Calibration of the XRT-SOLARB flight filters at the XACT facility of INAF-OAPA
- Authors: Barbera, M.; Artale, M.; Candia, R.; Collura, A.; Lullo, G.; Peres, G.; Perinati, E.; Varisco, S.; BOOKBINDER J., A.; CHEIMETS PETER, N.; COSMO MARIO, L.; DELUCA EDWARD, E.; Golub, L.; Weber, ; Mark, A.
- Publication year: 2004
- Type: Proceedings
- Key words: X-ray Astronomy, Instrumentation, Filters, Calibration
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/7163
Abstract
The X-Ray Telescope (XRT) experiment on-board the Japanese satellite SOLAR-B (launch in 2006) aimed at providing full Sun field of view at∼1.5” angular resolution, will be equipped with two wheels of focal-plane filters to select spectral features of X-ray emission from the Solar corona, and a front-end filter to significantly reduce the visible light contamination. We present the results of the X-ray calibrations of the XRT flight filters performed at the X-ray Astronomy Calibration and Testing (XACT) facility of INAF-OAPA. We describe the instrumental set-up, the adopted measurement technique, and present the transmission vs. energy and position measurements.