Feldman, C;
Dunn, W;
Lindsay, S;
Martindale, A;
(2023)
Capabilities of a lobster eye telescope in the outer solar system.
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Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering.
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Abstract
Current lobster eye telescopes demonstrate that it’s possible to produce light-weight, large field of view instruments for observing X-rays for both planetary science and astronomy. Jupiter is the most powerful particle accelerator in the solar system and the other outer planets have intricate and complicated magnetospheres which their moons often orbit within. Particle bombardment of the surfaces of their moons induces the emission of characteristic X-rays which enables their composition to be studied. An orbiting X-ray instrument would transform our understanding of the moons’ composition, as well as the aurorae, atmosphere, plasma tori of outer planet systems and could also enable direct imaging of the entire radiation belt. Lobster eye telescopes are perfect for this application due to their light weight and wide field of view. This paper begins to identify a lobster eye telescope design to fulfil these science goals.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | Capabilities of a lobster eye telescope in the outer solar system |
| Event: | Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy XI |
| Dates: | 20 Aug 2023 - 25 Aug 2023 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781510665729 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1117/12.2677336 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677336 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | X-ray astronomy, X-ray telescope, X-ray optics, Lobster eye optic, Micro Pore Optics |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Physics and Astronomy |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10182501 |
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