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VTXO: Virtual Telescope for X-ray ObservationsVTXO is a potential SmallSat precision formation flying mission using an OpticsSat with X-ray Phase Fresnel Lens (PFL) Optics and a DetectorSat with an X-ray camera forming a 1km focal length X-ray telescope with 55 milli-arcsecond(mas) angular resolution and 8 arcsecond FoV. VTXO development was supported under a 2018 NASA Astrophysics Science SmallSat Studies proposal.
Document ID
20205011020
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Poster
Authors
John Krizmanic
(University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland, United States)
Neerav Shah
(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland, United States)
Philip Calhoun
(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland, United States)
Alice Harding
(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland, United States)
Lloyd Purves
(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland, United States)
Cassandra Webster
(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland, United States)
Mike Corcoran
(Catholic University of America Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
Chris R Shrader
(Catholic University of America Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)
Steve Stochaj
(New Mexico State University Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States)
Kyle Rankin
(New Mexico State University Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States)
Daniel Smith
(New Mexico State University Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States)
Laura Boucheron
(New Mexico State University Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States)
Krishna Kota
(New Mexico State University Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States)
Hyeonjun Park
(New Mexico State University Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States)
Asal Nasan
(Utah State University Logan, Utah, United States)
Date Acquired
December 3, 2020
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Meeting Information
Meeting: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation
Location: online
Country: US
Start Date: December 14, 2020
End Date: December 18, 2020
Sponsors: Spiephotonics
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: 80GSFC17M0002
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNX09AG45G
CONTRACT_GRANT: 80NSSC19K0123
CONTRACT_GRANT: 80NSSC19K0695
CONTRACT_GRANT: NM-NNX15AM73A
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