The Athena X-ray Integral Field Unit: a consolidated design for the system requirement review of the preliminary definition phase

Athena: the advanced telescope for high energy astrophysicsX-IFU: The X-ray Integral Field UnitSpace instrumentationX-raysObservatoryAstrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for AstrophysicsAstrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic AstrophysicsAstrophysics - Astrophysics of GalaxiesAstrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaAstrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics