Effects of diffraction in multiple-grid telescopes for X-ray astronomy

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Collimators, Fresnel Diffraction, Gratings (Spectra), X Ray Diffraction, X Ray Telescopes, Design Analysis, Grids, Monochromatic Radiation, Optical Measurement, X Ray Astronomy

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Diffraction effects in modern designs for grid collimator telescopes (assumed to have roughly a 100-micron grid period) are apparent at wavelengths longer than 1 A and are dominant at wavelengths longer than 10 A. In collimators with many grids spaced far apart the effects of diffracation are to reduce strongly the peak transmission of the collimator at longer wavelengths and to broaden it by about the amount expected from Fraunhofer diffraction through a slit the size of the grid openings. Comparisons between two-collimator measurements and the present calculations show reasonable agreement; it is therefore concluded that the present single-collimator calculation gives a good representation of their diffraction-limited angular response.

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