MAXIM x-ray interferometry mission

Keith C. Gendreau; Webster C. Cash; Ann F. Shipley; Nicholas E. White

doi:10.1117/12.506198

29 January 2004 MAXIM x-ray interferometry mission

Keith C. Gendreau, Webster C. Cash, Ann F. Shipley, Nicholas E. White

Proceedings Volume 5168, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506198
Event: Optical Science and Technology, SPIE's 48th Annual Meeting, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The MicroArcsecond Imaging Mission (MAXIM) will resolve the event horizons of black holes with 0.1 microarcsecond imaging in the X-ray bandpass. In the NASA "Beyond Einstein" roadmap, MAXIM takes it place as the "Black hole Imager." In this paper, we will outline the scientific goals for this mission. We will describe the current state of the technology -- including a discussion of several laboratory demonstrations of X-ray interferometry. We will describe some engineering studies we have performed over the past two years.

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Keith C. Gendreau, Webster C. Cash, Ann F. Shipley, and Nicholas E. White "MAXIM x-ray interferometry mission", Proc. SPIE 5168, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy, (29 January 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506198

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