Design Characteristics Of A Skylab Soft X-Ray Telescope

E. J. Walsh; T. I. Sokolowski; G. M. Miller; K. L. Cofield Jr.; J. D. Douglas; B. J. Lewter; H. O. Burke; A. J. Davis

doi:10.1117/12.953941

1 September 1974 Design Characteristics Of A Skylab Soft X-Ray Telescope

E. J. Walsh, T. I. Sokolowski, G. M. Miller, K. L. Cofield Jr., J. D. Douglas, B. J. Lewter, H. O. Burke, A. J. Davis

Proceedings Volume 0044, Instrumentation in Astronomy II; (1974) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.953941
Event: Instrumentation in Astronomy, 1974, Tucson, United States

Abstract

The Apollo Telescope Mount Experiment S-056 successfully completed its soft X-ray data gathering mission with the splash-down of the Skylab 4 astronauts on February 8, 1974, The development of the S-056 experiment along with the problems encountered in designing, testing and operating the equipment is-describedherein with an eye to assisting the designers of more sophisticated future instruments.

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E. J. Walsh, T. I. Sokolowski, G. M. Miller, K. L. Cofield Jr., J. D. Douglas, B. J. Lewter, H. O. Burke, and A. J. Davis "Design Characteristics Of A Skylab Soft X-Ray Telescope", Proc. SPIE 0044, Instrumentation in Astronomy II, (1 September 1974); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.953941

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