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27 October 2017 Calibration sources and filters of the soft x-ray spectrometer instrument on the Hitomi spacecraft
Cor P. de Vries, Daniel Haas, Noriko Y. Yamasaki, Jan-Willem den Herder, Stéphane Paltani, Caroline Kilbourne, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Megan E. Eckart, Maurice A. Leutenegger, Elisa Costantini, Johannes P. C. Dercksen, Luc Dubbeldam, Martin Frericks, Phillip P. Laubert, Sander van Loon, Paul Lowes, Alec J. McCalden, Frederick S. Porter, Jos Ruijter, Rob Wolfs
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Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, Vol. 4, Issue 1, 011204 (October 2017). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.4.1.011204
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The soft x-ray spectrometer was designed to operate onboard the Japanese Hitomi (ASTRO-H) satellite. In the beam of this instrument, there was a filter wheel containing x-ray filters and active calibration sources. This paper describes this filter wheel. We show the purpose of the filters and the preflight calibrations performed. In addition, we present the calibration source design and measured performance. Finally, we conclude with prospects for future missions.
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Cor P. de Vries, Daniel Haas, Noriko Y. Yamasaki, Jan-Willem den Herder, Stéphane Paltani, Caroline Kilbourne, Masahiro Tsujimoto, Megan E. Eckart, Maurice A. Leutenegger, Elisa Costantini, Johannes P. C. Dercksen, Luc Dubbeldam, Martin Frericks, Phillip P. Laubert, Sander van Loon, Paul Lowes, Alec J. McCalden, Frederick S. Porter, Jos Ruijter, and Rob Wolfs "Calibration sources and filters of the soft x-ray spectrometer instrument on the Hitomi spacecraft," Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems 4(1), 011204 (27 October 2017). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.4.1.011204
Received: 4 May 2017; Accepted: 3 October 2017; Published: 27 October 2017
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Calibration
X-rays
Light emitting diodes
Optical filters
Beryllium
Spectroscopy
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