Example telescope simulations with the AstroX telescope toolbox for McXtrace

Erik B. Knudsen; Sara Svendsen; Peter L. Henriksen; Arne S. Jegers; Peter K. Willendrup; Desirée D. M. Ferreira

doi:10.1117/12.2561372

13 December 2020 Example telescope simulations with the AstroX telescope toolbox for McXtrace

Erik B. Knudsen, Sara Svendsen, Peter L. Henriksen, Arne S. Jegers, Peter K. Willendrup, Desirée D. M. Ferreira

Proceedings Volume 11444, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 114443Q (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561372
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2020, Online Only

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We present a number of example studies of telescope optics using the latest version of the AstroX add on toolbox for McXtrace. Among which are first, a benchmark study of effective area and vignetting for the Chandra X-ray Observatory which we find to match well with literature. Second, a convenient way of building a telescope model (in this case NuSTAR) with many similar optical elements scripted using python module. This lends itself well to be included in online notebooks and/or for teaching. Third, we show a new AstroX module for lobster eye optics, and fourth, a study of the proposed solar axion telescope BabyIAXO.

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Erik B. Knudsen, Sara Svendsen, Peter L. Henriksen, Arne S. Jegers, Peter K. Willendrup, and Desirée D. M. Ferreira "Example telescope simulations with the AstroX telescope toolbox for McXtrace", Proc. SPIE 11444, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 114443Q (13 December 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561372

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