@inproceedings{74e0138febc34e2b9ca7ad9e8879d820,
title = "X-ray monitoring for astrophysical applications",
abstract = "This work addresses the issue of X-ray monitoring for astrophysical applications. The proposed wide-field optical system has not been used in space yet. The proposed novel approach is based on the use of 1D {"}Lobster eye{"} optics in combination with Timepix X-ray detector in the energy range 3-40 keV. The proposed project includes theoretical study and a functional sample of the Timepix X-ray detector with multifoil wide-field X-ray {"}Lobster eye{"} optics. Using optics to focus X-rays on a detector is the only solution in cases the intensity of impinging X-ray radiation is below the sensitivity of the detector, e.g. while monitoring astrophysical objects in space, or phenomena in the Earth's atmosphere. The optical system could be used in a student rocket experiment at University of Colorado. Ideal opportunity is to extend the CubeSat of Pennsylvania State University with the hard X-ray telescope demonstrator consisting of an optical module and Timepix detector.",
author = "L. Pina and D. Burrows and W. Cash and D. Cerna and P. Gorenstein and R. Hudec and A. Inneman and J. Jakubek and V. Marsikova and L. Sieger and V. Tichy",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2014 SPIE.; Advances in X-Ray/EUV Optics and Components IX ; Conference date: 18-08-2014 Through 20-08-2014",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1117/12.2064726",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Khounsary, {Ali M.} and Shunji Goto and Christian Morawe",
booktitle = "Advances in X-Ray/EUV Optics and Components IX",
address = "United States",
}