Dr. Kiranmayee Kilaru Profile

Dr. Kiranmayee Kilaru

Scientist II at Universities Space Research Association

SPIE Involvement:

Author

Area of Expertise:

X-ray optics , optics figure correction , optical metrology , differential deposition , x-ray optics design

Publications (42)

SPIE Journal Paper | 19 May 2022 Open Access

Open Access

Optics for the imaging x-ray polarimetry explorer

Brian Ramsey, Stephen Bongiorno, Jeffery Kolodziejczak, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Cheryl Alexander, Wayne Baumgartner, Shawn Breeding, Ronald Elsner, Shelley Le Roy, Jeff McCracken, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Stephen O'Dell, Steven Pavelitz, Jaganathan Ranganathan, Javier Sanchez, Chet Speegle, Nicholas Thomas, Bruce Weddendorf, Martin Weisskopf

JATIS, Vol. 8, Issue 02, 024003, (May 2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.8.2.024003

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-rays, Sensors, X-ray imaging, Polarimetry, X-ray optics, Calibration, Spatial resolution, Optical fabrication, Optical alignment

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SPIE Journal Paper | 14 April 2022 Open Access

Open Access

Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer: prelaunch

Martin Weisskopf, Paolo Soffitta, Luca Baldini, Brian Ramsey, Stephen O'Dell, Roger Romani, Giorgio Matt, William Deininger, Wayne Baumgartner, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Enrico Costa, Jeffery Kolodziejczak, Luca Latronico, Herman Marshall, Fabio Muleri, Stephen Bongiorno, Allyn Tennant, Niccolo Bucciantini, Michal Dovciak, Frédéric Marin, Alan Marscher, Juri Poutanen, Pat Slane, Roberto Turolla, William Kalinowski, Alessandro Di Marco, Sergio Fabiani, Massimo Minuti, Fabio La Monaca, Michele Pinchera, John Rankin, Carmelo Sgrò, Alessio Trois, Fei Xie, Cheryl Alexander, D. Zachery Allen, Fabrizio Amici, Jason Andersen, Angelo Antonelli, Spencer Antoniak, Primo Attiná, Mattia Barbanera, Matteo Bachetti , Randy Baggett, Jeff Bladt, Alessandro Brez, Raffaella Bonino, Christopher Boree, Fabio Borotto, Shawn Breeding, Daniele Brienza, H. Kyle Bygott, Ciro Caporale, Claudia Cardelli, Rita Carpentiero, Simone Castellano, Marco Castronuovo, Luca Cavalli, Elisabetta Cavazzuti, Marco Ceccanti, Mauro Centrone, Saverio Citraro, Fabio D'Amico, Elisa D'Alba, Laura Di Gesu, Ettore Del Monte, Kurtis Dietz, Niccolò Di Lalla, Giuseppe Di Persio, David Dolan, Immacolata Donnarumma, Yuri Evangelista, Kevin Ferrant, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, MacKenzie Ferrie, Joseph Footdale, Brent Forsyth, Michelle Foster, Benjamin Garelick, Shuichi Gunji, Eli Gurnee, Michael Head, Grant Hibbard, Samantha Johnson, Erik Kelly, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Carlo Lefevre, Shelley Le Roy, Pasqualino Loffredo, Paolo Lorenzi, Leonardo Lucchesi, Tyler Maddox, Guido Magazzu, Simone Maldera, Alberto Manfreda, Elio Mangraviti, Marco Marengo, Alessandra Marrocchesi, Francesco Massaro, David Mauger, Jeffery McCracken, Michael McEachen, Rondal Mize, Paolo Mereu, Scott Mitchell, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Alfredo Morbidini, Federico Mosti, Hikmat Nasimi, Barbara Negri, Michela Negro, Toan Nguyen, Isaac Nitschke, Alessio Nuti, Mitch Onizuka, Chiara Oppedisano, Leonardo Orsini, Darren Osborne, Richard Pacheco, Alessandro Paggi, Will Painter, Steven Pavelitz, Christina Pentz, Raffaele Piazzolla, Matteo Perri, Melissa Pesce-Rollins, Colin Peterson, Maura Pilia, Alessandro Profeti, Simonetta Puccetti, Jaganathan Ranganathan, Ajay Ratheesh, Lee Reedy, Noah Root, Alda Rubini, Stephanie Ruswick, Javier Sanchez, Paolo Sarra, Francesco Santoli, Emanuele Scalise, Andrea Sciortino, Christopher Schroeder, Tim Seek, Kalie Sosdian, Gloria Spandre, Chet Speegle, Toru Tamagawa, Marcello Tardiola, Antonino Tobia, Nicholas Thomas, Robert Valerie, Marco Vimercati, Amy Walden, Bruce Weddendorf, Jeffrey Wedmore, David Welch, Davide Zanetti, Francesco Zanetti

JATIS, Vol. 8, Issue 02, 026002, (April 2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.8.2.026002

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, Calibration, Polarimetry, X-ray imaging, Polarization, Modulation, Space operations, X-ray sources, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 28 September 2021 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Assembly of the IXPE mirror modules

