NDLI: X-ray characterization of thin foil gold mirrors of a soft X-ray telescope for ASTROSAT : Characterization of SXT mirrors by X-ray reflectivity

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Author	Sagdeo, Archna Rai, S. K. Lodha, Gyan S. Singh, K. P. Yadav, Nisha Dhawan, R. Tonpe, Umesh Vahia, M. N.
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	X-ray reflectivity measurements were performed on several thin foil gold mirrors fabricated in TIFR for a Soft X-ray Imaging Telescope. The mirrors were made from thin aluminum foils with a reflecting layer of sputtered gold transferred from a smooth glass mandrel using an epoxy. X-ray reflectivity measurements were performed on a sample of randomly selected mirrors using CuKα (8.05 keV), CrKα (5.41 keV) X-rays and also at several energies in the energy range of 155–300 eV using the synchrotron source Indus-1. It was found that the roughness of the low-density top gold layer as obtained from the fitting of X-ray reflectivity data for CuKα radiation is relatively more as compared to that obtained from the CrKα radiation. This indicates that in the mirrors made by this process, the upper surfaces are smoother as compared to the deeper layers. It was also observed that the critical angle almost vanishes in the very low energy range of 290–300 eV due to strong absorption effects of the low density material sitting on top of these mirrors. Due to this absorption effect, efficiency of these mirrors reduces in this energy range. This is first time that reflectivity measurements are being reported for very soft X-rays (≤ 300 eV) for mirrors made for any X-ray astronomy mission.
Starting Page	11
Ending Page	23
Page Count	13
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09226435
Journal	Experimental Astronomy
Volume Number	28
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15729508
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2010-04-07
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	X-ray telescope: ASTROSAT X-ray mirrors: reflectivity Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Astronomy and Astrophysics Space and Planetary Science

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