Review Article

The Rainwater Memorial Calibration Facility for X-Ray Optics

Table 1

Overview of NuSTAR telescope parameters.

NuSTAR telescope parameters

Focal length10.15 m
Shell radii54.4–191 mm
Graze angles0.077–0.27°
Shell length225 mm
Shell thickness0.21 mm
Total shells per module133
Multilayer (Layer 1–89)Pt/C
Multilayer (Layer 90–133)W/Si
Energy band5–80 keV
Angular resolution45′′ (HPD)
Mass per optic37.5 kg