Characterization and performance of the InFOCμS 20-40 keV x-ray focusing mirror

S. M. Owens; F. Berendse; T. Okajima; K. Misaki; Y. Ogasaka; K. Tamura; Y. Tawara; H. Kunieda; K. W. Chan; Y. Soong; W. H. Baumgartner; H. Krimm; J. Tueller; P. J. Serlemitsos; K. Yamashita; K. Haga; S. Ichimaru; S. Takahashi; A. Gotou; H. Kitou; S. Fukuda; Y. Kamata; A. Furuzawa; F. Akimoto; T. Yoshioka; K. Kondou; Y. Haba; T. Tanaka

doi:10.1117/12.454364

Characterization and performance of the InFOCμS 20-40 keV x-ray focusing mirror

S. M. Owens
, F. Berendse
, T. Okajima
, K. Misaki
, Y. Ogasaka
, K. Tamura
, Y. Tawara
, H. Kunieda
, K. W. Chan
, Y. Soong
, W. H. Baumgartner
, H. Krimm
, J. Tueller
, P. J. Serlemitsos
, K. Yamashita
, K. Haga
, S. Ichimaru
, S. Takahashi
, A. Gotou
, H. Kitou

S. Fukuda, Y. Kamata, A. Furuzawa, F. Akimoto, T. Yoshioka, K. Kondou, Y. Haba, T. Tanaka

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Mass production of replicated thin aluminum x-ray reflecting foils for the InFOCμS (International Focusing Optics Collaboration for Micro-Crab Sensitivity) balloon payload is complete, and the full mirror has been assembled. InFOCμS is an 8-meter focal length hard x-ray telescope scheduled for first launch in July 2001 and will be the first instrument to focus and image x-rays at high energies (20-40 keV) using multilayer-based reflectors. The individual reflecting elements are replicated thin aluminum foils, in a conical approximation Wolter-I system similar to those built for ASCA and ASTRO-E. These previous imaging systems achieved half-power-diameters of 3.5 and 1.7-2.1 arcminutes respectively. The InFOCμS mirror is expected to have angular resolution similar to the ASTRO-E mirror. The reflecting foils for InFOCμS, however, utilize a vertically graded Pt/C multilayer to provide broad-band high-energy focusing. We present the results of our pre-flight characterization of the full mirror, including imaging and sensitivity evaluations. If possible, we will include imaging results from the first flight of a multilayer-based high-energy focusing telescope.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	115-126
Number of pages	12
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	4496
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454364
Publication status	Published - 2002
Externally published	Yes

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Owens, S. M., Berendse, F., Okajima, T., Misaki, K., Ogasaka, Y., Tamura, K., Tawara, Y., Kunieda, H., Chan, K. W., Soong, Y., Baumgartner, W. H., Krimm, H., Tueller, J., Serlemitsos, P. J., Yamashita, K., Haga, K., Ichimaru, S., Takahashi, S., Gotou, A., ... Tanaka, T. (2002). Characterization and performance of the InFOCμS 20-40 keV x-ray focusing mirror. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 4496, 115-126. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454364

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Characterization and performance of the InFOCμS 20-40 keV x-ray focusing mirror

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