Imaging performance of the XMM-Newton x-ray telescopes

Bernd Aschenbach; Ulrich G. Briel; Frank Haberl; Heinrich W. Braeuninger; Wolfgang Burkert; Andreas Oppitz; Philippe Gondoin; David H. Lumb

doi:10.1117/12.391615

18 July 2000 Imaging performance of the XMM-Newton x-ray telescopes

Bernd Aschenbach, Ulrich G. Briel, Frank Haberl, Heinrich W. Braeuninger, Wolfgang Burkert, Andreas Oppitz, Philippe Gondoin, David H. Lumb

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Proceedings Volume 4012, X-Ray Optics, Instruments, and Missions III; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391615
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2000, Munich, Germany

Abstract

The in-orbit imaging performance of the three X-ray telescopes on board of the X-ray astronomy observatory XMM- Newton is presented and compared with the performance measured on ground at the MPE PANTER test facility. The comparison shows an excellent agreement the on ground and in-orbit performance.

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Bernd Aschenbach, Ulrich G. Briel, Frank Haberl, Heinrich W. Braeuninger, Wolfgang Burkert, Andreas Oppitz, Philippe Gondoin, and David H. Lumb "Imaging performance of the XMM-Newton x-ray telescopes", Proc. SPIE 4012, X-Ray Optics, Instruments, and Missions III, (18 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391615

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