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Dr. Giancarlo Cusumano

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SPIE Journal Paper | 23 January 2024 Open Access

Open Access

Software architecture and development approach for the ASTRI Mini-Array project at the Teide Observatory

Andrea Bulgarelli, Fabrizio Lucarelli, Gino Tosti, Vito Conforti, Nicolò Parmiggiani, Joseph Hillary Schwarz, Juan Guillermo Alvarez Gallardo, Lucio Angelo Antonelli, Mauricio Araya, Matteo Balbo, Leonardo Baroncelli, Ciro Bigongiari, Pietro Bruno, Milvia Capalbi, Martina Cardillo, Guillermo Andres Rodriguez Castillo, Osvaldo Catalano, Antonio Alessio Compagnino, Mattia Corpora, Alessandro Costa, Silvia Crestan, Giuseppe Cusumano, Antonino D’Aì, Valentina Fioretti, Stefano Gallozzi, Stefano Germani, Fulvio Gianotti, Valentina Giordano, Andrea Giuliani, Alessandro Grillo, Isaias Huerta, Federico Incardona, Simone Iovenitti, Nicola La Palombara, Valentina La Parola, Marco Landoni, Saverio Lombardi, Maria Cettina Maccarone, Rachele Millul, Teresa Mineo, Gabriela Montenegro, Davide Mollica, Kevin Munari, Antonio Pagliaro, Giovanni Pareschi, Valerio Pastore, Matteo Perri, Fabio Pintore, Patrizia Romano, Federico Russo, Ricardo Zanmar Sanchez, Pierluca Sangiorgi, Francesco Gabriele Saturni, Nestor Sayes, Eva Sciacca, Vitalii Sliusar, Salvatore Scuderi, Alessandro Tacchini, Vincenzo Testa, Massimo Trifoglio, Antonio Tutone, Stefano Vercellone, Roland Walter, for the ASTRI Project

JATIS, Vol. 10, Issue 01, 017001, (January 2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.10.1.017001

KEYWORDS: Software development, Telescopes, Data modeling, Computer architecture, Control systems, Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Data acquisition, Data archive systems, Design, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

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The data processing, simulation, and archive systems of the ASTRI Mini-Array project

Saverio Lombardi, Fabrizio Lucarelli, Ciro Bigongiari, Stefano Gallozzi, Martina Cardillo, Michele Mastropietro, Francesco Gabriele Saturni, Francesco Visconti, Lucio Angelo Antonelli, Andrea Bulgarelli, Milvia Capalbi, Osvaldo Catalano, Antonio Alessio Compagnino, Vito Conforti, Silvia Crestan, Giancarlo Cusumano, Antonino D'aì, Stefano Germani, Andrea Giuliani, Simone Iovenitti, Valentina La Parola, Maria Concetta Maccarone, Teresa Mineo, Davide Mollica, Antonio Pagliaro, Nicolò Parmiggiani, Matteo Perri, Fabio Pintore, Salvatore Scuderi, Gino Tosti, Stefano Vercellone, Luca Zampieri

Proceedings Volume 12189, 121890P (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629362

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Telescopes, Data archive systems, Calibration, Data centers, Data processing, Monte Carlo methods, Data storage, Device simulation, Data acquisition

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

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The Software Architecture and development approach for the ASTRI Mini-Array gamma-ray air-Cherenkov experiment at the Observatorio del Teide

A. Bulgarelli, F. Lucarelli, G. Tosti, V. Conforti, N. Parmiggiani, J. H. Schwarz, L. A. Antonelli, L. Baroncelli, C. Bigongiari, M. Capalbi, M. Cardillo, G. A. Rodriguez Castillo, O. Catalano, A. A. Compagnino, M. Corpora, A. Costa, S. Crestan, G. Cusumano, A. D'Ai', V. Fioretti, S. Gallozzi, S. Germani, F. Gianotti, V. Giordano, A. Giuliani, P. G. Bruno, J. G. Green, A. Grillo, F. Incardona, S. Iovenitti, N. La Palombara, V. La Parola, M. Landoni, S. Lombardi, M. C. Maccarone, R. Millul, T. Mineo, D. Mollica, A. Pagliaro, G. Pareschi, V. Pastore, M. Perri, F. Pintore, P. Romano, F. Russo, P. Sangiorgi, F. G. Saturni, E. Sciacca, S. Scuderi, A. Tacchini, V. Testa, M. Trifoglio, A. Tutone, S. Vercellone

Proceedings Volume 12189, 121890D (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629164

KEYWORDS: Data modeling, Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Control systems, Software development, Telescopes, Data processing, Data archive systems, Data acquisition, Calibration, Computer architecture

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2016 Paper

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XIPE: the x-ray imaging polarimetry explorer

