Journal article · Conference paper
The mirror module design for the cryogenic x-ray imaging spectrometer on-board ORIGIN
ORIGIN is a medium size high-energy mission concept submitted to ESA in response to the Cosmic Vision call issued on July 2010. The mission will investigate the evolution of the Universe by performing soft X-ray high resolution spectroscopic measurements of metals formed in different astrophysical environments, from the first population III stars at z > 7 to the present large scale structures.
The main instrument on-board ORIGIN will be a large format array of TES X-ray micro-calorimeters covering a FOV of 30' at the focal plane of a grazing incidence optical module with a focal length of 2.5 m and an angular resolution of 30" HEW at 1 keV. We present the optical module design which is based on hybrid technologies, namely Silicon Pore Optics for the outer section and Ni electro-forming for the inner section, and we present the expected performances based on test measurements and ray-tracing simulations.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | SPIE |
Year: | 2011 |
Pages: | 80760A-12 |
ISSN: | 1996756x and 0277786x |
Types: | Journal article and Conference paper |
DOI: | 10.1117/12.889269 |
ORCIDs: | Christensen, Finn Erland |