Dr. Lalit Jalota Profile

Dr. Lalit Jalota

Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Ctr

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Publications (10)

SPIE Journal Paper | 13 January 2016

Shrink tape technique for heat-forming aluminum substrates for thin foil x-ray mirrors and the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer x-ray concentrators

Erin Balsamo, Keith Gendreau, Takashi Okajima, Yang Soong, Peter Serlemitsos, Lalit Jalota, Steven Kenyon, Nicholas Spartana, David Fickau, Richard Koenecke

JATIS, Vol. 2, Issue 01, 015001, (January 2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.2.1.015001

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Reflectors, Mirrors, Aluminum, Solar concentrators, X-ray telescopes, X-ray astronomy, Stars, X-ray optics, X-ray imaging

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

Concept study x-ray testing for NICER's x-ray concentrators

Erin Balsamo, Keith Gendreau, Zaven Arzoumanian, Takashi Okajima, Lalit Jalota, Yang Soong, Peter Serlemitsos, Teruaki Enoto, Bhalvinder Gulati, Steven Kenyon, Devin Hahne, David Fickau, Nicholas Spartana, Steve Lentine, Ceili Burdhimo, Billy Barrios, Lisa Wu

Proceedings Volume 8861, 88611M (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024108

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Solar concentrators, Photons, Sensors, X-ray detectors, Point spread functions, X-ray optics, Spatial resolution, Stars, X-ray sources

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

The x-ray advanced concepts testbed (XACT) sounding rocket payload

Keith Gendreau, Zaven Arzoumanian, Fumi Asami, Robert Baker, Erin Balsamo, Kevin Black, Carlos Duran-Aviles, Teruaki Enoto, Kyle Gregory, Devin Hahne, Asami Hayato, Joe Hill, Fred Huegel, Takanori Iwahashi, Wataru Iwakiri, Keith Jahoda, Lalit Jalota, Philip Kaaret, Kenta Kaneko, Steven Kenyon, Takao Kitaguchi, Richard Koenecke, Takayoshi Kohmura, Takashi Okajima, Larry Olsen, F. Scott Porter, Kurt Rush, Peter Serlemitsos, Yang Soong, Yoko Takeuchi, Toru Tamagawa, Shin'ya Yamada, Akifumi Yoshikawa

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84434V (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926418

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Polarization, Solar concentrators, Polarimetry, X-ray technology, Modulation, Calibration, Photons, Rockets, X-ray optics

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2012 Paper

Development of full shell foil x-ray mirrors

Erin Balsamo, Keith Gendreau, Zaven Arzoumanian, Lalit Jalota, Steven Kenyon, David Fickau, Nicholas Spartana, Devin Hahne, Richard Koenecke, Yang Soong, Peter Serlemitsos, Takashi Okajima, Robert Campion, Louis Detweiler

Proceedings Volume 8450, 845052 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926152

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-ray optics, X-rays, Epoxies, Aluminum, Gold, Optics manufacturing, Solar concentrators, Glasses, X-ray imaging

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2010 Paper

Mounting and alignment of IXO mirror segments

Kai-Wing Chan, William Zhang, Tyler Evans, Ryan McClelland, Melinda Hong, James Mazzarella, Timo Saha, Lalit Jalota, Lawrence Olsen, Glenn Byron

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77323Q (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857559

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Distortion, Glasses, Epoxies, Metrology, Actuators, Sensors, X-rays, Space telescopes, Optical alignment

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

Mirror technology development for the International X-ray Observatory mission (IXO)

W. Zhang, M. Atanassova, M. Biskach, P. Blake, G. Byron, K. Chan, T. Evans, C. Fleetwood, M. Hill, M. Hong, L. Jalota, L. Kolos, J. Mazzarella, R. McClelland, L. Olsen, R. Petre, D. Robinson, T. Saha, M. Sharpe, M. Gubarev, W. Jones, T. Kester, S. O'Dell, D. Caldwell, W. Davis, M. Freeman, W. Podgorski, P. Reid, S. Romaine

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77321G (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857536

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-rays, Glasses, Observatories, X-ray optics, Wavefronts, Iridium, Coating, Sensors, X-ray technology

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Proceedings Article | 20 June 1995 Paper

Conical thin foil x-ray mirror fabrication via surface replication

Yang Soong, Lalit Jalota, Peter Serlemitsos

Proceedings Volume 2515, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.212577

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Mirrors, X-ray imaging, Surface roughness, Epoxies, X-ray optics, X-ray telescopes, Coating, Scattering, Image quality

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Proceedings Article | 1 February 1994 Paper

Calibration of Astro-D telescope with an x-ray pencil beam

Yoshiyuki Tsusaka, Hisanori Suzuki, Hisamitsu Awaki, Koujun Yamashita, Hideyo Kunieda, Yuzuru Tawara, Yasushi Ogasaka, Yasuhiro Uchibori, Hirohiko Honda, Masayuki Itoh, Hiroshi Tsunemi, Kiyoshi Hayashida, Susumu Nomoto, Mikio Wada, Emi Miyata, Peter Serlemitsos, Lalit Jalota, Yang Soong

Proceedings Volume 2011, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.167219

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray telescopes, Mirrors, Ray tracing, Space telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Calibration, Stray light, Reflection, Photons

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 1993 Paper

Image reconstruction and deconvolution techniques applied to ASCA data

Lalit Jalota, Eric Gotthelf, Saeid Zoonematkermani

Proceedings Volume 1945, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.158791

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Deconvolution, Image restoration, X-rays, Mirrors, Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Signal to noise ratio, Image resolution, Astrophysics

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Proceedings Article | 1 January 1992 Paper

X-ray scattering measurements from thin-foil x-ray mirrors

Finn Christensen, B. Byrnak, Allan Hornstrup, Shou-Hua Zhu, Niels Westergaard, Herbert Schnopper, Lalit Jalota

Proceedings Volume 1546, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.51225

KEYWORDS: Scattering, Mirrors, X-rays, Laser scattering, Telescopes, Nickel, Gold, Scatter measurement, Aluminum, X-ray optics

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