P. Soffitta, R. Bellazzini, E. Bozzo, V. Burwitz, A. Castro-Tirado, E. Costa, T. Courvoisier, H. Feng, S. Gburek, R. Goosmann, V. Karas, G. Matt, F. Muleri, K. Nandra, M. Pearce, J. Poutanen, V. Reglero, D. Sabau Maria, A. Santangelo, G. Tagliaferri, C. Tenzer, J. Vink, M. Weisskopf, S. Zane, I. Agudo, A. Antonelli, P. Attina, L. Baldini, A. Bykov, R. Carpentiero, E. Cavazzuti, E. Churazov, E. Del Monte, D. De Martino, I. Donnarumma, V. Doroshenko, Y. Evangelista, I. Ferreira, E. Gallo, N. Grosso, P. Kaaret, E. Kuulkers, J. Laranaga, L. Latronico, D. Lumb, J. Macian, J. Malzac, F. Marin, E. Massaro, M. Minuti, C. Mundell, J. U. Ness, T. Oosterbroek, S. Paltani, G. Pareschi, R. Perna, P.-O. Petrucci, H. B. Pinazo, M. Pinchera, J. P. Rodriguez, M. Roncadelli, A. Santovincenzo, S. Sazonov, C. Sgro, D. Spiga, J. Svoboda, C. Theobald, T. Theodorou, R. Turolla, E. Wilhelmi de Ona, B. Winter, A. M. Akbar, H. Allan, R. Aloisio, D. Altamirano, L. Amati, E. Amato, E. Angelakis, J. Arezu, J.-L. Atteia, M. Axelsson, M. Bachetti, L. Ballo, S. Balman, R. Bandiera, X. Barcons, S. Basso, A. Baykal, W. Becker, E. Behar, B. Beheshtipour, R. Belmont, E. Berger, F. Bernardini, S. Bianchi, G. Bisnovatyi-Kogan, P. Blasi, P. Blay, A. Bodaghee, M. Boer, M. Boettcher, S. Bogdanov, I. Bombaci, R. Bonino, J. Braga, W. Brandt, A. Brez, N. Bucciantini, L. Burderi, I. Caiazzo, R. Campana, S. Campana, F. Capitanio, M. Cappi, M. Cardillo, P. Casella, O. Catmabacak, B. Cenko, P. Cerda-Duran, C. Cerruti, S. Chaty, M. Chauvin, Y. Chen, J. Chenevez, M. Chernyakova, C. C. Cheung, D. Christodoulou, P. Connell, R. Corbet, F. Coti Zelati, S. Covino, W. Cui, G. Cusumano, A. D’Ai, F. D’Ammando, M. Dadina, Z. Dai, A. De Rosa, L. de Ruvo, N. Degenaar, M. Del Santo, L. Del Zanna, G. Dewangan, S. Di Cosimo, N. Di Lalla, G. Di Persio, T. Di Salvo, T. Dias, C. Done, M. Dovciak, G. Doyle, L. Ducci, R. Elsner, T. Enoto, J. Escada, P. Esposito, C. Eyles, S. Fabiani, M. Falanga, S. Falocco, Y. Fan, R. Fender, M. Feroci, C. Ferrigno, W. Forman, L. Foschini, C. Fragile, F. Fuerst, Y. Fujita, J. L. Gasent-Blesa, J. Gelfand, B. Gendre, G. Ghirlanda, G. Ghisellini, M. Giroletti, D. Goetz, E. Gogus, J.-L. Gomez, D. Gonzalez, R. Gonzalez-Riestra, E. Gotthelf, L. Gou, P. Grandi, V. Grinberg, F. Grise, C. Guidorzi, N. Gurlebeck, T. Guver, D. Haggard, M. Hardcastle, D. Hartmann, C. Haswell, A. Heger, M. Hernanz, J. Heyl, L. Ho, J. Hoormann, J. Horak, J. Huovelin, D. Huppenkothen, R. Iaria, C. Inam Sitki, A. Ingram, G. Israel, L. Izzo, M. Burgess, M. Jackson, L. Ji, J. Jiang, T. Johannsen, C. Jones, S. Jorstad, J. J. E. Kajava, M. Kalamkar, E. Kalemci, T. Kallman, A. Kamble, F. Kislat, M. Kiss, D. Klochkov, E. Koerding, M. Kolehmainen, K. Koljonen, S. Komossa, A. Kong, S. Korpela, M. Kowalinski, H. Krawczynski, I. Kreykenbohm, M. Kuss, D. Lai, M. Lan, J. Larsson, S. Laycock, D. Lazzati, D. Leahy, H. Li, J. Li, L.-X. Li, T. Li, Z. Li, M. Linares, M. Lister, H. Liu, G. Lodato, A. Lohfink, F. Longo, G. Luna, A. Lutovinov, S. Mahmoodifar, J. Maia, V. Mainieri, C. Maitra, D. Maitra, A. Majczyna, S. Maldera, D. Malyshev, A. Manfreda, A. Manousakis, R. Manuel, R. Margutti, A. Marinucci, S. Markoff, A. Marscher, H. Marshall, F. Massaro, M. McLaughlin, G. Medina-Tanco, M. Mehdipour, M. Middleton, R. Mignani, P. Mimica, T. Mineo, B. Mingo, G. Miniutti, S. M. Mirac, G. Morlino, A. Motlagh, S. Motta, A. Mushtukov, S. Nagataki, F. Nardini, J. Nattila, G. Navarro, B. Negri, Matteo Negro, S. Nenonen, V. Neustroev, F. Nicastro, A. Norton, A. Nucita, P. O’Brien, S. O’Dell, H. Odaka, B. Olmi, N. Omodei, M. Orienti, M. Orlandini, J. Osborne, L. Pacciani, V. Paliya, I. Papadakis, A. Papitto, Z. Paragi, P. Pascal, B. Paul, L. Pavan, A. Pellizzoni, E. Perinati, M. Pesce-Rollins, E. Piconcelli, A. Pili, M. Pilia, M. Pohl, G. Ponti, D. Porquet, A. Possenti, K. Postnov, I. Prandoni, N. Produit, G. Puehlhofer, B. Ramsey, M. Razzano, N. Rea, P. Reig, K. Reinsch, T. Reiprich, M. Reynolds, G. Risaliti, T. Roberts, J. Rodriguez, M. Rossi, S. Rosswog, A. Rozanska, A. Rubini, B. Rudak, D. Russell, F. Ryde, S. Sabatini, G. Sala, M. Salvati, M. Sasaki, T. Savolainen, R. Saxton, S. Scaringi, K. Schawinski, N. Schulz, A. Schwope, P. Severgnini, M. Sharon, A Shaw, A. Shearer, X. Shesheng, I. -C. Shih, K. Silva, R. Silva, E. Silver, A. Smale, F. Spada, G. Spandre, A. Stamerra, B. Stappers, S. Starrfield, L. Stawarz, N. Stergioulas, A. Stevens, H. Stiele, V. Suleimanov, R. Sunyaev, A. Slowikowska, F. Tamborra, F. Tavecchio, R. Taverna, A. Tiengo, L. Tolos, F. Tombesi, J. Tomsick, H. Tong, G. Torok, D. Torres, A. Tortosa, A. Tramacere, V. Trimble, G. Trinchieri, S. Tsygankov, M. Tuerler, S. Turriziani, F. Ursini, P. Uttley, P. Varniere, F. Vincent, E. Vurgun, C. Wang, Z. Wang, A. Watts, J. Wheeler, K. Wiersema, R. Wijnands, J. Wilms, A. Wolter, K. Wood, K. Wu, X. Wu, W. Xiangyu, F. Xie, R. Xu, S.-P. Yan, J. Yang, W. Yu, F. Yuan, A. Zajczyk, D. Zanetti, R. Zanin, C. Zanni, L. Zappacosta, A. Zdziarski, A. Zech, H. Zhang, S. Zhang, W. Zhang, A. Zoghbi

Proceedings Volume 9905, 990515 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233046

KEYWORDS: Physics, Astronomy, Mirrors, Observatories, Modulation, Polarimetry, X-rays, Sensors, Polarization, X-ray optics

