Review Article

Thin Shell, Segmented X-Ray Mirrors

Figure 3

(a) Assembled conical mirror quadrant housing. Two such housings (primary and secondary) are stacked to form a complete quadrant. Mirror segments are inserted from the open side through the grooves in the radial alignment bars. (b) Magnified view of a portion of an alignment bar. The width at the base of the angled grooves is slightly larger than the segment thickness.
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