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Luxel's Filters Perform for Diverse Applications

Luxel is the preeminent supplier of filters for X-ray and EUV astronomy and has provided critical components for many significant space missions.  Each project below is linked for further information.

Skylab

ALEXIS

Spectroheliograph

ASTRO-D (ASCA)

X-Ray Telescope

Chandra X-ray Observatory (formerly AXAF)

Voyager 1 & 2

High Resolution Camera (HRC)

Atmospheric Explorers (AE)

CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS)

Lunar Orbiter

ACExplorer (two instruments)

Orbiting Solar Observatories

GOES

Giotto - European Space Operations

ASTRO-E & -E2 X-ray Spectrometer (XRS)

SMM X-Ray Polychromator

Joint European Telescope X-ray (JET-X)

Stanford/MSFC Multispectral Solar Telescope Array

SAX

YOHKOH/Soft X-ray Telescope

CLUSTER

Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE)

ORFEUS-SPAS II


ROSAT

Cassini

(Roentgen Satellite) XUV Wide Field Camera

Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE) 

HRI X-High Resolution Imager

Solar EUV Research Telescope & Spectrograph (SERTS) 
SOHO
          Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging
          Telescope (EIT)

Luxel collaborates on space astronomy programs either with fixed-price contracts tied to hardware deliveries or by quotation for specific features, such as mission filters.  Luxel can provide the following services:

bulletDetermine filter design, if necessary
bulletPrototype filters for customer-performed vibration and acoustic
testing and transmission measurements
bulletPrototype filters for formal qualification tests
bulletFlight filters and flight spares
bulletCertification of materials and workmanship
bulletWitness test filters
bulletIn-house storage of sample materials, for long-term aging
tests, if requested

03/02/2007

   
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