Design and performance of four-reflection optics for x-ray astronomy

Andrew H. Szentgyorgyi; Martin S. Elvis; John B. Roll Jr.; Leon P. Van Speybroeck

doi:10.1117/12.176796

1 June 1994 Design and performance of four-reflection optics for x-ray astronomy

Andrew H. Szentgyorgyi, Martin S. Elvis, John B. Roll Jr., Leon P. Van Speybroeck

Proceedings Volume 2198, Instrumentation in Astronomy VIII; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176796
Event: 1994 Symposium on Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation for the 21st Century, 1994, Kailua, Kona, HI, United States

Abstract

Four reflection, grazing incidence X-ray optics offer the possibility of broad band (0.1-10.0 keV) X-ray telescopes that fit within the physical envelope of NASA's Small and Medium Explorer mission. We describe a short focal length (4 m) optical design with arcsec imagery over a 1 degree(s) field of view and good efficiency in the Fe-K band (6.4-7.1 keV).

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Andrew H. Szentgyorgyi, Martin S. Elvis, John B. Roll Jr., and Leon P. Van Speybroeck "Design and performance of four-reflection optics for x-ray astronomy", Proc. SPIE 2198, Instrumentation in Astronomy VIII, (1 June 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.176796

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