The High Throughput X-Ray Astrophysics Cornerstone

A. Peacock; J . Ellwood

doi:10.1117/12.948719

21 December 1988 The High Throughput X-Ray Astrophysics Cornerstone

A. Peacock, J . Ellwood

Proceedings Volume 0982, X-Ray Instrumentation in Astronomy II; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.948719
Event: 32nd Annual International Technical Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Science and Engineering, 1988, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The high throughput X-ray astrophysics mission is the second cornerstone in ESA's long term space science programme. The long duration X-ray observatory consists of three heavily nested X-ray imaging telescopes coupled to X-ray CCD cameras and reflection gratings which provide a high throughput facility for cosmic X-ray spectroscopy. Details of the spacecraft, mirror modules and possible instrument designs are described. The mission is due for launch in 1998 with an anticipated lifetime of over ten years. This observatory will make possible major advances in X-ray astrophysics at the turn of the century.

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A. Peacock and J . Ellwood "The High Throughput X-Ray Astrophysics Cornerstone", Proc. SPIE 0982, X-Ray Instrumentation in Astronomy II, (21 December 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.948719

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