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2016 Paper

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Using muon rings for the optical calibration of the ASTRI telescopes for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Teresa Mineo, Maria Concetta Maccarone, Giancarlo Cusumano, Valentina La Parola, Patrizia Romano

Proceedings Volume 9913, 99132R (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232256

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Telescopes, Muons, Prototyping, Optical calibration, Calibration, Cameras, Data acquisition, Device simulation, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2016 Paper

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The LOFT mission concept: a status update

M. Feroci, E. Bozzo, S. Brandt, M. Hernanz, M. van der Klis, L.-P. Liu, P. Orleanski, M. Pohl, A. Santangelo, S. Schanne, L. Stella, T. Takahashi, H. Tamura, A. Watts, J. Wilms, S. Zane, S.-N. Zhang, S. Bhattacharyya, I. Agudo, M. Ahangarianabhari, C. Albertus, M. Alford, A. Alpar, D. Altamirano, L. Alvarez, L. Amati, C. Amoros, N. Andersson, A. Antonelli, A. Argan, R. Artigue, B. Artigues, J.-L. Atteia, P. Azzarello, P. Bakala, D. Ballantyne, G. Baldazzi, M. Baldo, S. Balman, M. Barbera, C. van Baren, D. Barret, A. Baykal, M. Begelman, E. Behar, O. Behar, T. Belloni, F. Bernardini, G. Bertuccio, S. Bianchi, A. Bianchini, P. Binko, P. Blay, F. Bocchino, M. Bode, P. Bodin, I. Bombaci, J.-M. Bonnet Bidaud, S. Boutloukos, F. Bouyjou, L. Bradley, J. Braga, M. Briggs, E. Brown, M. Buballa, N. Bucciantini, L. Burderi, M. Burgay, M. Bursa, C. Budtz-Jørgensen, E. Cackett, F. Cadoux, P. Cais, G. Caliandro, R. Campana, S. Campana, X. Cao, F. Capitanio, J. Casares, P. Casella, A. Castro-Tirado, E. Cavazzuti, Y. Cavechi, S. Celestin, P. Cerda-Duran, D. Chakrabarty, N. Chamel, F. Château, C. Chen, Y. Chen, J. Chenevez, M. Chernyakova, J. Coker, R. Cole, A. Collura, M. Coriat, R. Cornelisse, L. Costamante, A. Cros, W. Cui, A. Cumming, G. Cusumano, B. Czerny, A. D'Aì, F. D'Ammando, V. D'Elia, Z. Dai, E. Del Monte, A. De Luca, D. De Martino, J. P. C. Dercksen, M. De Pasquale, A. De Rosa, M. Del Santo, S. Di Cosimo, N. Degenaar, J. W. den Herder, S. Diebold, T. Di Salvo, Y. Dong, I. Donnarumma, V. Doroshenko, G. Doyle, S. Drake, M. Durant, D. Emmanoulopoulos, T. Enoto, M. H. Erkut, P. Esposito, Y. Evangelista, A. Fabian, M. Falanga, Y. Favre, C. Feldman, R. Fender, H. Feng, V. Ferrari, C. Ferrigno, M. Finger, G. Fraser, M. Frericks, M. Fullekrug, F. Fuschino, M. Gabler, D. K. Galloway, J. L. Gálvez Sanchez, P. Gandhi, Z. Gao, E. Garcia-Berro, B. Gendre, O. Gevin, S. Gezari, A. B. Giles, M. Gilfanov, P. Giommi, G. Giovannini, M. Giroletti, E. Gogus, A. Goldwurm, K. Goluchová, D. Götz, L. Gou, C. Gouiffes, P. Grandi, M. Grassi, J. Greiner, V. Grinberg, P. Groot, M. Gschwender, L. Gualtieri, M. Guedel, C. Guidorzi, L. Guy, D. Haas, P. Haensel, M. Hailey, K. Hamuguchi, F. Hansen, D. Hartmann, C. A. Haswell, K. Hebeler, A. Heger, M. Hempel, W. Hermsen, J. Homan, A. Hornstrup, R. Hudec, J. Huovelin, D. Huppenkothen, S. Inam, A. Ingram, J. In't Zand, G. Israel, K. Iwasawa, L. Izzo, H. Jacobs, F. Jetter, T. Johannsen, P. Jenke, P. Jonker, J. Josè, P. Kaaret, K. Kalamkar, E. Kalemci, G. Kanbach, V. Karas, D. Karelin, D. Kataria, L. Keek, T. Kennedy, D. Klochkov, W. Kluzniak, E. Koerding, K. Kokkotas, S. Komossa, S. Korpela, C. Kouveliotou, A. Kowalski, I. Kreykenbohm, L. Kuiper, D. Kunneriath, A. Kurkela, I. Kuvvetli, F. La Franca, C. Labanti, D. Lai, F. Lamb, C. Lachaud, P. Laubert, F. Lebrun, X. Li, E. Liang, O. Limousin, D. Lin, M. Linares, D. Linder, G. Lodato, F. Longo, F. Lu, N. Lund, T. Maccarone, D. Macera, S. Maestre, S. Mahmoodifar, D. Maier, P. Malcovati, J. Malzac, C. Malone, I. Mandel, V. Mangano, A. Manousakis, M. Marelli, J. Margueron, M. Marisaldi, S. Markoff, A. Markowitz, A. Marinucci, A. Martindale, G. Martínez, I. McHardy, G. Medina-Tanco, M. Mehdipour, A. Melatos, M. Mendez, S. Mereghetti, S. Migliari, R. Mignani, M. Michalska, T. Mihara, M. C. Miller, J. M. Miller, T. Mineo, G. Miniutti, S. Morsink, C. Motch, S. Motta, M. Mouchet, G. Mouret, J. Mulačová, F. Muleri, T. Muñoz-Darias, I. Negueruela, J. Neilsen, T. Neubert, A. Norton, M. Nowak, A. Nucita, P. O'Brien, M. Oertel, P. E. H. Olsen, M. Orienti, M. Orio, M. Orlandini, J. Osborne, R. Osten, F. Ozel, L. Pacciani, F. Paerels, S. Paltani, M. Paolillo, I. Papadakis, A. Papitto, Z. Paragi, J. Paredes, A. Patruno, B. Paul, F. Pederiva, E. Perinati, A. Pellizzoni, A. V. Penacchioni, U. Peretz, M. Perez, M. Perez-Torres, B. Peterson, V. Petracek, C. Pittori, J. Pons, J. Portell, A. Possenti, K. Postnov, J. Poutanen, M. Prakash, I. Prandoni, H. Le Provost, D. Psaltis, J. Pye, J. Qu, D. Rambaud, P. Ramon, G. Ramsay, M. Rapisarda, A. Rashevski, I. Rashevskaya, P. Ray, N. Rea, S. Reddy, P. Reig, M. Reina Aranda, R. Remillard, C. Reynolds, L. Rezzolla, M. Ribo, R. de la Rie, A. Riggio, A. Rios, D. Rischke, P. Rodríguez-Gil, J. Rodriguez, R. Rohlfs, P. Romano, E. M. Rossi, A. Rozanska, A. Rousseau, B. Rudak, D. Russell, F. Ryde, L. Sabau-Graziati, T. Sakamoto, G. Sala, R. Salvaterra, D. Salvetti, A. Sanna, J. Sandberg, T. Savolainen, S. Scaringi, J. Schaffner-Bielich, H. Schatz, J. Schee, C. Schmid, M. Serino, N. Shakura, S. Shore, J. Schnittman, R. Schneider, A. Schwenk, A. Schwope, A. Sedrakian, J.-Y. Seyler, A. Shearer, A. Slowikowska, M. Sims, A. Smith, D. Smith, P. Smith, M. Sobolewska, V. Sochora, P. Soffitta, P. Soleri, L. Song, A. Spencer, A. Stamerra, B. Stappers, R. Staubert, A. Steiner, N. Stergioulas, A. Stevens, G. Stratta, T. Strohmayer, Z. Stuchlik, S. Suchy, V. Suleimanov, F. Tamburini, T. Tauris, F. Tavecchio, C. Tenzer, F. Thielemann, A. Tiengo, L. Tolos, F. Tombesi, J. Tomsick, G. Torok, J. M. Torrejon, D. F. Torres, E. Torresi, A. Tramacere, I. Traulsen, A. Trois, R. Turolla, S. Turriziani, S. Typel, P. Uter, P. Uttley, A. Vacchi, P. Varniere, S. Vaughan, S. Vercellone, M. Vietri, F. Vincent, V. Vrba, D. Walton, J. Wang, Z. Wang, S. Watanabe, R. Wawrzaszek, N. Webb, N. Weinberg, H. Wende, P. Wheatley, R. Wijers, R. Wijnands, M. Wille, C. Wilson-Hodge, B. Winter, S. Walk, K. Wood, S. Woosley, X. Wu, R. Xu, W. Yu, F. Yuan, W. Yuan, Y. Yuan, G. Zampa, N. Zampa, L. Zampieri, L. Zdunik, A. Zdziarski, A. Zech, B. Zhang, C. Zhang, S. Zhang, M. Zingale, F. Zwart

