Dr. Andrew F. Ptak Profile

Dr. Andrew F. Ptak

at NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr

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Publications (23)

Proceedings Article | 21 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The Arcus Probe Mission

Randall Smith, Jon Arenberg, Marshall Bautz, Ehud Behar, Dolon Bhattacharyya, Jay Bookbinder, Joel Bregman, Laura Brenneman, Nancy Brickhouse, G. Esra Bulbul, Vadim Burwitz, Joseph Bushman, Peter Cheimets, Elisa Costantini, Casey Deroo, Benjamin Donovan, Abraham Falcone, Brian Fleming, Adam Foster, Kevin France, Peter Friedrich, Luigi Gallo, Catherine Grant, H. Moritz Günther, Daryl Haggard, Ralf Heilmann, Sarah Heine, Butler Hine, David Huenemoerder, Jelle Kaastra, Igor Kreykenbohm, Sibasish Laha, Pamela Marcum, Herman Marshall, Randall McEntaffer, Missagh Mehdipour, Eric Miller, Jon Miller, Kirpal Nandra, Nicholas Nell, Michael Nowak, Frits Paerels, Katya Poppenhaeger, Andrew Ptak, Agata Rozanska, Jenna Samra, Jeremy Sanders, Mark Schattenburg, Norbert Schulz, Leroy Mark Sparr, Pasquale Temi, Todd Tripp, Lynne Valencic, Joern Wilms, Stephen Walker, David Wilson, Scott Wolk

Proceedings Volume 13093, 1309326 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3022452

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Ultraviolet radiation, Spectroscopy, Galactic astronomy, Stars, Physics, Data modeling, Absorption, Solar processes, Metals

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Proceedings Article | 21 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

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Overview of the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS)

Christopher Reynolds, Eric Miller, Edmund Hodges-Kluck, Michael Koss, Brian Williams, Erin Kara, Andrew Ptak, Richard Mushotzky, Steven Allen, Franz Bauer, Marshall Bautz, Arash Bodaghee, Kevin Burdge, Nico Cappelluti, Brad Cenko, George Chartas, Kai-wing Chan, Lía Corrales, Tansu Daylan, Abraham Falcone, Adi Foord, Catherine Grant, Mélanie Habouzit, Daryl Haggard, Sven Herrmann, Oleg Kargaltsev, George King, Marina Kounkel, Laura Lopez, Stefano Marchesi, Michael McDonald, Eileen Meyer, Melania Nynka, Takashi Okajima, Fabio Pacucci, Helen Russell, Samar Safi-Harb, Keivan Stassun, Anna Trindade Falcão, Stephen Walker, Joern Wilms, Mihoko Yukita, William Zhang

Proceedings Volume 13093, 1309328 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3022993

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Point spread functions, Physics, Stars, Galactic astronomy, X-ray astronomy, Galaxy groups and clusters, X-ray imaging, Space operations, X-ray sources

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

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The high-speed x-ray camera on AXIS

Eric Miller, Marshall Bautz, Catherine Grant, Richard Foster, Beverly LaMarr, Andrew Malonis, Gregory Prigozhin, Benjamin Schneider, Christopher Leitz, Sven Herrmann, Steven Allen, Tanmoy Chattopadhyay, Peter Orel, Glenn Morris, Haley Stueber, Abraham Falcone, Andrew Ptak, Christopher Reynolds

Proceedings Volume 12678, 1267816 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2676838

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, X-rays, Cameras, Design and modelling, Spectral response, Simulations, Astrophysics

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2023 Poster + Paper

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Arcus x-ray telescope performance and alignment

Hans Moritz Günther, Peter Cheimets, Eric Miller, Casey DeRoo, Randall Smith, Andrew Ptak, Ralf Heilmann

Proceedings Volume 12678, 126781D (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677455

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Equipment, Charge-coupled devices, X-rays, Spectral resolution, Optical gratings, Simulations, Vignetting, Dispersion

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2023 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Overview of the advanced x-ray imaging satellite (AXIS)

Christopher Reynolds, Erin Kara, Richard Mushotzky, Andrew Ptak, Michael Koss, Brian Williams, Steven Allen, Franz Bauer, Marshall Bautz, Arash Bogadhee, Kevin Burdge, Nico Cappelluti, Brad Cenko, George Chartas, Kai-Wing Chan, Lía Corrales, Tansu Daylan, Abraham Falcone, Adi Foord, Catherine Grant, Mélanie Habouzit, Daryl Haggard, Sven Herrmann, Edmund Hodges-Kluck, Oleg Kargaltsev, George King, Marina Kounkel, Laura Lopez, Stefano Marchesi, Michael McDonald, Eileen Meyer, Eric Miller, Melania Nynka, Takashi Okajima, Fabio Pacucci, Helen Russell, Samar Safi-Harb, Keivan Strassun, Anna Trindade Falcão, Stephen Walker, Joern Wilms, Mihoko Yukita, William Zhang

