Preprint article · Conference paper
Coatings for the NuSTAR mission
Astrophysics, National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark1
National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark2
California Institute of Technology3
Electronic Engineering, National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark4
Columbia University5
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory6
Reflective X-ray Optics LLC7
The NuSTAR mission will be the first mission to carry a hard X-ray(5-80 keV) focusing telescope to orbit. The optics are based on the use of multilayer coated thin slumped glass. Two different material combinations were used for the flight optics, namely W/Si and Pt/C. In this paper we describe the entire coating effort including the final coating design that was used for the two flight optics.
We also present data on the performance verification of the coatings both on Si witness samples as well as on individual flight mirrors.
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher: | Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Pages: | 81470U-19 |
| Proceedings: | Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy V |
| ISSN: | 1996756x and 0277786x |
| Types: | Preprint article and Conference paper |
| DOI: | 10.1117/12.894615 |
| ORCIDs: | Christensen, Finn Erland , Hornstrup, Allan and Westergaard, Niels Jørgen Stenfeldt |
