A suborbital payload for soft X-ray spectroscopy of extended sources |
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| Authors: | Phillip H H Oakley Randall L McEntaffer Webster Cash |
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| Institution: | 1. Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy, University of Colorado, 1255 38th St, Boulder, CO, 80303, USA
2. Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA
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| Abstract: | We present a suborbital rocket payload capable of performing soft X-ray spectroscopy on extended sources. The payload can reach resolutions of ??100 (??/ ????) over sources as large as 3.25° in diameter in the 17?C107 Å bandpass. This permits analysis of the overall energy balance of nearby supernova remnants and the detailed nature of the diffuse soft X-ray background. The main components of the instrument are: wire grid collimators, off-plane grating arrays and gaseous electron multiplier detectors. This payload is adaptable to longer duration orbital rockets given its comparatively simple pointing and telemetry requirements and an abundance of potential science targets. |
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