Design and analysis of the International X-Ray Observatory mirror modules

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7732, Issue , 2010, Pages

  McClelland, Ryan S ^a   Carnahan, Timothy M ^b   Robinson, David W ^b   Saha, Timo T ^b  

^a SGT INC   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Flight mirror assembly; FMA; International X ray observatory; IXO; Module

Indexed keywords

FMA; INTERNATIONAL X-RAY OBSERVATORY; IXO; MIRROR ASSEMBLY; MODULE;

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

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 77957873685     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.857535     Document Type: Conference Paper

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