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Optics Requirements For The Generation-X X-Ray TelescopeUS, European, and Japanese space agencies each now operate successful X-ray missions -- NASA s Chandra, ESA s XMM-Newton, and JAXA s Suzaku observatories. Recently these agencies began a collaboration to develop the next major X-ray astrophysics facility -- the International X-ray Observatory (IXO) -- for launch around 2020. IXO will provide an order-of-magnitude increase in effective area, while maintaining good (but not sub-arcsecond) angular resolution. X-ray astronomy beyond IXO will require optics with even larger aperture areas and much better angular resolution. We are currently conducting a NASA strategic mission concept study to identify technology issues and to formulate a technology roadmap for a mission -- Generation-X (Gen-X) -- to provide these capabilities. Achieving large X-ray collecting areas in a space observatory requires extremely lightweight mirrors.
Document ID
20090014181
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Extended Abstract
Authors
O'Dell, S. . (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Elsner, R. F. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Kolodziejczak, J. J. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Ramsey, B. D. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Weisskopf, M. C. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Zhang, W. W. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Content, D. A. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Petre, R. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Saha, T. T. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Reid, P. B. (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Schwartz, D. A. (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Brissenden, R. J. (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Elvis, M. (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Freeman, M. (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Gaetz, T. (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Gorenstein, P. (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Jerius, D. (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Juda, M. (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Murray, S. S. (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Podgorski, W. A. (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Wolk, S. J. (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Trolier-McKinstry, S. (Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
October 9, 2008
Subject Category
Optics
Report/Patent Number
MSFC-2130
Meeting Information
Meeting: 2nd Workshop on X-Ray and XUV Active Optics
Location: Milan
Country: Italy
Start Date: October 9, 2008
End Date: October 10, 2008
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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