Role of diffractive and refractive optics in x-ray astronomy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5168, Issue , 2004, Pages 411-419

  Gorenstein, Paul ^a  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Fresnel zone plates; X ray Astronomy; X ray lens; X ray Telescopes

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; COSMIC RAYS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; LIGHT REFLECTION; LITHOGRAPHY; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SPACECRAFT; X RAY OPTICS; X RAYS;

FRESNEL ZONE PLATES; X-RAY ASTRONOMY; X-RAY LENS; X-RAY TELESCOPES;

DIFFRACTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 1842689221     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.506443     Document Type: Conference Paper

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