First in-orbit measurements with the ROSAT XUV wide field camera

Alan A. Wells; Anthony F. Abbey; Martin Adrian Barstow; Richard E. Cole; John P. Pye; Mark R. Sims; J. E. Spragg; D. J. Watson; Richard Willingale; G. M. Courtier; James D. Gourlay; Barry J. Kent; Anthony G. Richards; J. S. Wright; C. V. Goodall; E. R. Breeveld; Howard E. Huckle; A. J. McCalden; Timothy J. Sumner

doi:10.1117/12.23291

1 November 1990 First in-orbit measurements with the ROSAT XUV wide field camera

Alan A. Wells, Anthony F. Abbey, Martin Adrian Barstow, Richard E. Cole, John P. Pye, Mark R. Sims, J. E. Spragg, D. J. Watson, Richard Willingale, G. M. Courtier, James D. Gourlay, Barry J. Kent, Anthony G. Richards, J. S. Wright, C. V. Goodall, E. R. Breeveld, Howard E. Huckle, A. J. McCalden, Timothy J. Sumner

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Proceedings Volume 1344, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23291
Event: 34th Annual International Technical Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Science and Engineering, 1990, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The main design features and the early findings of the Rosat XUV wide field camera (WFC) are discussed. The most important data on the WFC telescope and detectors are presented. The WFC operational features, observing efficiency, filter performance, thermal performance star tracker performance, and single-event upsets are discussed. The first WFC images are compared with preflight calibration data.

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Alan A. Wells, Anthony F. Abbey, Martin Adrian Barstow, Richard E. Cole, John P. Pye, Mark R. Sims, J. E. Spragg, D. J. Watson, Richard Willingale, G. M. Courtier, James D. Gourlay, Barry J. Kent, Anthony G. Richards, J. S. Wright, C. V. Goodall, E. R. Breeveld, Howard E. Huckle, A. J. McCalden, and Timothy J. Sumner "First in-orbit measurements with the ROSAT XUV wide field camera", Proc. SPIE 1344, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy, (1 November 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23291

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