NASA NTRS · 19860035102
Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF) instrumentation
Abstract
The instrumentation planned for the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF), a space-based observation platform for the 1990s, is described. The AXAF will feature a grazing incidence telescope at the end of the observatory and four independently selected instruments at the other end, including: a CCD imaging spectrometer; a Bragg crystal spectrometer; and two transmission grating spectrometers located directly behind the telescope to detect first order spectral images. The instruments are currently in the definition phase to be followed by design and development starting in the late 1980s. A detailed schematic diagram of the Bragg crystal imaging spectrometer is provided.
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Winkler, C. E., Dailey, C. C., Cumings, N. P.. 1986-01-01. Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF) instrumentation. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19860035102
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