Technology challenges of active x-ray optics for astronomy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7803, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Reid, Paul B ^a   Davis, William ^a   Schwartz, Daniel A ^a   Trolier McKinstry, Susan ^b   Wilke, Rudeger H T ^b  

^a HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

active optics; adjustable optics; Gen X; piezo electric; thin films; x ray optics

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE OPTICS; ACTIVE X; ADJUSTABLE OPTICS; ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY; COMPONENT TECHNOLOGIES; DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS; GEN-X; GRAZING INCIDENCE OPTICS; IMAGING RESOLUTIONS; KEY TECHNOLOGIES; LIGHT WEIGHT OPTICS; ON-ORBIT; PIEZO-ELECTRIC; X RAY TELESCOPE;

ASTRONOMY; PIEZOELECTRICITY; TECHNOLOGY; TELESCOPES; THIN FILMS; X RAY OPTICS;

X RAYS;

EID: 78549279095     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.862502     Document Type: Conference Paper

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