Lynx Mission concept status
JA Gaskin, R Allured, SR Bandler… - UV, X-Ray, and …, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Lynx is a concept under study for prioritization in the 2020 Astrophysics Decadal Survey.
Providing orders of magnitude increase in sensitivity over Chandra, Lynx will examine the …
Providing orders of magnitude increase in sensitivity over Chandra, Lynx will examine the …
Magnetostrictively deforming the surface of a silicon wafer at two locations
MP Ulmer, R Coppejans, MA Khreishi… - Adaptive X-Ray …, 2018 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The only way to increase the sensitivity of X-ray telescopes without significantly increasing
their size (compared to existing telescopes) is to use thinner mirror shells. However, to …
their size (compared to existing telescopes) is to use thinner mirror shells. However, to …
Progress toward controlling the shape of Si mirrors coated with a magnetic smart material
Thin-walled X-ray optics are going to be required to meet the demands of large collecting
area versus volume and mass for the next generation X-ray astronomy Flagship Mission. We …
area versus volume and mass for the next generation X-ray astronomy Flagship Mission. We …
Technologies for advanced X-ray mirror fabrication
C Atkins - Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics, 2022 - Springer
X-ray mirror fabrication for astronomy is challenging; this is due to the Wolter I optical
geometry and the tight tolerances on roughness and form error to enable accurate and …
geometry and the tight tolerances on roughness and form error to enable accurate and …
Further progress toward enabling a deployable shape memory alloy normal incidence space telescope for the extreme ultraviolet
In a previous paper, we presented the concept of using shape memory alloy sheets as the
substrate for normal incidence multi-layer coated mirrors. A shape set sheet has been …
substrate for normal incidence multi-layer coated mirrors. A shape set sheet has been …
Membrane mirror evaluation of APERTURE: a precise extremely large reflective telescope using re-configurable elements
TB Baturalp, VL Coverstone… - Space Telescopes …, 2018 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Larger mirrors are needed to satisfy the requirements of the next generation of UV-Vis space
telescopes. Our NASA-NIAC funded project, titled A Precise Extremely large Reflective …
telescopes. Our NASA-NIAC funded project, titled A Precise Extremely large Reflective …