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19 November 1998 Calibration of the first XXM flight mirror module: II. Effective area
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Abstract
The High Throughput X-ray Spectroscopy Mission (XMM) is a "Cornerstone" Project in the ESA long-term Programme for Space Science. The satellite observatory uses three grazing incidence mirror modules coupled to reflection grating spectrometers and X-ray CCD cameras. Each XMM mirror module consists of 58 Wolter I mirrors which are nested in a coaxial and cofocal configuration. The calibration of the mirror system includes the development of a representative numerical model and its validation against extensive calibration tests performed on ground at the CSL and PANTER test facilities. The present paper describes the calibration of the x-ray effective area of the first XMM flight mirror module.

Keywords: XMM, X-ray astronomy, Wolter I telescope, grazing incidence optics
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Philippe Gondoin, Bernd Aschenbach, Marco W. Beijersbergen, Roland Egger, Fred A. Jansen, Yvan Stockman, and Jean Philippe Tock "Calibration of the first XXM flight mirror module: II. Effective area", Proc. SPIE 3444, X-Ray Optics, Instruments, and Missions, (19 November 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.331244
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KEYWORDS
Mirrors

X-rays

Reflectivity

Calibration

Vignetting

Reflection

Extreme ultraviolet

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