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Technology requirements for a square meter, arcsecond resolution telescope for x-rays: the smart-x mission

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Author	Vikhlinin, Alexey A. Ramirez, J. Israel O'Dell, Stephen L. Forman, William R. Allured, Ryan Tananbaum, Harvey Ramsey, Brian D. Reid, Paul B. Jackson, Thomas N. Freeman, Mark D. Wilke, Rudeger H. T. McMuldroch, Stuart Kolodziejczak, Jeffery J. Gubarev, Mikhail V. Bookbinder, Jay A. Schwartz, Daniel A. Johnson-Wilke, Raegan L. Trolier-McKinstry, Susan E. Cotroneo, Vincenzo
Copyright Year	2014
Description	Addressing the astrophysical problems of the 2020's requires sub-arcsecond x-ray imaging with square meter effective area. Such requirements can be derived, for example, by considering deep x-ray surveys to find the young black holes in the early universe (large redshifts) which will grow into the first super-massive black holes. We have envisioned a mission, the Square Meter Arcsecond Resolution Telescope for X-rays (SMART-X), based on adjustable x-ray optics technology, incorporating mirrors with the required small ratio of mass to collecting area. We are pursuing technology which achieves sub-arcsecond resolution by on-orbit adjustment via thin film piezoelectric "cells" deposited directly on the non-reflecting sides of thin, slumped glass. While SMART-X will also incorporate state-of-the-art x-ray cameras, the remaining spacecraft systems have no requirements more stringent than those which are well understood and proven on the current Chandra X-ray Observatory.
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Page Count	8
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Alternate Webpage(s)	http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20140016875
Archival Resource Key	ark:/13960/t3b04572d
Language	English
Publisher Date	2014-08-19
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Astrophysics Optics Thin Films Red Shift Angular Resolution Piezoelectricity X Ray Imagery X Ray Astrophysics Facility Optical Coatings X Ray Optics Black Holes Astronomy Segmented Mirrors X Ray Telescopes Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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