Stephen Bongiorno, Jeffery Kolodziejczak, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Ron Eng, Mark Stahl, Wayne Baumgartner, Nicholas Thomas, Jaganathan Ranganathan, Brian Ramsey, John Tucker

Proceedings Volume 11822, 118220Y (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594316

KEYWORDS: Distortion, X-rays, Mirrors, Epoxies, Sensors, X-ray optics, Point spread functions, Calibration, X-ray imaging, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2021 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE): technical overview IV

Brian Ramsey, Primo Attina, Luca Baldini, Mattia Barbanera, Wayne Baumgartner, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Jeff Bladt, Stephen Bongiorno, Alessandro Brez, Simone Castellano, Rita Carpentiero, Marco Castronuovo, Luca Cavalli, Elisabetta Cavazutti, Fabio D'Amico, Saverio Citraro, Enrico Costa, William Deininger, Elisa D'Alba, Ettore Delmonte, Kurtis Dietz, Niccolo Di Lalla, Alessandro Di Marco, Giusseppe Di Persio, Immacolata Donnarumma, Sergio Fabiani, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Joseph Footdale, Michael Head, William Kalinowski, Jeffery Kolodziejczak, Luca Latronico, Carlo Lefevre, Paolo Lorenzi, Leonardo Lucchesi, Simone Maldera, Alberto Manfreda, Elio Mangravati, Herman Marshall, Giorgio Matt, Massimo Minuti, Rondal Mize, Fabio Muleri, Hikmat Nasimi, Barbara Negri, Alessio Nuti, Stephen O'Dell, Leonardo Orsini, Darren Osborne, Christina Pentz, Maura Pilia, Matteo Perri, Melissa Pesce-Rollins, Colin Peterson, Michele Pinchera, Simonetta Puccetti, John Rankin, Ajay Ratheesh, Roger Romani, Paolo Sarra, Francesco Santoli, Andrea Sciortino, Christopher Schroeder, Carmelo Sgro, Paolo Soffitta, Gloria Spandre, Allyn Tennant, Antonino Tobia, Nicholas Thomas, Alessio Trois, Marco Vimercati, Jeffery Wedmore, Martin Weisskopf, Fei Xie, Francesco Zanetti, Cheryl Alexander, D. Zachery Allen, Fabrizio Amici, Jason Andersen, Angelo Antonelli, Spencer Antoniak, Matteo Bachetti, Randy Baggett, Rafaella Bonino, Christopher Boree, Fabio Borotto, Shawn Breeding, Daniele Brienza, H. Kyle Byggott, Ciro Caporale, Claudia Cardelli, Marco Ceccanti, Mauro Centrone, David Dolan, Yuri Evangelista, Kevin Ferrant, MacKenzie Ferrie, Brent Forsyth, Michelle Foster, Benjamin Garelick, Shuichi Gunji, Eli Gurnee, Grant Hibbard, Samantha Johnson, Eric Kelly, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Fabio La Monaca, Shelley Le Roy, Pasqualino Lofredo, Tyler Maddox, Guido Magazzu, Marco Marengo, Alessandra Marrocchesi, Francesco Massaro, David Mauger, Jeffrey McCracken, Michael McEachen, Paolo Mereu, Scott Mitchell, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Alfredo Morbidini, Federico Mosti, Toan Nguyen, Michela Negro, Isaac Nitschke, Mitch Onizuka, Chiara Oppedisano, Richard Pacheco, Alessandro Paggi, Will Painter, Steven Pavelitz, Raffaele Piazzolla, Alessandro Profeti, Jaganathan Ranganathan, Lee Reedy, Noah Root, Alda Rubini, Stephanie Ruswick, Javier Sanchez, Emanuele Scalise, Tim Seek, Kalie Sosdian, Chet Speegle, Toru Tamagawa, Marcello Tardiola, Robert Valerie, Amy Walden, Bruce Weddendorf, David Welch

Proceedings Volume 11821, 118210M (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2595302

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Sensors, Space operations, Mirrors, X-rays, Observatories, Polarization, Polarimetry, X-ray imaging, X-ray sources

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 2021 Presentation

Presentation

The Marshall 100-meter x-ray beamline

Nicholas Thomas, Wayne Baumgartner, Patrick Champey, Stephen Cheney, Jeffery Kolodziejczak, Kiranmayee Kilaru

Proceedings Volume 11822, 118220P (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594966

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray telescopes, X-ray imaging, X-ray detectors, X-ray astronomy, Calibration, Astronomical telescopes, X-ray optics, Stray light, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 2 August 2021 Poster

Poster

Evaluating the projected performance of Wolter-I X-ray telescope designs for SmallSats

Leandra Sethares, Suzanne Romaine, Jae Sub Hong, Kiranmayee Kilaru

Proceedings Volume 11822, 118221C (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594195

KEYWORDS: X-ray telescopes, Optical instrument design, X-ray optics, Optical design, Jupiter, Exosphere

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Proceedings Article | 17 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE): technical overview III

