Foundation president, Harvey Fineberg, and chairman emeritus and co-founder, Gordon Moore, discuss the Statement of Founders’ Intent with staff.
To support the development and demonstration of a fabrication process for an X-ray mirror system that satisfies the performance and manufacturing requirements for next-generation X-ray observatories with high angular resolution and large collecting area, operating at wavelengths in the range 1-30 angstrom.
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