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US 8,142,691 B2Granted
Thermal casting of polymers in centrifuge for producing X-ray optics
AssigneeLawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
InventorsRandy M. Hill, Todd A. Decker
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Abstract
An optic is produced by the steps of placing a polymer inside a rotateable cylindrical chamber, the rotateable cylindrical chamber having an outside wall, rotating the cylindrical chamber, heating the rotating chamber forcing the polymer to the outside wall of the cylindrical chamber, allowing the rotateable cylindrical chamber to cool while rotating producing an optic substrate with a substrate surface, sizing the optic substrate, and coating the substrate surface of the optic substrate to produce the optic with an optic surface.
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A method of producing an optic, comprising the steps of:
- placing a polymer inside a rotateable cylindrical chamber, said rotateable cylindrical chamber having an outside wall,
- rotating said cylindrical chamber,
- heating said rotating chamber forcing said polymer to said outside wall of said cylindrical chamber,
- allowing said rotateable cylindrical chamber to cool while rotating producing an optic substrate with a substrate surface,
- sizing said optic substrate, and
- coating said substrate surface of said optic substrate.
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