Hard X-ray Optics for Astronomy and the Laboratory
The hard X-ray regime (10-100 keV) remains one of the last unexplored areas of astronomy. During the next decade, several major observatories will open this new frontier, providing insight into black hole formation, nucleosynthesis and the physics that governs the most energetic quasars. The telescopes rely on grazing incidence optics coated with multilayers, and will require at wavelength calibration of the angular resolution of the mirrors and the reflectivity of their coatings-a task best performed at synchrotron facilities. As mirror fabrication and multilayer development for astronomy has progressed, other applications of these hard X-rays optics has emerged, ranging from radionuclide imaging for biomedical research to collimator optics for X-ray sources to target characterization and diagnostic imaging for the National Ignition Facility (NIF). The resolution, field of view (FOV) and throughput of these systems make them interesting candidates for adaptation to synchrotron beamlines, acting as collimator or collector elements or focusing elements for microscopy.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 15014360
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-PROC-207143; TRN: US0802122
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Presented at: Workshop on Emerging Scientific Opportunities using X-ray Imaging, Lake Geneva, WI, United States, Aug 29 - Sep 01, 2004
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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