Fresnel lenses for X-ray and Gamma-ray Astronomy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5168, Issue , 2004, Pages 459-470

  Skinner, Gerry ^a   Von Ballmoos, Peter ^a   Gehrels, Neil ^b   Krizmanic, John ^b  

^a IRAP   (France)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fresnel; Gamma ray astronomy; Interferometry; Lenses; X ray astronomy

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; GAMMA RAYS; INTERFEROMETRY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; PHOTONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; X RAYS;

FRESNEL; GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY; X-RAY ASTRONOMY;

ASTRONOMY;

EID: 1842638643     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.508316     Document Type: Conference Paper

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