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2017

An angular-resolution booster on the broadband X-ray telescope system

OPTICS FOR EUV, X-RAY, AND GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY VIII
  • Yoshitomo Maeda
  • ,
  • Ryo Iizuka
  • ,
  • Toshiki Sato
  • ,
  • Manabu Ishida
  • ,
  • Takayuki Hayashi
  • ,
  • Ryoko Nakamura

Volume
10399
Number
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (international conference proceedings)
DOI
10.1117/12.2273466
Publisher
SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING

We present a design of the broad band telescope with the angular resolution booster. A concept of the Xray imaging system with high angular-resolution and moderate sensitivity was presented by Maeda et al. (submitted). In the concept, a two-dimensional detector, i.e., imager, is put at a slightly defocused position of the focusing mirror, rather than right at the mirror focus as in the standard optics. The detector at the off-focus captures the microcosm of front mask-slits that are placed on the front of the mirror. The masks work as a modulation collimator and boost the angular resolution of the focusing telescope. The major advantage of this concept is that a much better angular resolution by an order of 2-3 or more than in the conventional optics is achievable, while a high throughput (large effective area) is maintained. We therefore present an example of a booster for a broad-band telescope. Using the technique of the Pt/C depth-graded supermirror, the broadband coverage up to 80 keV is discussed.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2273466
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000417112300051&DestApp=WOS_CPL
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  • DOI : 10.1117/12.2273466
  • ISSN : 0277-786X
  • eISSN : 1996-756X
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000417112300051

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