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99051R (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233161

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Stars, Sensors, Observatories, Physics, Astronomy, Cameras, Roads, Collimators, Astrophysics

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Proceedings Article | 31 July 2014 Paper

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The Large Observatory for x-ray timing

M. Feroci, J. W. den Herder, E. Bozzo, D. Barret, S. Brandt, M. Hernanz, M. van der Klis, M. Pohl, A. Santangelo, L. Stella, A. Watts, J. Wilms, S. Zane, M. Ahangarianabhari, C. Albertus, M. Alford, A. Alpar, D. Altamirano, L. Alvarez, L. Amati, C. Amoros, N. Andersson, A. Antonelli, A. Argan, R. Artigue, B. Artigues, J.-L. Atteia, P. Azzarello, P. Bakala, G. Baldazzi, S. Balman, M. Barbera, C. van Baren, S. Bhattacharyya, A. Baykal, T. Belloni, F. Bernardini, G. Bertuccio, S. Bianchi, A. Bianchini, P. Binko, P. Blay, F. Bocchino, P. Bodin, I. Bombaci, J.-M. Bonnet Bidaud, S. Boutloukos, L. Bradley, J. Braga, E. Brown, N. Bucciantini, L. Burderi, M. Burgay, M. Bursa, C. Budtz-Jørgensen, E. Cackett, F. Cadoux, P. Caïs, G. Caliandro, R. Campana, S. Campana, F. Capitanio, J. Casares, P. Casella, A. Castro-Tirado, E. Cavazzuti, P. Cerda-Duran, D. Chakrabarty, F. Château, J. Chenevez, J. Coker, R. Cole, A. Collura, R. Cornelisse, T. Courvoisier, A. Cros, A. Cumming, G. Cusumano, A. D'Ai, V. D'Elia, E. Del Monte, A. de Luca, D. de Martino, J. P. C. Dercksen, M. de Pasquale, A. De Rosa, M. Del Santo, S. Di Cosimo, S. Diebold, T. Di Salvo, I. Donnarumma, A. Drago, M. Durant, D. Emmanoulopoulos, M. H. Erkut, P. Esposito, Y. Evangelista, A. Fabian, M. Falanga, Y. Favre, C. Feldman, V. Ferrari, C. Ferrigno, M. Finger, G. Fraser, M. Frericks, F. Fuschino, M. Gabler, D. K. Galloway, J. L. Galvez Sanchez, E. Garcia-Berro, B. Gendre, S. Gezari, A. B. Giles, M. Gilfanov, P. Giommi, G. Giovannini, M. Giroletti, E. Gogus, A. Goldwurm, K. Goluchová, D. Götz, C. Gouiffes, M. Grassi, P. Groot, M. Gschwender, L. Gualtieri, C. Guidorzi, L. Guy, D. Haas, P. Haensel, M. Hailey, F. Hansen, D. Hartmann, C. A. Haswell, K. Hebeler, A. Heger, W. Hermsen, J. Homan, A. Hornstrup, R. Hudec, J. Huovelin, A. Ingram, J. In't Zand, G. Israel, K. Iwasawa, L. Izzo, H. Jacobs, F. Jetter, T. Johannsen, P. Jonker, J. Josè, P. Kaaret, G. Kanbach, V. Karas, D. Karelin, D. Kataria, L. Keek, T. Kennedy, D. Klochkov, W. Kluzniak, K. Kokkotas, S. Korpela, C. Kouveliotou, I. Kreykenbohm, L. Kuiper, I. Kuvvetli, C. Labanti, D. Lai, F. Lamb, P. Laubert, F. Lebrun, D. Lin, D. Linder, G. Lodato, F. Longo, N. Lund, T. J. Maccarone, D. Macera, S. Maestre, S. Mahmoodifar, D. Maier, P. Malcovati, I. Mandel, V. Mangano, A. Manousakis, M. Marisaldi, A. Markowitz, A. Martindale, G. Matt, I. McHardy, A. Melatos, M. Mendez, S. Mereghetti, M. Michalska, S. Migliari, R. Mignani, M. C. Miller, J. M. Miller, T. Mineo, G. Miniutti, S. Morsink, C. Motch, S. Motta, M. Mouchet, G. Mouret, J. Mulačová, F. Muleri, T. Muñoz-Darias, I. Negueruela, J. Neilsen, A. Norton, M. Nowak, P. O'Brien, P. E. H. Olsen, M. Orienti, M. Orio, M. Orlandini, P. Orleański, J. Osborne, R. Osten, F. Ozel, L. Pacciani, M. Paolillo, A. Papitto, J. Paredes, A. Patruno, B. Paul, E. Perinati, A. Pellizzoni, A. V. Penacchioni, M. A. Perez, V. Petracek, C. Pittori, J. Pons, J. Portell, A. Possenti, J. Poutanen, M. Prakash, P. Le Provost, D. Psaltis, D. Rambaud, P. Ramon, G. Ramsay, M. Rapisarda, A. Rachevski, I. Rashevskaya, P. Ray, N. Rea, S. Reddy, P. Reig, M. Reina Aranda, R. Remillard, C. Reynolds, L. Rezzolla, M. Ribo, R. de la Rie, A. Riggio, A. Rios, P. Rodríguez-Gil, J. Rodriguez, R. Rohlfs, P. Romano, E. M. R. Rossi, A. Rozanska, A. Rousseau, F. Ryde, L. Sabau-Graziati, G. Sala, R. Salvaterra, A. Sanna, J. Sandberg, S. Scaringi, S. Schanne, J. Schee, C. Schmid, S. Shore, R. Schneider, A. Schwenk, A. Schwope, J.-Y. Seyler, A. Shearer, A. Smith, D. Smith, P. Smith, V. Sochora, P. Soffitta, P. Soleri, A. Spencer, B. Stappers, A. Steiner, N. Stergioulas, G. Stratta, T. Strohmayer, Z. Stuchlik, S. Suchy, V. Sulemainov, T. Takahashi, F. Tamburini, T. Tauris, C. Tenzer, L. Tolos, F. Tombesi, J. Tomsick, G. Torok, J. M. Torrejon, D. F. Torres, A. Tramacere, A. Trois, R. Turolla, S. Turriziani, P. Uter, P. Uttley, A. Vacchi, P. Varniere, S. Vaughan, S. Vercellone, V. Vrba, D. Walton, S. Watanabe, R. Wawrzaszek, N. Webb, N. Weinberg, H. Wende, P. Wheatley, R. Wijers, R. Wijnands, M. Wille, C. Wilson-Hodge, B. Winter, K. Wood, G. Zampa, N. Zampa, L. Zampieri, L. Zdunik, A. Zdziarski, B. Zhang, F. Zwart, M. Ayre, T. Boenke, C. Corral van Damme, Erik Kuulkers, D. Lumb

