Optics for Nano-Satellite X-Ray Monitor
The Schmidt lobster eye design for a grazing incidence X-ray optics provides a field of view of the order of many degrees, for this reason it can be a convenient approach for the construction of space X-ray monitors. It is possible to assemble Schmidt lobster eye telescopes with the dimensions and f...
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| author | Tichý Vladimír Burrows David N. Prieskorn Zachary Hudec René |
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| description | The Schmidt lobster eye design for a grazing incidence X-ray optics provides a field of view of the order of many degrees, for this reason it can be a convenient approach for the construction of space X-ray monitors. It is possible to assemble Schmidt lobster eye telescopes with the dimensions and focal lengths acceptable for nano-class satellites. In this paper, a draft of nano-class space mission providing monitoring of specific sky areas is presented. A preliminary optical design study for such mission is performed. Two of possible optical designs are presented, for which the field of view, the effective input area and other basic optical parameters are calculated. Examples of the observed images are also presented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b83357e9d39643fabb7bbee78e0953ae2022-12-21T22:40:31ZengDe GruyterOpen Astronomy2543-63762015-09-0124324225010.1515/astro-2017-0225astro-2017-0225Optics for Nano-Satellite X-Ray MonitorTichý Vladimír0Burrows David N.1Prieskorn Zachary2Hudec René3 Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technická 2, CZ-16627, Prague 6, Czech Republic Pennsylvania State University, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, State College, 520 Davey Lab., PA 16802, United States of America Pennsylvania State University, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, State College, 520 Davey Lab., PA 16802, United States of America Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technická 2, CZ-16627, Prague 6, Czech RepublicThe Schmidt lobster eye design for a grazing incidence X-ray optics provides a field of view of the order of many degrees, for this reason it can be a convenient approach for the construction of space X-ray monitors. It is possible to assemble Schmidt lobster eye telescopes with the dimensions and focal lengths acceptable for nano-class satellites. In this paper, a draft of nano-class space mission providing monitoring of specific sky areas is presented. A preliminary optical design study for such mission is performed. Two of possible optical designs are presented, for which the field of view, the effective input area and other basic optical parameters are calculated. Examples of the observed images are also presented.https://doi.org/10.1515/astro-2017-0225instrumentation: detectorsspace vehicles: instrumentstelescopes |
| spellingShingle | Tichý Vladimír Burrows David N. Prieskorn Zachary Hudec René Optics for Nano-Satellite X-Ray Monitor Open Astronomy instrumentation: detectors space vehicles: instruments telescopes |
| title | Optics for Nano-Satellite X-Ray Monitor |
| title_full | Optics for Nano-Satellite X-Ray Monitor |
| title_fullStr | Optics for Nano-Satellite X-Ray Monitor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optics for Nano-Satellite X-Ray Monitor |
| title_short | Optics for Nano-Satellite X-Ray Monitor |
| title_sort | optics for nano satellite x ray monitor |
| topic | instrumentation: detectors space vehicles: instruments telescopes |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/astro-2017-0225 |
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