Mirror technology development for the International X-ray Observatory mission

W. W. Zhang; M. Atanassova; P. Augustin; P. N. Blake; G. Byron; T. Carnahan; K. W. Chan; C. Fleetwood; C. He; M. D. Hill; M. Hong; L. Kolos; J. P. Lehan; J. R. Mazzarella; R. McClelland; L. Olsen; R. Petre; D. Robinson; R. Russell; T. T. Saha; M. Sharpe; M. V. Gubarev; W. D. Jones; S. L. O'Dell; W. Davis; D. R. Caldwell; M. Freeman; W. A. Podgorski; P. B. Reid

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31 August 2009 Mirror technology development for the International X-ray Observatory mission

W. W. Zhang, M. Atanassova, P. Augustin, P. N. Blake, G. Byron, T. Carnahan, K. W. Chan, C. Fleetwood, C. He, M. D. Hill, M. Hong, L. Kolos, J. P. Lehan, J. R. Mazzarella, R. McClelland, L. Olsen, R. Petre, D. Robinson, R. Russell, T. T. Saha, M. Sharpe, M. V. Gubarev, W. D. Jones, S. L. O'Dell, W. Davis, D. R. Caldwell, M. Freeman, W. A. Podgorski, P. B. Reid

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Proceedings Volume 7437, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy IV; 74370Q (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.830226
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2009, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The International X-ray Observatory mission is a collaborative effort of NASA, ESA, and JAXA. It will have unprecedented capabilities in spectroscopy, imaging, timing and polarization measurement. A key enabling element of the mission is a flight mirror assembly providing unprecedented large effective area (3 m²) and high angular resolution of (5 arcseconds half-power diameter). In this paper we outline the conceptual design of the mirror assembly and development of technology to enable its construction.

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W. W. Zhang, M. Atanassova, P. Augustin, P. N. Blake, G. Byron, T. Carnahan, K. W. Chan, C. Fleetwood, C. He, M. D. Hill, M. Hong, L. Kolos, J. P. Lehan, J. R. Mazzarella, R. McClelland, L. Olsen, R. Petre, D. Robinson, R. Russell, T. T. Saha, M. Sharpe, M. V. Gubarev, W. D. Jones, S. L. O'Dell, W. Davis, D. R. Caldwell, M. Freeman, W. A. Podgorski, and P. B. Reid "Mirror technology development for the International X-ray Observatory mission", Proc. SPIE 7437, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy IV, 74370Q (31 August 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.830226

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