Characterization of a lobster-eye type X-ray telescope
- Lobster-eye type X-ray telescopes use reflecting plano mirrors under grazing incidence and can observe a large field of view. As part of a Bavarian-Czech cooperation, two telescopes were build, equipped with mirrors coated with gold and iridium. Their X-ray characterization was carried out at the PANTER test facility, which simulates parallel starlight incident on the telescopes. The telescopes have an angular resolution of about 4 arc minutes in X-rays and a focal length of about 2 meters. The used X-ray mirrors reflect and focus visible light as well; their functionality in the optical regime was checked in laboratory tests. Now another test campaign will be carried out to examine the telescope resolution for real objects of the visible night sky and the imaging properties for star constellations.
Author: | Thorsten DöhringORCiD, Veronika Stieglitz, Rene Hudec, Iryna SapsaiORCiD, Peter Friedrich, Vadim Burwitz |
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URL: | https://www.europeanoptics.org/events/eos/eosam2022.html |
Parent Title (English): | EOSAM-Conference |
Document Type: | Conference Proceeding |
Language: | English |
Year of Completion: | 2022 |
Date of first Publication: | 2022/09/14 |
Creating Corporation: | TH Aschaffenburg |
Contributing Corporation: | Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Phsyik |
Release Date: | 2022/09/28 |
Tag: | Lobster-Eye; X-ray; iridium; mirror; telescope |
GND Keyword: | Röntgenteleskop; Iridium; Röntgenspiegel |
Volume: | 2022 |
Page Number: | 1 |
First Page: | 1 |
Last Page: | 1 |
Urheberrecht: | 1 |
Institutes: | Fakultät Ingenieurwissenschaften / Studiengänge / Internationales Technisches Vertriebsmanagement (Bachelor) |
research focus : | Materials / Material Testing & Sensor Technology |
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