Publications of Thomas Schmidt

Friedrich, P.; Stieglitz, V.; Burwitz, V.; Eder, J.; Dennerl, K.; Hartner, G.; Langmeier, A.; Müller, T.; Rukdee, S.; Schmidt, T. et al.; Chen, Y.; Wang, Y.; Hou, D.; Zhao, Z.; Zhao, X.; Xu, J.; Cui, W.; Keermann, A.; Kuulkers, E.; Santovincenzo, A.: X-ray optics test and calibration of the Einstein Probe Follow-up telescope. ACTA ASTRONAUTICA 221, pp. 255 - 265 (2024)

Zhang, C.; Ling, Z. X.; Sun, X. J.; Sun, S. L.; Liu, Y.; Li, Z. D.; Xue, Y. L.; Chen, Y. F.; Dai, Y. F.; Jia, Z. Q. et al.; Liu, H. Y.; Zhang, X. F.; Zhang, Y. H.; Zhang, S. N.; Chen, F. S.; Cheng, Z. W.; Fu, W.; Han, Y. X.; Li, H.; Li, J. F.; Li, Y.; Liu, P. R.; Ma, X. H.; Tang, Y. J.; Wang, C. B.; Xie, R. J.; Yan, A. L.; Zhang, Q.; Jiang, B. W.; Jin, G.; Li, L. H.; Qiu, X. B.; Su, D. T.; Sun, J. N.; Xu, Z.; Zhang, S. K.; Zhang, Z.; Zhang, N.; Bi, X. Z.; Cai, Z. M.; He, J. W.; Liu, H. Q.; Zhu, X. C.; Cheng, H. Q.; Cui, C. Z.; Fan, D. W.; Hu, H. B.; Huang, M. H.; Jin, C. C.; Li, D. Y.; Pan, H. W.; Wang, W. X.; Xu, Y. F.; Yang, X.; Zhang, B.; Zhang, M.; Zhang, W. D.; Zhao, D. H.; Bai, M.; Ji, Z.; Liu, Y. R.; Ma, F. L.; Su, J.; Tong, J. Z.; Wang, Y. S.; Zhao, Z. J.; Feldman, C.; O’Brien, P.; Osborne, J. P.; Willingale, R.; Burwitz, V.; Hartner, G.; Langmeier, A.; Müller, T.; Rukdee, S.; Schmidt, T.; Kuulkers, E.; Yuan, W.: First wide field-of-view X-ray observations by a lobster-eye focusing telescope in orbit. The Astrophysical Journal Letters 941 (1), L2 (2022)

Basso, S.; Salmaso, B.; Spiga, D.; Ghigo, M.; Vecchi, G.; Sironi, G.; Cotroneo, V.; Conconi, P.; Redaelli, E.; Bianco, A. et al.; Pareschi, G.; Tagliaferri, G.; Sisana, D.; Pelliciari, C.; Fiorini, M.; Incorvaia, S.; Uslenghi, M.; Paoletti, L.; Ferrari, C.; Lolli, R.; Zappettini, A.; Rio, M. S. d.; Parodi, G.; Burwitz, V.; Rukdee, S.; Hartner, G.; Müller, T.; Schmidt, T.; Langmeier, A.; Ferreira, D. D. M.; Massahi, S.; Gellert, N. C.; Christensen, F.; Bavdaz, M.; Ferreira, I.; Collon, M.; Vacanti, G.; Barrière, N. M.: First light of BEaTriX, the new testing facility for the modular X-ray optics of the ATHENA mission. Astronomy and Astrophysics 664, A173 (2022)

Heilmann, R. K.; Bruccoleri, A. R.; Burwitz, V.; DeRoo, C.; Garner, A.; Günther, H. M.; Gullikson, E. M.; Hartner, G.; Hertz, E.; Langmeier, A. et al.; Müller, T.; Rukdee, S.; Schmidt, T.; Smith, R. K.; Schattenburg, M. L.: X-ray performance of critical-angle transmission grating prototypes for the Arcus mission. The Astrophysical Journal 934 (2), 171 (2022)

