[Last Change: 29 Nov 2012 (rev 13) — Page History]
HRMA Optical Axis and Telescope Aimpoint
Status
The following table of Chandra Telescope optical axis and aimpoint positions is according to the memorandum by Ping Zhao.
| Detector | SIM_Z (mm) | Optical Axis | Aimpoint (pixel) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chip X | Chip Y | Chip X | Chip Y | ||
| ACIS-I | -233.587 | 964 | 977 | 941 | 988 |
| ACIS-S | -190.143 | 235 | 513 | 224 | 490 |
| HRC-I | 126.983 | 7603 | 7751 | 7615 | 7862 |
| HRC-S | 250.466 | 2176 | 8909 | 2075 | 8984 |
Analyses and Presentations
| Title | Author | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Chandra Optical Axis, Aimpoint and Their Drifts |
Ping Zhao | CXC Memorandum | 2012-11-29 |
| Chandra Aimpoint Drift and Default Offsets |
Ping Zhao | CXC Memorandum | 2011-11-09 |
| The Quality and Stability of Chandra Telescope Pointing and Spacial Resolution | Ping Zhao | Chandra Calibration Review | 2009-09-21 |
| Chandra Telescope Optical Axis and Aimpoint | Ping Zhao | Chandra Calibration Workshop | 2007-10-25 |
| Chandra Telescope Optical Axis and Aimpoint |
Ping Zhao | CXC Memorandum | 2006-09-21 |
| Chandra Telescope Optical Axis and Aimpoint | Ping Zhao | Chandra Calibration Workshop | 2005-10-31 |
| Chandra Telescope Optical Axis | Ping Zhao | Chandra Calibration Workshop | 2004-10-25 |
| Optical Axis Measurement | Maxim Markevitch | 2000-10-12 | |
| Optical Axis Measurement | Maxim Markevitch | 1999-10-11 | |
| Initial Crude Optical Axis | Maxim Markevitch, Terry Gaetz | 1999-08-17 |
