Future high resolution X-ray telescope technologies: Prototype fabrication methods and finite element analysis

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7011, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Atkins, Carolyn ^a   Wang, Hongchang ^a   Doel, Peter ^a   Brooks, David ^a   Thompson, Samantha ^a   Feldman, Charlotte ^b   Willingale, Richard ^b   Button, Tim ^c   Sanmartin, Daniel Rodriguez ^c   Zhang, Dou ^c   James, Ady ^d   Theobald, Craig ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Nickel electroforming; Piezoelectric actuators; Thin active mirrors; X ray telescopes

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE X; CHANDRA; DISTORTION EFFECTS; FABRICATION METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GRAZING INCIDENCE; HIGH RESOLUTION; NICKEL ELECTROFORMING; NICKEL SULPHAMATE; PLATING TANK; RAY-SPACE; SMALL SCALE; THIN ACTIVE MIRRORS; UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON; UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER; X RAY BEAM; X RAY TELESCOPE; X-RAY TELESCOPES;

CANTILEVER BEAMS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROFORMING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ELECTROMETALLURGY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GAMMA RAYS; INSTRUMENTS; MIRRORS; NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SPACE TELESCOPES; SPACECRAFT EQUIPMENT; SPACECRAFT OBSERVATORIES; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY CAMERAS; X RAY OPTICS; X RAYS;

PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS;

EID: 70249112248     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.787950     Document Type: Conference Paper

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