Mirror design for the high-energy x-ray probe (HEX-P)

The High Energy X-ray Probe (HEX-P) is a probe-class mission concept that combines high spatial resolution x-ray imaging and broad spectral coverage to enable revolutionary new insights into the important astrophysical questions of the next decade. HEX-P will fly a complement of two Hard Energy Mirr...

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Main Authors Madsen, Kristin K., Corsetti, James, Kenyon, Steven, Okajima, Takashi, Rohrback, Scott, Tamura, Keisuke, Zhang, William W., Gurgew, Danielle N., Christensen, Finn Erland, Ferreira, Desiree Della Monica, Gellert, Nis Christian, Massahi, Sonny, Basso, Stefano, Pareschi, Giovanni, Moretti, Alberto, Spiga, Daniele, Valsecchi, Giuseppe, Vernani, Dervis, Stern, Daniel K.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published SPIE 05.10.2023
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Summary:The High Energy X-ray Probe (HEX-P) is a probe-class mission concept that combines high spatial resolution x-ray imaging and broad spectral coverage to enable revolutionary new insights into the important astrophysical questions of the next decade. HEX-P will fly a complement of two Hard Energy Mirror Assemblies (HEMA) and one Low Energy Mirror Assembly (LEMA), all of which will have a focal length of 20 meter. Ir/C has been chosen as the baseline coating for the LEMA, and a combination of Pt/C and W/Si multilayers for the HEMA. We present here the mirror design, optimization of coating recipes, and estimated performance.
Bibliography:Conference Date: 2023-08-20|2023-08-25
Conference Location: San Diego, California, United States
ISBN:1510665722
9781510665729
ISSN:0277-786X
DOI:10.1117/12.2677554