Proceedings Volume 12678, 126781E (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677468

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Stars, Galactic astronomy, Mirrors, X-ray astronomy, Observatories, Physics, Charge-coupled devices, Observational astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Simulations of the ATHENA performance verification testing at XRCF

Kristin Madsen, Wayne Baumgartner, Jeffrey Kegley, Ernest Wright, Elias Breunig, Vadim Burwitz, Ivo Ferreira, Andrew Ptak

Proceedings Volume 12181, 121814E (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630616

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Vignetting, Point spread functions, X-rays, X-ray optics, Ray tracing, Calibration, Optical alignment

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Arcus: exploring the formation and evolution of clusters, galaxies, and stars

Randall Smith, Marshall Bautz, Joel Bregman, Laura Brenneman, Nancy Brickhouse, Esra Bulbul, Vadim Burwitz, Joseph Bushman, Claude Canizares, Deepto Chakrabarty, Peter Cheimets, Elisa Costantini, Casey DeRoo, Abe Falcone, Adam Foster, Luigi Gallo, Catherine Grant, Hans Moritz Guenther, Ralf Heilmann, Sarah Heine, Butler Hine, David Huenemoerder, Steve Jara, Jelle Kaastra, Erin Kara, Ingo Kreykenbohm, Kristin Madsen, Herman Marshall, Michael McDonald, Randall McEntaffer, Jon Miller, Eric Miller, Richard Mushotzky, Kirpal Nandra, Michael Nowak, Fritis Paerels, Robert Petre, Katja Poppenhaeger, Andrew Ptak, Paul Reid, Karolyn Ronzano, Agata Rozanska, Jenna Samra, Jeremy Sanders, Mark Schattenburg, Jonathan Schonfeld, Norbert Schulz, Alan Smale, Pasquale Temi, Lynne Valencic, Stephen Walker, Joern Wilms, Scott Wolk

Proceedings Volume 12181, 1218121 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628628

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Galactic astronomy, Absorption, Stars, Ionization, Spectroscopy, Galaxy groups and clusters, Diagnostics

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

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Arcus: the soft x-ray grating explorer

Randall Smith, Margaret Abraham, Grace Baird, Marshall Bautz, Jay Bookbinder, Joel Bregman, Laura Brenneman, Nancy Brickhouse, David Burrows, Vadim Burwitz, Joseph Bushman, Claude Canizares, Deepto Chakrabarty, Peter Cheimets, Elisa Costantini, Simon Dawson, Casey DeRoo, Abraham Falcone, Adam Foster, Luigi Gallo, Catherine Grant, H. Moritz Günther, Ralf Heilmann, Butler Hine, David Huenemoerder, Steve Jara, Jelle Kaastra, Ingo Kreykenbohm, Kristin Madsen, Michael McDonald, Michael McEachen, Randall McEntaffer, Herman Marshall, Eric Miller, Jon Miller, Elisabeth Morse, Richard Mushotzky, Kirpal Nandra, Michael Nowak, Frits Paerels, Robert Petre, Katja Poppenhaeger, Andrew Ptak, Paul Reid, Karolyn Ronzano, Jeremy Sanders, Mark Schattenburg, Jonathan Schonfeld, Norbert Schulz, Alan Smale, Pasquale Temi, Lynne Valencic, Stephen Walker, Richard Willingale, Joern Wilms, Scott Wolk

Proceedings Volume 11118, 111180W (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2529499

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Space operations, Spectroscopy, Charge-coupled devices, Galactic astronomy, Sensors, Point spread functions, Spectral resolution, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation

Presentation

Arcus: the x-ray grating spectrometer explorer (Conference Presentation)

Andrew Ptak, Randall Smith, Meghan Abraham, Marshall Bautz, Jay Bookbinder, Joel Bregman, Laura Brenneman, Nancy Brickhouse, David Burrows, Vadim Burwitz, Peter Cheimets, Elisa Costantini, Simon Dawson, Casey DeRoo, Abe Falcone, Adam Foster, Luigi Gallo, Catherine Grant, Hans Guenther, Ralf Heilmann, Ed Hertz, Butler Hine, David Huenemoerder, Jelle Kaastra, Ingo Kreykenbohm, Kristin Madsen, Randall McEntaffer, Eric Miller, Jon Miller, Elisabeth Morse, Richard Mushotzky, Kirpal Nandra, Michael Nowak, Fritz Paerels, Robert Petre, Katja Poppenhaeger, Paul Reid, Jeremy Sanders, Mark Schattenburg, Norbert Schulz, Alan Smale, Pasquale Temi, Lynne Valencic, Stephen Walker, Richard Willingale, Joern Wilms, Scott Wolk

