Generation-X mirror technology development plan and the development of adjustable x-ray optics

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7437, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Reid, Paul B ^a   Davis, William ^a   O'dell, Stephen ^b   Schwartz, Daniel A ^a   Trolier Mckinstry, Susan ^c   Wilke, Rudeger H T ^c   Zhang, William ^d  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustable optics; Gen X; Piezo electric; Thin films; X ray optics

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTABLE OPTICS; BIMORPH MIRRORS; DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY; EFFECTIVE AREA; ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; GEN-X; GRAZING INCIDENCE; GRAZING INCIDENCE OPTICS; GRAZING INCIDENCE X RAY TELESCOPES; HIGH RESOLUTION; MISSION CONCEPTS; PIEZO-ELECTRIC; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; THIN GLASS;

ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITES; ASTROPHYSICS; DESIGN; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MIRRORS; NASA; PIEZOELECTRICITY; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TELESCOPES; THIN FILMS; ULTRAVIOLET DEVICES; X RAYS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 70449346254     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.830858     Document Type: Conference Paper

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