Mr. William N. Davis Profile

William N. Davis

at Harvard-Smithsonian Ctr for Astrophysics

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Publications (22)

Proceedings Article | 19 October 2012 Paper

Adjustable grazing incidence x-ray optics based on thin PZT films

Vincenzo Cotroneo, William Davis, Vanessa Marquez, Paul Reid, Daniel Schwartz, Raegan Johnson-Wilke, Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Rudeger H. Wilke

Proceedings Volume 8503, 850309 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.931228

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Glasses, Ferroelectric materials, X-ray optics, Sputter deposition, Thin films, Electrodes, X-ray telescopes, Annealing

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2012 Paper

The square meter arcsecond resolution x-ray telescope: SMART-X

Daniel Schwartz, Thomas Aldcroft, Jay Bookbinder, Vincenzo Cotroneo, William Davis, William Forman, Mark Freeman, Stuart McMuldroch, Paul Reid, Harvey Tananbaum, Alexey Vikhlinin, Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Derek Wilke, Raegan Johnson-Wilke

Proceedings Volume 8503, 850308 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.930868

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-rays, Observatories, Glasses, Telescopes, Galactic astronomy, X-ray telescopes, Spatial resolution, Spectrometers, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2012 Paper

Simulating correction of adjustable optics for an x-ray telescope

Thomas Aldcroft, Daniel Schwartz, Paul Reid, Vincenzo Cotroneo, William Davis

Proceedings Volume 8503, 85030F (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929839

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, X-ray optics, Finite element methods, Monte Carlo methods, X-ray telescopes, Optics manufacturing, Manufacturing, Device simulation, Distortion

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2012 Paper

Toward active x-ray telescopes II

Stephen O'Dell, Thomas Aldcroft, Carolyn Atkins, Timothy Button, Vincenzo Cotroneo, William Davis, Peter Doel, Charlotte Feldman, Mark Freeman, Mikhail Gubarev, Raegan Johnson-Wilke, Jeffery Kolodziejczak, Charles Lillie, Alan Michette, Brian Ramsey, Paul Reid, Daniel Rodriguez Sanmartin, Timo Saha, Daniel Schwartz, Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Melville Ulmer, Rudeger H. Wilke, Richard Willingale, William Zhang

Proceedings Volume 8503, 850307 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.930090

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-ray telescopes, X-rays, X-ray optics, Actuators, Observatories, Spatial resolution, Magnetism, Active optics, X-ray imaging

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2012 Paper

Improving yield of PZT piezoelectric devices on glass substrates

Raegan Johnson-Wilke, Rudeger H. Wilke, Vincenzo Cotroneo, William Davis, Paul Reid, Daniel Schwartz, Susan Trolier-McKinstry

Proceedings Volume 8503, 85030A (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929239

KEYWORDS: Ferroelectric materials, Glasses, Electrodes, Platinum, Crystals, Semiconducting wafers, Sputter deposition, Yield improvement, Capacitors, Actuators

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2012 Paper

The GMT-CfA, Carnegie, Catolica, Chicago Large Earth Finder (G-CLEF): a general purpose optical echelle spectrograph for the GMT with precision radial velocity capability

A. Szentgyorgyi, A. Frebel, G. Furesz, E. Hertz, T. Norton, J. Bean, H. Bergner, J. Crane, J. Evans, I. Evans, T. Gauron, A. Jordán, S. Park, A. Uomoto, S. Barnes, W. Davis, M. Eisenhower, H. Epps, D. Guzman, K. McCracken, M. Ordway, D. Plummer, W. Podgorski, D. Weaver

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84461H (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924957

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Cameras, Telescopes, Calibration, Optical design, Interfaces, Molybdenum, Lenses, Charge-coupled devices, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

Technology development of adjustable grazing incidence x-ray optics for sub-arc second imaging

P. Reid, T. Aldcroft, V. Cotroneo, W. Davis, R. Johnson-Wilke, S. McMuldroch, B. Ramsey, D. Schwartz, S. Trolier-McKinstry, A. Vikhlinin, R. H. Wilke