Paolo Soffitta, Primo Attinà, Luca Baldini, Mattia Barbanera, Wayne Baumgartner, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Jeff Bladt, Stephen Bongiorno, Alessandro Brez, Simone Castellano, Rita Carpentiero, Marco Castronuovo, Luca Cavalli, Elisabetta Cavazzuti, Fabio D'Amico, Saverio Citraro, Enrico Costa, William Deininger, Elsa D'Alba, Ettore Del Monte, Kutis Diets, Niccolo' Di Lalla, Alessandro Di Marco, Giuseppe Di Persio, Immacolata Donnarumma, Ronald Elsner, Sergio Fabiani, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Larry Guy, William Kalinowski, Jeffery Kolodziejczak, Luca Latronico, Carlo Lefevre, Paolo Lorenzi, Leonardo Lucchesi, Simone Maldera, Alberto Manfreda, Elio Mangraviti, Herman Marshall, James Masciarelli, Giorgio Matt, Massimo Minuti, Fabio Muleri, Hikmat Nasimi, Barbara Negri, Alessio Nuti, Leonardo Orsini, Darren Osborne, Maura Pilia, Matteo Perri, Melissa Pesce-Rollins, Colin Peterson, Michele Pinchera, Simonetta Puccetti, Brian Ramsey, Ajay Ratheesh, Roger Romani, Paolo Sarra, Francesco Santoli, Andrea Sciortino, Carmelo Sgrò, Brian Smith, Gloria Spandre, Allyn Tennant, Antonino Tobia, Alessio Trois, Marco Vimercati, Jeffrey Wedmnore, Martin Weisskopf, Fei Xie, Francesco Zanetti, Cheryl Alexander, D. Zachery Allen, Fabrizio Amici, Lucio Angelo Antonelli, Spencer Antoniak, Matteo Bachetti, Raffaella Bonino, Fabio Borotto, Shawn Breeding, Daniele Brienza, H. Kyle Bygott, Claudia Cardelli, Marco Ceccanti, Mauro Centrone, Yuri Evangelista, MacKenzie Ferrie, Brent Forsyth, Michele Foster, Eli Gurnee, Grant Hibbard, Sandra Johnson, Erik Kelly, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Fabio La Monaca, Shelley Le Roy, Pasqualino Loffredo, Guido Magazzu', Marco Marengo, Alessandra Marrocchesi, Francesco Massaro, Alfredo Morbidini, Jeffrey McCracken, Michael McEachen, Paolo Mereu, Scott Mitchell, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Federico Mosti, Michela Nigro, Chiara Oppedisano, Richard Pacheco, Alessandro Paggi, Steven Pavelitz, Cristina Pentz, Raffaele Piazzolla, Brad Porter, Alessandro Profeti, Jaganathan Ranganathan, John Rankin, Noah Root, Alda Rubini, Stephanie Ruswick, Javier Sanchez, Emanuele Scalise, Sara Schindhelm, Chet Speegle, Toru Tamagawa, Marcello Tardiola, Amy Walden, Bruce Weddendorf, David Welch, Michael Head, Stuart Gray, Rondal Mize, Stephen O'Dell, Christopher Schroeder, Nicholas Thomas, Randy Bagget, David Dolan, Kevin Ferrant, Joseph Footdale, Benjamin Garelick, Samantha Johnson, Timothy Seek

Proceedings Volume 11444, 1144462 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2567001

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Presentation

Poster + Presentation

Ghost-rays characterization for the FOXSI-3 sounding rocket launch

Juan Camilo Buitrago-Casas, Steven Christe, Lindsay Glesener, Säm Krucker, Brian Ramsey, Stephen Bongiorno, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Athiray Subramania, Noriyuki Narukage, Shinnosuke Ishikawa, Gregory Dalton, Sasha Courtade, Sophie Musset, Juliana Vievering, Daniel Ryan, Stuart Bale

Proceedings Volume 11454, 114542B (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561578

KEYWORDS: Rockets, X-ray optics, Sensors, X-ray imaging, X-rays, Imaging systems, Mirrors, Silicon, Sensor performance, Hard x-rays

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Proceedings Article | 17 January 2020 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

IXPE mirror module assemblies

Brian Ramsey, Stephen Bongiorno, Jeffrey Kolodziejczak, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Cheryl Alexander, Wayne Baumgartner, Ronald Elsner, Jeffery McCracken, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Steven Pavelitz, Jaganathan Ranganathan, Javier Sanchez, Chet Speegle, Bruce Weddendorf, Stephen O'Dell

Proceedings Volume 11119, 1111903 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2531956

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Lithium

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

SmallSat solar axion and activity x-ray imager (SSAXI)

Jaesub Hong, Suzanne Romaine, Almus Kenter, Christopher Moore, Katharine Reeves, Brian Ramsey, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Julia Vogel, Jaime Ruz Armendariz, Hugh Hudson, Kerstin Perez

Proceedings Volume 11118, 1111810 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2529781

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Solar energy, X-ray imaging, Quantum chromodynamics, Solar processes, CMOS sensors, Sensors, X-ray telescopes, Particles, Aluminium phosphide

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Paper

Paper

The Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE): technical overview II

