X-ray capillary system for hard x-ray astronomy

Mikhail V. Gubarev; Cheryl Dawn Bankston; Marshall K. Joy; Jeffery J. Kolodziejczak; Carolyn A. MacDonald; Christine H. Russell; Walter M. Gibson

doi:10.1117/12.331264

19 November 1998 X-ray capillary system for hard x-ray astronomy

Mikhail V. Gubarev, Cheryl Dawn Bankston, Marshall K. Joy, Jeffery J. Kolodziejczak, Carolyn A. MacDonald, Christine H. Russell, Walter M. Gibson

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Proceedings Volume 3444, X-Ray Optics, Instruments, and Missions; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.331264
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1998, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

A prototype capillary optical system has been developed to further test the possible use of polycapillary optics for a hard x-ray spectrometer for astrophysical applications. It has been evaluated both as a concentrator and a collimator of x-rays with energies between 10 and 60 keV. Transmission efficiency, angular acceptance and focal spot size have been measured. Both experiment and simulation results for the prototype optic have demonstrated the potential of x-ray polycapillary optics for astrophysical applications. Further design and fabrication improvements indicated by prototype studies are discussed.

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Mikhail V. Gubarev, Cheryl Dawn Bankston, Marshall K. Joy, Jeffery J. Kolodziejczak, Carolyn A. MacDonald, Christine H. Russell, and Walter M. Gibson "X-ray capillary system for hard x-ray astronomy", Proc. SPIE 3444, X-Ray Optics, Instruments, and Missions, (19 November 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.331264

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