ESA Science & Technology - XEUS CDF Report

Publication date: 02 September 2004

Journal: ESA CDF Study Report
Volume: CDF - 31(A)
Page: 1-237
Year: 2004

Copyright: ESA

The objectives of the study were to perform a system conceptual design and trades, prepare a preliminary system design including budgets and subsystem designs with required performance, show science requirements compliance, define critical design issues requiring further analysis and assess and analyse programme, risk and costs. Further the constraints imposed by the chosen design were analysed and described, where appropriate. This document reports on the analysis performed and conclusions drawn for an X-ray Evolving Universe Spectroscopy conceptual design.