Realization of X-ray telescopes-from design to performance

Experimental Astronomy

Volumn 26, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 95-109

  Aschenbach, Bernd ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astronomy; Grazing incidence; Imaging; X ray telescopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949875187     PISSN: 09226435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10686-009-9163-8     Document Type: Review

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