The Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer: instrument overview

Martindale, A.; Pearson, James F.; Whitford, C. H.; Fraser, George W.; Rothery, D. A.; Talboys, D. L.; Carpenter, John D.; Stevenson, T.; Bunce, E. J.; Fairbend, Ray; Séguy, Julien; Sclater, E.; Delgado, Ismael Martínez; Dixon, Andrew J.; Treis, J.; Mas-Hesse, J. M.; Juan, J. L. San; Muinonen, K.; Sawyers, C.G.; Bulloch, C.; Schyns, E.

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“…Similar micropore reflectors will be used on the upcoming BepiColombo mission. 41,42 Individual facets in STORM's optics (Figure 7, right panel) consist of a 4 cm by 4 cm section of a sphere with a radius of 75 cm, giving a focal length of 37.5 cm. Soft X-rays are focused by internal reflections through 20 µm by 20 µm, 1000 µm thick, square pores that are distributed evenly on the optics.…”

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The DXL and STORM sounding rocket mission

Thomas¹,

Carter²,

Chiao³

et al. 2013

SPIE Proceedings

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The DXL and STORM sounding rocket mission

Thomas¹,

Carter²,

Chiao³

et al. 2013

SPIE Proceedings

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“…MPRs will fly as the focusing element of the University of Leicester's Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer (MIXS) on the BepiColombo mission to Mercury. 28,29…”

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Invited Article: First flight in space of a wide-field-of-view soft x-ray imager using lobster-eye optics: Instrument description and initial flight results

Collier

Porter

Sibeck

et al. 2015

Review of Scientific Instruments

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We describe the development, launch into space, and initial results from a prototype wide field-of-view soft X-ray imager that employs lobster-eye optics and targets heliophysics, planetary, and astrophysics science. The sheath transport observer for the redistribution of mass is the first instrument using this type of optics launched into space and provides proof-of-concept for future flight instruments capable of imaging structures such as the terrestrial cusp, the entire dayside magnetosheath from outside the magnetosphere, comets, the Moon, and the solar wind interaction with planetary bodies like Venus and Mars [Kuntz et al., Astrophys. J. (in press)].

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“…The trade off with using this technology is the more modest angular resolution compared to traditional telescopes such as Chandra [53] and XMM-Newton [40]. The Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer (MIXS) instrument on BepiColombo [49] used the same technology but in a different way. MIXS comprises of both a collimator and a telescope.…”

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Lobster Eye X-ray Optics

Hudec¹,

Feldman²

2022

Preprint

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This chapter describes the history, principles, and recent developments of large field of view X-ray optics based on lobster eye designs. Most of grazing incidence (reflective) X-ray imaging systems used in astronomy and other applications, are based on the Wolter 1 (or modified) arrangement. But there are also other designs and configurations proposed for future applications for both laboratory and space environments. Kirkpatrick-Baez (K-B) based lenses as well as various types of lobster eye optics serve as an example. Analogously to Wolter lenses, all these systems use the principle that the X-rays are reflected twice to create focal images. Various future projects in X-ray astronomy and astrophysics will require large optics with wide fields of view. Both large Kirkpatrick-Baez modules and lobster eye X-ray telescopes may serve as solutions as these can offer innovations such as wide fields of view, low mass and reduced costs. The basic workings of lobster eye optics using Micro Pore Optics (MPOs) and their various uses are discussed. The issues and limiting factors of these optics are evaluated and current missions using lobster eye optics to fulfill their science objectives are reviewed. The Multi Foil Optics (MFO) approach represents a promising alternative. These arrangements can also be widely applied in laboratory devices. The chapter also examines the details of alternative applications for non-Wolter systems in other areas of science, where some of these systems have already demonstrated their advantages such as the K-B systems which have already found wide applications in laboratories and synchrotrons.

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The Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer: instrument overview

Cited by 9 publications

References 13 publications

The DXL and STORM sounding rocket mission

The DXL and STORM sounding rocket mission

Invited Article: First flight in space of a wide-field-of-view soft x-ray imager using lobster-eye optics: Instrument description and initial flight results

Lobster Eye X-ray Optics

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