Metrology of ultralightweight x-ray optics using noncontact laser triangulation probe

Theo Hadjimichael; David A. Content; Charles Fleetwood; Timo T. Saha; Eugene Waluschka; Geraldine Wright

doi:10.1117/12.507548

29 January 2004 Metrology of ultralightweight x-ray optics using noncontact laser triangulation probe

Theo Hadjimichael, David A. Content, Charles Fleetwood, Timo T. Saha, Eugene Waluschka, Geraldine Wright

Proceedings Volume 5168, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.507548
Event: Optical Science and Technology, SPIE's 48th Annual Meeting, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We are reporting our progress in the measurements of thin glass optics under development for the soft X-ray telescope for the Constellation-X space observatory. We are using a Non-Contact laser probe (which uses triangulation techniques to measure displacement) to determine the surface shape of our ultra-lightweight mirrors. If this technique meets technical specifications we will for the first time have mapped the 3 dimensional surfaces of ultra-lightweight optics. As a secondary project, we are also automating this entire process which will give us better repeatability.

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Theo Hadjimichael, David A. Content, Charles Fleetwood, Timo T. Saha, Eugene Waluschka, and Geraldine Wright "Metrology of ultralightweight x-ray optics using noncontact laser triangulation probe", Proc. SPIE 5168, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy, (29 January 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.507548

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