| Czech Participation in IXO: Recent Status |
Rene Hudec |
A short review of the recent status of Czech participation in the ESA/NASA/JAXA IXO project will be given with emphasis on the investigation and development of alternative technologies and approaches. ... |
| Development of the glass mirror technology for IXO |
William Zhang |
We are making rapid progress toward meeting IXO requirements. In this paper, I will report on the status of mirror substrate fabrication, aka slumping, at Goddard Space Flight Center. As ... |
| Effects of composition on glass slumping |
Martin Míka |
We will discuss the role of glass components on the structure and properties of borosilicate glass. We will show components effects on the properties important for glass slumping, such as ... |
| Improvement of spatial resolution with adjustable X-ray Optics |
Dan Schwartz |
We are conceiving a mission intermediate in capability between IXO and Generation-X. This observatory would have an effective area comparable to IXO, and angular resolution comparable to Chandra; i.e., of ... |
| Introduction to Prague, City of Astronomy and X-Ray Astronomy |
Rene Hudec |
A short introduction/review of history of Astronomy in Prague and history of X-ray Astronomy/X-ray Astronomical Optics in the Czech Republic will be given. |
| JANUS - A Cosmic Dawn Explorer |
John Nousek |
The Astro2010 Decadal Survey identified exploration of the time in the history of the Universe when it passed through a stage of reionizations as the 'Cosmic Dawn'. I describe an ... |
| KB system - test in vacuum chamber |
Veronika Maršíková |
Eliptical KB systems were tested in vacuum chamber. |
| Mathematical Model and Pressure Control in Air Bearing Slumping of Glass |
Mark Schattenburg |
We report progress in new technology for thermally shaping individual sheets of glass using porous mandrels as air bearings. A detailed mathematical model of the process has been developed, allowing ... |
| Measurement of deformations induced by piexo actuators on a mirror panel |
Vincenzo Cotroneo |
We report about the measurement of the deformations induced by piezo actuators in a square array on a flat glass, representative of future X-ray adjustable optics. The influence function is ... |
| Measurements of future X-ray optics at the PANTER test facility |
Michael Freyberg |
The PANTER X-ray test facility has been used for development, characterization, and calibration of many X-ray optical instrumentations (mirrors, filters, detectors, etc.) in the last decades. Current and future missions ... |
| Overview of the INAF-OAB activities in the frame of IXO project |
Mauro Ghigo |
A review of the ongoing and planed activities at INAF-OAB in the context of ESA/NASA/JAXA IXO project will be presented. The Brera Observatory is leading a study financed by ESA ... |
| Progress with Critical Angle Transmission Grating Fabrication |
Mark Schattenburg |
We report progress in fabrication technology for critical angle transmission (CAT) gratings which are targeted for inclusion in the International X-ray Observatory. |
| Recent Progress with Lobster Eye X-Ray Telescopes |
Rene Hudec |
Several wide-field Lobster Eye X-Ray optics modules based on the Multi Foil Optics technology (MFO) in Schmidt arrangement were designed, developed and tested together with efforts on detector selection. This ... |
| Recent progress in MEMS X-ray optics |
Yuichiro Ezoe |
Recent progress in fabrication technologies of ultra light-weight and high angular resolution micropore optics based on micromachining technologies is reported. |
| SRG astrophisical project, current status |
Mikhail Pavlinsky |
SRG astrophisical project, current status. |
| Segmented slumped glass optics – activities at MPE |
Monika Vongehr |
The segmented slumped glass optics concept for future X-Ray telescopes is founded on the indirect slumping technique. At MPE sheets of D 263T borosilicate glass of thickness of 0,55mm were ... |
| Six Years of Swift |
John Nousek |
The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst MIDEX Explorer has just completed six years of highly successful operation. I review the highlights of the mission so far, and discuss the future directions for ... |
| WHIMEx Optics |
Webster Cash |
Last year, at this conference, a few of us decided to start developing an Explorer concept for high resolution x-ray spectroscopy in the coming decade. This would have to feature ... |
| X-ray optics for the 2020's |
William Zhang |
X-ray optics is an essential and enabling technology for x-ray astronomy. In this paper I will present my views on the requirements for x-ray optics as we progress toward building ... |
