X-ray optics developments at ESA

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8861, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Bavdaz, Marcos ^a   Wille, Eric ^a   Wallace, Kotska ^a   Shortt, Brian ^a   Fransen, Sebastiaan ^a   Rando, Nicola ^b   Collon, Maximilien ^b   Ackermann, Marcelo ^b   Vacanti, Giuseppe ^b   Guenther, Ramses ^c   Haneveld, Jeroen ^c   Riekerink, Mark Olde ^c   Koelewijn, Arenda ^d   Van Baren, Coen ^e   Kampf, Dirk ^e   Zuknik, Karl Heinz ^e   Reutlinger, Arnd ^f   Christensen, Finn ^f   Ferreira, Desiree Della Monica ^f   Jakobsen, Anders Clemen ^g   Krumrey, Michael ^g   Müller, Peter ^h   Burwitz, Vadim ⁱ   Pareschi, Giovanni ⁱ   Ghigo, Mauro ⁱ   Civitani, Marta ⁱ   Proserpio, Laura ⁱ   Spiga, Daniele ⁱ   Basso, Stefano ⁱ   Salmaso, Bianca ⁱ   Gallieni, Daniele ^j   Tintori, Matteo ^j   Fumi, Pierluigi ^j   Martelli, Francesco ^k   Parodi, Giancarlo ^k   Ferrario, Ivan ^l   Povey, Ian ^m   more..

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b Cosine Research BV ^*  (Netherlands)

^c Micronit Microfluidics   (Netherlands)

^d SRON NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^e OHB SYSTEM AG   (Germany)

^f TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^g PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^h MPI F Extraterrestrische Physik   (Germany)

ⁱ INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BRERA   (Italy)

^j ADS International Srl   (Italy)

^k BCV Progetti   (Italy)

^l Media Lario Technologies   (Italy)

^m UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

more..

Author keywords

multilayer coatings; pore optics; slumped glass; X ray astronomy; X ray optics; X ray telescopes; X ray testing

Indexed keywords

MULTI-LAYER-COATING; PORE OPTICS; X RAY TELESCOPE; X-RAY ASTRONOMY; X-RAY TESTING;

ASTROPHYSICS; GAMMA RAYS; GLASS; MULTILAYERS; OBSERVATORIES; REFLECTIVE COATINGS; X RAY OPTICS;

X RAYS;

EID: 84886808011     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2024989     Document Type: Conference Paper

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