Development of soft and hard X-ray optics for astronomy: Progress report II and considerations on material properties for large diameter segmented optics of future missions

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4496, Issue , 2002, Pages 23-40

  Citterio, O ^a   Ghigo, M ^a   Mazzoleni, F ^a   Pareschi, G ^a   Parodi, G ^b   Brauninger H ^c   Burkert, W ^c   Hartner, G ^c  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BRERA   (Italy)

^b BCV Progetti   (Italy)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ceramic materials; Epoxy replication; Multilayer mirrors; Ni electroforming replication; Segmented mirrors; Soft and hard X ray telescopes; X ray astronomical instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ASTRONOMY; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; PLASMA SPRAYING; SILICON CARBIDE; SPACECRAFT OBSERVATORIES;

EPOXY REPLICATION; MULTILAYER MIRRORS; SEGMENTED OPTICS; X RAY ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTATION;

X RAY OPTICS;

EID: 0036397984     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.454370     Document Type: Article

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