\addvspace {10\p@ } \contentsline {figure}{\numberline {1.1}{\ignorespaces Schematic of the HETGS Configuration ({\tt hetgs\_diagram.ps})}}{2} \contentsline {figure}{\numberline {1.2}{\ignorespaces Image from the HETGS at XRCF ({\tt H-HAS-MC-20.001\_xyeImage06.ps})}}{2} \contentsline {figure}{\numberline {1.3}{\ignorespaces Cross-section schematic of the HETG gratings ({\tt grat\_cross\_secs.ps})}}{3} \contentsline {figure}{\numberline {1.4}{\ignorespaces HETG drawing with facet IDs ({\tt HETGdiag.eps})}}{4} \contentsline {figure}{\numberline {1.5}{\ignorespaces Photograph of the HETG assembly ({\tt HETG.ps})}}{5} \contentsline {figure}{\numberline {1.6}{\ignorespaces PSF and LRF Example ({\tt mis\_aligned.eps})}}{8} \addvspace {10\p@ } \contentsline {figure}{\numberline {2.1}{\ignorespaces Rowland torus ray geometry ({\tt hetg-rowland\_dd.eps})}}{16} \contentsline {figure}{\numberline {2.2}{\ignorespaces HETGS Resolving Power vs. Energy Curves ({\tt res\_power.eps})}}{19} \contentsline {figure}{\numberline {2.3}{\ignorespaces Fitting the {\bf MARX\nobreakspace {}}MEG HRMA Effective Blur ({\tt marx\_hrma\_meg.eps})}}{22} \contentsline {figure}{\numberline {2.4}{\ignorespaces Fitting the {\bf MARX\nobreakspace {}}HEG HRMA Effective Blur ({\tt marx\_hrma\_heg.eps})}}{22} \addvspace {10\p@ } \contentsline {figure}{\numberline {3.1}{\ignorespaces Asymetry parameter for a trapezoidal grating ({\tt trap\_assym.ps1})}}{31} \contentsline {figure}{\numberline {3.2}{\ignorespaces Trapezoidal bar shape ({\tt trap\_shape.ps1})}}{31} \contentsline {figure}{\numberline {3.3}{\ignorespaces Synchrotron-derived and Henke optical constants ({\tt au\_optical\_constants.ps})}}{33} \contentsline {figure}{\numberline {3.4}{\ignorespaces First order synchrotron data and model of HA2021 ({\tt HA2021\_p1.ps})}}{34} \contentsline {figure}{\numberline {3.5}{\ignorespaces Residuals from the first order fit of HA2021. 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