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Mathematical design optimization of wide-field x-ray telescopes: mirror nodal positions and detector tilts
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | O'Dell, S. L. Elsner, R. F. Ramsey, B. D. Weisskopf, M. C. |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Description | We describe a mathematical formalism for determining the mirror shell nodal positions and detector tilts that optimize the spatial resolution averaged over a field-of-view for a nested x-ray telescope, assuming known mirror segment surface prescriptions and known detector focal surface. The results are expressed in terms of ensemble averages over variable combinations of the ray positions and wave vectors in the flat focal plane intersecting the optical axis at the nominal on-axis focus, which can be determined by Monte-Carlo ray traces of the individual mirror shells. This work is part of our continuing efforts to provide analytical tools to aid in the design process for wide-field survey x-ray astronomy missions. |
| File Size | 46025 |
| Page Count | 1 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20110015721 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7bs3s67g |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2011-08-21 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Optics Surveys Ray Tracing Field of View Mirrors Spatial Resolution Monte Carlo Method X Ray Telescopes Design Optimization Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
