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    Area of Science:

    • Optics and Photonics
    • Astrophysics
    • Spectroscopy

    Background:

    • Spectrometers are crucial for analyzing light.
    • Achieving stigmatic imaging in the Extreme Ultraviolet (XUV) region presents significant challenges due to aberrations.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To design and evaluate a novel spectrometer configuration for stigmatic XUV imaging.
    • To explore the potential of toroidal optical elements for aberration compensation.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized two grazing incidence toroidal optical elements: a mirror and a grating.
    • Optimized the system by ensuring the intermediate sagittal image is nearly at infinity to compensate for aberrations.
    • Investigated spectral range coverage by varying the angle of incidence on the grating.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated the capability to build a stigmatic spectrometer in the XUV region at a specific wavelength.
    • Achieved good aberration compensation through the proposed optical configuration.
    • Showcased that simple adjustments allow for stigmatic imaging over an extended spectral range.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed spectrometer design offers efficient stigmatic imaging in the XUV.
    • The system's adaptability and spectral range make it a promising candidate for future solar XUV telescopes equipped with bidimensional array detectors.