Performance characterization of the reflection grating arrays (RGA) for the RGS experiment aboard XMM

Andrew Rasmussen; Jean Cottam; Todd R. Decker; Steven M. Kahn; Joshua Spodek; M. Stern; Christian Erd; Antonius J. F. den Boggende; A. C. Brinkman; Jan-Willem den Herder; Frits B. S. Paerels; C. D. Vries

doi:10.1117/12.331247

19 November 1998 Performance characterization of the reflection grating arrays (RGA) for the RGS experiment aboard XMM

Andrew Rasmussen, Jean Cottam, Todd R. Decker, Steven M. Kahn, Joshua Spodek, M. Stern, Christian Erd, Antonius J. F. den Boggende, A. C. Brinkman, Jan-Willem den Herder, Frits B. S. Paerels, C. D. Vries

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Proceedings Volume 3444, X-Ray Optics, Instruments, and Missions; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.331247
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1998, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The Reflection Grating Spectrometer (RGS) aboard XMM is a large collecting area, dispersive soft x-ray spectrometer providing high resolution and a bandpass of 5-35 angstrom. We have built and characterized the two, nearly identical, flight model reflection grating arrays for the RGS instrument. Precision alignment and assembly of 182 grating elements into each array was performed at Columbia Astrophysics/Nevis Laboratory, and end-to-end X-ray calibration and testing were performed at the MPE-Panter facility. Preliminary results from the calibration are summarized, and reconciliation of those results with baseline optical design, simulations and error budgets are discussed.

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Andrew Rasmussen, Jean Cottam, Todd R. Decker, Steven M. Kahn, Joshua Spodek, M. Stern, Christian Erd, Antonius J. F. den Boggende, A. C. Brinkman, Jan-Willem den Herder, Frits B. S. Paerels, and C. D. Vries "Performance characterization of the reflection grating arrays (RGA) for the RGS experiment aboard XMM", Proc. SPIE 3444, X-Ray Optics, Instruments, and Missions, (19 November 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.331247

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