A new solution for mirror coating in -ray Cherenkov Astronomy
arXiv:1406.0622 · doi:10.1007/s10686-014-9398-x
Abstract
In the -ray Cherenkov Astronomy framework mirror coating plays a crucial role in defining the light response of the telescope. We carried out a study for new mirror coating solutions with both a numerical simulation software and a vacuum chamber for small sample production. In this article, we present a new mirror coating solution consisting of a 28-layer interferometric SiO-TiO-HfO design deposited on a glass substrate, whose average reflectance is above for normally incident light in the wavelength range between 300 and 550 nm.
6 pages, 5 figures. Article submitted to Experimental Astronomy, the final publication is available at link.springer.com