Status of the x-ray mirror production for the ESA XMM spacecraft

Daniel de Chambure; Robert Laine; Kees van Katwijk; Jan F. M. van Casteren; P. Glaude

doi:10.1117/12.256012

31 October 1996 Status of the x-ray mirror production for the ESA XMM spacecraft

Daniel de Chambure, Robert Laine, Kees van Katwijk, Jan F. M. van Casteren, P. Glaude

Proceedings Volume 2808, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy VII; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.256012
Event: SPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1996, Denver, CO, United States

Abstract

The high throughput x-ray spectroscopy mission XMM is 'cornerstone' project in the ESA Long Term Programme for Space Science. This observatory has at its heart three heavily nested Wolter 1 grazing incidence x-ray telescopes which will provide a large collecting area (1,600 cm² each at 1.5 keV). This optical system has a spatial resolution of 2 - 30 arcsec and when coupled with reflection grating spectrometers and x-ray CCD cameras, it will provide a major advance in astrophysics by the end of the century. In this paper, we first present the design of the telescope and then describe the manufacturing and the integration processes of the telescope with the emphasis on the production of the x-ray mirrors. We then concentrate on the technical problems and the solutions found for the production of these mirrors. Last but not least, the results achieved on the qualification model of the XMM telescope are also presented.

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Daniel de Chambure, Robert Laine, Kees van Katwijk, Jan F. M. van Casteren, and P. Glaude "Status of the x-ray mirror production for the ESA XMM spacecraft", Proc. SPIE 2808, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy VII, (31 October 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.256012

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