Higley, A.; McCoy, J.; McEntaffer, R.; O'Meara, B.; Tutt, J.; Burwitz, V.; Hartner, G.; Langmeier, A.; Mueller, T.; Rukdee, S. et al.; Schmidt, T.; Holland, A.; Evan, D.; Holland, K.; Colebrook, D.; Gopinath, D.; DeRoo, C.: Characterizing X-ray Optics for OGRE and its Pathfinder Mission. In: SPACE TELESCOPES AND INSTRUMENTATION 2024: ULTRAVIOLET TO GAMMA RAY, PT 1, 1309351. Conference on Space Telescopes and Instrumentation - Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, Yokohama, JAPAN, June 16, 2024 - June 21, 2024. SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING, 1000 20TH ST, PO BOX 10, BELLINGHAM, WA 98227-0010 USA (2024)

Burwitz, V.; Collon, M. J.; Vacanti, G.; Barriere, N. M.; Landgraf, B.; Bavdaz, M.; Ferreira, I.; Hartner, G.; Langmeier, A.; Mueller, T. et al.; Rukdee, S.; Schmidt, T.: Testing Silicon Pore Optics for NewATHENA at PANTER. In: SPACE TELESCOPES AND INSTRUMENTATION 2024: ULTRAVIOLET TO GAMMA RAY, PT 1, 130931B. Conference on Space Telescopes and Instrumentation - Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, Yokohama, JAPAN, June 16, 2024 - June 21, 2024. SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING, 1000 20TH ST, PO BOX 10, BELLINGHAM, WA 98227-0010 USA (2024)

Rukdee, S.; Burwitz, V.; Mueller, T.; Schmidt, T.; Hartner, G.: Stray light analysis of the optical chamber at the PANTER X-ray test facility. In: SPACE TELESCOPES AND INSTRUMENTATION 2024: ULTRAVIOLET TO GAMMA RAY, PT 1, 130935L. Conference on Space Telescopes and Instrumentation - Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, Yokohama, JAPAN, June 16, 2024 - June 21, 2024. SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING, 1000 20TH ST, PO BOX 10, BELLINGHAM, WA 98227-0010 USA (2024)

Basso, S.; Salmaso, B.; Ghigo, M.; Spiga, D.; Vecchi, G.; Sironi, G.; Cotroneo, V.; Conconi, P.; Redaelli, E.; Bianco, A. et al.; Pareschi, G.; Tagliaferri, G.; Sisana, D.; Pelliciari, C.; Fiorini, M.; Incorvaia, S.; Uslenghi, M.; Paoletti, L.; Ferrari, C.; Beretta, S.; Zappettini, A.; Rio, M. S. .. d.; Parodi, G.; Burwitz, V.; Rukdee, S.; Hartner, G.; Mueller, T.; Schmidt, T.; Langmeier, A.; Ferreira, D. D.; Massahi, S.; Gellert, N. C.; Christensen, F.; Bavdaz, M.; Ferreira, I.: The expanded, parallel, and monochromatic x-ray beam of BEaTriX: alignment and characterization. In: Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, Vol. 12181. SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation,, Montréal, Québec, Canada, July 17, 2022 - July 23, 2022. (2022)

Burwitz, V.; Vacanti, G.; Collon, M. J.; Barrière, N.; Bavdaz, M.; Ferreira, I.; Ayre, M.; Tipper, E.; Eder, J.; Breunig, E. et al.; Hartner, G.; Langmeier, A.; Müller, T.; Rukdee, S.; Schmidt, T.: X-ray testing ATHENA optics at PANTER. In: Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, Vol. 12181. SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation,, Montréal, Québec, Canada, July 17, 2022 - July 23, 2022. (2022)

Heilmann, R. K.; Bruccoleri, A. R.; Burwitz, V.; Cheimets, P.; DeRoo, C.; Garner, A.; Gullikson, E. M.; Günther, H. M.; Hartner, G.; Hertz, E. et al.; Langmeier, A.; Mueller, A.; Rukdee, S.; Schmidt, T.; Smith, R. K.; Schattenburg, M. L.: Flight-like critical-angle transmission grating x-ray performance for Arcus. In: Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, Vol. 12181. SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation,, Montréal, Québec, Canada, July 17, 2022 - July 23, 2022. (2022)

