Abstract
In order to advance significantly scientific objectives, future x-ray astronomy missions will likely call for x-ray telescopes with large aperture areas (3 m2) and fine angular resolution ( 12). Achieving such performance is programmatically and technologically challenging due to the mass and envelope constraints of space-borne telescopes and to the need for densely nested grazing-incidence optics. Such an x-ray telescope will require precision fabrication, alignment, mounting, and assembly of large areas (600 m2) of lightweight (2 kg/m2 areal density) high-quality mirrors, at an acceptable cost (1 M$/m2 of mirror surface area). This paper reviews relevant programmatic and technological issues, as well as possible approaches for addressing these issues-including direct fabrication of monocrystalline silicon mirrors, active (in-space adjustable) figure correction of replicated mirrors, static post-fabrication correction using ion implantation, differential erosion or deposition, and coating-stress manipulation of thin substrates.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Adaptive X-Ray Optics IV |
| Editors | Stephen L. O'Dell, Ali M. Khounsary |
| Publisher | SPIE |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781510603219 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2016 |
| Event | Adaptive X-Ray Optics IV - San Diego, United States Duration: Aug 28 2016 → Aug 29 2016 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
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| Volume | 9965 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0277-786X |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1996-756X |
Other
| Other | Adaptive X-Ray Optics IV |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | San Diego |
| Period | 8/28/16 → 8/29/16 |
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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