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At Luxel we pride ourselves on our responsiveness to X-ray researchers who are working in universities, synchrotron radiation centers, and government laboratories or almost anywhere there are X-ray and EUV sources, large and small. Custom applications are our specialty and we invite inquires regarding your special needs or customized products.  Let our engineers help solve your design challenges! 

bulletCustom Development
Custom development includes our work for NASA on building filters for the Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE); work for the Department of Energy, developing specialized X-ray laser targets, and a recently completed project to develop filters for use in the EUV lithography to enhance miniaturization of integrated circuits.  For a larger sampling visit our customers page.

bulletFilter Support
Customers may specify mesh or polymer foil support; or foils may be supplied free-standing.

bulletStandard and Custom Filter Frames
Filters can be mounted on standard or custom frames.  Let us know your specifications.  We can utilize your frames or fabricate them for you.

bulletFilter Materials
Filters can be made of over 40 materials, compounds, and organics.  Filters may be fabricated of a single foil, or layers of materials.   Your throughput requirements, and filter strength are the main factors in determining your filter design.Maxplank.JPG (16059 bytes)

This filter of aluminized polyimide film is mounted on a custom grid and frame for the RAPID/CLUSTER space mission.  The instrument was developed by the Max-Planck-Institut für Aeronomie.  The filter must block visible light and UV radiation, while transmitting X-rays to a detector.  The incident particles passing through the filter release secondary electrons.  Detection of the secondary electrons allows for the generation of very precise timing signals.   The design must also ensure that the filter does not accumulate a static charge.   The polyimide film is only 700Å thick!  It is coated on both sides: one side with 400Å of aluminum, while the opposite is also of aluminum, but 1000Å thick.

bulletEvaporation Equipment
Our  resistance heated vacuum evaporation equipment can solve your needs for accurate vapor deposition rates. They can reproduce  temperature, and vapor species for consistent film characteristics.  Plus, they offer excellent control in the evaporation of materials up to 1500°C. 

Successful Custom Products Built for Space Missions

bulletSolar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) 
                  Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA)


                Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory AIA Home Page
 

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Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE)  Trace Logo
     NASA Small Explorer Home Page


                                                                           

bulletHarvard High Resolution Camera (HRC) Project               
    
Chandra's (HRC) Home Page

 

For for a larger sampling go to our customers page.

Check out our modeled Transmittance vs Wavelength (Å) and Photon Energy (eV) plots for our standard, semi-custom, and specialty custom filter materials.  Go there now.

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