IXO X-ray mirrors based on slumped glass segments with reinforcing ribs: Optical and mechanical design, image error budget and optics unit integration process

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7732, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Civitania, M ^a   Basso, S ^a   Bavdaz, M ^b   Citterio, O ^a   Conconi, P ^a   Gallieni, D ^c   Ghigo, M ^a   Guldimann, B ^b   Martelli, F ^d   Pagano, G ^a   Pareschi, G ^a   Parodi, G ^d   Proserpio, L ^a   Salmaso, B ^a   Spiga, D ^a   Tagliaferri, G ^a   Tintori, M ^c   Wille, E ^b   Zambra, A ^a  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BRERA   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^c ADS International Srl   (Italy)

^d BCV Progetti   (Italy)

Author keywords

Integration and assembly of glass foils for X ray telescopes; IXO telescope; X ray segmented optics

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; ANGULAR RESOLUTION; ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORIES; ERROR BUDGETS; ERROR SENSITIVITY; IMAGE DEGRADATION; IMAGE ERROR; INTEGRATION PROCESS; IXO TELESCOPE; KEYPOINTS; LARGE EFFECTIVE AREAS; MIRROR ASSEMBLY; MIRROR PAIRS; OPTICAL AND MECHANICAL DESIGNS; OPTICAL UNITS; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; REINFORCING RIB; SPACE AGENCY; SURFACE ACCURACY; THIN GLASS; X RAY MIRRORS; X-RAY OBSERVATORY; X-RAY SEGMENTED OPTICS;

ALIGNMENT; BUDGET CONTROL; BUILDINGS; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; GLASS; INSTRUMENTS; MIRRORS; NASA; OBSERVATORIES; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; REINFORCEMENT; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACE TELESCOPES; SPACECRAFT EQUIPMENT; X RAYS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 77957867480     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.857197     Document Type: Conference Paper

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