Image Gallery: Technology Images
Images on this page:- Spectroscopy X-ray Telescope
- X-ray Microcalorimeter Spectrometer
- X-ray Grating Spectrometer
- Hard X-ray Telescope
Spectroscopy X-ray Telescope (SXT) Images
Diagram showing the geometry of the Constellation-X Wolter telescope and reflection grating system.
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Illustration of the Constellation-X SXT mirror module
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Illustration of the glass slumping technique
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Photo of a mirror segment
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X-ray Microcalorimeter Spectrometer (XMS) Images
The pixels are each 625 micrometers an based on ion-implanted Si with HgTe absorbers.
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Photo of technology demonstration Continuous Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigerator
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X-ray Grating Spectrometer (XGS) Images
Geometry for a transmission grating for the XGS
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Geometry for an off-plane reflection grating for the XGS
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Hard X-ray Telescope (HXT) Images
Schematic of the Constellation-X Hard X-ray Telescope instrumentation
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CZT detector array
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