Design of novel x-ray optical system for rocket experiment

L. Pina; R. Hudec; V. Tichy; A. Inneman; D. Cerna; L. Sveda; J. Marsik; V. Marsikova; W. Cash; A. F. Shipley; B. R. Zeiger; T. D. Rogers

doi:10.1117/12.2023984

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27 September 2013 Design of novel x-ray optical system for rocket experiment

L. Pina, R. Hudec, V. Tichy, A. Inneman, D. Cerna, L. Sveda, J. Marsik, V. Marsikova, W. Cash, A. F. Shipley, B. R. Zeiger, T. D. Rogers

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Proceedings Volume 8848, Advances in X-Ray/EUV Optics and Components VIII; 884805 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023984
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2013, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

A novel design of X-ray optical system - concentrator for astrophysical rocket experiment is investigated. The proposed system is based on four modules with Kirkpatrick-Baez (KB) configuration allowing usage of multi-foil mirrors arranged to parabolic profile. The KB modules are supplemented by rotationally symmetrical parabolic segments. This X-ray optical system effectively uses a circular aperture. The KB modules are placed in four quadrants while the segments are set into a Cartesian cross between the KB modules. Studied optical system is under consideration for the student rocket experiment of University of Colorado that should verify function of NIST’s energy-dispersive detector based on Transition Edge Sensors (TES microcalorimeters).

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L. Pina, R. Hudec, V. Tichy, A. Inneman, D. Cerna, L. Sveda, J. Marsik, V. Marsikova, W. Cash, A. F. Shipley, B. R. Zeiger, and T. D. Rogers "Design of novel x-ray optical system for rocket experiment", Proc. SPIE 8848, Advances in X-Ray/EUV Optics and Components VIII, 884805 (27 September 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023984

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