Overview of segmented glass optics development for the Constellation-X hard x-ray telescope

Charles J. Hailey; Finn Erland Christensen; William W. Craig; Fiona A. Harrison; Jason Koglin; Robert Petre; David L. Windt; William W. Zhang

doi:10.1117/12.461487

11 March 2003 Overview of segmented glass optics development for the Constellation-X hard X-ray telescope

Charles J. Hailey, Finn Erland Christensen, William W. Craig, Fiona A. Harrison, Jason Koglin, Robert Petre, David L. Windt, William W. Zhang

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Proceedings Volume 4851, X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Telescopes and Instruments for Astronomy; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461487
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

Abstract

We report recent work on segmented glass optics for the Constellation-H hard x-ray telescope. This effort seeks to both improve the figure of the free-standing glass substrates, and to refine a newly-developed mounting technology for the substrates. We discuss metrology on recently characterized glass shells both unmounted and mounted. We also present plans for several prototype optics to be constructed in the upcoming year.

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Charles J. Hailey, Finn Erland Christensen, William W. Craig, Fiona A. Harrison, Jason Koglin, Robert Petre, David L. Windt, and William W. Zhang "Overview of segmented glass optics development for the Constellation-X hard X-ray telescope", Proc. SPIE 4851, X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Telescopes and Instruments for Astronomy, (11 March 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461487

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