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84430T (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926930

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Glasses, X-ray optics, Ferroelectric materials, Neodymium, X-rays, Finite element methods, Ions, Grazing incidence, Image resolution

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2011 Paper

Toward active x-ray telescopes

Stephen O'Dell, Carolyn Atkins, Timothy Button, Vincenzo Cotroneo, William Davis, Peter Doel, Charlotte Feldman, Mark Freeman, Mikhail Gubarev, Jeffery Kolodziejczak, Alan Michette, Brian Ramsey, Paul Reid, Daniel Rodriguez Sanmartin, Timo Saha, Daniel Schwartz, Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Rudeger H. Wilke, Richard Willingale, William Zhang

Proceedings Volume 8147, 81471Q (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.896458

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-ray telescopes, X-rays, X-ray optics, Actuators, Ferroelectric materials, Glasses, Active optics, Thin films, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 7 October 2011 Paper

Adjustable grazing incidence x-ray optics: measurement of actuator influence functions and comparison with modeling

Vincenzo Cotroneo, William Davis, Paul Reid, Daniel Schwartz, Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Rudeger H. Wilke

Proceedings Volume 8147, 81471R (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.895475

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Actuators, Glasses, Image quality, Ferroelectric materials, X-ray optics, Prototyping, Spatial resolution, Finite element methods, Thin films

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Proceedings Article | 7 October 2011 Paper

Adjustable x-ray optics: correction for gravity-induced figure errors

Daniel Schwartz, Vincenzo Cotroneo, William Davis, Mark Freeman, Paul Reid

Proceedings Volume 8147, 81471S (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.895557

KEYWORDS: Finite element methods, Mirrors, Actuators, X-ray optics, Glasses, X-ray astronomy, Metrology, Observatories, Electrodes, Optical calibration

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Proceedings Article | 22 October 2010 Paper

High-resolution x-ray telescopes

Stephen O'Dell, Roger Brissenden, William Davis, Ronald Elsner, Martin Elvis, Mark Freeman, Terrance Gaetz, Paul Gorenstein, Mikhail Gubarev, Diab Jerius, Michael Juda, Jeffery Kolodziejczak, Stephen Murray, Robert Petre, William Podgorski, Brian Ramsey, Paul Reid, Timo Saha, Daniel Schwartz, Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Martin Weisskopf, Rudeger H. Wilke, Scott Wolk, William Zhang

Proceedings Volume 7803, 78030H (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.862315

KEYWORDS: X-ray telescopes, X-rays, Mirrors, Observatories, Spatial resolution, X-ray imaging, X-ray astronomy, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 2 September 2010 Paper

Technology challenges of active x-ray optics for astronomy

Paul Reid, William Davis, Daniel Schwartz, Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Rudeger H. Wilke

Proceedings Volume 7803, 78030I (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.862502

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-ray optics, X-rays, X-ray astronomy, Active optics, Astronomy, Observatories, Glasses, Astronomical imaging, Thin films

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2010 Paper

Finite element analyses of thin film active grazing incidence x-ray optics

William Davis, Paul Reid, Daniel Schwartz

Proceedings Volume 7803, 78030P (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.862522

KEYWORDS: Actuators, Mirrors, Finite element methods, X-rays, Grazing incidence, X-ray astronomy, Error analysis, Thin films, X-ray optics, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2008 Paper

Some considerations for precision metrology of thin x-ray mirrors

J. Lehan, T. Saha, W. Zhang, S. Owens Rohrbach, K.-W. Chan, T. Hadjimichael, M. Hong, W. Davis

Proceedings Volume 7018, 701815 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789798

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Metrology, X-ray telescopes, X-rays, Telescopes, Kinematics, Space telescopes, Mirror mounts, Interferometers, Aerospace engineering

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

Design study for supporting of thin glass optical elements for x-ray telescopes

Mark Freeman, Paul Reid, William Davis

Proceedings Volume 7011, 701113 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787984

