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Mirror system for the German x-ray satellite ABRIXAS: II. Design and mirror development
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X-ray SpectroscopyEngineeringSpace OpticSynchrotron Radiation SourceX-ray ImagingMirror SystemAstronomical Image AnalysisInstrumentationEfficient All-sky SurveyRadiation ImagingHealth SciencesPhotometryExtended Energy BandAbrixas Mirror SystemSynchrotron RadiationAstrophysicsAdaptive OpticMirror DevelopmentX-ray Optic
ABRIXAS stands for 'A Broadband Imaging X-ray All-Sky Survey'. Its launch is scheduled for spring 1999, it shall perform, thanks to its special design, an efficient all-sky survey at high photon energies, thus continuing ROSATs successful work in an extended energy band. We will report here about the design and development activities for the ABRIXAS Mirror System.