Metalized polyimide filters for x-ray astronomy and other applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3113, Issue , 1997, Pages 432-440

  Powell, Forbes R ^a   Keski Kuha, Ritva A M ^a   Zombeck, Martin V ^a   Goddard, Richard E ^a   Chartas, George ^a   Townsley, Leisa K ^a   Möbius, Eberhard ^a   Davis, John M ^a   Mason, Glenn M ^a  

^a Luxel Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

EUV filters; Polyimide; Soft X ray filters; Submicron polyimide; X ray filters; X ray windows

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYIMIDES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY OPTICS;

X-RAY ASTRONOMY;

OPTICAL FILTERS;

EID: 0031311108     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.278873     Document Type: Conference Paper

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