Proceedings Volume 9144, 91442T (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055913

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Collimators, Physics, Spectral resolution, Stars, Observatories, Astronomy, Space operations, Gamma radiation

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

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LOFT: the Large Observatory For X-ray Timing

M. Feroci, J. den Herder, E. Bozzo, D. Barret, S. Brandt, M. Hernanz, M. van der Klis, M. Pohl, A. Santangelo, L. Stella, A. Watts, J. Wilms, S. Zane, M. Ahangarianabhari, A. Alpar, D. Altamirano, L. Alvarez, L. Amati, C. Amoros, N. Andersson, A. Antonelli, A. Argan, R. Artigue, P. Azzarello, G. Baldazzi, S. Balman, M. Barbera, T. Belloni, G. Bertuccio, S. Bianchi, A. Bianchini, P. Bodin, J.-M. Bonnet Bidaud, S. Boutloukos, J. Braga, E. Brown, N. Bucciantini, L. Burderi, M. Bursa, C. Budtz-Jørgensen, E. Cackett, F. Cadoux, P. Cais, G. Caliandro, R. Campana, S. Campana, P. Casella, D. Chakrabarty, J. Chenevez, J. Coker, R. Cole, A. Collura, T. Courvoisier, A. Cros, A. Cumming, G. Cusumano, A. D'Ai, V. D'Elia, E. Del Monte, D. de Martino, A. De Rosa, S. Di Cosimo, S. Diebold, T. Di Salvo, I. Donnarumma, A. Drago, M. Durant, D. Emmanoulopoulos, Y. Evangelista, A. Fabian, M. Falanga, Y. Favre, C. Feldman, C. Ferrigno, M. Finger, G. Fraser, F. Fuschino, D. Galloway, J. Galvez Sanchez, E. Garcia-Berro, B. Gendre, S. Gezari, A. Giles, M. Gilfanov, P. Giommi, G. Giovannini, M. Giroletti, A. Goldwurm, D. Götz, C. Gouiffes, M. Grassi, P. Groot, C. Guidorzi, D. Haas, F. Hansen, D. Hartmann, C. A. Haswell, A. Heger, J. Homan, A. Hornstrup, R. Hudec, J. Huovelin, A. Ingram, J. J. In't Zand, J. Isern, G. Israel, L. Izzo, P. Jonker, P. Kaaret, V. Karas, D. Karelin, D. Kataria, L. Keek, T. Kennedy, D. Klochkov, W. Kluzniak, K. Kokkotas, S. Korpela, C. Kouveliotou, I. Kreykenbohm, L. Kuiper, I. Kuvvetli, C. Labanti, D. Lai, F. Lamb, F. Lebrun, D. Lin, D. Linder, G. Lodato, F. Longo, N. Lund, T. Maccarone, D. Macera, D. Maier, P. Malcovati, V. Mangano, A. Manousakis, M. Marisaldi, A. Markowitz, A. Martindale, G. Matt, I. McHardy, A. Melatos, M. Mendez, S. Migliari, R. Mignani, M. Miller, J. Miller, T. Mineo, G. Miniutti, S. Morsink, C. Motch, S. Motta, M. Mouchet, F. Muleri, A. Norton, M. Nowak, P. O'Brien, M. Orienti, M. Orio, M. Orlandini, P. Orleanski, J. Osborne, R. Osten, F. Ozel, L. Pacciani, A. Papitto, B. Paul, E. Perinati, V. Petracek, J. Portell, J. Poutanen, D. Psaltis, D. Rambaud, G. Ramsay, M. Rapisarda, A. Rachevski, P. Ray, N. Rea, S. Reddy, P. Reig, M. Reina Aranda, R. Remillard, C. Reynolds, P. Rodríguez-Gil, J. Rodriguez, P. Romano, E. M. Rossi, F. Ryde, L. Sabau-Graziati, G. Sala, R. Salvaterra, A. Sanna, S. Schanne, J. Schee, C. Schmid, A. Schwenk, A. Schwope, J.-Y. Seyler, A. Shearer, A. Smith, D. Smith, P. Smith, V. Sochora, P. Soffitta, P. Soleri, B. Stappers, B. Steltzer, N. Stergioulas, G. Stratta, T. Strohmayer, Z. Stuchlik, S. Suchy, V. Sulemainov, T. Takahashi, F. Tamburini, C. Tenzer, L. Tolos, G. Torok, J. Torrejon, D. Torres, A. Tramacere, A. Trois, S. Turriziani, P. Uter, P. Uttley, A. Vacchi, P. Varniere, S. Vaughan, S. Vercellone, V. Vrba, D. Walton, S. Watanabe, R. Wawrzaszek, N. Webb, N. Weinberg, H. Wende, P. Wheatley, R. Wijers, R. Wijnands, M. Wille, C. Wilson-Hodge, B. Winter, K. Wood, G. Zampa, N. Zampa, L. Zampieri, A. Zdziarski, B. Zhang

