Abstract
The Marshall Grazing Incidence X-ray Spectrometer (MaGIXS) is a sounding rocket experiment that observes the soft X-ray spectrum of the Sun from 6.0–24 Å (0.5–2.0 keV), successfully launched on 2021 July 30. End-to-end alignment of the flight instrument and calibration experiments are carried out using the X-ray and Cryogenic Facility at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. In this paper, we present the calibration experiments of MaGIXS, which include wavelength calibration, measurement of line spread function, and determination of effective area. Finally, we use the measured instrument response function to predict the expected count rates for MaGIXS flight observation looking at a typical solar active region.
Multi-pitch self-calibration measurement using a nano-accuracy surface profiler for X-ray mirror metrology