Slotted support for x-ray focusing mirrors
US5893549A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG21K2201/067
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Mirror support means having a metal block machined with a first pair of slots shaped to receive a first pair of curved mirrors and a second pair of slots shaped to receive a second pair of curved mirrors. The block is sufficiently resiliently deformable to enable the slots to be widened to receive the mirrors and then for the mirrors to be clamped in position, the slots being accurately machined so that the mirrors are bent into their required forms of curvature. The use of a unitary block simplifies the construction and setting up of the support means for the mirrors.
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