Update on the ongoing ATHENA optic testing at PANTER

International Conference on Space Optics (ICSO), pp. 74

Abstract

At the PANTER X-ray test facility of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics the testing of optics for ESAs ATHENA Mission is ongoing, as part of work towards the mission acceptance review. The ATHENA 2.6-m diameter mirror assembly comprises an aluminium support structure that holds the 600 Silicon Pore optic Modules (SPOs) that focus the X-rays coming from the sources in the universe. At PANTER, these lightweight SPO modules are being tested individually or mounted in a petal that represents a sixth of the mirror structure. MM-0051 is the last iteration of a single mid-radius SPO to be tested at PANTER. A detailed description of the MM-0051 measurements is presented here. The characterization of three ATHENA “row 8” SPO optics produced to be inserted into the test petals shows that they will provide the necessary precision on the localization of the PSF on the detector to allow the verification of the thermal models of different mirror structure designs by the primes Airbus Defense and Space and Thales Alenia Space. Currently the opto-thermo-mechanical tests are ongoing at PANTER

Authors 14

1. Vadim Burwitz

   Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

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   Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik , Giessenbachstr , 85748 Garching ( Germany )

   Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Giessenbachstr, 85748 Garching (Germany)

2. Giuseppe Vacanti Aachen Cosine

   Cosine (Netherlands)

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   cosine , Warmonderweg 14 , 2171 AH , Sassenheim , (The Netherlands )

   cosine, Warmonderweg 14, 2171 AH, Sassenheim, (The Netherlands)

3. Maximilien J. Collon Aachen Cosine

   Cosine (Netherlands)

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   cosine , Warmonderweg 14 , 2171 AH , Sassenheim , (The Netherlands )

   cosine, Warmonderweg 14, 2171 AH, Sassenheim, (The Netherlands)

4. Nicolas M. Barrière Aachen Cosine

   Cosine (Netherlands)

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   cosine , Warmonderweg 14 , 2171 AH , Sassenheim , (The Netherlands )

   cosine, Warmonderweg 14, 2171 AH, Sassenheim, (The Netherlands)

5. Marcos Bavdaz

   European Space Agency · European Space Research and Technology Centre

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   ESTEC , European Space Agency , Keplerlaan 1 , 2201 AZ Noordwijk ( The Netherlands )

   ESTEC, European Space Agency, Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk (The Netherlands)

6. Ivo Ferreira

   European Space Agency · European Space Research and Technology Centre

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   ESTEC , European Space Agency , Keplerlaan 1 , 2201 AZ Noordwijk ( The Netherlands )

   ESTEC, European Space Agency, Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk (The Netherlands)

7. Mark R. Ayre

   European Space Agency · European Space Research and Technology Centre

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   ESTEC , European Space Agency , Keplerlaan 1 , 2201 AZ Noordwijk ( The Netherlands )

   ESTEC, European Space Agency, Keplerlaan 1, 2201 AZ Noordwijk (The Netherlands)

8. Emily Tipper Aachen Cosine

   Cosine (Netherlands)

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   cosine , Warmonderweg 14 , 2171 AH , Sassenheim , (The Netherlands )

   cosine, Warmonderweg 14, 2171 AH, Sassenheim, (The Netherlands)

9. Josef Eder

   Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

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   Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik , Giessenbachstr , 85748 Garching ( Germany )

   Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Giessenbachstr, 85748 Garching (Germany)

10. Elias Breunig

    Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

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    Breunig Aerospace , St.-Georg Str. 3 , 97199 Ochsenfurt ( Germany

    Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik , Giessenbachstr , 85748 Garching ( Germany )

    Breunig Aerospace, St.-Georg Str. 3, 97199 Ochsenfurt (Germany

    Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Giessenbachstr, 85748 Garching (Germany)

11. Gisela Hartner

    Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

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    Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik , Giessenbachstr , 85748 Garching ( Germany )

    Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Giessenbachstr, 85748 Garching (Germany)

12. Andreas Langmeier

    Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

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    Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik , Giessenbachstr , 85748 Garching ( Germany )

    Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Giessenbachstr, 85748 Garching (Germany)

13. Surangkhana Rukdee

    Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

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    Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik , Giessenbachstr , 85748 Garching ( Germany )

    Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Giessenbachstr, 85748 Garching (Germany)

14. Thomas Mitchell Schmidt

    Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics

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    Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik , Giessenbachstr , 85748 Garching ( Germany )

    Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Giessenbachstr, 85748 Garching (Germany)