TY - GEN
T1 - The square meter arcsecond resolution X-ray telescope
T2 - Adaptive X-Ray Optics II
AU - Schwartz, Daniel A.
AU - Aldcroft, Thomas L.
AU - Bookbinder, Jay A.
AU - Cotroneo, Vincenzo
AU - Davis, William N.
AU - Forman, William R.
AU - Freeman, Mark D.
AU - McMuldroch, Stuart
AU - Reid, Paul
AU - Tananbaum, Harvey
AU - Vikhlinin, Alexey
AU - Trolier-McKinstry, Susan
AU - Wilke, Derek
AU - Johnson-Wilke, Raegan
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - We describe an X-ray Observatory mission with 0.5" angular resolution, comparable to the Chandra X-ray Observatory, but with 30 times more effective collecting area. The concept is based on developing the new technology of adjustable X-ray optics for ultra thin (0.4 mm), highly nested grazing incidence X-ray mirrors. Simulations to date indicate that the corrections for manufacturing and mounting can be determined on the ground and the effects of gravity release can be calculated to sufficient accuracy, so that all adjustments are applied only once on-orbit, without the need of any on-orbit determination of the required corrections. The mission concept is based on the Chandra Observatory, and takes advantage of the technology studies which have taken place over the past fifteen years developing large area, light weight mirrors.
AB - We describe an X-ray Observatory mission with 0.5" angular resolution, comparable to the Chandra X-ray Observatory, but with 30 times more effective collecting area. The concept is based on developing the new technology of adjustable X-ray optics for ultra thin (0.4 mm), highly nested grazing incidence X-ray mirrors. Simulations to date indicate that the corrections for manufacturing and mounting can be determined on the ground and the effects of gravity release can be calculated to sufficient accuracy, so that all adjustments are applied only once on-orbit, without the need of any on-orbit determination of the required corrections. The mission concept is based on the Chandra Observatory, and takes advantage of the technology studies which have taken place over the past fifteen years developing large area, light weight mirrors.
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U2 - 10.1117/12.930868
DO - 10.1117/12.930868
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84872531451
SN - 9780819492203
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
BT - Adaptive X-Ray Optics II
Y2 - 14 August 2012 through 14 August 2012
ER -