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Sironi, Giorgia
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- 2017Design and development of the multilayer optics for the new hard x-ray missioncitations
- 2015An overview on mirrors for Cherenkov telescopes manufactured by glass cold-shaping technologycitations
- 2014Evaluation of the surface strength of glass plates shaped by hot slumping processcitations
- 2013Accurate integration of segmented x-ray optics using interfacing ribscitations
- 2011Technologies for manufacturing of high angular resolution multilayer coated optics for the New Hard X-ray Missioncitations
- 2010The optics system of the New Hard X-ray Mission: design and developmentcitations
- 2010Thin gold layer in NiCo and Ni electroforming process: optical surface characterizationcitations
- 2010Technologies for manufacturing of high angular resolution multilayer coated optics for the New Hard X-ray Mission: a status report IIcitations
- 2009Design and development of the optics system for the NHXM Hard X-ray and Polarimetric Missioncitations
- 2009Thin gold layer in Ni electroforming process: optical surface characterizationcitations
- 2008Mandrels manufacturing processes for Ni electroformed X-ray optics: profile errors contribution to imaging degradationcitations
- 2008Surface roughness evaluation on mandrels and mirror shells for future X-ray telescopescitations
- 2007Characterization of thin plastic foils for applications in x-ray optics technology
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Thin gold layer in Ni electroforming process: optical surface characterization
Abstract
Mandrel replication by Nickel electroforming is a well-suited process to manufacture X-ray mirrors, making use of Gold layer playing the twofold role of release agent and reflective coating. To increase the optical performances of mirrors it is crucial to minimize the impact of X-ray scattering effects related to surface microroughness, especially when the mirror is intended to operate in hard X-rays. In this case, the Gold layer simply acts as release agent because the reflection is demanded to interferential over-coatings. Even though the replicated optical surface is usually believed to reproduce the smooth topography of the master, a surface degradation is commonly observed. Such a worsening can also suffer from a contribution from the spontaneous roughness growth of the Gold layer itself: if this is the case, the mirror's optical quality could potentially benefit from the utilization of a thin Gold layer (< 100 nm) instead of the traditional thick gold layer (> 100 nm). To prove the effectiveness of the Gold thickness reduction, a microroughness characterization of replicated thin gold layers has been achieved. We report here a preliminary roughness study of 3 electroformed Ni samples replicated from a super-polished Zerodur flat master with various Gold layer thicknesses, in the spectral range 0.02-1000 μm. The study is organized as follows: (a) characterization of the 3 replicated samples; (b) comparison of the Gold roughness for thin vs. thick layers; (c) comparison of the two sides of Gold layers....