Salmaso, B.; Basso, S.; Ghigo, M.; Spiga, D.; Vecchi, G.; Sironi, G.; Cotroneo, V.; Conconi, P.; Redaelli, E.; Bianco, A. et al.; Pareschi, G.; Tagliaferri, G.; Sisana, D.; Pelliciari, C.; Fiorini, M.; Incorvaia, S.; Uslenghi, M.; Paoletti, L.; Ferrari, C.; Lolli, R.; Zappettini, A.; Rio, M. S. d.; Parodi, G.; Burwitz, V.; Rukdee, S.; Hartner, G.; Müller, T.; Schmidt, T.; Langmeier, A.; Ferreira, D. D.; Massahi, S.; Gellert, N. C.; Christensen, F.; Bavdaz, M.; Ferreira, I.; Collon, M.; Vacanti, G.; Barrière, N.: X-ray tests of the ATHENA mirror modules in BEaTriX: from design to reality. In: Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, Vol. 12181. SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation,, Montréal, Québec, Canada, July 17, 2022 - July 23, 2022. (2022)

U., C. K. P.; Walsh, B.; Kuntz, K. D.; Nutter, R.; Connor, C.; Busk, S.; Burwitz, V.; Hartner, G.; Müller, T.; Rukdee, S. et al.; Schmidt, T.; Atz, E.; Dobson, N.; Chornay, D.; Porter, F. S.; Simms, K.; Naldoza, V.; Sembay, S.; Sibeck, D. G.; Thomas, N.: X-ray micropore optic array preliminary calibration results for the lunar environment heliospheric x-ray imager. In: Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, Vol. 12181, 121814N . SPIE ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPES + INSTRUMENTATION, Montréal, Québec, Canada, July 17, 2022 - July 23, 2022. (2022)

Vernani, D.; Bianucci, G.; Grisoni, G.; Marioni, F.; Valsecchi, G.; Keereman, A.; Chen, Y.; Cong, M.; Yang, Y.; Wang, J. et al.; Burwitz, V.; Eder, J.; Friedrich, P.; Hartner, G.; Langmeier, A.; Mueller, T.; Rukdee, S.; Schmidt, T.: Follow-up x-ray telescope (FXT) mirror module for the Einstein probe mission. In: Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, Vol. 12181, 121811R . SPIE ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPES + INSTRUMENTATION, Montréal, Québec, Canada, July 17, 2022 - July 23, 2022. (2022)

Bradshaw, M.; Burwitz, V.; Hartner, G.; Langmeier, A.; Müller, T.; Rukdee, S.; Schmidt, T.; Girou, D.; Vacanti, G.; Collon, M. J. et al.; Ferreira, I.: Effect of particulate contamination on a silicon pore optic. In: Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy X, Vol. 11822. SPIE OPTICAL ENGINEERING + APPLICATIONS, San Diego, CA, August 01, 2021 - August 05, 2021. (2021)

Rukdee, S.; Burwitz, V.; Hartner, G.; Müller, T.; Schmidt, T.; Langmeier, A.; Bradshaw, M.: X-ray ray tracing with Zemax for the PANTER testing facility. In: Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy X, Vol. 11822. SPIE OPTICAL ENGINEERING + APPLICATIONS, San Diego, CA, August 01, 2021 - August 05, 2021. (2021)

Vecchi, G.; Cotroneo, V.; Ghigo, M.; Basso, S.; Salmaso, B.; Sironi, G.; Spiga, D.; Conconi, P.; Pareschi, G.; Tagliaferri, G. et al.; Burwitz, V.; Hartner, G.; Müller, T.; Rukdee, S.; Schmidt, T.; Christensen, F.; Ferreira, D. D. M.; Gellert, N. C.; Massahi, S.; Bavdaz, M.; Ferreira, I.: Manufacturing and testing of the X-ray collimating mirror for the BEaTriX facility. In: Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy X, Vol. 11822. SPIE OPTICAL ENGINEERING + APPLICATIONS, San Diego, CA, August 01, 2021 - August 05, 2021. (2021)