Open AccessThe Czech Contribution to Future Large X-Ray Astronomy Telescopes: Recent Progress
Author(s) -
R. Hudec,
L. Pı́na,
A. Inneman,
D. Cerna,
V. Maršíková,
Vladimír Tichý,
M. Míka
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
acta polytechnica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1805-2363
pISSN - 1210-2709
DOI - 10.14311/1708
Subject(s) - czech , x ray astronomy , x ray telescope , physics , astronomy , x ray optics , optics , space science , x ray , telescope , philosophy , linguistics
We briefly review the recent status of the Czech contribution to future space X-ray astronomy missions with emphasis on the development of new technologies and test samples of X-ray mirrors with precise surfaces based on new materials and alternative designs. We report on further investigations and tests of X-ray optical arrangements, such as Kirkpatrick-Baez systems and Multi-Foil Optics.