Optics developments for NewATHENA

Marcos Bavdaz; Eric Wille; Mark Ayre; Sebastiaan Fransen; Ivo Ferreira; Pieter Smid; Maximilien J. Collon; Giuseppe Vacanti; Nicolas M. Barrière; Boris Landgraf; David Girou; Mark Olde Riekerink; Jeroen Haneveld; Ronald Start; Bart Schurink; Desiree Della Monica Ferreira; Sonny Massahi; Sara Svendsen; Diego Paredes-Sanz; Michael Krumrey; Dieter Skroblin; Vadim Burwitz; Giovanni Pareschi; Bianca Salmaso; Alberto Moretti; Daniele Spiga; Stefano Basso; Giuseppe Valsecchi; Dervis Vernani; Paul Lupton; Mirko Riede; Tapio Korhonen; Mikko Pasanen; Alejandro Sanchez; Dominique Heinis; Carles Colldelram; Riccardo Bressan; Norman Niewrzella; Richard Willingale; Finn Christensen

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Optics developments for NewATHENA

Marcos Bavdaz, Eric Wille, Mark Ayre, Sebastiaan Fransen, Ivo Ferreira, Pieter Smid, Maximilien J. Collon, Giuseppe Vacanti, Nicolas M. Barrière, Boris Landgraf, David Girou, Mark Olde Riekerink, Jeroen Haneveld, Ronald Start, Bart Schurink, Desiree Della Monica Ferreira, Sonny Massahi, Sara Svendsen, Diego Paredes-Sanz, Michael KrumreyDieter Skroblin, Vadim Burwitz, Giovanni Pareschi, Bianca Salmaso, Alberto Moretti, Daniele Spiga, Stefano Basso, Giuseppe Valsecchi, Dervis Vernani, Paul Lupton, Mirko Riede, Tapio Korhonen, Mikko Pasanen, Alejandro Sanchez, Dominique Heinis, Carles Colldelram, Riccardo Bressan, Norman Niewrzella, Richard Willingale, Finn Christensen

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With the endorsement of the NewAthena (New Advanced Telescope for High ENergy Astrophysics) mission by ESA’s Science Programme Committee in November 2023, the preparations for this next generation X-ray observatory have shifted to a higher gear. Competitive system studies and technology preparation activities are being implemented, aiming to demonstrate readiness for the mission adoption early 2027 and the subsequent mission implementation.

The Silicon Pore Optics (SPO) enables the NewAthena mission, delivering an unprecedented combination of good angular resolution, large effective area and low mass. The SPO technology builds significantly on spin-in from the semiconductor industry and is designed to allow a cost-effective flight optics implementation, compliant with the programmatic requirements of the mission.

The NewAthena X-ray optics is highly modular, consisting of hundreds of compact mirror modules arranged in concentric circles and mounted on a metallic optical bench. All aspects of the optics are being developed in parallel, from the industrial production of the mirror plates, over the highly efficient assembly into mirror modules, to the alignment of the mirror modules and their fixation on the optical bench. Dedicated facilities are being built to measure the performance of the NewAthena X-ray telescope optics, demonstrating their compatibility with the environmental and scientific requirements.

An overview is provided of the activities preparing the implementation of the NewATHENA optics.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Editors	Jan-Willem A. den Herder, Shouleh Nikzad, Kazuhiro Nakazawa
Number of pages	12
Volume	13093
Publisher	SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering
Publication date	2024
Article number	1309318
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019059
Publication status	Published - 2024
Event	SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2024 - Yokohama, Japan Duration: 16 Jun 2024 → 21 Jun 2024

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Conference	SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2024
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Yokohama
Period	16/06/2024 → 21/06/2024

Keywords

X-ray optics
X-ray astronomy
ATHENA
NewATHENA
Silicon Pore Optics
X-ray telescopes
X-ray testing
Technology spin-in

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Bavdaz, M., Wille, E., Ayre, M., Fransen, S., Ferreira, I., Smid, P., Collon, M. J., Vacanti, G., Barrière, N. M., Landgraf, B., Girou, D., Riekerink, M. O., Haneveld, J., Start, R., Schurink, B., Ferreira, D. D. M., Massahi, S., Svendsen, S., Paredes-Sanz, D., ... Christensen, F. (2024). Optics developments for NewATHENA. In J.-W. A. D. Herder, S. Nikzad, & K. Nakazawa (Eds.), Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray (Vol. 13093). Article 1309318 SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019059

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Optics developments for NewATHENA. / Bavdaz, Marcos; Wille, Eric; Ayre, Mark et al.
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. ed. / Jan-Willem A. den Herder; Shouleh Nikzad; Kazuhiro Nakazawa. Vol. 13093 SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering, 2024. 1309318.

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