NASA NTRS · 20070001550
Status of MSFC X-ray Shell Optics Fabrication Capability
Abstract
We present details of an MSFC development program of electroformed-nickel replicated grazing incidence optics for x-ray imaging. To date a wide variety of mirrors has been produced with diameters ranging from 2.5 cm, for small animal imaging, up to 112 meter, for x-ray astronomy. Around 100 intermediate size shells are currently aboard the HERO x-ray astronomy balloon payload awaiting launch in Fort Sumner, New mexico. Details of the program are presented together with developments currently underway to improve mirror-shell quality from the current approx. 15 arcsec resolution to below 10 arcsec for future x-ray astronomy missions.
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Sthal, H. Philip, Gubarev, Mikhail, Ramsey, Brian, Englehaupt, Darell, Speegle, Chet. 2006-01-01. Status of MSFC X-ray Shell Optics Fabrication Capability. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20070001550
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