An updated optical design of the off-plane grating rocket experiment

Benjamin D. Donovan, Randall L. McEntaffer, James H. Tutt, Bridget C. O'Meara, Fabien Grisé, Kim A. Allgood, Michael P. Biskach, Kai Wing Chan, Michal Hlinka, John D. Kearney, James R. Mazzarella, Ryan S. McClelland, Ai Numata, Raul E. Riveros, Timo T. Saha, Peter M. Solly, William W. Zhang, Andrew D. Holland, Matthew R. Lewis, Matthew R. SomanKaren Holland

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Abstract

The Off-plane Grating Rocket Experiment (OGRE) is a soft X-ray spectroscopy suborbital rocket payload designed to obtain the highest-resolution soft X-ray spectrum of Capella to date. With a spectral resolution goal of R(λ/▵λ) < 2000 at select wavelengths in its 10-55 Å bandpass of interest, the payload will be able to study the line-dominated spectrum of Capella in unprecedented detail. To achieve this performance goal, the payload will employ three key technologies: mono-crystalline silicon X-ray mirrors developed at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, reflection gratings manufactured at The Pennsylvania State University, and electron-multiplying CCDs developed by The Open University and XCAM Ltd. In this document, an updated optical design that can achieve the performance goal of the OGRE spectrometer and a new grating alignment concept to realize this optical design are described.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationOptics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy IX
EditorsStephen L. O'Dell, Giovanni Pareschi
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510629318
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
EventOptics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy IX 2019 - San Diego, United States
Duration: Aug 13 2019Aug 15 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume11119
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceOptics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy IX 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period8/13/198/15/19

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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