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    Area of Science:

    • Astronomy and Astrophysics
    • X-ray Optics
    • Telescope Design

    Background:

    • Micro-arcsecond (µas) angular resolution in astronomical imaging promises significant scientific breakthroughs.
    • Existing µas x-ray imager designs, primarily interferometers, suffer from limited effective collecting areas.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To describe novel x-ray telescope designs capable of diffraction-limited performance with large effective areas.
    • To present compact nested-shell Wolter Type 2 grazing-incidence telescope designs for high-resolution x-ray imaging.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilizing a nested-shell architecture with grazing-incidence mirrors to achieve diffraction-limited imaging.
    • Matching optical path lengths between all mirror shells to minimize aberrations.
    • Investigating and mitigating chromatic and off-axis aberrations through path length adjustments.

    Main Results:

    • A micro-arcsecond telescope design with 14 µas resolution and 2.9 m² effective area at 5 keV.
    • A milli-arcsecond telescope design with 525 µas resolution and 645 cm² effective area at 1 keV.
    • Demonstrated mitigation of chromatic aberration and identified field curvature as the primary off-axis aberration.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed telescope designs present a viable path towards achieving diffraction-limited x-ray imaging.
    • While demanding, the required mirror surface and alignment tolerances are considered achievable in the future.
    • A 1 arc second field of view is feasible with a flat detector, despite formation flying requirements.