Collimated Magnetron Sputter Deposition for Mirror Coatings. (26th May 2008)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Vickery, Anette; Jensen, Carsten P.; Christensen, Finn E.; Steenstrup, Mads Peter; Schønfeldt, Troels
• Other Names: Rohrbach Scott Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: X-ray optics and instrumentation. Volume 2008(2008)
• Publication Date: 2008-05-26
• Subjects: X-ray optics -- Periodicals; X-ray optics; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 621.361
• DOI: 10.1155/2008/792540
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-7632

Abstract

Abstract : At the Danish National Space Center (DNSC), a planar magnetron sputtering chamber has been established as a research and production coating facility for curved X-ray mirrors for hard X-ray optics for astronomical X-ray telescopes. In the following, we present experimental evidence that a collimation of the sputtered particles is an efficient way to suppress the interfacial roughness of the produced multilayer. We present two different types of collimation optimized for the production of low roughness curved mirrors and flat mirrors, respectively.