PhD Presentation: X-Ray Optics Conference/Lecture Monday, February 18, 2019 The event started -2047 days agoMultiday event - 0 days 10:00 AM11:00 AM Optics Building Room 234 Development of Low Stress, Broadband X-Ray Optic Multilayer Coatings Ms Danielle Gurgew The design and development of an in-house X-ray optic multilayer coating deposition system and coating test facility has provided a substantial contribution to research and development of reflective X-ray optic coatings at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). An extensive validation study of the system's capabilities to deposit repeatable, multilayer reflective X-ray optic coatings of various complexities is discussed and the deposition of initial broadband multilayer coatings are presented. Additionally, a coating stress study has been conducted where intrinsic coating stress was measured and characterized for both periodic and depth-graded W/Si multilayer coatings. Several stress reduction techniques, annealing and stress compensation, were investigated for their feasibility in reducing coating-induced substrate deflection. Upcoming astronomical X-ray missions will benefit from these studies because future telescope technologies will require minimally stressed reflective coatings as the optics themselves become more lightweight. Details Category Conference/Lecture department Physics and Astronomy Audience Public, Students, Faculty and Staff, Alumni Contact Don Gregory This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Venue Optics BuildingJohn Wright Blvd.Huntsville, AL 35899View map More Dates SHARE