X-ray evolving universe spectroscopy mission (XEUS): requirements of the x-ray focal plane instruments

Piet A. J. de Korte; Marcos Bavdaz; Lionel Duband; Andrew D. Holland; Anthony J. Peacock; Lothar Strueder

doi:10.1117/12.363666

29 September 1999 X-ray evolving universe spectroscopy mission (XEUS): requirements of the x-ray focal plane instruments

Piet A. J. de Korte, Marcos Bavdaz, Lionel Duband, Andrew D. Holland, Anthony J. Peacock, Lothar Strueder

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Proceedings Volume 3766, X-Ray Optics, Instruments, and Missions II; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363666
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1999, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

The requirement set for the focal plane instruments on XEUS area addressed. The rationale for the selection of three focal plane instruments, a wide field imager with modest spectral resolution and tow narrow field imagers with high spectral resolution, is given. The principles and designs of all three instrument are shortly explained and their expected performances given. The cooling of the focal plane instruments, based on mechanical cryocoolers, is described as well.

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Piet A. J. de Korte, Marcos Bavdaz, Lionel Duband, Andrew D. Holland, Anthony J. Peacock, and Lothar Strueder "X-ray evolving universe spectroscopy mission (XEUS): requirements of the x-ray focal plane instruments", Proc. SPIE 3766, X-Ray Optics, Instruments, and Missions II, (29 September 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363666

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