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View article: Optical design and performance simulations for the 1.49 keV beamline of the BEaTriX X-ray facility
Optical design and performance simulations for the 1.49 keV beamline of the BEaTriX X-ray facility Open
The BEaTriX (Beam Expander Testing X-ray) facility, now operational at INAF-Brera Astronomical Observatory, will represent a cornerstone in the acceptance roadmap of Silicon Pore Optics (SPO) mirror modules, and will so contribute to the f…
View article: BEaTriX, the new facility to measure the modular X-ray optics of the ATHENA telescope with an expanded and parallel X-ray beam
BEaTriX, the new facility to measure the modular X-ray optics of the ATHENA telescope with an expanded and parallel X-ray beam Open
BEaTriX (Beam Expander Testing X-ray facility) is the new facility available at the INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico Brera (Merate, Italy) for the calibration of X-ray optics. Specifically designed to measure the point spread function (PSF) a…
View article: X-ray tests of the ATHENA mirror modules in BEaTriX: from design to reality
X-ray tests of the ATHENA mirror modules in BEaTriX: from design to reality Open
The BEaTriX (Beam Expander Testing X-ray) facility is now operative at the INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico Brera (Merate, Italy). This facility has been specifically designed and built for the X-ray acceptance tests (PSF and Effective Area) …
View article: The expanded, parallel, and monochromatic x-ray beam of BEaTriX: alignment and characterization
The expanded, parallel, and monochromatic x-ray beam of BEaTriX: alignment and characterization Open
BEaTriX (Beam Expander Testing X-ray) is the compact (18m x 9m) X-ray facility being implemented at INAF for the acceptance tests of the ATHENA Silicon Pore Optics Mirror Modules (MM) working at the two energies of 1.49 and 4.51 keV. It ad…
View article: First light of BEaTriX, the new testing facility for the modular X-ray optics of the ATHENA mission
First light of BEaTriX, the new testing facility for the modular X-ray optics of the ATHENA mission Open
Aims. The Beam Expander Testing X-ray facility (BEaTriX) is a unique X-ray apparatus now operated at the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF), Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera (OAB), in Merate, Italy. It has been specifically designed…
View article: Performance Testing of a Large-Format Reflection Grating Prototype for a Suborbital Rocket Payload
Performance Testing of a Large-Format Reflection Grating Prototype for a Suborbital Rocket Payload Open
The soft X-ray grating spectrometer on board the Off-plane Grating Rocket Experiment (OGRE) hopes to achieve the highest resolution soft X-ray spectrum of an astrophysical object when it is launched via suborbital rocket. Paramount to the …
View article: Performance Testing of a Large-Format X-ray Reflection Grating Prototype for a Suborbital Rocket Payload
Performance Testing of a Large-Format X-ray Reflection Grating Prototype for a Suborbital Rocket Payload Open
The soft X-ray grating spectrometer on board the Off-plane Grating Rocket Experiment (OGRE) hopes to achieve the highest resolution soft X-ray spectrum of an astrophysical object when it is launched via suborbital rocket. Paramount to the …
View article: Large-format X-Ray Reflection Grating Operated in an Echelle-like Mounting
Large-format X-Ray Reflection Grating Operated in an Echelle-like Mounting Open
We report on resolving power measurements of an X-ray reflection grating designed for use in an astronomical soft X-ray spectrograph. The grating was patterned via electron-beam lithography (EBL) to have fanned grooves to match the converg…
View article: BEaTriX (Beam Expander Testing X-ray facility) for testing ATHENA's SPO modules: advancement status
BEaTriX (Beam Expander Testing X-ray facility) for testing ATHENA's SPO modules: advancement status Open
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View article: X-ray testing at PANTER of optics for the ATHENA and Arcus Missions
X-ray testing at PANTER of optics for the ATHENA and Arcus Missions Open
Currently for the European Space Agency (ESA) ATHENA [1,2] mission Silicon Pore Optic (SPO) [3-8] Mirror Modules (MM) with a focal length of f = 12 m, are being developed and tested. The SPO MMs are also the baseline optic for the NASA med…
View article: ATHENA Telescope: alignment and integration of SPO mirror modules
ATHENA Telescope: alignment and integration of SPO mirror modules Open
ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) is the next high-energy astrophysical mission of the European Space Agency currently planned to be launched in the early 2030s, as part of its Cosmic Vision program, on the scientifi…
View article: Calibration of X-ray telescope prototypes at PANTER
Calibration of X-ray telescope prototypes at PANTER Open
We report a ground X-ray calibration of two X-ray telescope prototypes at the PANTER X-ray Test Facility, of the Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, in Neuried, Germany. The X-ray telescope prototypes were developed by the I…
View article: Analysis of the NGXO telescope x-ray Hartmann data
Analysis of the NGXO telescope x-ray Hartmann data Open
Next Generation X-Ray Optics (NGXO) team at the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) has been developing a new silicon-based grazing incidence mirror technology for future high resolution x-ray astronomical missions. Recently, the GSFC team …
View article: Design and advancement status of the Beam Expander Testing X-ray facility (BEaTriX)
Design and advancement status of the Beam Expander Testing X-ray facility (BEaTriX) Open
The BEaTriX (Beam Expander Testing X-ray facility) project is an X-ray apparatus under construction at INAF/OAB to generate a broad (200 x 60 mm2), uniform and low-divergent X-ray beam within a small lab (6 x 15 m2). BEaTriX will consist o…