Lynx X-ray Observatory Concept Study Report

• Full Report in PDF
• Printer Friendly Version (zip file). Please use Acrobat (or acroread) to view and print

Technology Development Plans (Supplements to Concept Study Report)

Lynx Mirror Assembly

• Silicon Meta-shell Optics Technology Roadmap
• Full Shell Optics Technology Roadmap
• Adjustable Segmented Optics Technology Roadmap



Lynx Science Instruments

• High Definition X-ray Imager Technology Roadmap
• Critical-Angle Transmission X-ray Grating Spectrometer Technology Roadmap
• Off-Plane Reflection X-ray Grating Spectrometer Technology Roadmap
• Lynx X-ray Microcalorimeter Technology Roadmap

Lynx Special Section: Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems

• Lynx X-Ray Observatory: an overview



Lynx Mirror Assembly

• High-resolution, lightweight, and low-cost x-ray optics for the Lynx observatory
• Lynx x-ray optics based on thin monolithic shells: design and development
• Full-shell x-ray optics development at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
• Progress of coating stress compensation of silicon mirrors for Lynx x-ray telescope mission concept using thermal oxide patterning method
• Thickness distribution of sputtered films on curved substrates for adjustable x-ray optics
• Simulations of film stress effects on mirror segments for the Lynx X-ray Observatory concept
• Formulation of the production time and cost of the Lynx x-ray mirror assembly gased on queuing theory



High Definition X-ray Imager

• Overview of the high-definition x-ray imager instrument on the Lynx x-ray surveyor
• Hybrid CMOS detectors for the Lynx x-ray surveyor high definition x-ray imager
• Toward fast, low-noise charge-coupled devices for Lynx



X-ray Grating Spectrometer

• Lynx soft x-ray critical-angle transmission grating spectrometer
• Reflection grating concept for the Lynx X-Ray Grating Spectrograph



Lynx X-ray Microcalorimeter

• Lynx x-ray microcalorimeter
• Lynx x-ray microcalorimeter cryogenic system
• Multiabsorber transition-edge sensors for x-ray astronomy
• Magnetic calorimeter option for the Lynx x-ray microcalorimeter
• Microwave SQUID multiplexing for the Lynx x-ray microcalorimeter
• Design of optical/IR blocking filters for the Lynx X-ray Microcalorimeter
• Development of space-flight compatible room-temperature electronics for the Lynx x-ray microcalorimeter