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Performance of compact multilayer coated telescopes at soft X-ray/EUV and far ultraviolet wavelengthsCompact soft X-ray/EUV (XUV) and far-ultraviolet (FUV) multilayer coated telescopes have been developed for the study of the solar chromosphere corona and corona/solar wind interface. Because they operate at short wavelengths (between about 40 and 1550 A), the modest apertures of 40 to 127 mm allow observations at very high angular resolution (0.1 to 0.7 arcsec). In addition to permitting traditional normal incidence optical configurations such as Cassegrain, Ritchey-Chretien, and Herschelian to be used at XUV wavelengths, multilayer coatings also allow a narrow wavelength band to be selected for imaging. The resulting telescopes provide a very powerful and flexible diagnostic instrument for the study of both the fine scale structure of the chromosphere/corona interface and the large scale structure of the corona and corona/solar wind interface. A new solar rocket payload, the Multi-Spectral Solar Telescope Array (MSSTA), composed of 17 of these compact telescopes, was developed. This paper reports on the performance of seven MSSTA Ritchey-Chretien telescopes.
Document ID
19910025776
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Hoover, Richard B.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Barbee, Troy W., Jr.
(Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Livermore, CA, United States)
Baker, Phillip C.
(Baker Consulting Walnut Creek, CA, United States)
Lindblom, Joakim F.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Allen, Maxwell J.
(Stanford University CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1990
Publication Information
Publication: Optical Engineering
Volume: 29
ISSN: 0091-3286
Subject Category
Optics
Accession Number
91A10399
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: W-7405-ENG-48
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-5131
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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