A comprehensive line spread function error budget for the Off-plane Grating Rocket Experiment

Benjamin D. Donovan; Randall L. McEntaffer; James H. Tutt; Bridget C. O'Meara; Fabien Grisé; Kim A. Allgood; Michael P. Biskach; Kai-Wing Chan; Michal Hlinka; John D. Kearney; James R. Mazzarella; Ryan S. McClelland; Ai Numata; Raul E. Riveros; Timo T. Saha; Peter M. Solly; William W. Zhang; Andrew D. Holland; Matthew R. Lewis; Matthew R. Soman; Karen Holland

doi:10.1117/12.2530121

9 September 2019 A comprehensive line spread function error budget for the Off-plane Grating Rocket Experiment

Benjamin D. Donovan, Randall L. McEntaffer, James H. Tutt, Bridget C. O'Meara, Fabien Grisé, Kim A. Allgood, Michael P. Biskach, Kai-Wing Chan, Michal Hlinka, John D. Kearney, James R. Mazzarella, Ryan S. McClelland, Ai Numata, Raul E. Riveros, Timo T. Saha, Peter M. Solly, William W. Zhang, Andrew D. Holland, Matthew R. Lewis, Matthew R. Soman, Karen Holland

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Proceedings Volume 11119, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy IX; 1111912 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530121
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2019, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Future astronomical X-ray spectrometer missions call for high spectral resolution in conjunction with high throughput. To achieve both of these requirements simultaneously, many grating elements must be aligned such that their diffraction arcs overlap at the focal plane. Methods for the alignment of reflection gratings operated in the extreme off-plane mount are being developed at The Pennsylvania State University in support of the Off-plane Grating Rocket Experiment. We report on the alignment methodology and performance tests of an aligned reflection grating module.

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Benjamin D. Donovan, Randall L. McEntaffer, James H. Tutt, Bridget C. O'Meara, Fabien Grisé, Kim A. Allgood, Michael P. Biskach, Kai-Wing Chan, Michal Hlinka, John D. Kearney, James R. Mazzarella, Ryan S. McClelland, Ai Numata, Raul E. Riveros, Timo T. Saha, Peter M. Solly, William W. Zhang, Andrew D. Holland, Matthew R. Lewis, Matthew R. Soman, and Karen Holland "A comprehensive line spread function error budget for the Off-plane Grating Rocket Experiment", Proc. SPIE 11119, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy IX, 1111912 (9 September 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530121

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