Conference proceeding
Designing compact x-ray optics with multilayer coatings for pulsar-informed navigation
Proceedings of SPIE, the international society for optical engineering, Vol.14146, pp.141464E-141464E-10
08/17/2026
DOI: 10.1117/12.3098198
Abstract
Millisecond pulsars exhibit predictable long-term stability, comparable to atomic clocks, and can serve as natural beacons for autonomous position and timing systems. We present the preliminary results from phase-resolved spectral analysis of NICER measurements for a set of millisecond pulsars that are prime candidates for pulsar-informed Navigation (PIN). Our analysis is designed to identify the energy bands to enhance the signal to noise ratio of the pulsed emission. Customized multi-layer coatings can be designed to reflect photons at this energy across a wider range of grazing incidence angles, enabling shorter focal lengths for more compact telescopes. We discuss the design implications of the phase-resolved spectra on the optics and multi-layer coatings for a PIN instrument.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Designing compact x-ray optics with multilayer coatings for pulsar-informed navigation
- Creators
- Jacob H. Payne - University of IowaCasey T. DeRoo - University of Iowa
- Contributors
- Shouleh Nikzad (Editor) - Jet Propulsion LaboratoryKazuhiro Nakazawa (Editor) - Nagoya UniversityMarco Feroci (Editor) - INAF - Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali (Italy)
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of SPIE, the international society for optical engineering, Vol.14146, pp.141464E-141464E-10
- DOI
- 10.1117/12.3098198
- ISSN
- 0277-786X
- Publisher
- SPIE
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/17/2026
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy; University College Courses
- Record Identifier
- 9985241009202771
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