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  Simulations of the ATHENA performance verification testing at XRCF

Madsen, K. K., Baumgartner, W., Kegley, J., Wright, E., Breunig, E., Burwitz, V., et al. (2022). Simulations of the ATHENA performance verification testing at XRCF. In Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. doi:10.1117/12.2630616.

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Madsen, Kristin K., Author
Baumgartner, Wayne, Author
Kegley, Jeffrey, Author
Wright, Ernest, Author
Breunig, Elias, Author
Burwitz, Vadim1, Author           
Ferreira, Ivo, Author
Ptak, Andrew, Author
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1High Energy Astrophysics, MPI for Extraterrestrial Physics, Max Planck Society, ou_159890              

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 Abstract: The x-ray and cryogenic facility is the baseline x-ray performance verification and calibration facility for the mirror demonstrator (MAMD), the qualification module (QM), and the flight module (FM) of the ATHENA ESA L-class mission. The ATHENA mirror will be the largest x-ray optic ever built, and due to its size and segmented nature it can only be partially illuminated during testing and calibration. Here we explore what this means for the method and procedure to align the mirror and obtain the effective area, point spread function, and focal length at the XRCF with raytracing and simulation. We will discuss the effects of gravity on such a large and heavy mirror, and investigate the challenge of stitching results together from different sectors due to sub-aperture illumination.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2022-08-31
 Publication Status: Published online
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 Identifiers: DOI: 10.1117/12.2630616
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Title: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation,
Place of Event: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Start-/End Date: 2022-07-17 - 2022-07-23

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Title: Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
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