Microchannel plate x-ray optics on the Mercury imaging x-ray spectrometer

Adrian Martindale; James F. Pearson; Charlotte H. Feldman; Gillian I. Butcher; Richard Willingale; Ray Fairbend; Emile Schyns; Emma J. Bunce

doi:10.1117/12.2314842

6 July 2018 Microchannel plate x-ray optics on the Mercury imaging x-ray spectrometer

Adrian Martindale, James F. Pearson, Charlotte H. Feldman, Gillian I. Butcher, Richard Willingale, Ray Fairbend, Emile Schyns, Emma J. Bunce

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Proceedings Volume 10699, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 106990W (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314842
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2018, Austin, Texas, United States

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We report on the design, development and measured performance of the Microchannel plate X-ray optics for the Mercury imaging X-ray spectrometer instrument, due to fly to Mercury on the ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission in 2018. This paper serves as a progress update, identifying further work to finish the analysis of data from the flight model.

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Adrian Martindale, James F. Pearson, Charlotte H. Feldman, Gillian I. Butcher, Richard Willingale, Ray Fairbend, Emile Schyns, and Emma J. Bunce "Microchannel plate x-ray optics on the Mercury imaging x-ray spectrometer", Proc. SPIE 10699, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 106990W (6 July 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314842

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