X-ray telescope design and technology: what the future holds

Richard Willingale

doi:10.1117/12.861348

29 July 2010 X-ray telescope design and technology: what the future holds

Richard Willingale

Proceedings Volume 7732, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 773209 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.861348
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The great X-ray observatories of the 20th century relied exclusively on the Wolter Type I optics design to provided true imaging in the energy band 0.1-10 keV. What are the prospects for continued development of the W-I geometry in the 21st Century and what alternative designs, technologies and bright ideas maybe poised to make an impact in X-ray astronomy in the future?

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Richard Willingale "X-ray telescope design and technology: what the future holds", Proc. SPIE 7732, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 773209 (29 July 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.861348

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