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Paper Abstract
The science requirements for the Athena X-ray mirror are to provide a collecting area of 2 m2 at 1 keV, an angular resolution of ~5 arc seconds half energy eidth (HEW) and a field of view of diameter 40-50 arc minutes. This combination of area and angular resolution over a wide field are possible because of unique features of the Silicon pore optics (SPO) technology used. Here we describe the optimization and modifications of the SPO technology required to achieve the Athena mirror specification and demonstrate how the optical design of the mirror system impacts on the scientific performance of Athena.
Paper Details
Date Published: 24 July 2014
PDF: 9 pages
Proc. SPIE 9144, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 91442E (24 July 2014); doi: 10.1117/12.2055183
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9144:
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Tadayuki Takahashi; Jan-Willem A. den Herder; Mark Bautz, Editor(s)
PDF: 9 pages
Proc. SPIE 9144, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 91442E (24 July 2014); doi: 10.1117/12.2055183
Show Author Affiliations
R. Willingale, Univ. of Leicester (United Kingdom)
G. Pareschi, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera (Italy)
F. Christensen, DTU Space (Denmark)
J.-W. den Herder, SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research (Netherlands)
D. Ferreira, DTU Space (Denmark)
G. Pareschi, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera (Italy)
F. Christensen, DTU Space (Denmark)
J.-W. den Herder, SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research (Netherlands)
D. Ferreira, DTU Space (Denmark)
A. Jakobsen, DTU Space (Denmark)
M. Ackermann, cosine Research B.V. (Netherlands)
M. Collon, cosine Research B.V. (Netherlands)
M. Bavdaz, European Space Research and Technology Ctr. (Netherlands)
M. Ackermann, cosine Research B.V. (Netherlands)
M. Collon, cosine Research B.V. (Netherlands)
M. Bavdaz, European Space Research and Technology Ctr. (Netherlands)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9144:
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Tadayuki Takahashi; Jan-Willem A. den Herder; Mark Bautz, Editor(s)
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