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Progress in Using Continuum radiation for AXAF CalibrationX-ray calibration of the AXAF observatory at MSFC's X-Ray Calibration Facility (XRCF) made novel use of the x-ray continuum from a conventional electron-impact source. Taking advantage of the good spectral resolution of solid-state detectors, continuum measurements proved advantageous in calibrating the effective area of AXAF's High-Resolution Mirror Assembly (HRMA) and in verifying its alignment to the XRCF's optical axis. Further verification of AXAF response models will be presented.
Document ID
19990088418
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Kolodziejczak, J. J. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Austin, R. A. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Elsner, R. F. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
O'Dell, S. L. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Sulkanen, M. E. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Swartz, D. A. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Tennant, A. F. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Weisskopf, M. C. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Zirnstein, G. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
McDermott, W. C. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Zhao, P. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1998
Subject Category
Astronomy
Distribution Limits
Public
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