Stephen O'Dell, Primo Attinà, Luca Baldini, Mattia Barbanera, Wayne Baumgartner, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Jeff Bladt, Stephen Bongiorno, Alessandro Brez, Elisabetta Cavazzuti, Saverio Citraro, Enrico Costa, William Deininger, Ettore Del Monte, Kurtis Dietz, Niccolò Di Lalla, Immacolata Donnarumma, Ronald Elsner, Sergio Fabiani, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Larry Guy, William Kalinowski, Victoria Kaspi, Anthony Kelley, Jeffrey Kolodziejczak, Luca Latronico, Carlo Lefevre, Leonardo Lucchesi, Alberto Manfreda, Herman Marshall, James Masciarelli, Giorgio Matt, Massimo Minuti, Fabio Muleri, Hikmat Nasimi, Alessio Nuti, Leonardo Orsini, Darren Osborne, Matteo Perri, Melissa Pesce-Rollins, Colin Peterson, Michele Pinchera, Simonetta Puccetti, Brian Ramsey, Ajay Ratheesh, Roger Romani, Francesco Santoli, Andrea Sciortino, Carmelo Sgrò, Brian Smith, Gloria Spandre, Paolo Soffitta, Allyn Tennant, Antonino Tobia, Alessio Trois, Jeffrey Wedmore, Martin Weisskopf, Fei Xie, Francesco Zanetti, Cheryl Alexander, D. Zachery Allen, Fabrizio Amici, Spencer Antoniak, Raffaella Bonino, Fabio Borotto, Shawn Breeding, Daniele Brienza, H. Kyle Bygott, Ciro Caporale, Claudia Cardelli, Marco Ceccanti, Mauro Centrone, Giuseppe Di Persio, Yuri Evangelista, MacKenzie Ferrie, Joseph Footdale, Brent Forsyth, Michelle Foster, Shuichi Gunji, Eli Gurnee, Grant Hibbard, Sandra Johnson, Eric Kelly, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Fabio La Monaca, Shelley Le Roy, Pasqualino Loffredo, Guido Magazzu, Marco Marengo, Alessandra Marrocchesi, Francesco Massaro, Jeffery McCracken, Michael McEachen, Paolo Mereu, Scott Mitchell, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Alfredo Morbidini, Federico Mosti, Michela Negro, Chiara Oppedisano, Richard Pacheco, Alessandro Paggi, Steven Pavelitz, Christina Pentz, Raffaele Piazzola, Brad Porter, Alessandro Profeti, Jaganathan Ranganathan, John Rankin, Noah Root, Alda Rubini, Stephanie Ruswick, Javier Sanchez, Emanuele Scalise, Sarah Schindhelm, Chet Speegle, Toru Tamagawa, Marcello Tardiola, Amy Walden, Bruce Weddendorf, David Welch

Proceedings Volume 11118, 111180V (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530646

KEYWORDS: X-ray astronomy, X-ray imaging, X-rays, Polarimetry, Space operations, Polarization, Data communications, Astrophysics, Observatories, X-ray telescopes

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SPIE Journal Paper | 29 May 2019 Open Access

Open Access

Lynx X-Ray Observatory: an overview

Jessica Gaskin, Douglas Swartz, Alexey Vikhlinin, Feryal Özel, Karen E. Gelmis, Jonathan Arenberg, Simon Bandler, Mark Bautz, Marta Civitani, Alexandra Dominguez, Megan Eckart, Abraham Falcone, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Mark Freeman, Hans Günther, Keith Havey, Ralf Heilmann, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Ralph Kraft, Kevin McCarley, Randall McEntaffer, Giovanni Pareschi, William Purcell, Paul Reid, Mark Schattenburg, Daniel Schwartz, Eric Schwartz, Harvey Tananbaum, Grant Tremblay, William Zhang, John Zuhone

JATIS, Vol. 5, Issue 02, 021001, (May 2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.5.2.021001

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Mirrors, Observatories, Galactic astronomy, Spatial resolution, Sensors, Space operations, X-ray imaging, Spectroscopy, Image resolution

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SPIE Journal Paper | 10 May 2019 Open Access

Open Access

Lynx x-ray optics based on thin monolithic shells: design and development

Douglas Swartz, Marta Civitani, Giancarlo Parodi, Gabriele Vecchi, Mauro Ghigo, Stefano Basso, Jacqueline Davis, Ronald Elsner, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Giovanni Pareschi, Giorgio Toso

JATIS, Vol. 5, Issue 02, 021014, (May 2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.5.2.021014

KEYWORDS: Polishing, Mirrors, X-ray optics, Manufacturing, Surface finishing, Optics manufacturing, X-rays, Glasses, Silica, Metrology

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SPIE Journal Paper | 5 April 2019 Open Access

Open Access

Full-shell x-ray optics development at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

Kiranmayee Kilaru, Brian Ramsey, Wayne Baumgartner, Stephen Bongiorno, David Broadway, Patrick Champey, Jacqueline Davis, Stephen O'Dell, Ronald Elsner, Jessica Gaskin, Samantha Johnson, Jeffrey Kolodziejczak, Oliver Roberts, Douglas Swartz, Martin Weisskopf

