Table 5: HRMA/LETG/HXDS

Test Name, Description and Accuracy Requirement
( 1 )

Justification

Off-axis

angles

Focal Plane Included Angles (radius)

T, °C

Energy Sampling Interval (E)

Estimated Integration Time

Detector

3.
3.1 Vignetting

X, Y & Z axes. Out of focus x-ray images will be used to measure vignetting due to X, Y and Z axis misalignment. Assume 27 alignment trials, with 10 min alotted for each change of alignment.

Accuracy: 0.5 mm for Y,Z, 0.3 mm for X.

Required for alignment

on-axis

3 positions

nominal

Al K

3.1.1

27
[hsiimage(20, 18, 1, 1, 1)] +26[600] = {[(5.5+20+1.6 x18)]}x27+26x600 = 4.7 hr

HSI, BND(FPCs, SSS), FMS

3.2 R, PSF

On-axis response

Use beamceny: 20 point 1-D scans.

Accuracy: 2%(??)

Fine details of grating PRF not possible with HRC or ACIS

on-axis

6 Pinholesa : 0.1 0.22, 0.6, 1.1, 2.8, 13 arcsec.

nominal

Al IV 131A

3.2.1

6[tm(200) +beamceny(20, 50)] = 6[4.5+1.6x200 +64+3.5x20 x50]= 6.5 hr

Scanning photometer, BND(FPCs, SSS), FMS

3.3 Find best focus

Accuracy: 50 m in X

Find optimum focus

on-axis

0, +x1, +x2, -x1, -x2

nominal

Al IV 131A

3.3.1

(50 x 5+4 x 31) = 0.1 hr

HSI, BND(FPCs, SSS), FMS

3.4 R, PSF

On-axis response

Use beamceny: 20 point 1-D scans.

Accuracy: 2%(??)

Fine details of grating PRF not possible with HRC or ACIS

on-axis

6 Pinholes: 0.1 0.22, 0.6, 1.1, 2.8, 13 arcsec.

nominal

Al IV 131A, C K, Al K

3.4.1

6[tm(200) +beamceny(20, 50)] x 3+900 x 2 = 6.5 x 3+0.5 hr = 13.5 hr.

Scanning photometer, BND(FPCs, SSS), FMS

3.5 Survey for strange edges in mirror/grating response

Accuracy: 1% in 1000 resolution elements.

Molecular contamination search

on-axis

full imager field, 5 fields of 18 mm each covering a total of 100 mm of dispersed spectrum.

nominal

bremsstrahlung continuum 0.1 - 3.5 keV

3.5.1

(50+50+100+ 500+500)+1 x 5+(4.5 +1.6 x 18 )x 4 = 0.4 hrb

HSI, BND(FPCs, SSS), FMS

3.6 Total Data Acquisition Time for HRMA/LETG/HXDS

1.1 days



a. See predicted encircled energy curve by JPH, 5/29/92.

b. See notation on "VETA-I Post Mortem" report by EMK, 7/2/92.




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