Assembly Of The ROSAT Flight X-Ray Mirror System

K. Beckstette; B. Aschenbach; M. Schmidt

doi:10.1117/12.948696

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21 December 1988 Assembly Of The ROSAT Flight X-Ray Mirror System

K. Beckstette, B. Aschenbach, M. Schmidt

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Proceedings Volume 0982, X-Ray Instrumentation in Astronomy II; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.948696
Event: 32nd Annual International Technical Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Science and Engineering, 1988, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Starting in October 1987 the eight flight mirror shells of the ROSAT high-resolution X-ray mirror system have been assembled to a Wolter I telescope. A description of the assembly procedure and the alignment control measurement methods is given as well as a summary of the performance. I. Introduction II. Configuration and design III. Mirror manufacture IV. Assembly and adjustment V. Summary Acknowledgments

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K. Beckstette, B. Aschenbach, and M. Schmidt "Assembly Of The ROSAT Flight X-Ray Mirror System", Proc. SPIE 0982, X-Ray Instrumentation in Astronomy II, (21 December 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.948696

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