Quest For Ultrahigh Resolution In X-Ray Optics

John M. Davis; Allen S. Krieger; J. Kevin Silk; Richard C. Chase

doi:10.1117/12.957439

9 August 1979 Quest For Ultrahigh Resolution In X-Ray Optics

John M. Davis, Allen S. Krieger, J. Kevin Silk, Richard C. Chase

Proceedings Volume 0184, Space Optics Imaging X-Ray Optics Workshop; (1979) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.957439
Event: 1979 Huntsville Technical Symposium, 1979, Huntsville, United States

Abstract

A program of solar X-ray astronomy using grazing incidence optics has culminated in X-ray images of the corona having one arc second spatial resolution. These images have demonstrated that in general X-ray optics can be fabricated to their specifications and can provide the level of resolution for which they are designed. Several aspects of these programs relating to the performance of X-ray optics in regard to resolution, including the point response function, the variation of resolution with off-axis position and the recognition that nearly all solar X-ray images have been film limited, are discussed. By extending the experience gained on this and other programs it is clearly possible to design and fabricate X-ray optics with sub-arc second resolution. The performance required to meet the scientific objective s for the remainder of the century are discussed in relation to AXIO, an Advanced X-Ray Imaging Observatory for solar observations which is proposed for flight on the space shuttle. Several configurations of AXIO are described, each of which would be a major step in the quest for ultra-high resolution observations.

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John M. Davis, Allen S. Krieger, J. Kevin Silk, and Richard C. Chase "Quest For Ultrahigh Resolution In X-Ray Optics", Proc. SPIE 0184, Space Optics Imaging X-Ray Optics Workshop, (9 August 1979); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.957439

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