Nano-Accurate Assembly Technology for X-ray Foil Optics
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Future X-ray astronomy missions will require orders of magnitude improvement in collecting area and resolution. Foils optics are attractive candidates for X-ray telescopes because of the tremendous weight and cost savings which can be achieved compared to traditional monolithic optics. However, substantial improvements in our ability to assemble foils to high accuracy are required. In this research program we are developing microstructures to assemble foil optics, including both reflective and diffractive components.
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تاریخ انتشار 2002