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Lynx Mission Concept StatusLynx is a concept under study for prioritization in the 2020 Astrophysics Decadal Survey. Providing orders of magnitude increase in sensitivity over Chandra, Lynx will examine the first black holes and their galaxies, map the large-scale structure and galactic halos, and shed new light on the environments of young stars and their planetary systems. In order to meet the Lynx science goals, the telescope consists of a high-angular resolution optical assembly complemented by an instrument suite that may include a High Definition X-ray Imager, X-ray Microcalorimeter and an X-ray Grating Spectrometer. The telescope is integrated onto the spacecraft to form a comprehensive observatory concept. Progress on the formulation of the Lynx telescope and observatory configuration is reported in this paper.
Document ID
20180003323
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
doi:10.1117/12.2273911
Authors
Gaskin, Jessica A. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Allured, Ryan (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge, MA, United States)
Bandler, Simon R. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Basso, Stefano (Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera Merate, Italy)
Bautz, Marshall W. (Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT) Cambridge, MA, United States)
Baysinger, Michael F. (Jacobs Engineering and Science Services and Skills Augmentation Group (ESSSA) Huntsville, AL, United States)
Biskach, Michael P. (Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc. Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Boswell, Tyrone M. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Capizzo, Peter D. (Jacobs Engineering and Science Services and Skills Augmentation Group (ESSSA) Huntsville, AL, United States)
Chan, Kai-Wing (Maryland Univ. Baltimore County Baltimore, MD, United States)
Civitani, Marta M. (Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera Merate, Italy)
Cohen, Lester M. (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge, MA, United States)
Cotroneo, Vincenzo (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge, MA, United States)
Davis, Jacqueline M. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
DeRoo, Casey T. (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge, MA, United States)
DiPirro, Michael J. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Dominguez, Alexandra (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Fabisinski, Leo L. (Jacobs Engineering and Science Services and Skills Augmentation Group (ESSSA) Huntsville, AL, United States)
Falcone, Abraham D. (Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
Figueroa-Feliciano, Enectali (Northwestern Univ. Evanston, IL, United States)
Garcia, Jay C. (Jacobs Engineering and Science Services and Skills Augmentation Group (ESSSA) Huntsville, AL, United States)
Gelmis, Karen E. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Heilmann, Ralf K. (Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT) Cambridge, MA, United States)
Hopkins, Randall C. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Jackson, Thomas (Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
Kilaru, Kiranmayee (Universities Space Research Association (USRA) Huntsville, AL, United States)
Kraft, Ralph P. (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge, MA, United States)
Liu, Tianning (Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
McClelland, Ryan S. (Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc. Greenbelt, MD, United States)
McEntaffer, Randall L. (Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
McCarley, Kevin S. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Mulqueen, John A. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Oezel, Feryal (Arizona Univ. Tucson, AZ, United States)
Pareschi, Giovanni (Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera Merate, Italy)
Reid, Paul B. (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge, MA, United States)
Riveros, Raul E. (Maryland Univ. Baltimore County Baltimore, MD, United States)
Rodriguez, Mitchell A. (Jacobs Engineering and Science Services and Skills Augmentation Group (ESSSA) Huntsville, AL, United States)
Rowe, Justin W. (Jacobs Engineering and Science Services and Skills Augmentation Group (ESSSA) Huntsville, AL, United States)
Saha, Timo T. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Schattenburg, Mark L. (Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT) Cambridge, MA, United States)
Schnell, Andrew R. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Schwartz, Daniel A. (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge, MA, United States)
Trolier-McKinstry, Susan (Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
Tutt, James H. (Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
Solly, Peter M. (Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc. Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Suggs, Robert M. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Sutherlin, Steven G. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Swartz, Douglas A. (Universities Space Research Association (USRA) Huntsville, AL, United States)
Vikhlinin, Alexey (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge, MA, United States)
Walker, Julian (Pennsylvania State Univ. University Park, PA, United States)
Yoon, Wonsik (Universities Space Research Association (USRA) Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Zhang, William W. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
June 4, 2018
Publication Date
September 19, 2017
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Report/Patent Number
MSFC-E-DAA-TN56920
Meeting Information
Meeting: UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XX Conference
Location: San Diego, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: August 6, 2017
End Date: August 8, 2017
Sponsors: International Society for Optical Engineering
Distribution Limits
Public
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