Proceedings Volume 10699, 1069926 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313965

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Spectroscopy, X-ray optics, Atmospheric propagation, Space operations, Observatories, Spectral resolution, Galactic astronomy, Stars, Exoplanets

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2017 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Arcus: exploring the formation and evolution of clusters, galaxies, and stars

R. Smith, M. Abraham, R. Allured, M. Bautz, J. Bookbinder, J. Bregman, L. Brenneman, N. Brickhouse, D. Burrows, V. Burwitz, P. Cheimets, E. Costantini, S. Dawson, C. DeRoo, A. Falcone, A. Foster, L. Gallo, C. Grant, H. Günther, R. Heilmann, E. Hertz, B. Hine, D. Huenemoerder, J. Kaastra, I. Kreykenbohm, K. Madsen, R. McEntaffer, E. Miller, J. Miller, E. Morse, R. Mushotzky, K. Nandra, M. Nowak, F. Paerels, R. Petre, K. Poppenhaeger, A. Ptak, P. Reid, J. Sanders, M. Schattenburg, N. Schulz, A. Smale, P. Temi, L. Valencic, S. Walker, R. Willingale, J. Wilms, S. Wolk

Proceedings Volume 10397, 103970Q (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2272818

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Imaging spectroscopy, Stars, Spectroscopy, Space operations, Spectral resolution, Galactic astronomy, Visible radiation, Computed tomography, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2016 Paper

Paper

Arcus: the x-ray grating spectrometer explorer

R. Smith, M. Abraham, R. Allured, M. Bautz, J. Bookbinder, J. Bregman, L. Brenneman, N. Brickhouse, D. Burrows, V. Burwitz, R. Carvalho, P. Cheimets, E. Costantini, S. Dawson, C. DeRoo, A. Falcone, A. Foster, C. Grant, R. Heilmann, E. Hertz, B. Hine, D. Huenemoerder, J. Kaastra, K. Madsen, R. McEntaffer, E. Miller, J. Miller, E. Morse, R. Mushotzky, K. Nandra, M. Nowak, F. Paerels, R. Petre, L. Plice, K. Poppenhaeger, A. Ptak, P. Reid, J. Sanders, M. Schattenburg, N. Schulz, A. Smale, P. Temi, L. Valencic, S. Walker, R. Willingale, J. Wilms, S. Wolk

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99054M (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231778

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Stars, Space telescopes, Sensors, Mirrors, Telescopes, Control systems, Calibration, Observatories, Sun

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2016 Paper

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The evolution of structure and feedback with Arcus

Laura Brenneman, Randall Smith, J. Bregman, J. Kaastra, N. Brickhouse, R. Allured, A. Foster, S. Wolk, J. Wilms, L. Valencic, R. Willingale, C. Grant, M. Bautz, R. Heilmann, D. Huenemoerder, E. Miller, M. Nowak, M. Schattenburg, N. Schulz, V. Burwitz, K. Nandra, J. Sanders, J. Bookbinder, R. Petre, A. Ptak, A. Smale, D. Burrows, K. Poppenhaeger, E. Costantini, C. DeRoo, R. McEntaffer, R. Mushotzky, J. Miller, P. Temi

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99054P (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231193

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Stars, Galactic astronomy, Neon, Stars, Galactic astronomy, Absorption, Ions, Iron, Plasma, Ionization, X-ray optics

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2015 Paper

Paper

The X-ray Surveyor Mission: a concept study

Jessica Gaskin, Martin Weisskopf, Alexey Vikhlinin, Harvey Tananbaum, Simon Bandler, Marshall Bautz, David Burrows, Abraham Falcone, Fiona Harrison, Ralf Heilmann, Sebastian Heinz, Randall Hopkins, Caroline Kilbourne, Chryssa Kouveliotou, Ralph Kraft, Andrey Kravtsov, Randall McEntaffer, Priyamvada Natarajan, Stephen O’Dell, Robert Petre, Zachary Prieskorn, Andrew Ptak, Brian Ramsey, Paul Reid, Andrew Schnell, Daniel Schwartz, Leisa Townsley

Proceedings Volume 9601, 96010J (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2190837

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, Mirrors, X-ray optics, X-ray imaging, Spectroscopy, X-ray telescopes, X-ray astronomy, CMOS sensors, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 12 May 2015 Paper

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ISS-Lobster: a low-cost wide-field x-ray transient detector on the ISS

Jordan Camp, Scott Barthelmy, Rob Petre, Neil Gehrels, Francis Marshall, Andy Ptak, Judith Racusin

Proceedings Volume 9510, 951007 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2176745

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Gamma radiation, LIGO, X-ray detectors, Stars, Interferometers, Signal detection, X-ray optics, X-ray telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