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Epoxies, Mirrors, X-ray telescopes, Finite element methods, X-rays, Spectroscopy, Optics manufacturing, Failure analysis, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

A comparison of different alignment approaches for the segmented grazing incidence mirrors on Constellation-X

Paul Reid, David Caldwell, William Davis, Mark Freeman, Scott Owens Rohrbach, William Podgorski, William Zhang

Proceedings Volume 7011, 701111 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789658

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Image segmentation, Monochromatic aberrations, Telescopes, Image resolution, Tolerancing, Optical alignment, Grazing incidence, Segmented mirrors, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

A mounting and alignment approach for Constellation-X mirror segments

William Podgorski, David Caldwell, Mark Freeman, William Davis, Paul Reid, Scott Rohrbach, William Zhang

Proceedings Volume 7011, 701112 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789891

KEYWORDS: Optical alignment, Mirrors, Error analysis, Sensors, Received signal strength, X-ray telescopes, Space telescopes, Glasses, Image resolution, Optical fabrication

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 2007 Paper

Constellation-X mirror technology development

W. Zhang, J. Bolognese, K. W. Chan, D. Content, T. Hadjimichael, Charles He, M. Hong, J. Lehan, J. Mazzarella, D. Nguyen, L. Olsen, S. Owens, R. Petre, T. Saha, M. Sharpe, J. Sturm, T. Wallace, M. Gubarev, W. Jones, S. O'Dell, W. Davis, M. Freeman, W. Podgorski, P. Reid

Proceedings Volume 6688, 668802 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.731872

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-rays, Metrology, X-ray optics, Epoxies, Image segmentation, Observatories, Glasses, X-ray technology, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 2005 Paper

The calibration of the Solar-B x-ray optics

Mario Cosmo, Edward DeLuca, Leon Golub, Gerald Austin, Jon Chappell, Marco Barbera, Jay Bookbinder, Peter Cheimets, Jonathan Cirtain, William Podgorski, William Davis, Salvatore Varisco, Mark Weber

Proceedings Volume 5900, 59000E (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.618822

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Charge-coupled devices, Calibration, Point spread functions, X-ray optics, X-ray telescopes, Photons, X-rays, Camera shutters, Sun

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Proceedings Article | 29 January 2004 Paper

Constellation-X spectroscopy x-ray telescope optical assembly pathfinder image error budget and performance prediction

William Podgorski, Jay Bookbinder, David Content, William Davis, Mark Freeman, Jason Hair, Scott Owens, Robert Petre, Paul Reid, Timo Saha, Jeffrey Stewart, William Zhang

Proceedings Volume 5168, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.509487

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Error analysis, Optical fabrication, Received signal strength, X-ray telescopes, Image resolution, Optical alignment, Optical components, X-ray imaging, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 29 January 2004 Paper

Development of x-ray reflectors for the Constellation-X observatory

William Zhang, David Content, Timo Saha, Robert Petre, Stephen O'Dell, William Jones, William Davis, William Podgorski

Proceedings Volume 5168, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.509131

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Glasses, Epoxies, X-rays, Distortion, Observatories, Reflectors, Spatial resolution, X-ray optics, Flat glass

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Proceedings Article | 29 January 2004 Paper

X-ray testing Constellation-X optics at MSFC's 100-m facility

Stephen O'Dell, Markus Baker, James Carter, David Content, William Davis, Mark Freeman, Paul Glenn, Mikhail Gubarev, Jason Hair, Jeffery Kolodziejczak, William Jones, Marshall Joy, Jeff McCracken, Giriraj Nanan, Scott Owens, Robert Petre, William Podgorski, Brian Ramsey, Timo Saha, Jeffrey Stewart, Doug Swartz, William Zhang, Galen Zirnstein

Proceedings Volume 5168, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.509584

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray optics, Sensors, Mirrors, Optical testing, X-ray telescopes, Optical alignment, Spectroscopy, Observatories, Calibration

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