Fabrication of the first pair of optics for the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility

Paul B. Reid; Thomas E. Gordon; Matthew B. Magida

doi:10.1117/12.58041

26 March 1992 Fabrication of the first pair of optics for the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility

Paul B. Reid, Thomas E. Gordon, Matthew B. Magida

Proceedings Volume 1618, Large Optics II; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.58041
Event: Optics Rochester: SPIE's International Symposium on Imaging, Fabrication, and Competitiveness, 1991, Rochester, NY, United States

Abstract

The first two mirrors for the Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility have been successfully fabricated and tested. The methodology developed has demonstrated figure convergence rates previously unseen on large area, precision optics. These results were based on developing a unified systems approach to fabrication and testing aided by the extensive use of analytical models. This paper presents a summary of the optic requirements, an overview of the fabrication process, the metrology used, and a summary of the results

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Paul B. Reid, Thomas E. Gordon, and Matthew B. Magida "Fabrication of the first pair of optics for the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility", Proc. SPIE 1618, Large Optics II, (26 March 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.58041

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