Design Characteristics Of A Skylab Soft X-Ray Telescope

E. J. Walsh; T. I. Sokolowski; G. M. Miller; K. L. Cofield Jr.; J. D. Douglas; B. J. Lewter; H. O. Burke; A. J. Davis

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1 September 1974 Design Characteristics Of A Skylab Soft X-Ray Telescope

E. J. Walsh, T. I. Sokolowski, G. M. Miller, K. L. Cofield Jr., J. D. Douglas, B. J. Lewter, H. O. Burke, A. J. Davis

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Proceedings Volume 0044, Instrumentation in Astronomy II; (1974) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.953941
Event: Instrumentation in Astronomy, 1974, Tucson, United States

Abstract

The Apollo Telescope Mount Experiment S-056 successfully completed its soft X-ray data gathering mission with the splash-down of the Skylab 4 astronauts on February 8, 1974, The development of the S-056 experiment along with the problems encountered in designing, testing and operating the equipment is-describedherein with an eye to assisting the designers of more sophisticated future instruments.

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E. J. Walsh, T. I. Sokolowski, G. M. Miller, K. L. Cofield Jr., J. D. Douglas, B. J. Lewter, H. O. Burke, and A. J. Davis "Design Characteristics Of A Skylab Soft X-Ray Telescope", Proc. SPIE 0044, Instrumentation in Astronomy II, (1 September 1974); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.953941

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