Stray light shielding for formation flying x-ray telescopes

Paul B. Reid; Michael Garcia; Jeffrey Stewart

doi:10.1117/12.613945

8 September 2005 Stray light shielding for formation flying x-ray telescopes

Paul B. Reid, Michael Garcia, Jeffrey Stewart

Proceedings Volume 5900, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy II; 59000L (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.613945
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Recent studies and planning for a variety of x-ray astronomy missions (Constellation-X, XEUS, Generation-X) have driven astronomers to explore grazing incidence telescopes with focal lengths of 50 m or greater. One approach to implementing such long focal lengths is to employ formation flying: separate optic and detector spacecraft travel in formation. Formation flying removes the "telescope tube" which was an integral part of shielding the telescope from straylight. We consider the implications of formation flying with respect to straylight, and discuss some design guidelines for baffling the straylight. The Constellation-X mission is used as an example.

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Paul B. Reid, Michael Garcia, and Jeffrey Stewart "Stray light shielding for formation flying x-ray telescopes", Proc. SPIE 5900, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy II, 59000L (8 September 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.613945

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