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IXPE Mirror Module AssembliesExpected to launch in 2021 Spring, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is a NASA Astrophysics Small Explorer Mission with significant contributions from the Italian space agency (ASI). The IXPE observatory features three identical x-ray telescopes, each comprised of a 4-m-focal-length mirror module assembly (MMA, provided by NASA Marshall Space Flight Center) that focuses x rays onto a polarization-sensitive, imaging detector (contributed by ASI-funded institutions). This paper summarizes the MMA’s design, fabrication, alignment and assembly, expected performance, and calibration plans.
Document ID
20190033504
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Ramsey, Brian D.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Bongiorno, Stephen D.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Kolodziejczak, Jeffery J.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Kilaru, Kiranmayee
(Universities Space Research Association (USRA) Huntsville, AL, United States)
Alexander, Cheryl
(Linc Research, Inc. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Baumgartner, Wayne H.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Elsner, Ronald F.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
McCracken, Jeffrey
(Linc Research, Inc. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Mitsuishi, Ikuyuki
(Nagoya University Nagoya, Japan)
Pavelitz, Steven D.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Ranganathan, Jaganathan
(Universities Space Research Association (USRA) Huntsville, AL, United States)
Sanchez, Javier
(Jacobs Engineering Group Huntsville, AL, United States)
Speegle, Chet O.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Weddendorf, Bruce
(Weddendorf Design, Inc. Huntsville, AL, United States)
O’Dell, Stephen L.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
December 12, 2019
Publication Date
August 12, 2019
Subject Category
Space Sciences (General)
Report/Patent Number
MSFC-E-DAA-TN75725
Meeting Information
Meeting: SPIE Optics + Photonics Optical Engineering + Applications
Location: San Diego, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: August 11, 2019
End Date: August 15, 2019
Sponsors: International Society for Optical Engineering
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: 80MSFC17M0022
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNM17AA13C
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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