X-ray Mirror Benders

Benders are an electronically controllable mechanical assembly that allows a spherical or elliptical radius of curvature to be applied to an X-ray mirror. To guarantee the necessary bending stroke and resolution, Bertin Technologies sizes both the mirror and the bender according to the specifications provided by the customer beforehand. It then ensures that the stability and surface quality of the mirror are not being degraded under any thermal or mechanical stress, as it often happens. Finally, to ensure its proper functioning, Bertin Technologies’ teams come to customer’ site to install and wire the system in the vacuum chamber.

The x-ray mirror bender technology of Bertin Technologies can accommodate mirrors of any size, whether face up, face down, or sideways, up to 1500 millimeters in length. Bertin Technologies’ technology thus allows for the best solution for bending high-quality x-ray beams.