Performance testing of an off-plane reflection grating and silicon pore optic spectrograph at PANTER

Hannah Marlowe, Randall L. McEntaffer, Ryan Allured, Casey T. Deroo, Benjamin D. Donovan, Drew M. Miles, James H. Tutt, Vadim Burwitz, Benedikt Menz, Gisela D. Hartner, Randall K. Smith, Peter Cheimets, Edward Hertz, Jay A. Bookbinder, Ramses Gunther, Alex Yanson, Giuseppe Vacanti, Marcelo Ackermann

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

2 Scopus citations

Abstract

An X-ray spectrograph consisting of aligned, radially ruled off-plane reflection gratings and silicon pore optics (SPO) was tested at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics PANTER X-ray test facility. SPO is a test module for the proposed Arcus mission, which will also feature aligned off-plane reflection gratings. This test is the first time two off-plane gratings were actively aligned to each other and with an SPO to produce an overlapped spectrum. We report the performance of the complete spectrograph utilizing the aligned gratings module and plans for future development.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number045004
JournalJournal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems
Volume1
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2015

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Instrumentation
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Space and Planetary Science

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Performance testing of an off-plane reflection grating and silicon pore optic spectrograph at PANTER'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this