2017
An angular-resolution booster on the broadband X-ray telescope system
OPTICS FOR EUV, X-RAY, AND GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY VIII
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- 10399
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- Language
- English
- Publishing type
- Research paper (international conference proceedings)
- DOI
- 10.1117/12.2273466
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- 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 : 10.1117/12.2273466
- ISSN : 0277-786X
- eISSN : 1996-756X
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000417112300051