Optical module HEW simulations for the X-ray telescopes SIMBOL-X, EDGE and XEUS

D. Spiga

doi:10.1117/12.734854

21 September 2007 Optical module HEW simulations for the X-ray telescopes SIMBOL-X, EDGE and XEUS

D. Spiga

Proceedings Volume 6688, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy III; 66880K (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734854
Event: Optical Engineering + Applications, 2007, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

One of the most important parameters defining the angular resolution of an X-ray optical module is its Half-Energy Width (HEW) as a function of the photon energy. Future X-ray telescopes with imaging capabilities (SIMBOL-X, Constellation-X, NeXT, EDGE, XEUS,...) should be characterized by a very good angular resolution in soft (< 10 keV) and hard (> 10 keV) X-rays. As a consequence, an important point in the optics development for these telescopes is the simulation of the achievable HEW for a system of X-ray mirrors. This parameter depends on the single mirror profile and nesting accuracy, but also on the mirrors surface microroughness that causes X-ray Scattering (XRS). In particular, owing to its dependence on the photon energy, XRS can dominate the profile errors in hard X-rays: thus, its impact has to be accurately evaluated in every single case, in order to formulate surface finishing requirements for X-ray mirrors. In this work we provide with some simulations of the XRS term of the HEW for some future soft and hard X-ray telescopes.

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D. Spiga "Optical module HEW simulations for the X-ray telescopes SIMBOL-X, EDGE and XEUS", Proc. SPIE 6688, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy III, 66880K (21 September 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734854

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