Diamond-Turned Lacquer-Coated Soft X-Ray Telescope Mirrors

John A. Nousek; Gordon P. Garmire; Richard J. Pipetti; D. N. Burrows; W. H.-M. Ku; K. S. K. Lum

doi:10.1117/12.942167

9 August 1988 Diamond-Turned Lacquer-Coated Soft X-Ray Telescope Mirrors

John A. Nousek, Gordon P. Garmire, Richard J. Pipetti, D. N. Burrows, W. H.-M. Ku, K. S. K. Lum

Proceedings Volume 0830, Grazing Incidence Optics for Astronomical and Laboratory Applications; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.942167
Event: 31st Annual Technical Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Sciences and Engineering, 1987, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

X-ray astronomy has reached sufficient maturity to demand at least moderate angular resolution light-gathering telescopes to accompany detector development. Keeping the cost of such telescopes within the budget of low-cost flight opportunities such as sounding rockets and SPARTAN missions is a substantial challenge. We have developed a program of precision diamond mirror turning, mechanical polishing, lacquer coating, and metal deposition which produces x-ray telescopes with minute of arc angular resolution at moderate cost. We describe the process and report calibration results for a 80 cm (31.4 in.) diam Wolter I telescope flown aboard an Aries sounding rocket.

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John A. Nousek, Gordon P. Garmire, Richard J. Pipetti, D. N. Burrows, W. H.-M. Ku, and K. S. K. Lum "Diamond-Turned Lacquer-Coated Soft X-Ray Telescope Mirrors", Proc. SPIE 0830, Grazing Incidence Optics for Astronomical and Laboratory Applications, (9 August 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.942167

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