Laboratory demonstration of the piezoelectric figure correction of a cylindrical slumped glass optic

Ryan Allured, Edward Hertz, Vanessa Marquez, Vincenzo Cotroneo, Margeaux Wallace, Bianca Salmaso, Marta M. Civitani, Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Alexey A. Vikhlinin, Giovanni Pareschi, Paul B. Reid

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Abstract

The X-ray Surveyor is a mission concept for a next generation X-ray observatory. This mission will feature roughly 30 times the effective area of the Chandra Observatory while matching its sub-arcsecond angular resolution. The key to meeting these requirements is lightweight, segmented optics. To ensure these optics achieve and maintain sub-arcsecond performance, we propose to use piezoelectric coatings for post-bonding and on-orbit figure correction. We have fabricated a cylindrical prototype optic with piezoelectric adjusters and measured its performance using optical metrology. We present the results of this experiment and discuss their implications for an observatory featuring adjustable X-ray optics.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationSpace Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016
Subtitle of host publicationUltraviolet to Gamma Ray
EditorsMarshall Bautz, Tadayuki Takahashi, Jan-Willem A. den Herder
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510601895
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
EventSpace Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Duration: Jun 26 2016Jul 1 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume9905
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Other

OtherSpace Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityEdinburgh
Period6/26/167/1/16

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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