Are x-ray telescope mirrors similar to optical telescope mirrors?

Answer 1

The biggest telescopes are reflecting - instead of a main lens, they have a main mirror. Above a certain size, it is no longer feasible, or at least practical, to use lenses.

The biggest telescopes are reflecting - instead of a main lens, they have a main mirror. Above a certain size, it is no longer feasible, or at least practical, to use lenses.

The biggest telescopes are reflecting - instead of a main lens, they have a main mirror. Above a certain size, it is no longer feasible, or at least practical, to use lenses.

The biggest telescopes are reflecting - instead of a main lens, they have a main mirror. Above a certain size, it is no longer feasible, or at least practical, to use lenses.

Answer 2

X-ray telescope mirrors are different from optical telescope mirrors. Optical telescopes use smooth, reflective surfaces to gather and focus visible light, while X-ray telescopes use nested arrays of highly polished mirror segments to reflect and focus X-rays. The design and fabrication of X-ray mirrors must be specialized to interact with X-ray wavelengths rather than visible light.

Answer 3

no,its obvious from ur question that:

In optical telescope mirror telescope just simple light of distant objects can be seen nearer.it is used to see distant objects.

while in x.ray telescope mirrors x.ray light can be seen.

Answer 4

All light telescopes have some lenses, so they use refraction at some point. The main light-gathering element in a telescope can either be a lens (refraction) or a mirror (reflection). The largest telescopes always use mirrors.

Answer 5

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The biggest point of difference is that reflecting telescopes can be made much larger than refractors.

Answer 6

No, in the sense that the two things don't have anything to do with each other. An x-ray telescope could be either a refracting telescope or a reflecting telescope.

Answer 7

The biggest telescopes are reflecting - instead of a main lens, they have a main mirror. Above a certain size, it is no longer feasible, or at least practical, to use lenses.

Answer 8

Simply, yes.