Physics – Optics
Scientific paper
Sep 2007
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Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy III. Edited by O'Dell, Stephen L.; Pareschi, Giovanni. Proceedings of the SPIE, V
Physics
Optics
Scientific paper
Thin plastic foils are being investigated to build shell optics for X-ray telescopes. Compared to polished glass optics, the advantage is in terms of increased collecting area, light weight and lower cost. Plastic material is also desirable to allow deformation into a complete surface of revolution. We collected plastic materials of common use for industrial applications and also specialty materials developed for the electronic industry. A comparative study was then performed to evaluate the optical quality of the selected plastic films. Surface analysis was carried out with topographic instruments to investigate the microroughness of our samples at different scan lengths. Preliminary results suggest that a facility for the production of high-performance films with adequate microroughness is needed.
Barbera Marco
Pareschi Giovanni
Schnopper Herbert W.
Sironi Giorgia
Taibi Angelo
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