Off-plane grating mount tolerances for Constellation-X

Webster C. Cash; Ann F. Shipley

doi:10.1117/12.549476

11 October 2004 Off-plane grating mount tolerances for Constellation-X

Webster C. Cash, Ann F. Shipley

Proceedings Volume 5488, UV and Gamma-Ray Space Telescope Systems; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.549476
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2004, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Abstract

High groove density reflection gratings placed at grazing incidence in the extreme off-plane mount offer increased performance over conventional in-plane mounts in the x-ray. We are developing an off-plane approach to the Reflection Grating Spectrometer of the Constellation-X Mission. In this paper we discuss the geometry of the off-plane mount and present formulae for the key tolerances of the grating array.

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Webster C. Cash and Ann F. Shipley "Off-plane grating mount tolerances for Constellation-X", Proc. SPIE 5488, UV and Gamma-Ray Space Telescope Systems, (11 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.549476

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