On-orbit adjustment calculation for the Generation-X X-ray mirror figure

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7011, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Schwartz, Daniel A ^a   Brissenden, Roger J ^a   Elvis, Martin ^a   Fabbiano, Guiseppina ^a   Gaetz, Terrance J ^a   Jerius, Diab ^a   Juda, Michael ^a   Reid, Paul B ^a   Wolk, Scott J ^a   O'dell, Stephen L ^a   Kolodziejczak, Jeffrey K ^b   Zhang, William W ^c  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bi morph mirrors; Figure correction; Generation X; X ray optics; X ray telescopes

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR RESOLUTION; BI-MORPH MIRRORS; FIGURE CORRECTION; FOCAL SURFACES; GENERATION-X; IMAGING DETECTOR; LEGENDRE POLYNOMIALS; LOW ORDER; MIRROR FIGURE; MIRROR SHELLS; ON-ORBIT; RAPID CONVERGENCE; THIN GLASS; X RAY MIRRORS; X-RAY OBSERVATORY; X-RAY TELESCOPES;

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; INSTRUMENTS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; ORBITS; SPACE TELESCOPES; SPACECRAFT EQUIPMENT; SPACECRAFT OBSERVATORIES; X RAY CAMERAS; X RAYS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 70249083452     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.790085     Document Type: Conference Paper

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