Abstract
The NASA Lynx mission concept is under study as a potential successor to the Chandra X-ray Observatory, for launch in the 2030s. Like Chandra, Lynx is to provide 0.5 arcsec half power diameter imaging at 1keV, but with 30 times the collecting area, and sub-arcsec imaging over a 10 arcmin (radius) field-of-view. Adjustable X-ray optics technology represents a potential approach to meet the challenging Lynx requirements by enabling the correction of mirror fabrication figure, mounting induced distortions, and on-orbit correction for variations in the mirror thermal environment. We describe the current state of development of the technology, including summarizing recent test data, development of mirror assembly error budgets, and discussion of the mirror assembly optical design and its anticipated performance.
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