The Athena x-ray telescope and its technical challenges
- Paper number
IAC-18,A7,1,1,x44731
- Author
Dr. Eric Wille, The Netherlands, ESA
- Coauthor
Dr. Marcos Bavdaz, The Netherlands, European Space Agency (ESA)
- Coauthor
Dr. Mark Ayre, The Netherlands, ESA
- Coauthor
Dr. Ivo Ferreira, The Netherlands, ESA
- Coauthor
Dr. SEBASTIAAN FRANSEN, The Netherlands, European Space Agency (ESA)
- Year
2018
- Abstract
Athena (Advanced Telescope for High Energy Astrophysics) has been selected as ESA’s second large class mission of the Cosmic Vision science programme. Phase-A studies are currently performed to define the design baseline for the mission and critical technologies are being developed in parallel. This paper will present the current design baseline and technology status of critical elements, especially for the x-ray mirror. Achieving a high angular resolution and large effective area is of upmost importance to maximize the scientific value of the mission. Progress on optimizing the optics manufacturing and the telescope design in order to meet the Athena requirements is presented.
- Abstract document
- Manuscript document
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