The Palermo XACT facility: a new 35 m long soft x-ray beam-line for development and calibration of next-generation x-ray observatories

Marco Barbera; Roberto Candia; Alfonso Collura; Gaspare Di Cicca; Carlo Pelliciari; Salvatore Sciortino; Salvatore Varisco

doi:10.1117/12.673004

15 June 2006 The Palermo XACT facility: a new 35 m long soft x-ray beam-line for development and calibration of next-generation x-ray observatories

Marco Barbera, Roberto Candia, Alfonso Collura, Gaspare Di Cicca, Carlo Pelliciari, Salvatore Sciortino, Salvatore Varisco

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Proceedings Volume 6266, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation II: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 62663F (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673004
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2006, Orlando, Florida , United States

Abstract

The X-ray Astronomy Calibration and Testing (XACT) facility of the Instituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) at Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo has recently undergone a major upgrade with the design and construction of a 35 meter long vacuum beam-line operating in the soft X-rays (0.1-20 keV) and the addition of new hardware to meet the requirements for testing and calibration of next generation X-ray missions. We report on the present configuration of the facility and briefly survey the range of its applications.

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Marco Barbera, Roberto Candia, Alfonso Collura, Gaspare Di Cicca, Carlo Pelliciari, Salvatore Sciortino, and Salvatore Varisco "The Palermo XACT facility: a new 35 m long soft x-ray beam-line for development and calibration of next-generation x-ray observatories", Proc. SPIE 6266, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation II: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 62663F (15 June 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673004

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