Opto-mechanics of the Constellation-X SXT mirrors: Challenges in mounting and assembling the mirror segments

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7011, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Chan, Kai Wing ^a,c   Zhang, William W ^c   Saha, Timo ^c   Lehan, John P ^a,c   Mazzarella, James ^b,c   Lozipone, Lawrence ^b,c   Hong, Melinda ^b,c   Byron, Glenn ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b SGT INC   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Constellation X; Lightweight optics; Mirror mount; Opto mechanics; Spectroscopy X Ray Telescopes

Indexed keywords

AXIAL LENGTH; CONSTELLATION-X; GLASS MIRRORS; GROUND TESTS; LARGE SIZES; LIGHTWEIGHT OPTICS; MIRROR MOUNT; OPTO-MECHANICS; OPTOMECHANICAL; TWO-POINT; X RAY TELESCOPE;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; GAMMA RAYS; INSTRUMENTS; MECHANICS; MIRRORS; MOUNTINGS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; SPACE TELESCOPES; SPACECRAFT EQUIPMENT; SPACECRAFT OBSERVATORIES; X RAY CAMERAS;

OPTICAL TESTING;

EID: 70249132624     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.789019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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