Thin glass shell oriented to wide field X-ray telescope

M. M. Civitani; O. Citterio; S. Campana; P. Conconi; E. Mattaini; G. Pareschi; G. Tagliaferri; G. Parodi; V. Burwitz; G. D. Hartner; J. Arnold; S. Schuler; H. Combrinck; R. Freeman; R. Morton; P. Simpson; D. Walker

doi:10.1117/12.925906

Thin glass shell oriented to wide field X-ray telescope

M. M. Civitani, O. Citterio, S. Campana, P. Conconi, E. Mattaini, G. Pareschi, G. Tagliaferri, G. Parodi, V. Burwitz, G. D. Hartner, J. Arnold, S. Schuler, H. Combrinck, R. Freeman, R. Morton, P. Simpson, D. Walker

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Abstract

The next generation wide-field X-ray telescope (WFXT), to be implemented beyond eRosita and proposed within the NASA RFI call 2011, requires an angular resolution of less than 10 arcsec (with goal of 5") constant across a wide field of view (1 deg2). To achieve this requirement the design is based on nested modified grazing incidence Wolter-I mirrors with polynomial profiles. Our goals in terms of mass and stiffness can be meet with the use of fused silica glass, a wellknown material with good thermo-mechanical properties and polishability characteristics, together with an innovative polishing approach. Here we present the X-ray calibration results obtained for a prototypal shell tested in fullillumination mode at the Panter/MPE facility.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012
Subtitle of host publication	Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Volume	8443
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925906
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2012
Externally published	Yes
Event	Space Telescopes + Instrumentation: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray - Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre , Amsterdam, Netherlands Duration: 1 Jul 2012 → 6 Jul 2012 https://spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/past-conferences-and-exhibitions/astronomical-instrumentation-and-telescopes-2012 (Link to Conference Details )

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Conference	Space Telescopes + Instrumentation
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Amsterdam
Period	1/07/12 → 6/07/12
Internet address	https://spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/past-conferences-and-exhibitions/astronomical-instrumentation-and-telescopes-2012 (Link to Conference Details )

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Civitani, M. M., Citterio, O., Campana, S., Conconi, P., Mattaini, E., Pareschi, G., Tagliaferri, G., Parodi, G., Burwitz, V., Hartner, G. D., Arnold, J., Schuler, S., Combrinck, H., Freeman, R., Morton, R., Simpson, P., & Walker, D. (2012). Thin glass shell oriented to wide field X-ray telescope. In Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray (Vol. 8443). [84430Q] https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925906

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