X-ray windows for spaceborne detectors

Autor: Veli-Pekka Viitanen, Heikki Sipila, Panu Partanen, Seppo Arvo Anter Nenonen, Risto Mutikainen
Rok vydání: 1992
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Zdroj: SPIE Proceedings.
ISSN: 0277-786X
DOI: 10.1117/12.130686
Popis: Several types of ultrathin entrance windows have been developed for applications in spaceborne X-ray instruments. Active area diameters up to 140 mm have been achieved. The latest windows developed have a transmission of > 20% at B K(alpha) and > 40% at N K(alpha) . A new gas block layer type utilizing aluminum nitride has been developed, as well as semitransparent support structures for the membranes. The effects of pressure-induced strain, radiation and atomic oxygen corrosion on the gas leak properties of the windows has been studied.© (1992) COPYRIGHT SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.
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