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Uses of Continuum Radiation in the AXAF CalibrationX-ray calibration of the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF) observatory at the MSFC 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.
Document ID
19990054830
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Kolodziejczak, J. J.
(Universities Space Research Association Huntsville, AL United States)
Austin, R. A.
(Universities Space Research Association Huntsville, AL United States)
Eisner, R. F.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
ODell, 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.
(Universities Space Research Association 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.
(Universities Space Research Association Huntsville, AL United States)
McDermott, W. C.
(Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge, MA United States)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1997
Subject Category
Astronomy
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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