Fresnel zone plates for Achromatic Imaging Survey of X-ray sources

A telescope with Fresnel Zone Plates has been contemplated to be an excellent imaging mask in X-rays and gamma-rays for quite some time. With a proper choice of zone plate material, spacing and an appropriate readout system it is possible to achieve any theoretical angular resolution. We provide the...

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Published in:AIP conference proceedings 2008-01, Vol.1053 (1), p.391-394
Main Authors: Palit, Sourav, Chakrabarti, S K, Debnath, D, Yadav, Vipin, Nandi, Anuj
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY
COSMIC GAMMA SOURCES
COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES
GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
READOUT SYSTEMS
SIMULATION
TELESCOPES
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Summary:A telescope with Fresnel Zone Plates has been contemplated to be an excellent imaging mask in X-rays and gamma-rays for quite some time. With a proper choice of zone plate material, spacing and an appropriate readout system it is possible to achieve any theoretical angular resolution. We provide the results of numerical simulations of how a large number of X-ray sources could be imaged at a high resolution. We believe that such an imager would be an excellent tool for a future survey mission for X-ray and gamma-ray sources which we propose.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/1.3009516