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Arcus: an ISS-attached high-resolution x-ray grating spectrometer

R. Smith, M. Ackermann, R. Allured, M. Bautz, J. Bregman, J. Bookbinder, D. Burrows, L. Brenneman, N. Brickhouse, P. Cheimets, A. Carrier, M. Freeman, J. Kaastra, R. McEntaffer, J. Miller, A. Ptak, R. Petre, G. Vacanti

Proceedings Volume 9144, 91444Y (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2062671

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Stars, Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, Control systems, Spectroscopy, Diffraction gratings, Galactic astronomy, Silicon, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

Paper

Designing the x-ray microcalorimeter spectrometer for optimal science return

Andrew Ptak, Simon Bandler, Jay Bookbinder, Richard Kelley, Robert Petre, Randall Smith, Stephen Smith

Proceedings Volume 8859, 885903 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024423

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, Spectral resolution, Spectroscopy, X-ray imaging, Point spread functions, Image resolution, Galactic astronomy, X-ray astronomy, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

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The AXSIO mission and its technologies

Jay Bookbinder, Robert Petre, Andrew Ptak, Randall Smith

Proceedings Volume 8859, 885902 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024583

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Mirrors, Spectroscopy, Sensors, X-ray technology, Spatial resolution, Spectral resolution, X-ray optics, Charge-coupled devices, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2012 Paper

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The Advanced X-ray Spectroscopic Imaging Observatory (AXSIO)

Jay Bookbinder, Randall Smith, Simon Bandler, Michael Garcia, Ann Hornschemeier, Robert Petre, Andrew Ptak

Proceedings Volume 8443, 844317 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.927309

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Spectroscopy, Imaging spectroscopy, Mirrors, X-ray imaging, Sensors, Space operations, X-ray astronomy, Observatories, Spectroscopes

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

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The NASA X-ray Mission concepts study

R. Petre, J. Bregman, M. Bautz, D. Burrows, W. Cash, C. Jones-Forman, S. Murray, P. Plucinsky, B. Ramsey, R. Remillard, C. Wilson-Hodge, A. Ptak, J. Bookbinder, M. Garcia, R. Smith, G. Daelemans

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84431I (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926212

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-rays, Spectroscopy, Space operations, Spectral resolution, Electromagnetic coupling, Sensors, X-ray astronomy, Observatories, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

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Science metrics for a NASA large optic x-ray microcalorimeter mission

Randall Smith, Jay Bookbinder, Michael Garcia, Ann Hornschemeier, Robert Petre, Andrew Ptak

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84431J (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926534

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray optics, Spectroscopy, Electromagnetic coupling, Stars, X-ray astronomy, Observatories, Mirrors, Galaxy groups and clusters, Iron

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Proceedings Article | 7 October 2011 Paper

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First results from the ground calibration of the NuSTAR flight optics

Jason Koglin, HongJun An, Nicolas Barrière, Nicolai Brejnholt, Finn Christensen, William Craig, Charles Hailey, Anders Clemen Jakobsen, Kristin Madsen, Kaya Mori, Melania Nynka, Monica Fernandez-Perea, Michael Pivovaroff, Andrew Ptak, Clio Sleator, Doug Thornhill, Julia Vogel, Daniel Wik, William Zhang

Proceedings Volume 8147, 81470J (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.895279

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Calibration, X-ray optics, Point spread functions, Sensors, Coating, Multilayers, X-rays, Error analysis, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2010 Paper

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Wide Field X-ray Telescope: a moderate class mission

Stephen Murray, R. Giacconi, A. Ptak, P. Rosati, M. Weisskopf, S. Borgani, C. Jones, G. Pareschi, P. Tozzi, R. Gilli, S. Campana, M. Paolillo, G. Tagliaferri, M. Bautz, A. Vikhlinin, R. Hickox, W. Forman

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77321W (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856921

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray telescopes, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Spatial resolution, Galactic astronomy, X-ray optics, Charge-coupled devices, Optical instrument design, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

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Wide field x-ray telescope mission

Stephen Murray, Colin Norman, Andrew Ptak, Riccardo Giacconi, Martin Weisskopf, Brian Ramsey, Mark Bautz, Alexey Vikhliniin, Niel Brandt, Piero Rosati, Harold Weaver, Steve Allen, Kathryn Flanagan

Proceedings Volume 7011, 70111J (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789122

KEYWORDS: X-ray telescopes, Galactic astronomy, Space telescopes, X-rays, Telescopes, Sensors, Galaxy groups and clusters, Spatial resolution, Astronomy, Ultraviolet radiation

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Conference Committee Involvement (2)

Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy XII

3 August 2025 | San Diego, California, United States

Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy XI

22 August 2023 | San Diego, California, United States

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