Innovative multilayer coated optics for solar physics (Orale)

International audience; Development of multilayer coated optics with specific spectral characteristics and enhanced temporal, thermal and radiation stability requires an innovative approach to the design of reflecting multilayers and optimization of the coating process. Here we report on the progress in design, calculations and fabrication of reflecting multilayer coatings for solar imaging in the extreme ultra-violet (EUV) range. We will present recent results of characterization of new tri-component periodic multilayer structures containing aluminum as a low absorbing material within the spectral range from 17 to 40 nm. The EUV peak reflectance of these coatings (for instance, the Al/Mo/SiC multilayers) reaches 56% at 17.4 nm and 42% at 30 nm, highest reported up to now for these wavelengths. We have studied the temporal and thermal stability of structural and optical parameters of Al-based multilayer coatings as well as the resistivity of the coatings to high-energgy anf high-dose proton irradiation. A special attantion will be drawn to specific bi-periodic systems with enhanced selectivity, which possess two efficient reflection bands and attenuate some unwanted emission lines in the EUV range. Experimental results show that such multilayer coatings are good candidates for the EUV imaging telescopes of Solar Orbiter and future solar missions.