One of the major technological challenges for the Constellation X-ray Mission is the development of light-weight, high-resolution, grazing-incidence optics. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center is developing and evaluating candidate technologies, based upon full-shell replication off precision mandrels. Here we report on recent progress in meeting the weight and imaging-performance requirements, using very thin, high- strength electroformed nickel alloys, In addition, we briefly describe MSFC's optics fabrication, metrology, and x-ray test facilities.


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    Title :

    Development of Constellation-X Optics Technologies at MSFC


    Contributors:
    Ramsey, B. D. (author) / ODell, S. L. (author) / Jones, W. D. (author) / Smith, W. S. (author) / Engelhaupt, D. (author)

    Publication date :

    2000-01-01


    Type of media :

    Preprint


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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