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arxiv: 1109.3194 · v1 · pith:YCQXNPSWnew · submitted 2011-09-14 · 🌌 astro-ph.IM

The Extreme Physics Explorer and Large Area Micro-Channel Plate Optics

Michael Garcia (1) , Martin Elvis (1) , Jon Chappell (1) , Laura Brenneman (1) , Daniel Patnaude (1) , Ian Evans (1) , Ricardo Bruni (1) , Suzanne Romaine (1)
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Eric Silver (1) Richard Willingale (2) George Fraser (2) T.J. Turner (3) Brian Ramsey (4) ((1) Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (2) Leicester University (3) University Maryland Baltimore County (4) NASA/MSFC)
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The Extreme Physics Explorer (EPE) is a concept timing/spectroscopy mission that would use micro-channel plate optics (MCPO) to provide 4 square meters effective area focused to ~1 arc-min onto an X-ray calorimeter. We describe science drivers for such a mission, possible designs for the large area MCPO needed for EPE, and the challenges of the large area MCPO design.

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