Mr. James W. Bilbro Profile

James W. Bilbro

at JB Consulting International

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Publications (6)

Proceedings Article | 31 October 2000 Paper

Gossamer optics technology workshop

Neville Woolf, James Bilbro

Proceedings Volume 4091, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.405767

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Mirrors, Optics manufacturing, Materials processing, Manufacturing, Planets, Fresnel lenses, Packaging, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 16 June 2000 Open Access

Optics education for K-12

James Bilbro, Janice Gaines Walker

Proceedings Volume 3831, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.388721

KEYWORDS: Video, Projection systems, Optical engineering, Mathematics, Optics education, Fresnel lenses, Outreach programs, Laser optics, Moire patterns, Optical testing

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Proceedings Article | 7 May 1999 Paper

Next-generation space telescope ultralightweight mirror program

James Bilbro

Proceedings Volume 3571, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.347615

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Space telescopes, Silicon carbide, Actuators, Composites, Cryogenics, Beryllium, Telescopes, Manufacturing, Aerospace engineering

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 1996 Paper

Hard x-ray telescope mission

Paul Gorenstein, D. Worrall, Karsten Joensen, Suzanne Romaine, Martin Weisskopf, Brian Ramsey, James Bilbro, Richard Kroeger, Neil Gehrels, Ann Parsons, Robert Smither, Finn Christensen, Oberto Citterio, Peter von Ballmoos

Proceedings Volume 2807, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.255094

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Space telescopes, Crystals, X-ray telescopes, Mirrors, Telescopes, Hard x-rays, Multilayers, Spatial resolution, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 21 January 1993 Paper

Image analysis of the AXAF VETA-I x-ray mirror

Mark Freeman, John Hughes, Leon Van Speybroeck, James Bilbro, Martin Weisskopf

Proceedings Volume 1742, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.140548

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Deconvolution, Point spread functions, X-rays, Distortion, Data modeling, X-ray imaging, Image analysis, Finite element methods, Image deconvolution

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Proceedings Article | 1 January 1992 Paper

Grazing-incidence x-ray reflectivity: studies for the AXAF Observatory

Patrick Slane, Daniel Schwartz, Leon Van Speybroeck, D. Jones, John Chappell, James Bilbro, Alan Shapiro, Sandeep Dave, P. Kidd, Scott Texter

Proceedings Volume 1546, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.51223

KEYWORDS: Coating, Reflectivity, Gold, Mirrors, X-rays, Grazing incidence, X-ray optics, Scanning transmission electron microscopy, Scattering, Nickel

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