XMM's X-ray telescopes.

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Dec 1999

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999esabu.100...30d&link_type=abstract

ESA Bull., No. 100, p. 30 - 42

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X-Ray Telescopes: Optical Design, X-Ray Telescopes: Tests, X-Ray Telescopes: Space Instrumentation

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The XMM observatory has, at its heart, three large X-ray telescopes, which will provide a large collecting area (1430 cm2 each at 1.5 keV, and 610 cm2 each at 8.0 keV) with a spatial resolution of around 14 - 15 arcsec. The X-ray telescopes show mechanical and optical performances much better than specification, which will undoubtedly bring important benefits for astronomers. This article focusses on the telescope design, with emphasis on the X-ray mirrors and baffles, and the X-ray and optical test results achieved with the flight models of the telescope, including stray-light reduction.

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