X-ray adaptive mirror: principle and state of the art

Jean-Paul Gaffard; R. Ravelet; Corinne Boyer

doi:10.1117/12.152658

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25 August 1993 X-ray adaptive mirror: principle and state of the art

Jean-Paul Gaffard, R. Ravelet, Corinne Boyer

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Proceedings Volume 1920, Active and Adaptive Optical Components and Systems II; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.152658
Event: 1993 North American Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, 1993, Albuquerque, NM, United States

Abstract

Adaptive optics systems have proved their efficiency to obtain high resolution images in he field of large astronomical telescopes. The same technics can be applied to correct X-ray mirror shapes. The paper describes the principle of an adaptive X-ray mirror system (mirror architecture, measurement subassembly, control unit). In a second part, first results obtained during the design study of the ESRF adaptive X-ray mirror are given. The possibility to achieve cylindrical or elliptical mirror surfaces using adaptive optics technics are suggested.

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Jean-Paul Gaffard, R. Ravelet, and Corinne Boyer "X-ray adaptive mirror: principle and state of the art", Proc. SPIE 1920, Active and Adaptive Optical Components and Systems II, (25 August 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.152658

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