., Mattana, F., Mellier, Y., Michalowski, M., Monteserin-Sanchez, C., Noviello, F., Persson, C., Santovincenzo, A., Schneider, P., Zhang, M., & Östman, L. (2006). DEMON: a proposal for a satellite-borne experiment to study dark matter and dark energy. In Space Telescopes and Instrumentation II: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray (Vol. 6266, pp. 91) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670660

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