Optics for Nano-Satellite X-Ray Monitor

Abstract: The Schmidt lobster eye design for a grazing incidence X-ray optics provides a field of view of the order of many degrees, for this reason it can be a convenient approach for the construction of space X-ray monitors. It is possible to assemble Schmidt lobster eye telescopes with the dimensions and focal lengths acceptable for nano-class satellites. In this paper, a draft of nano-class space mission providing monitoring of specific sky areas is presented. A preliminary optical design study for such mission is performed. Two of possible optical designs are presented, for which the field of view, the effective input area and other basic optical parameters are calculated. Examples of the observed images are also presented.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Optics for Nano-Satellite X-Ray Monitor ; volume:24 ; number:3 ; year:2015 ; pages:242-250 ; extent:9 ; Open astronomy ; 24, Heft 3 (2015), 242-250 (gesamt 9)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Tichý, Vladimír ; Burrows, David N. ; Prieskorn, Zachary ; Hudec, René

Further information

• DOI: 10.1515/astro-2017-0225
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2405271706077.164334585877
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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