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84432D (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926310

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Collimators, Observatories, Physics, Astronomy, Photons, Spatial resolution, Gamma radiation, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

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NHXM: a New Hard X-ray imaging and polarimetric Mission

Gianpiero Tagliaferri, Andrea Argan, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Jay Bookbinder, Osvaldo Catalano, Elisabetta Cavazzuti, Enrico Costa, Giancarlo Cusumano, Fabrizio Fiore, Carlo Fiorini, Paolo Giommi, Giuseppe Malaguti, Giorgio Matt, Sandro Mereghetti, Giuseppina Micela, Stephen Murray, Barbara Negri, Giovanni Pareschi, Giuseppe Perola, Suzanne Romaine, Gabriele Villa

Proceedings Volume 7732, 773217 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857032

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, X-rays, Sensors, Cameras, Polarization, Mirrors, Hard x-rays, Spectroscopy, Physics, Synchrotrons

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

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Designing an x-ray baffle for stray-light reduction at the focal plane of the Wide Field Imager on board EDGE

E. Perinati, T. Mineo, G. Cusumano, L. Piro, G. Pareschi, M. Barbera

Proceedings Volume 7011, 701139 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787909

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Photons, Contamination, X-rays, Imaging systems, Device simulation, Sensors, X-ray telescopes, X-ray imaging, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

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Design and development of the SIMBOL-X hard x-ray optics

G. Pareschi, P. Attinà, S. Basso, G. Borghi, W. Burkert, R. Buzzi, O. Citterio, M. Civitani, P. Conconi, V. Cotroneo, G. Cusumano, E. Dell'Orto, M. Freyberg, G. Hartner, P. Gorenstein, E. Mattaini, F. Mazzoleni, G. Parodi, S. Romaine, D. Spiga, G. Tagliaferri, R. Valtolina, G. Valsecchi, D. Vernani

Proceedings Volume 7011, 70110N (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790336

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-ray optics, Multilayers, X-rays, Nickel, Spatial resolution, Sensors, Hard x-rays, Optical coatings, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 2007 Paper

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Design and optimization of the optics for the EDGE wide-field spectrometer

Ikuya Sakurai, Yuzuru Tawara, Jan-Williem den Herder, Marco Barbera, Giancarlo Cusumano, Teresa Mineo, Emanuele Perianati

Proceedings Volume 6688, 668809 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.733713

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Sensors, Telescopes, Spatial resolution, Spectroscopy, Reflectivity, Reflection, Nickel, X-rays, X-ray telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 2007 Paper

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EDGE: explorer of diffuse emission and gamma-ray burst explosions

J. den Herder, L. Piro, T. Ohashi, L. Amati, J. Atteia, S. Barthelmy, M. Barbera, D. Barret, S. Basso, M. Boer, S. Borgani, O. Boyarskiy, E. Branchini, G. Branduardi-Raymont, M. Briggs, G. Brunetti, C. Budtz-Jorgensenf, D. Burrows, S. Campana, E. Caroli, G. Chincarini, F. Christensen, M. Cocchi, A. Comastri, A. Corsi, V. Cotroneo, P. Conconi, L. Colasanti, G. Cusamano, A. de Rosa, M. Del Santo, S. Ettori, Y. Ezoe, L. Ferrari, M. Feroci, M. Finger, G. Fishman, R. Fujimoto, M. Galeazzi, A. Galli, F. Gatti, N. Gehrels, B. Gendre, G. Ghirlanda, G. Ghisellini, P. Giommi, M. Girardi, L. Guzzo, F. Haardt, I. Hepburn, W. Hermsen, H. Hoevers, A. Holland, J. In't Zand, Y. Ishisaki, H. Kawahara, N. Kawai, J. Kaastra, M. Kippen, P. A. J. de Korte, C. Kouveliotou, A. Kusenko, C. Labanti, R. Lieu, C. Macculi, K. Makishima, G. Matt, P. Mazotta, D. McCammon, M. Méndez, T. Mineo, S. Mitchell, K. Mitsuda, S. Molendi, L. Moscardini, R. Mushotzky, L. Natalucci, F. Nicastro, P. O'Brien, J. Osborne, F. Paerels, M. Page, S. Paltani, G. Pareschi, E. Perinati, C. Perola, T. Ponman, A. Rasmussen, M. Roncarelli, P. Rosati, O. Ruchayskiy, E. Quadrini, I. Sakurai, R. Salvaterra, S. Sasaki, G. Sato, J. Schaye, J. Schmidtt, S. Scioritino, M. Shaposhnikov, K. Shinozaki, D. Spiga, Y. Suto, G. Tagliaferri, T. Takahashi, Y. Takei, Y. Tawara, P. Tozzi, H. Tsunemi, T. Tsuru, P. Ubertini, E. Ursino, M. Viel, J. Vink, N. White, R. Willingale, R. Wijers, K. Yoshikawa, N. Yamasaki