JATIS, Vol. 5, Issue 02, 021010, (April 2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.5.2.021010

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Polishing, X-ray optics, Surface finishing, X-rays, Metrology, In situ metrology, Spatial resolution, Metals, Photography

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Lynx optics based on full monolithic shells: design and development

M. Civitani, G. Vecchi, J. Holyszko, S. Basso, M. Ghigo, G. Pareschi, G. Parodi, G. Toso, K. Kiranmayee, J. Davis, R. Elsner, D. Swartz

Proceedings Volume 10699, 1069911 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313541

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Polishing, Coating, X-rays, Manufacturing, Surface finishing, Metrology, Calibration, Glasses, Silica

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE): technical overview

Stephen O'Dell, Luca Baldini, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Enrico Costa, Ronald Elsner, Victoria Kaspi, Jeffery Kolodziejczak, Luca Latronico, Herman Marshall, Giorgio Matt, Fabio Mulieri, Brian Ramsey, Roger Romani, Paolo Soffitta, Allyn Tennant, Martin Weisskopf, D. Zachary Allen, Fabrizio Amici, Spencer Antoniak, Primo Attina, Matteo Bachetti, Mattia Barbanera, Wayne Baumgartner, Jeff Bladt, Stephen Bongiorno, Fabio Borotto, Thomas Brooks, Scott Bussinger, H. Kyle Bygott, Elisabetta Cavazzuti, Marco Ceccanti, Saverio Citraro, William Deininger, Ettore Del Monte, Kurtis Dietz, Niccolò Di Lalla, Giuseppe Di Persio, Immacolata Donnarumma, Jennifer Erickson, Yuri Evangelista, Sergio Fabiani, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Michele Foster, Manuela Giusti, Shuichi Gunji, Larry Guy, Sandra Johnson, William Kalinowski, Anthony Kelley, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Carlo Lefevre, Simone Maldera, Alberto Manfreda, Marco Marengo, James Masciarelli, Mike McEachen, Paolo Mereu, Massimo Minuti, Mark Mitchell, Scott Mitchell, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Alfredo Morbidini, Federico Mosti, Hikmat Nasimi, Barbara Negri, Leonardo Orsini, Darren Osborne, Steven Pavelitz, Christina Pentz, Matteo Perri, Melissa Pesce-Rollins, Colin Peterson, Raffaele Piazzolla, Stefano Pieraccini, Maura Pilia, Michele Pinchera, Simonetta Puccetti, Jaganathan Ranganathan, Tim Read, Alda Rubini, Francesco Santoli, Paolo Sarra, Sarah Schindhelm, Andrea Sciortino, Chris Seckar, Carmelo Sgrò, Brian Smith, Chet Speegle, Toru Tamagawa, Marcello Tardiola, Antonino Tobia, Alessia Tortosa, Alessio Trois, Bruce Weddendorf, Jeff Wedmore, Davide Zanetti

Proceedings Volume 10699, 106991X (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314146

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, Calibration, Space operations, X-ray telescopes, Polarization, Telescopes, Observatories, X-ray detectors, Polarimetry

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Proceedings Article | 19 September 2017 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Lynx Mission concept status

Jessica Gaskin, Ryan Allured, Simon Bandler, Stefano Basso, Marshall Bautz, Michael Baysinger, Michael Biskach, Tyrone Boswell, Peter Capizzo, Kai-Wing Chan, Marta Civitani, Lester Cohen, Vincenzo Cotroneo, Jacqueline Davis, Casey DeRoo, Michael DiPirro, Alexandra Dominguez, Leo Fabisinski, Abraham Falcone, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Jay Garcia, Karen Gelmis, Ralf Heilmann, Randall Hopkins, Thomas Jackson, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Ralph Kraft, Tianning Liu, Ryan McClelland, Randy McEntaffer, Kevin McCarley, John Mulqueen, Feryal Özel, Giovanni Pareschi, Paul Reid, Raul Riveros, Mitchell Rodriguez, Justin Rowe, Timo Saha, Mark Schattenburg, Andrew Schnell, Daniel Schwartz, Peter Solly, Robert Suggs, Steven Sutherlin, Douglas Swartz, Susan Trolier-McKinstry, James Tutt, Alexey Vikhlinin, Julian Walker, Wonsik Yoon, William Zhang

Proceedings Volume 10397, 103970S (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2273911

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Astrophysics, Galactic astronomy, Environmental sensing, Stars, Planetary systems, X-ray optics, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2017 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Improving x-ray optics via differential deposition

Kiranmayee Kilaru, Jeffery Kolodziejczak, Carolyn Atkins

Proceedings Volume 10399, 103991F (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2275503

KEYWORDS: X-ray optics, Coating, Optical calibration, Spatial resolution, Mirrors, Physical vapor deposition, Astronomical imaging, X-ray astronomy, Head, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2017 Paper

Paper

Characterization of multilayer coated replicated Wolter optics for imaging x-ray emission from pulsed power

