The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer.
Abstract
The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer Mission is described. The purpose of this mission is to search the celestial sphere for astronomical sources of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation (100 to 1000 A). The search will be accomplished with the use of three EUV telescopes, each sensitive to different bands within the EUV band. A fourth telescope will perform a higher sensitivity search of a limited sample of the sky in a single EUV band. In six months, the entire sky will be scanned at a sensitivity level comparable to existing surveys in other more traditional astronomical bandpasses.
- Publication:
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Optical Engineering
- Pub Date:
- August 1982
- DOI:
- 10.1117/12.7972974
- Bibcode:
- 1982OptEn..21..764M
- Keywords:
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- Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer Satellite;
- Spaceborne Astronomy;
- Spectral Sensitivity;
- Ultraviolet Telescopes;
- Bandpass Filters;
- Extreme Ultraviolet Radiation;
- Mission Planning;
- Spin Stabilization;
- Ultraviolet Astronomy;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles;
- Extreme UV Astronomy:Space Missions