title: Track membranes with open pores used as diffractive filters for space-based x-ray and EUV solar observations.
abstract: We describe the fabrication and performance of diffractive filters designed for space-based x-ray and EUV solar observations. Unlike traditional thin film filters, diffractive filters can be made to have a high resistance against the destructive mechanical and acoustic loads of a satellite launch. The filters studied are made of plastic track-etched membranes that are metal-coated on one side only. They have all-through open cylindrical pores with diameters as small as 500 nm, limiting their transmittance to very short wavelengths. The spectral transmittance of various diffractive filters with different pore parameters was measured from the soft x-ray to the near IR range (namely, from 1-1100 nm).
authors.affiliation: Royal Observatory of Belgium, Circular Avenue 3, B-1180 Brussels, Belgium. marie.dominique@oma.be
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dominique
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Mitrofanov
authors.forename: J-F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Hochedez
authors.forename: P Yu
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Apel
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schühle
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Pudonin
authors.forename: O L
authors.initials: OL
authors.lastname: Orelovich
authors.forename: S Yu
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Zuev
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bolsée
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hermans
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: BenMoussa