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The NuSTAR_1shell_con Instrument

Single shell model of the NuSTAR-optic in use as telescope.

Identification

• Site: AstroX_ESA
• Author: Erik B Knudsen & Desiree D. M. Ferreira (email)
• Origin: DTU Physics/DTU Space
• Date: 12/12/2016

Description

A model of the NuSTAR-telescope using just a single shell as optical element.
That means to make use of this instrument
it is necessary to run a series of simulation while varying the input parameter shellnumber.

The model needs as input a file geomfile, which contains (in ascii) tabled details about the geometry of the shells.
The data in the geomfile is assumed to be in the format:
#row  L/m  rad_h/m  rad_m/m  rad_p/m  width/m
...
row: running index for the rows/rings
L: The length of the plates for this ring
rad_h: The radius at the "hyperbolic" end of the optic. At the detector end.
rad_m: The radius at the midpoint of the optic. This is the reference.
rad_p: The radius at the "parabolic" and of the optic. At the source end.
width: pore width ?

Example: NuSTAR_1shell_con.instr shellnumber=1

Input parameters

Parameters in boldface are required; the others are optional.

Name	Unit	Description	Default
FL			10.12
FLd			0
optics_dist			10
SRC_POS_X			0
SRC_POS_Y			0
offaxis_angle			0
drx			0
dry			0
drz			0
reflectivity			"mirror_coating_unity.txt"
E0			5
dE			0.001
shellnumber			0
parabolic_datafile			"om_con_1a_110901_t1.txt"
hyperbolic_datafile			"om_con_3a_110901_t1.txt"

Links

• Source code for NuSTAR_1shell_con.instr.
• The ATHENA web pages @ ESA

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