VERT-X: VERTical X-ray raster-scan facility for ATHENA calibration. The concept design
Date Issued
2019
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Tordi, Massimiliano
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Bressan, Riccardo
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Valsecchi, Giuseppe
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Zocchi, Fabio E.
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Amisano, Franco
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Dury, Francois
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Marioni, Fabio
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Parissenti, Guido
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Parodi, Giancarlo
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Wille, Eric
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Corradi, Paolo
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Bavdaz, Marcos
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Ferreira, Ivo
Abstract
Calibration of the ATHENA telescope is a critical aspect of the project and raises significant difficulties due to the unprecedented size, mass and focal length of the mirror assembly. The VERT-X project, financed by ESA and started in January 2019 by a Consortium led by INAF and which includes EIE, Media Lario Technologies, GPAP, and BCV Progetti, aims to design an innovative calibration facility. In the VERT-X design the parallel beam, needed for calibration, is produced placing a source in the focus of an X-ray collimator. This system is mounted on a raster-scan mechanism which covers the entire ATHENA optics. The compactness of the VERT-X design allows a vertical geometry for the ATHENA calibration facility, with several potential benefits with respect to the long horizontal tube calibration facilities.
Coverage
Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy IX
All editors
O'Dell, Stephen; Pareschi, Giovanni
Series
Start page
23
Conferenece
Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy IX
Conferenece place
San Diego, California, USA
Conferenece date
11-15 August, 2019
Issn Identifier
0277-786X
Ads BibCode
2019SPIE11119E..0OM
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open.access
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