A. Ames, D. Ampleford, C. Bourdon, R. Bruni, K. Kilaru, B. Kozioziemski, M. Pivovaroff, B. Ramsey, S. Romaine, J. Vogel, C. Walton, M. Wu

Proceedings Volume 10399, 103991X (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2275721

KEYWORDS: Multilayers, X-ray optics, Optical coatings, Laser optics, X-ray characterization, X-rays, Pulsed power, Prototyping, Optical fabrication, X-ray imaging

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Proceedings Article | 27 October 2016 Paper

Paper

Toward large-area sub-arcsecond x-ray telescopes II

Stephen O'Dell, Ryan Allured, Andrew Ames, Michael Biskach, David Broadway, Ricardo Bruni, David Burrows, Jian Cao, Brandon Chalifoux, Kai-Wing Chan, Yip-Wah Chung, Vincenzo Cotroneo, Ronald Elsner, Jessica Gaskin, Mikhail Gubarev, Ralf Heilmann, Edward Hertz, Thomas Jackson, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Jeffrey Kolodziejczak, Ryan McClelland, Brian Ramsey, Paul Reid, Raul Riveros, Jacqueline Roche, Suzanne Romaine, Timo Saha, Mark Schattenburg, Daniel Schwartz, Eric Schwartz, Peter Solly, Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Melville Ulmer, Alexey Vikhlinin, Margeaux Wallace, Xiaoli Wang, David Windt, Youwei Yao, Shi Ye, William Zhang, Heng Zuo

Proceedings Volume 9965, 996507 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2238247

KEYWORDS: X-ray telescopes, Mirrors, Coating, X-ray optics, Silicon, Ion implantation, X-rays, Thin films, Ions, Iridium

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2016 Paper

Paper

Status of ART-XC/SRG instrument

M. Pavlinsky, V. Akimov, V. Levin, A. Krivchenko, A. Rotin, M. Kuznetsova, I. Lapshov, A. Tkachenko, N. Semena, M. Buntov, A. Glushenko, V. Arefiev, A. Yaskovich, S. Grebenev, S. Sazonov, M. Revnivtsev, A. Lutovinov, S. Molkov, R. Krivonos, D. Serbinov, M. Kudelin, T. Drozdova, S. Voronkov, R. Sunyaev, E. Churazov, M. Gilfanov, V. Babyshkin, I. Lomakin, A. Menderov, M. Gubarev, B. Ramsey, K. Kilaru, S. O'Dell, J. Kolodziejczak, R. Elsner, V. Zavlin, D. Swartz

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99051J (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2230974

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, X-rays, Telescopes, Mirrors, Cameras, X-ray telescopes, Fermium, Frequency modulation, Scattering, X-ray astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 4 September 2015 Paper

Paper

Differential deposition correction of segmented glass x-ray optics

Carolyn Atkins, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Brian Ramsey, David Broadway, Mikhail Gubarev, Stephen O'Dell, William Zhang

Proceedings Volume 9603, 96031G (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2189933

KEYWORDS: Coating, Glasses, X-ray optics, Metrology, X-ray astronomy, X-rays, Astronomical imaging, Active optics, Spatial frequencies, Kinematics

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Proceedings Article | 4 September 2015 Paper

Paper

Progress in differential deposition for improving the figures of full-shell astronomical grazing incidence x-ray optics

Kiranmayee Kilaru, Carolyn Atkins, Brian Ramsey, Jeffery Kolodziejczak, Tomasz Lis, Mikhail Gubarev, Stephen O'Dell, Jessica Gaskin, David Broadway

Proceedings Volume 9603, 96031F (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2189929

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-rays, X-ray optics, Image segmentation, Metrology, Coating, X-ray imaging, Sputter deposition, Computing systems, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 4 September 2015 Paper

Paper

Status of ART-XC / SRG instrument

M. Pavlinsky, V. Akimov, V. Levin, A. Krivchenko, A. Rotin, M. Kuznetsova, I. Lapshov, A. Tkachenko, N. Semena, M. Buntov, A. Glushenko, V. Arefiev, A. Yaskovich, S. Grebenev, S. Sazonov, M. Revnivtsev, A. Lutovinov, S. Molkov, R. Krivonos, D. Serbinov, M. Kudelin, T. Drozdova, S. Voronkov, R. Sunyaev, E. Churazov, M. Gilfanov, V. Babyshkin, I. Lomakin, A. Menderov, M. Gubarev, B. Ramsey, K. Kilaru, S. O’Dell, J. Kolodziejczak, R. Elsner, V. Zavlin, D. Swartz

Proceedings Volume 9603, 96030C (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2190184

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Mirrors, X-rays, Space telescopes, X-ray detectors, Silver, Spatial resolution, X-ray optics, Telescopes, X-ray telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 15 May 2015 Paper

Paper

X-ray optics at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

Stephen O'Dell, Carolyn Atkins, David Broadway, Ronald Elsner, Jessica Gaskin, Mikhail Gubarev, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Jeffery Kolodziejczak, Brian Ramsey, Jacqueline Roche, Douglas Swartz, Allyn Tennant, Martin Weisskopf, Vyacheslav Zavlin

