Design and analysis of the international x-ray observatory mirror modules

IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  McClelland, Ryan S ^a   Carnahan, Timothy M ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN AND ANALYSIS; DESIGN DRIVERS; DESIGN STRENGTH; EFFECTIVE AREA; ENGINEERING CHALLENGES; ENVIRONMENTAL TEST; FACTOR OF SAFETY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GLASS MIRRORS; GLASS PROPERTIES; MIRROR ASSEMBLY; MODULE PERFORMANCE; ON-ORBIT; OPTICAL PERFORMANCE; OPTO-MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; PRELIMINARY DESIGN; SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES; SOFT X-RAY; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; THERMAL CONDITION; THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; X RAY TELESCOPE; X-RAY OBSERVATORY;

BUILDINGS; DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; GLASS; MATERIALS TESTING; MIRRORS; NASA; OBSERVATORIES; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; SAFETY FACTOR; SPACECRAFT EQUIPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 77952842827     PISSN: 1095323X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AERO.2010.5446902     Document Type: Conference Paper

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