Nonspherical Mirrors In X-Ray Optics

B. Gale; M. Stedman

doi:10.1117/12.958957

13 May 1981 Nonspherical Mirrors In X-Ray Optics

B. Gale, M. Stedman

Proceedings Volume 0235, Aspheric Optics: Design, Manufacture, Testing; (1981) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.958957
Event: Aspheric Optics: Design, Manufacture, Testing, 1980, London, United Kingdom

Abstract

The physics of x-ray reflection dictates the use of grazing incidence mirrors in a wide range of focussing x-ray systems, and some typical instrument configurations are discussed. The advantages of using algebraic expressions derived by geometrical optics to analyse the effects on image quality of errors in figure and alignment of the mirrors are discussed. A formal outline of the derivation is presented in an Appendix. The analysis leads to the construction of an error budget on which the manufacturing strategy can be soundly based.

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B. Gale and M. Stedman "Nonspherical Mirrors In X-Ray Optics", Proc. SPIE 0235, Aspheric Optics: Design, Manufacture, Testing, (13 May 1981); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.958957

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