Calibration of the AXAF-HRC UV/ion shields at Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo G.S. Vaiana: I -instrumental setup

Alfonso Collura; Marco Barbera; Alessandro Dara; Giuseppe Inzerillo; Filippo Mirabello; Salvatore Sciortino; Salvatore Serio

doi:10.1117/12.255990

31 October 1996 Calibration of the AXAF-HRC UV/ion shields at Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo G.S. Vaiana: I -instrumental setup

Alfonso Collura, Marco Barbera, Alessandro Dara, Giuseppe Inzerillo, Filippo Mirabello, Salvatore Sciortino, Salvatore Serio

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Proceedings Volume 2808, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy VII; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.255990
Event: SPIE's 1996 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1996, Denver, CO, United States

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We describe the equipment and the experimental set-up at the XACT facility -- Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo G.S. Vaiana, employed in the calibration of the AXAF-HRC UV/ion shield. The facility has been expanded to improve its performance and to extend its bandpass to UV wavelengths. It now covers the 2550 - 1 angstrom wavelength range, is equipped with an advanced micropositioning system, has imaging capabilities in the wavelength range 1200 - 1 angstrom. The test chamber now opens to a class 1000 clean room which, along with the oil-free pumping system, makes cleanliness one of the characteristics of the facility

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Alfonso Collura, Marco Barbera, Alessandro Dara, Giuseppe Inzerillo, Filippo Mirabello, Salvatore Sciortino, and Salvatore Serio "Calibration of the AXAF-HRC UV/ion shields at Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo G.S. Vaiana: I -instrumental setup", Proc. SPIE 2808, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy VII, (31 October 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.255990

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