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» Active X-ray optics
Presentation duration: 15 minutes
Presenter: Rene Hudec
The future large X-ray astronomy missions require fine angular resolution of 5 arcsec or better (IXO), and some even better than 1 arcsec (Generation X). Analogously, also some laboratory applications of imaging X-ray optics require sub-arcsec accuracy. These goals are hardly to achieve with classical X-ray optic arrangements. A solution is offered by the active X-ray optics where the superfine accuracy is achieved by the computer control and fine tuning of optical surfaces. Principles and various possible approaches in this direction will be presented and discussed. We will also present preliminary results achieved in development of suitable substrates as well as in computer surface control.
Authors:- Rene Hudec
- Martin Hromcik