Grazing incidence for ESA's X-ray astronomy mission XMM

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Jan 1988

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IN: X-ray instrumentation in astronomy II; Proceedings of the Meeting, San Diego, CA, Aug. 15-17, 1988 (A89-40276 17-35). Bellin

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Grazing Incidence Telescopes, X Ray Astronomy, X Ray Telescopes, Angular Resolution, Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics, Epoxy Matrix Composites, European Space Agency, Mirrors

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The X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM) is the second cornerstone of the long-term science plan Horizon 2000 of the ESA. The prime scientific objective of XMM is to perform high-throughput spectroscopy of cosmic X-ray sources over a broad band of energies ranging from 0.1 to 10 keV. Wolter type I optics are shown here to fulfill the XMM requirements both for high throughput over a broad energy band up to at least 10 keV and subarcmin angular resolution. The optical design and layout is reviewed, and the expected high X-ray reflectivity is measured on flat samples of mirrors coated with iridium. The samples show excellent low-surface microroughness. An angular resolution of about 30 arcsec HEW for single reflection is achieved.

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