High throughput X-ray astronomy

Details High throughput X-ray astronomy High throughput X-ray astronomy

Aug 1990

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IN: High-energy astrophysics in the 21st century; Proceedings of the Workshop, Taos, NM, Dec. 11-14, 1989 (A91-47977 20-90). New

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Mission Planning, Spaceborne Astronomy, X Ray Astronomy, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Lunar Bases, Seyfert Galaxies, Space Station Payloads, Technological Forecasting, X Ray Telescopes

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Many of the scientific objectives of X-ray astronomy for the 1990's and the 21st century require high throughput. Three phases of high throughput telescopes are discussed. 1/sq m, 10/sq m, and 100/sq m effective areas. The era of the 1/sq m telescope will commence in the late 1990's with the launches of XMM and LAMAR. A 10/sq m facility could be built with existing technology and launched as a free-flyer on a rocket like the Soviet Energia. With its relevance to X-ray astronomy's scientific objectives the 10/sq m facility should be given high priority as the first major initiative of the 21st century. A 100/sq m facility could occur in the middle of the 21st century. Although it is rather speculative, an appropriate site for the 100/sq m telescope is a lunar base where X-ray optics can be manufactured in situ.

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