Science requirements and optimization of the silicon pore optics design for the Athena mirror

R. Willingale; G. Pareschi; J.-W. den Herder; Desiree Della Monica Ferreira; Anders Clemen Jakobsen; M. Ackermann; M. Bavdaz

doi:10.1117/12.2055183

Science requirements and optimization of the silicon pore optics design for the Athena mirror

R. Willingale
, G. Pareschi
, J.-W. den Herder
, Desiree Della Monica Ferreira
, Anders Clemen Jakobsen
, M. Ackermann
, M. Bavdaz

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The science requirements for the Athena X-ray mirror are to provide a collecting area of 2 m² at 1 keV, an angular resolution of ~5 arc seconds half energy eidth (HEW) and a field of view of diameter 40-50 arc minutes. This combination of area and angular resolution over a wide field are possible because of unique features of the Silicon pore optics (SPO) technology used. Here we describe the optimization and modifications of the SPO technology required to achieve the Athena mirror specification and demonstrate how the optical design of the mirror system impacts on the scientific performance of Athena.

Original language	English
Article number	91442E-1
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9144
Number of pages	9
ISSN	0277-786X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055183
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray - Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montréal, Canada Duration: 22 Jun 2014 → 26 Jun 2014 Conference number: 9144

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Conference	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014
Number	9144
Location	Palais des congrès de Montréal
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montréal
Period	22/06/2014 → 26/06/2014

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X-ray optics for astronomy

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