X Ray Astronomy Mission Architectural Concepts Workshop
Maritime Institute
Location
Linthicum, Maryland
Dates
14–15 December 2011
Community
Physics of the Cosmos
Type
Workshop
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
Day 1 Workshop Presentations Morning Session
| Topic | Speaker | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| Background, Study Process, Workshop Objectives | R. Petre | [PDF] |
| IXO’s Science Objectives & the Decadal View of IXO Science | R. Smith | [PDF] |
| IXO Science with Planned Future Missions | C. Wilson-Hodge | [PDF] |
| EPE is a Large Area, SPECTROSCOPY (Timing) Mission | M. Garcia | [PDF] |
| SAHARA: Spectral Analysis with High Angular Resolution Astronomy | R. Mushotzky | [PDF] |
| The Concept for a Wide Field Imaging X-ray Astronomy Mission: The Chemical Evolution of the Universe | M. Ulmer | [PDF] |
| SuperMon and Black Hole Tracker | A. R. Rao | [PDF] |
Day 1 Workshop Presentations Afternoon Session
| Topic | Speaker | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| AEGIS: An Astrophysical Experiment for Grating & Imaging Spectroscopy | M. Bautz | [PDF] |
| WHIMEX: Doing High ResolutionX-ray Spectroscopy Right | W. Cash | [PDF] |
| Wide Field X-ray Telescope | S. Murray | [PDF] |
| REDUX: A Flexible Path for X-ray Astronomy | M. Elvis | [PDF] |
| The Advanced X-ray Timing Array (AXTAR) | P. Ray | [PDF] |
| BEST – Black Hole Evolution and Space Time | H. Krawczynski | [PDF] |
| The XENIA mission: Cosmic chemical evolution of baryons | D. Hartmann | [PDF] |
Thursday, 15 December 2011
Day 2 Workshop Presentations Morning Session
| Topic | Speaker | Presentation |
|---|---|---|
| ATHENA: The Advanced Telescope for High Energy Astrophysics | N. White | [PDF] |
| AXSIO | J. Bookbinder | [PDF] |
| SMART-X | A. Vikhlinin | [PDF] |
| Epoch of Reionization Energetic X-ray Survey EREXS | J. Grindlay | [PDF] |
| High Energy X-ray Probe | F. Harrison | [PDF] |
| Next Generation X-ray Optics: High-Resolution, Light-Weight, and Low-Cost | W. Zhang | [PDF] |
| Improving X-Ray Optics Through Differential Deposition | B. Ramsey | [PDF] |
| A Concept to Enable High Quality Imaging With 10x Chandra Area | M. Ulmer | [PDF] |
| Three Meter Diamond Turning Machine Enabling Technology for X-Ray Astronomy | J. Casstevens | [PDF] |
| Critical-Angle Transmission (CAT) Gratings for High Resolution, Large Area Soft X-Ray Spectroscopy | R. Heilmann | [PDF] |
| A Hard X-Ray Telescope for an X-ray Spectroscopy Mission, Extending the Bandwidth | P. Gorenstein | [PDF] |
| Off-Plane X-ray Grating Spectrometer Concept | R. McEntaffer | [PDF] |
Day 2 Workshop Presentations Afternoon Session
| Topic | Speaker | Presentations |
|---|---|---|
| Soft X-ray X-ray Polarimetry | H. Marshall | [PDF] |
| Enabling Technologies for the High-Resolution Imaging Spectrometer of the Next NASA X-ray Astronomy Mission – Options, Status, and Roadmap | C. Kilbourne | [PDF] |
| ADR Options for Future X-Ray Missions | P. Shirron | [PDF] |
| Enabling Technologies for Active Pixel Sensors and Rapid Readout Electronics | D. Burrows | [PDF] |
| Precision-Deployable, Stable, Optical Benches for Cost-Effective Space Telescopes | R. Danner | [PDF] |
| Astro Boom Stem Drive Boom Deployment System | R. Danner | [Video (MP4)] |
| Deployable Optical Bench Demo | R. Danner | [Video (MP4)] |
| Space Communication Rates at Multi-Gbps(SCRAM) | T. McIntyre | [PDF] |
| Concepts for Study | J. Bregman | [PDF] |
Deployable Optical Bench Demo Video.
Credit: R. Danner
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