Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Nov 1989
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989spie.1159..318h&link_type=abstract
IN: EUV, X-ray, and gamma-ray instrumentation for astronomy and atomic physics; Proceedings of the Meeting, San Diego, CA, Aug.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Gamma Ray Astronomy, Image Intensifiers, Pinhole Occulter Facility, Spacecraft Instruments, X Ray Imagery, Gamma Ray Spectra, Imaging Techniques, Space Station Payloads, X Ray Astrophysics Facility
Scientific paper
To image X-radiation efficiently at energies above about 10 keV requires the use of 'shadow optics' techniques. The Pinhole/Occulter Facility (P/OF) represents an application of these techniques for observations in high-energy astrophysics, especially the study of solar coronal activity in hard X-rays and gamma rays. P/OF will achieve angular resolutions on the order of 0.2 arcsec for an instrument deployment length of 50 m. Because of this large structural scale, P/OF has been proposed as an attached payload for the Space Station. Meanwhile, several smaller-scale instruments are being developed.
Davis John M.
Hudson Hugh S.
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