Craig Theobald

TL;DR: The X-ray Imaging Polarimetry Explorer (XIPE) as discussed by the authors is a mission dedicated to Xray Astronomy which is in a competitive phase A as fourth medium size mission of ESA (M4).

TL;DR: The Smart X-ray Optics (SXO) project is a UK-based consortium looking at the application of active/adaptive optics to both large and small scale devices, intended for astronomical and medical purposes respectively as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: The Smart X-ray Optics project is a UK-based consortium of six institutions investigating active/adaptive Xray optics for both large and small scale applications as discussed by the authors, which includes the modelling and testing of the large scale prototype optic.

TL;DR: The Smart X-ray Optics project is a UK-based consortium of five institutions investigating active/adaptive Xray optics for both large and small scale applications as discussed by the authors, which includes the modelling and the testing of a large scale prototype thin shell optic which incorporates piezoelectric devices to enable the surface to be actively deformed aiming to achieve an angular resolution better than that currently available.

TL;DR: The Smart X-ray Optics project is a UK-based consortium of eight institutions investigating the application of active/adaptive Xray optics for both large and small scale as discussed by the authors, which includes the modelling and testing of a large scale optic, suitable for an Xray telescope.