Design of spherical varied line-space gratings for a high-resolution EUV spectrometer

Tatsuo Harada; Toshiaki Kita; C. Stuart Bowyer; Mark Hurwitz

doi:10.1117/12.49397

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1 October 1991 Design of spherical varied line-space gratings for a high-resolution EUV spectrometer

Tatsuo Harada, Toshiaki Kita, C. Stuart Bowyer, Mark Hurwitz

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Proceedings Volume 1545, International Conference on the Application and Theory of Periodic Structures; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.49397
Event: San Diego, '91, 1991, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

A highly efficient EUV spectrograph is designed for high-resolution spectroscopic observation. The spectrograph is designed for point source astronomy in a 40-120 nm bandpass and is to be ORFEUS (Orbiting Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer), scheduled for launch as the first payload of a German space platform Astro-SPAS (Astronomy Shuttle Pallet Satellite). The design uses spherical varied line-space (SVLS) grating to minimize astigmatism, coma, and spherical aberration. The effectiveness and practical feasibility of the design is proved by an SVLS grating for visible use. The image focusing properties of the SVLS grating for ORFEUS are compared to those with toroidal uniform line-space (TULS) design. The SVLS design is superior to the TULS, theoretically in resolution and image concentration, but also practically with not only fabrication ease. Four SVLS gratings with nominal groove densities of 6000, 4550, 3450, and 2616 gr./mm, and a 200 mm x 200 mm ruled area have been ruled using a numerically controlled ruling engine for use in ORFEUS.

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Tatsuo Harada, Toshiaki Kita, C. Stuart Bowyer, and Mark Hurwitz "Design of spherical varied line-space gratings for a high-resolution EUV spectrometer", Proc. SPIE 1545, International Conference on the Application and Theory of Periodic Structures, (1 October 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.49397

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