Chandra X-ray Observatory Mirror Effective Area

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5165, Issue , 2004, Pages 482-496

  Zhao, Ping ^a   Jerius, Diab ^a   Edgar, Richard J ^a   Gaetz, Terrance J ^a   Van Speybroeck, Leon P ^a   Biller, Beth ^a   Beckerman, Eli ^a   Marshall, Herman L ^b  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Chandra X ray Observatory; Effective area; HRMA; X ray mirrors; X ray telescopes

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MIRRORS; OBSERVATORIES; SPECTROSCOPY; TELESCOPES; X RAY OPTICS;

CHANDRA X-RAY OBSERVATORY (CXO); X-RAY TELESCOPES;

ASTRONOMY;

EID: 1942487230     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.509379     Document Type: Conference Paper

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