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WFXT: a wide field X‐ray optics
Author(s) -
Chincarini G.,
Citterio O.,
Conconi P.,
Ghigo M.,
Mazzoleni F.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
astronomische nachrichten
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-3994
pISSN - 0004-6337
DOI - 10.1002/asna.2123190158
Subject(s) - x ray telescope , sky , angular resolution (graph drawing) , physics , telescope , optics , x ray optics , satellite , field of view , field (mathematics) , remote sensing , x ray astronomy , x ray , astronomy , geology , mathematics , combinatorics , pure mathematics
We describe the main characteristics of a small satellite mission aimed to survey part of the sky in the x‐ray band (WAXS — Wide Angle x‐ray Survey) using a Wide Field of view X‐ray Telescope (WFXT). We demonstrate that using the new technologies we have developed, it is possible to construct x‐ray mirrors according to a new optical design which optimize the angular resolution over a large field of view.