Progress on the fabrication of lightweight single-crystal silicon x-ray mirrors

Raul E. Riveros; Michael P. Biskach; Kim D. Allgood; John D. Kearney; Michal Hlinka; William W. Zhang

doi:10.1117/12.2273918

29 August 2017 Progress on the fabrication of lightweight single-crystal silicon x-ray mirrors

Raul E. Riveros, Michael P. Biskach, Kim D. Allgood, John D. Kearney, Michal Hlinka, William W. Zhang

Proceedings Volume 10399, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy VIII; 103990T (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2273918
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2017, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Single crystal silicon is an excellent X-ray mirror substrate material due to its high stiffness, low density, high thermal conductivity, zero internal stress, and commercial availability. At NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, we have been developing a process for producing high resolution and lightweight X-ray mirror segments at low cost and with high throughput. Previously we demonstrated the possibility of producing X-ray mirrors which meet the high demands of a future X-ray mission. Presently, we are producing lightweight X-ray mirror segments of unprecedented quality. This paper presents results from these recent investigations.

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Raul E. Riveros, Michael P. Biskach, Kim D. Allgood, John D. Kearney, Michal Hlinka, and William W. Zhang "Progress on the fabrication of lightweight single-crystal silicon x-ray mirrors", Proc. SPIE 10399, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy VIII, 103990T (29 August 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2273918

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