Adaptive grazing incidence optics for the next generation of x-ray observatories

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7803, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Lillie, C ^a   Pearson, D ^b   Plinta, A ^b   Metro, B ^b   Lintz, E ^b   Shropshire, D ^a   Danner, R ^a  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Northrop Grumman Xinetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Deformable mirrors; Generation X; grazing incidence optics; x ray optics

Indexed keywords

CHANDRA X-RAY OBSERVATORY; DEFORMABLE MIRRORS; FOCAL LENGTHS; GENERATION-X; GRAZING INCIDENCE; GRAZING INCIDENCE OPTICS; HEAVY-LIFT LAUNCH VEHICLES; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; IN-ORBIT; LABORATORY TEST; MIRROR DESIGN; MIRROR PAIRS; MISSION CONCEPTS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STATE OF THE ART; THIN SHELLS; X RAY TELESCOPE; X-RAY ASTRONOMY; X-RAY OBSERVATORY; XMM-NEWTON;

ASTRONOMY; BUILDINGS; DEFORMATION; IMAGE RESOLUTION; LAUNCH VEHICLES; LAUNCHING; MIRRORS; NASA; OBSERVATORIES; OPTICAL TESTING; SPACE FLIGHT; TELESCOPES; X RAY OPTICS;

X RAYS;

EID: 78549272015     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.862920     Document Type: Conference Paper

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