Measuring the performance of adjustable x-ray optics with wavefront sensing

Ryan Allured, Vincenzo Cotroneo, Raegan Johnson-Wilke, Vanessa Marquez, Stuart McMuldroch, Paul B. Reid, Daniel A. Schwartz, Susan Trolier-Mckinstry, Alexey Vikhlinin, Rudeger H. Wilke

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Abstract

Post-mounting figure correction is a promising avenue to produce low-mass, high-resolution X-ray telescopes. We have demonstrated the feasibility of this approach using piezoelectrically adjustable glass mirrors. Influence functions for various piezoelectric cells have previously been measured with an optical profilometer, but with significant noise. We have improved on both the speed and accuracy of these measurements using a Shack- Hartmann wavefront sensing system. Additionally, we have altered our wavefront sensing system to investigate the mid frequency roughness of our slumped glass mirrors. We report on initial results for measurements of both influence functions and mid frequency roughness and describe our path forward.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationSpace Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014
Subtitle of host publicationUltraviolet to Gamma Ray
EditorsTadayuki Takahashi, Jan-Willem A. den Herder, Mark Bautz
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9780819496126
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
EventSpace Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray - Montreal, Canada
Duration: Jun 22 2014Jun 26 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume9144
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Other

OtherSpace Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal
Period6/22/146/26/14

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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