The VERT-X calibration facility: development of the most critical parts

A. Moretti; D. Spiga; S. Basso; G. Sironi; G. Pareschi; V. Cotroneo; M. Civitani; M. Ghigo; G. Pecoraro; N. La Palombara; M. Uslenghi; G. Valsecchi; F. Marioni; D. Vernani; M. Rossi; F. Zocchi; G. Parodi; M. Ottolini; M. Tordi; S. De Lorenzi; R. Bressan; F. Amisano; S. Coleman; J. Burnett; V. Burwitz; S. Massahi; D. Della Monica Ferreira; P. Corradi; P. Smid; M. Bavdaz; I. Ferreira

doi:10.1117/12.3018002

21 August 2024 The VERT-X calibration facility: development of the most critical parts

A. Moretti, D. Spiga, S. Basso, G. Sironi, G. Pareschi, V. Cotroneo, M. Civitani, M. Ghigo, G. Pecoraro, N. La Palombara, M. Uslenghi, G. Valsecchi, F. Marioni, D. Vernani, M. Rossi, F. Zocchi, G. Parodi, M. Ottolini, M. Tordi, S. De Lorenzi, R. Bressan, F. Amisano, S. Coleman, J. Burnett, V. Burwitz, S. Massahi, D. Della Monica Ferreira, P. Corradi, P. Smid, M. Bavdaz, I. Ferreira

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Proceedings Volume 13093, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 130934Q (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018002
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

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The ground calibration of the NewATHENA mirror poses significant challenges owing to its unprecedented size, mass, and focal length. VERT-X is an innovative calibration facility designed to tackle this exceptionally demanding task. It relies on an X-ray parallel beam, generated by a micro-focus source positioned at the focus of an X-ray collimator. A raster-scan mechanism enables the beam movement, covering all NewATHENA optics at varying off-axis angles. The compactness of the concept offers several benefits, including the vertical geometry which implies minimal PSF degradation due to lateral gravity. Furthermore, this allows for a flexible choice of location. Indeed one of the most important feature of VERT-X is its contiguity with the mirror integration facility. The driving factor in the VERT-X design is to meet the NewATHENA calibration requirement for Half- Energy Width (HEW) accuracy at 0.1”. Key contributors to the error budget in the VERT-X design include the source size, collimator error, and raster-scan pointing accuracy. This paper provides an overview of the current status of the development of these critical parts.

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A. Moretti, D. Spiga, S. Basso, G. Sironi, G. Pareschi, V. Cotroneo, M. Civitani, M. Ghigo, G. Pecoraro, N. La Palombara, M. Uslenghi, G. Valsecchi, F. Marioni, D. Vernani, M. Rossi, F. Zocchi, G. Parodi, M. Ottolini, M. Tordi, S. De Lorenzi, R. Bressan, F. Amisano, S. Coleman, J. Burnett, V. Burwitz, S. Massahi, D. Della Monica Ferreira, P. Corradi, P. Smid, M. Bavdaz, and I. Ferreira "The VERT-X calibration facility: development of the most critical parts", Proc. SPIE 13093, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 130934Q (21 August 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018002

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