Uv/Euv and Visible Space Instrumentation for Astronomy II: 7 August 2003 San Diego, California, USA

by Siegmund, Oswald

• ISBN13: 9780819450371
• ISBN10: 0819450375
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• Publisher: Society of Photo Optical

Table of Contents

Conference Committee
Proposed mission concept for the Astrophysical Plasmadynamic Explorer (APEX): an EUV high-resolution spectroscopic SMEX	p. 1
Status and performance of the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph	p. 17
Current status of the Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer (CHIPS) university-class explorer mission	p. 24
CHIPSat spacecraft design: significant science on a low budget	p. 31
EUV detector of the Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer	p. 43
Performance of the Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer	p. 54
Optics design and performance for the Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer (CHIPS)	p. 63
SNAP satellite focal plane development	p. 74
Calibrating SNAP	p. 84
Preliminary calibration results for the HST/comic origins spectrograph	p. 93
Overview of possible optical adapters for EUSO	p. 100
Centroiding algorithms and spatial resolution of photon counting detectors with cross-strip anodes	p. 113
Radiation-induced Phosphorescence in UV window materials	p. 125
GaN photocathodes for UV detection and imaging	p. 134
Advances in wide-bandgap semiconductor based photocathode devices for low light level applications	p. 144
Results from Cs activated GaN photocathode development for MCP detector systems at NASA GSFC	p. 155
Addendum	p. 165
Author Index	p. 167
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