Development of ultra-thin thermal shield for ASTRO-H X-ray telescopes

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8147, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Tawara, Yuzuru ^a   Sugita, Satoshi ^a   Furuzawa, Akihiro ^a   Tachibana, Kenji ^a   Awaki, Hisamitsu ^b   Ishida, Manabu ^c   Maeda, Yoshitomo ^c   Ogawa, Mina ^c  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

thermal shield; thin film; X ray telescope

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; ELECTRIC HEATER; ENERGY RANGES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GENERAL PURPOSE; HARD X-RAY TELESCOPE; IN-ORBIT; INFRARED EMISSIVITY; SOFT X-RAY; SOLAR ABSORPTANCE; THERMAL CONTROL; THERMAL SHIELDS; THIN PLASTIC FILMS; ULTRA-THIN; X-RAY OBSERVATORY; X-RAY TELESCOPE;

ASTRONOMY; HEAT SHIELDING; LAUNCHING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; PLASTIC COATINGS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SPACECRAFT EQUIPMENT; TELESCOPES; ULTRATHIN FILMS; X RAY OPTICS; X RAYS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 80355149082     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.893368     Document Type: Conference Paper

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