Proceedings Volume 6688, 668805 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.729457

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Absorption, Spatial resolution, Stars, Mirrors, Gamma radiation, X-rays, Galaxy groups and clusters, Spectral resolution, Metals

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Proceedings Article | 20 September 2007 Paper

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HEW simulations and quantification of the microroughness requirements for x-ray telescopes by means of numerical and analytical methods

D. Spiga, G. Cusumano, G. Pareschi

Proceedings Volume 6688, 66880H (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734814

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-rays, X-ray telescopes, Scattering, X-ray optics, Surface roughness, Computer simulations, Reflectivity, Hard x-rays, Spatial frequencies

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Proceedings Article | 20 September 2007 Paper

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The swift-XRT imaging performances and serendipitous survey

A. Moretti, M. Perri, M. Capalbi, A. Abbey, L. Angelini, A. Beardmore, D. Burrows, S. Campana, G. Chincarini, O. Citterio, G. Cusumano, P. Evans, P. Giommi, M. Goad, O. Godet, C. Guidorzi, D. Grupe, J. Hill, J. Kennea, V. La Parola, V. Mangano, T. Mineo, D. Morris, J. Nousek, J. Osborne, K. Page, C. Pagani, J. Racusin, P. Romano, G. Tagliaferri, F. Tamburelli

Proceedings Volume 6688, 66880G (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734087

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Calibration, X-ray telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Monte Carlo methods, Galaxy groups and clusters, Wavelet transforms, Telescopes, Error analysis, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 20 September 2007 Paper

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Simbol-X: x-ray baffle for stray-light reduction

G. Cusumano, M. Artale, T. Mineo, V. Teresi, G. Pareschi, V. Cotroneo

Proceedings Volume 6688, 66880C (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.732304

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Mirrors, Stray light, X-ray telescopes, Contamination, Telescopes, Sensors, Space telescopes, Photons, Reflection

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2007 Paper

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Characterization and evolution of the swift x-ray telescope instrumental background

C. Pagani, D. C. Morris, J. Racusin, D. Grupe, L. Vetere, M. Stroh, A. Falcone, J. Kennea, D. Burrows, J. Nousek, A. Abbey, L. Angelini, A. Beardmore, S. Campana, M. Capalbi, G. Chincarini, O. Citterio, G. Cusumano, P. Giommi, O. Godet, J. Hill, V. La Parola, V. Mangano, T. Mineo, A. Moretti, J. Osborne, K. Page, M. Perri, P. Romano, G. Tagliaferri, F. Tamburelli

Proceedings Volume 6686, 668609 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734398

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, X-rays, Sensors, Vignetting, X-ray telescopes, Space operations, Particles, Temperature metrology, Gamma radiation, Photons

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2007 Paper

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The operation and evolution of the swift x-ray telescope

Jamie Kennea, D. Burrows, C. Pagani, J. Hill, J. Racusin, D. Morris, A. Abbey, A. Beardmore, S. Campana, G. Chincarini, G. Cusumano, P. Evans, N. Gehrels, O. Godet, T. Mineo, V. La Parola, V. Mangano, A. Moretti, J. Nousek, J. Osborne, K. Page, M. Perri, P. Romano, R. L. C. Starling, G. Tagliaferri, F. Tamburelli, A. Wells

Proceedings Volume 6686, 668608 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734394

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, X-rays, X-ray telescopes, Switching, Contamination, X-ray imaging, Gamma radiation, Space telescopes, X-ray optics, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2007 Paper

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The swift x-ray telescope: status and performance

David Burrows, J. Kennea, A. Abbey, A. Beardmore, S. Campana, M. Capalbi, G. Chincarini, G. Cusumano, P. Evans, J. Hill, P. Giommi, M. Goad, O. Godet, A. Moretti, D. Morris, J. Osborne, C. Pagani, K. Page, M. Perri, J. Racusin, P. Romano, R. L. C. Starling, G. Tagliaferri, F. Tamburelli, L. Tyler, R. Willingale

Proceedings Volume 6686, 668607 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.735130

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray optics, X-ray telescopes, Stars, Galactic astronomy, Gamma radiation, X-ray detectors, Sensors, Space telescopes, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

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ESTREMO/WFXRT: extreme physics in the transient and evolving cosmos

Luigi Piro, Lorenzo Amati, Marco Barbera, Stefano Borgani, Angela Bazzano, Enzo Branchini, G. Brunetti, Sergio Campana, Ezio Caroli, Massimo Cocchi, Sergio Colafrancesco, Luca Colasanti, Alessandra Corsi, Enrico Costa, Giancarlo Cusumano, Melania Del Santo, Jan-Willem Den Herder, Alessandra De Rosa, Guido Di Cocco, Stefano Ettori, Marco Feroci, Fabrizio Fiore, Roberto Fusco-Femiano, Massimiliano Galeazzi, Alessandra Galli, Flavio Gatti, Bruce Gendre, Luigi Guzzo, Wim Hermsen, Jean in 't Zand, Jelle Kaastra, Giovanni La Rosa, Claudio Labanti, Mario Marisaldi, Pasquale Mazzotta, Teresa Mineo, Silvano Molendi, Lauro Moscardini, Lorenzo Natalucci, Fabrizio Nicastro, Giovanni Pareschi, Elena Pian, E. Quadrini, Mauro Roncarelli, Jaap Shaye, Gianpiero Tagliaferri, Paolo Tozzi, Pietro Ubertini, Eugenio Ursino, Matteo Viel

Proceedings Volume 6266, 62660K (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670401

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray telescopes, Metals, Spectroscopy, Absorption, Image resolution, Charge-coupled devices, Gamma radiation, Stars, Galaxy groups and clusters

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Proceedings Article | 19 August 2005 Paper

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The in-flight spectroscopic performance of the Swift XRT CCD camera

Julian Osborne, A. Beardmore, O. Godet, A. Abbey, M. Goad, K. Page, A. Wells, L. Angelini, D. Burrows, S. Campana, G. Chincarini, O. Citterio, G. Cusumano, P. Giommi, J. Hill, J. Kennea, V. LaParola, V. Mangano, T. Mineo, A. Moretti, J. Nousek, C. Pagani, M. Perri, P. Romano, G. Tagliaferri, F. Tamburelli

Proceedings Volume 5898, 589817 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617149

