X-ray tests of the ATHENA mirror modules in BEaTriX: from design to reality

B. Salmaso; S. Basso; M. Ghigo; D. Spiga; G. Vecchi; G. Sironi; V. Cotroneo; P. Conconi; E. Redaelli; A. Bianco; G. Pareschi; G. Tagliaferri; D. Sisana; C. Pelliciari; M. Fiorini; S. Incorvaia; M. Uslenghi; L. Paoletti; C. Ferrari; R. Lolli; A. Zappettini; M. Sanchez Del Rio; G. Parodi; V. Burwitz; S. Rukdee; G. Hartner; T. Müller; T. Schmidt; A. Langmeier; D. D. Ferreira; S. Massahi; N. C. Gellert; F. Christensen; M. Bavdaz; I. Ferreira; M. Collon; G. Vacanti; N. Barrière

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X-ray tests of the ATHENA mirror modules in BEaTriX: from design to reality

B. Salmaso^*, S. Basso, M. Ghigo, D. Spiga, G. Vecchi, G. Sironi, V. Cotroneo, P. Conconi, E. Redaelli, A. Bianco, G. Pareschi, G. Tagliaferri, D. Sisana, C. Pelliciari, M. Fiorini, S. Incorvaia, M. Uslenghi, L. Paoletti, C. Ferrari, R. LolliA. Zappettini, M. Sanchez Del Rio, G. Parodi, V. Burwitz, S. Rukdee, G. Hartner, T. Müller, T. Schmidt, A. Langmeier, D. D. Ferreira, S. Massahi, N. C. Gellert, F. Christensen, M. Bavdaz, I. Ferreira, M. Collon, G. Vacanti, N. Barrière

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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) of the ATHENA Silicon Pore Optics (SPO) Mirror Modules (MM). The unique setup creates a parallel, monochromatic, large X-ray beam, that fully illuminates the aperture of the MMs, generating an image at the ATHENA focal length of 12 m. This is made possible by a microfocus X-ray source followed by a chain of optical components (a paraboloidal mirror, 2 channel cut monochromators, and an asymmetric silicon crystal) able to expand the X-ray beam to a 6 cm × 17 cm size with a residual divergence of 1.5 arcsec (vertical) × 2.5 arcsec (horizontal). This paper reports the commissioning of the 4.5 keV beam line, and the first light obtained with a Mirror Module.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of SPIE : Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Editors	Jan-Willem A. den Herder, Shouleh Nikzad, Kazuhiro Nakazawa
Number of pages	10
Volume	12181
Publisher	SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering
Publication date	2022
Article number	121810W
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510653436
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628227
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray - Montréal, Canada Duration: 17 Jul 2022 → 22 Jul 2022 https://spie.org/as/conferencedetails/space-telescopes-and-instrumentation-uv-to-gamma?SSO=1

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Conference	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montréal
Period	17/07/2022 → 22/07/2022
Internet address	https://spie.org/as/conferencedetails/space-telescopes-and-instrumentation-uv-to-gamma?SSO=1

Series	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	12181
ISSN	0277-786X

Keywords

Asymmetric diffraction
ATHENA
Beam expander
BEaTriX
Crystals
Silicon Pore Optics
X-ray microfocus source
X-ray testing

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Salmaso, B., Basso, S., Ghigo, M., Spiga, D., Vecchi, G., Sironi, G., Cotroneo, V., Conconi, P., Redaelli, E., Bianco, A., Pareschi, G., Tagliaferri, G., Sisana, D., Pelliciari, C., Fiorini, M., Incorvaia, S., Uslenghi, M., Paoletti, L., Ferrari, C., ... Barrière, N. (2022). X-ray tests of the ATHENA mirror modules in BEaTriX: from design to reality. In J.-W. A. den Herder, S. Nikzad, & K. Nakazawa (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE: Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray (Vol. 12181). Article 121810W SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628227

Salmaso, B. ; Basso, S. ; Ghigo, M. et al. / X-ray tests of the ATHENA mirror modules in BEaTriX : from design to reality. Proceedings of SPIE: Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. editor / Jan-Willem A. den Herder ; Shouleh Nikzad ; Kazuhiro Nakazawa. Vol. 12181 SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering, 2022. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 12181).

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X-ray tests of the ATHENA mirror modules in BEaTriX: from design to reality. / Salmaso, B.; Basso, S.; Ghigo, M. et al.
Proceedings of SPIE: Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. ed. / Jan-Willem A. den Herder; Shouleh Nikzad; Kazuhiro Nakazawa. Vol. 12181 SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering, 2022. 121810W (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 12181).

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Salmaso B, Basso S, Ghigo M, Spiga D, Vecchi G, Sironi G et al. X-ray tests of the ATHENA mirror modules in BEaTriX: from design to reality. In den Herder JWA, Nikzad S, Nakazawa K, editors, Proceedings of SPIE: Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. Vol. 12181. SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering. 2022. 121810W. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 12181). doi: 10.1117/12.2628227

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