Proceedings Volume 9510, 951003 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2179415

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-rays, X-ray optics, X-ray telescopes, Space telescopes, Coating, X-ray imaging, Microscopes, Optical fabrication, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2014 Paper

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Toward large-area sub-arcsecond x-ray telescopes

Stephen O'Dell, Thomas Aldcroft, Ryan Allured, Carolyn Atkins, David Burrows, Jian Cao, Brandon Chalifoux, Kai-Wing Chan, Vincenzo Cotroneo, Ronald Elsner, Michael Graham, Mikhail Gubarev, Ralf Heilmann, Raegan Johnson-Wilke, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Jeffery Kolodziejczak, Charles Lillie, Stuart McMuldroch, Brian Ramsey, Paul Reid, Raul Riveros, Jacqueline Roche, Timo Saha, Mark Schattenburg, Daniel Schwartz, Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Melville Ulmer, Semyon Vaynman, Alexey Vikhlinin, Xiaoli Wang, Martin Weisskopf, Rudeger H. Wilke, William Zhang

Proceedings Volume 9208, 920805 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2061882

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-rays, Ions, X-ray telescopes, Space telescopes, Telescopes, X-ray optics, Neodymium, X-ray astronomy, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2014 Paper

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ART-XC/SRG: status of the x-ray optics development

M. Gubarev, B. Ramsey, R. Elsner, S. O'Dell, J. Kolodziejczak, J. McCracken, V. Zavlin, D. Swartz, K. Kilaru, C. Atkins, M. Pavlinsky, A. Tkachenko, I. Lapshov

Proceedings Volume 9144, 91441V (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056813

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Spatial resolution, X-rays, Space telescopes, X-ray telescopes, Sensors, Calibration, X-ray optics, Off axis mirrors, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2014 Paper

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SuperHERO: the next generation hard x-ray HEROES telescope

Jessica Gaskin, Steven Christe, Ronald Elsner, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Brian Ramsey, Paul Seller, Albert Shih, David Stuchlik, Douglas Swartz, Allyn Tennant, Bruce Weddendorf, Matthew Wilson, Colleen Wilson-Hodge

Proceedings Volume 9144, 91443Z (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2058713

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Space telescopes, Spatial resolution, X-ray telescopes, Mirrors, Telescopes, Stars, Sun, Cameras, X-ray optics

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2014 Paper

Paper

Development of light weight replicated x-ray optics, II

S. Romaine, R. Bruni, B. Choi, C. Jensen, K. Kilaru, B. Ramsey, S. Sampath

Proceedings Volume 9144, 91441H (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056973

KEYWORDS: Multilayers, X-ray optics, Nickel, Mirrors, Optical coatings, Ceramics, X-ray telescopes, X-rays, Space telescopes, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

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Status of ART-XC/SRG instrument

M. Pavlinsky, V. Akimov, V. Levin, I. Lapshov, A. Tkachenko, N. Semena, M. Buntov, A. Glushenko, V. Arefiev, A. Yaskovich, R. Sunyaev, E. Churazov, M. Gilfanov, S. Grebenev, S. Sazonov, M. Revnivtsev, A. Lutovinov, S. Molkov, M. Kudelin, T. Drozdova, S. Garanin, S. Grigorovich, D. Litvin, V. Lazarchuk, I. Roiz, M. Garin, V. Babyshkin, I. Lomakin, A. Menderov, D. Moskvinov, M. Gubarev, B. Ramsey, K. Kilaru, S. O'Dell, J. Kolodziejczak, R. Elsner

Proceedings Volume 9144, 91441U (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055147

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Mirrors, X-rays, Space telescopes, Spatial resolution, Calibration, X-ray detectors, Telescopes, X-ray telescopes, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2013 Paper

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Status of multi-beam long trace-profiler development

Mikhail Gubarev, Daniel Merthe, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Thomas Kester, Brian Ramsey, Wayne McKinney, Peter Takacs, A. Dahir, Valeriy Yashchuk

Proceedings Volume 8848, 88480L (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2027146

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Beam splitters, Sensors, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Metrology, X-ray optics, Interferometers, Fourier transforms, Coating, Data acquisition

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

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Development of mirror modules for the ART-XC instrument aboard the Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma mission

M. Gubarev, B. Ramsey, S. O'Dell, R. Elsner, K. Kilaru, J. McCracken, M. Pavlinsky, A. Tkachenko, I. Lapshov, C. Atkins, V. Zavlin

Proceedings Volume 8861, 88610K (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2027141

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-rays, X-ray telescopes, Sensors, Spatial resolution, Aerospace engineering, Off axis mirrors, Calibration, Space telescopes, Space mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 3 May 2013 Paper

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X-ray optic developments at NASA's MSFC

C. Atkins, B. Ramsey, K. Kilaru, M. Gubarev, S. O'Dell, R. Elsner, D. Swartz, J. Gaskin, M. Weisskopf

Proceedings Volume 8777, 87770W (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2021526

KEYWORDS: X-ray optics, X-ray telescopes, X-rays, Astronomy, Coating, Nickel, Astronomical imaging, Mirrors, Polishing, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2012 Paper

