Hybrid design consisting of co-aligned inner core and outer corona optics, sharing a common optical axis and vacuum vessel

Now, imagine taking two ordinary glass lenses from your mom's old glasses, and you have to make them work together perfectly for this special project.

Technical definition

A telescope's X-ray lens consists of two separate parts, the inner core and outer corona, carefully aligned and contained within a shared housing that can be evacuated to minimize interference.

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