| タイトル | Technology Requirements for a Square Meter, Arcsecond Resolution Telescope for X-Rays: The SMART-X Mission |
| 本文（外部サイト） | http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20140016875 |
| 著者（英） | Johnson-Wilke, Raegan L.; Freeman, Mark D.; Tananbaum, Harvey; Vikhlinin, Alexey A.; Forman, William R.; Gubarev, Mikhail V.; Kolodziejczak, Jeffery J.; McMuldroch, Stuart; Ramirez, J. Israel; ODell, Stephen L.; Jackson, Thomas N.; Reid, Paul B.; Trolier-McKinstry, Susan E.; Wilke, Rudeger H. T.; Bookbinder, Jay A.; Cotroneo, Vincenzo; Ramsey, Brian D.; Schwartz, Daniel A.; Allured, Ryan |
| 発行日 | 2014-08-19 |
| 言語 | eng |
| 内容記述 | Addressing the astrophysical problems of the 2020's requires sub-arcsecond x-ray imaging with square meter effective area. Such requirements can be derived, for example, by considering deep x-ray surveys to find the young black holes in the early universe (large redshifts) which will grow into the first super-massive black holes. We have envisioned a mission, the Square Meter Arcsecond Resolution Telescope for X-rays (SMART-X), based on adjustable x-ray optics technology, incorporating mirrors with the required small ratio of mass to collecting area. We are pursuing technology which achieves sub-arcsecond resolution by on-orbit adjustment via thin film piezoelectric "cells" deposited directly on the non-reflecting sides of thin, slumped glass. While SMART-X will also incorporate state-of-the-art x-ray cameras, the remaining spacecraft systems have no requirements more stringent than those which are well understood and proven on the current Chandra X-ray Observatory. |
| NASA分類 | Astrophysics; Optics |
| レポートNO | M15-4160 |
| 権利 | Copyright, Distribution as joint owner in the copyright |
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