Title :
Assembly of a MEMS-based Wolter type-I X-ray optic toward a future planetary exploration mission
Author :
Mitsuishi, Ikuyuki ; Ezoe, Yuichiro ; Ogawa, Tomomi ; Kakiuchi, Takuya ; Ikuta, Masahiro ; Hayashi, Teruaki ; Sato, Takao ; Ohashi, Takaya ; Mitsuda, Kazuhisa ; Morishita, Kohei ; Nakajima, Kensuke
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Tokyo Metropolitan Univ., Hachioji, Japan
Abstract :
We have been developing original MEMS-based X-ray optics toward future astronomical missions such as a planetary exploration mission. In this paper, we report results on the first X-ray irradiation test for a 2-stage MEMS-based optic. The obtained FWHM of the focusing image is 13±2 arcmin. However, an occultation effect and a deformation accuracy possibly affect a reduction of effective area.
Keywords :
X-ray optics; micro-optomechanical devices; optical focusing; FWHM; MEMS-based Wolter type-I X-ray optics; X-ray irradiation; astronomical missions; deformation; focusing image; occultation effect; planetary exploration mission; Atom optics; Focusing; Jupiter; Mirrors; Optical imaging; Optical scattering; X-ray imaging; JUXTA; Jupiter; X-ray optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kanazawa
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1512-5
DOI :
10.1109/OMN.2013.6659086
