Foil reflection grating mount for diffuse x-ray spectroscopy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5877, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-8

  Shipley, Ann ^a   McEntaffer, Randall ^a   Cash, Webster ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

CyXESS; Diffraction grating; Foil; Off plane mount; Sounding rocket; Spectroscopy; Thin substrate; X ray

Indexed keywords

OFF-PLANE MOUNT; SOUNDING ROCKET; THIN SUBSTRATE;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

METAL FOIL;

EID: 29244458702     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.615413     Document Type: Conference Paper

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