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Progress of multi-beam long trace-profiler development

Mikhail Gubarev, Daniel Merthe, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Thomas Kester, Ron Eng, Brian Ramsey, Wayne McKinney, Peter Takacs, Valeriy Yashchuk

Proceedings Volume 8501, 85010B (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.930056

KEYWORDS: Beam splitters, Fabry–Perot interferometers, Metrology, Coating, X-ray optics, Sensors, Mirrors, Interferometers, Optical fabrication, Fourier transforms

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

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The ART-XC Instrument on board the SRG Mission

M. Pavlinsky, V. Akimov, V. Levin, I. Lapshov, A. Tkachenko, N. Semena, M. Buntov, A. Glushenko, V. Arefiev, A. Yaskovich, R. Sunyaev, E. Churazov, S. Sazonov, M. Revnivtsev, A. Lutovinov, S. Molkov, M. Kudelin, S. Garanin, S. Grigorovich, D. Litvin, V. Lazarchuk, I. Roiz, M. Garin, V. Babyshkin, I. Lomakin, A. Menderov, D. Moskvinov, M. Gubarev, B. Ramsey, K. Kilaru, S. O'Dell, R. Elsner

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84431T (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925376

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Mirrors, Space telescopes, X-rays, Spatial resolution, Telescopes, X-ray telescopes, Space operations, Sun, X-ray detectors

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

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The Marshall Space Flight Center development of mirror modules for the ART-XC instrument aboard the Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma mission

M. Gubarev, B. Ramsey, S. O'Dell, R. Elsner, K. Kilaru, J. McCracken, M. Pavlinsky, A. Tkachenko, I. Lapshov

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84431U (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926207

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-rays, Aerospace engineering, Space mirrors, Sensors, Spatial resolution, X-ray telescopes, Coating, Space telescopes, Off axis mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2011 Paper

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Differential deposition to correct surface figure deviations in astronomical grazing-incidence x-ray optics

Kiranmayee Kilaru, Brian Ramsey, Mikhail Gubarev, Jessica Gaskin, Stephen O'dell, William Zhang

Proceedings Volume 8147, 81470X (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.895939

KEYWORDS: X-ray optics, Mirrors, Coating, Spatial resolution, Metrology, X-rays, Astronomy, X-ray telescopes, Astronomical imaging, Optical simulations

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2011 Paper

Paper

Development of multi-beam long trace profiler

Kiranmayee Kilaru, Daniel Merthe, Zulfiqar Ali, Mikhail Gubarev, Thomas Kester, Carl Benson, Wayne Mckinney, Peter Takacs, Valeriy Yashchuk

Proceedings Volume 8147, 814719 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.895532

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Fourier transforms, Coating, Metrology, X-ray optics, Mirrors, Beam splitters, Fabry–Perot interferometers, X-rays, Time metrology

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2011 Paper

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The ART-XC Instrument on board the SRG Mission

M. Pavlinsky, V. Akimov, V. Levin, I. Lapshov, A. Tkachenko, N. Semena, V. Arefiev, A. Glushenko, A. Yaskovich, R. Burenin, S. Sazonov, M. Revnivtsev, M. Buntov, S. Grebenev, A. Lutovinov, M. Kudelin, S. Grigorovich, D. Litvin, V. Lazarchuk, I. Roiz, M. Garin, M. Gubarev, B. Ramsey, K. Kilaru, S. O'Dell, R. Elsner

Proceedings Volume 8147, 814706 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.895229

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Mirrors, X-rays, Space telescopes, Spatial resolution, Telescopes, X-ray telescopes, Navigation systems, Calibration, Crystals

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 October 2011

Differential deposition technique for figure corrections in grazing-incidence x-ray optics

Kiranmayee Kilaru, Don Gregory, Brian Ramsey, Mikhail Gubarev

OE, Vol. 50, Issue 10, 106501, (October 2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3631851

KEYWORDS: X-ray optics, Coating, X-rays, Mirrors, Image segmentation, Astronomical imaging, Radio optics, X-ray imaging, Astronomy, Nickel

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Proceedings Article | 1 October 2011 Paper

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From x-ray telescopes to neutron focusing

Mikhail Gubarev, Boris Khaykovich, Brian Ramsey, David Moncton, Vyacheslav Zavlin, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Suzanne Romaine, Richard Rosati, Ricardo Bruni, Lee Robertson, Lowell Crow, Haile Ambaye, Valeria Lauter

Proceedings Volume 8147, 81470B (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.897325

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Nickel, Reflectivity, Multilayers, Microscopes, X-rays, Coating, X-ray optics, Scattering, X-ray astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2009 Paper

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Development of differential deposition technique for figure corrections in grazing incidence x-ray optics

Kiranmayee Kilaru, Brian Ramsey, Mikhail Gubarev

Proceedings Volume 7437, 743719 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.831261

KEYWORDS: X-ray optics, Radio optics, Optical coatings, X-rays, Image segmentation, Grazing incidence, Xenon, Optical fabrication, Spatial resolution, Nickel

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