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Uses of continuum radiation in the AXAF calibrationX-ray calibration of the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF) observatory at the MSFC X-Ray Calibration Facility (XRCF) made novel use of the x-ray continuum from a conventional electron-impact source. Taking advantage of the good spectral resolution of solid-state detectors, continuum measurements proved advantageous in calibrating the effective area of AXAF's High-Resolution Mirror Assembly (HRMA) and in verifying its alignment to the XRCF's optical axis.
Document ID
19980111023
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
doi:10.1117/12.278889
Authors
Kolodziejczak, J. J. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Austin, R. A. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Elsner, R. F. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
O'Dell, S. L. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Sulkanen, M. E. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Swartz, D. A. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Tennant, A. F. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Weisskopf, M. C. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Zirnstein, G. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
McDermott, W. C. (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge, MA United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1997
Publication Information
Publication: Grazing Incidence and Multilayer X-Ray Optical Systems
Publisher: International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume: 3113
ISSN: 0277-786X
Subject Category
Astronomy
Report/Patent Number
NASA/TM-97-207859
NAS 1.15:207859
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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