Orbital measurement and verification of the Chandra X-ray Observatory's PSF

Diab Jerius; R. Hank Donnelly; M. S. Tibbetts; Richard J. Edgar; Terrance J. Gaetz; Daniel A. Schwartz; Leon P. Van Speybroeck; Ping Zhao

doi:10.1117/12.391555

18 July 2000 Orbital measurement and verification of the Chandra X-ray Observatory's PSF

Diab Jerius, R. Hank Donnelly, M. S. Tibbetts, Richard J. Edgar, Terrance J. Gaetz, Daniel A. Schwartz, Leon P. Van Speybroeck, Ping Zhao

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Proceedings Volume 4012, X-Ray Optics, Instruments, and Missions III; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391555
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

We present here results of the on-orbit calibration of the point spread function (PSF), comparing it with our predictions. We discuss how the PSF varies with source location in the telescope field of view, as well as with the spectral energy distribution of the source.

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Diab Jerius, R. Hank Donnelly, M. S. Tibbetts, Richard J. Edgar, Terrance J. Gaetz, Daniel A. Schwartz, Leon P. Van Speybroeck, and Ping Zhao "Orbital measurement and verification of the Chandra X-ray Observatory's PSF", Proc. SPIE 4012, X-Ray Optics, Instruments, and Missions III, (18 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391555

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