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Calibration, X-rays, Matrices, CCD cameras, Spectroscopy, Molybdenum, Spectral calibration, X-ray telescopes, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

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In-flight calibration of the SWIFT XRT effective area

P. Romano, G. Cusumano, S. Campana, V. Mangano, A. Moretti, A. Abbey, L. Angelini, A. Beardmore, D. Burrows, M. Capalbi, G. Chincarini, O. Citterio, P. Giommi, M. Goad, O. Godet, G. Hartner, J. Hill, J. Kennea, V. LaParola, T. Mineo, D. Morris, J. Nousek, J. Osborne, K. Page, C. Pagani, M. Perri, G. Tagliaferri, F. Tamburelli, A. Wells

Proceedings Volume 5898, 589819 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.616974

KEYWORDS: Calibration, X-rays, Vignetting, X-ray telescopes, Astronomy, Mirrors, Charge-coupled devices, Point spread functions, X-ray astronomy, Gamma radiation

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

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Controlling the Swift XRT CCD temperature via passive cooling

Jamie Kennea, D. Burrows, A. Wells, C. Pagani, J. Hill, J. Racusin, D. Morris, S. Hunsberger, A. Abbey, A. Beardmore, S. Campana, M. Chester, G. Chincarini, G. Cusumano, N. Gehrels, O. Godet, T. Mineo, V. La Parola, V. Mangano, A. Moretti, J. Nousek, J. Osborne, K. Page, M. Perri, G. Tagliaferri, F. Tamburelli

Proceedings Volume 5898, 589816 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617681

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, X-ray telescopes, Space operations, Sensors, X-rays, Software development, Gamma radiation, X-ray optics, CCD image sensors, Switches

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

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Crab: the standard x-ray candle with all (modern) x-ray satellites

M. Kirsch, U. Briel, D. Burrows, S. Campana, G. Cusumano, K. Ebisawa, M. Freyberg, M. Guainazzi, F. Haberl, K. Jahoda, J. Kaastra, P. Kretschmar, S. Larsson, P. Lubinski, K. Mori, P. Plucinsky, A. Pollock, R. Rothschild, S. Sembay, J. Wilms, M. Yamamoto

Proceedings Volume 5898, 589803 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.616893

KEYWORDS: Calibration, X-rays, Cameras, Data modeling, Absorption, Roentgenium, Satellites, Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, X-ray telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

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In–flight calibration of the Swift XRT Point Spread Function

Alberto Moretti, Sergio Campana, T. Mineo, Patrizia Romano, A. Abbey, L. Angelini, A. Beardmore, W. Burkert, D. Burrows, M. Capalbi, G. Chincarini, O. Citterio, G. Cusumano, M. Freyberg, P. Giommi, M. Goad, O. Godet, G. Hartner, J. Hill, J. Kennea, V. La Parola, V. Mangano, D. Morris, J. Nousek, J. Osborne, K. Page, C. Pagani, M. Perri, G. Tagliaferri, F. Tamburelli, A. Wells

Proceedings Volume 5898, 589818 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617164

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Calibration, Data modeling, Sensors, X-ray telescopes, Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Gamma radiation, X-rays, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

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Absolute timing with the SWIFT X-ray telescope (XRT)

G. Cusumano, V. Mangano, T. Mineo, V. La Parola, A. La Barbera, S. Campana, G. Chincarini, G. Tagliaferri, A. Moretti, P. Romano, M. Capalbi, M. Perri, P. Giommi, D. Burrows, D. Morris, J. Hill, J. Kennea, J. Nousek, C. Pagani, L. Angelini, J. Osborne, A. Abbey, A. Beardmore, M. Goad, K. Page, A. Wells

Proceedings Volume 5898, 58981A (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.616603

KEYWORDS: X-ray telescopes, X-rays, Calibration, Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, X-ray astronomy, Photodiodes, Space telescopes, Data centers, Gamma radiation

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Proceedings Article | 3 February 2004 Paper

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Swift XRT effective area measured at the Panter end-to-end tests

Gianpiero Tagliaferri, Alberto Moretti, Sergio Campana, Anthony Abbey, Richard Ambrosi, Lorella Angelini, Andrew Beardmore, Heinrich Brauninger, Wolfgang Burkert, David Burrows, Milvia Capalbi, Guido Chincarini, Oberto Citterio, Giancarlo Cusumano, Michael Freyberg, Paolo Giommi, Gisela Hartner, Joanne Hill, Koji Mori, Dave Morris, Kallol Mukerjee, John Nousek, Julian Osborne, Alexander Short, F. Tamburelli, D. Watson, Alan Wells

Proceedings Volume 5165, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.504835

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Vignetting, Charge-coupled devices, Mirrors, Telescopes, Contamination, Quantum efficiency, X-rays, Sensors, Ray tracing

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Proceedings Article | 3 February 2004 Paper

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SWIFT XRT point spread function measured at the Panter end-to-end tests

Alberto Moretti, Sergio Campana, Gianpiero Tagliaferri, Anthony Abbey, Richard Ambrosi, Lorella Angelini, Andrew Beardmore, Heinrich Brauninger, Wolfgang Burkert, David Burrows, Milvia Capalbi, Guido Chincarini, Oberto Citterio, Giancarlo Cusumano, Michael Freyberg, Paolo Giommi, Gisela Hartner, Joanne Hill, Koji Mori, Dave Morris, Kallol Mukerjee, John Nousek, Julian Osborne, Alexander Short, Francesca Tamburelli, D. Watson, Alan Wells

Proceedings Volume 5165, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.504857

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Calibration, Mirrors, Data modeling, Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, X-rays, Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Gamma radiation

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Proceedings Article | 3 February 2004 Paper

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Readout modes and automated operation of the Swift X-ray Telescope

Joanne Hill, David Burrows, John Nousek, Anthony Abbey, Richard Ambrosi, Heinrich Brauninger, Wolfgang Burkert, Sergio Campana, Chaitanya Cheruvu, Giancarlo Cusumano, Michael Freyberg, Gisela Hartner, R. Klar, C. Mangels, Alberto Moretti, Koji Mori, Dave Morris, Alexander Short, Gianpiero Tagliaferri, D. Watson, P. Wood, Alan Wells

Proceedings Volume 5165, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.505728

KEYWORDS: Switches, X-ray telescopes, Switching, Charge-coupled devices, X-rays, Photodiodes, Photon counting, Spectroscopy, Point spread functions, Gamma radiation

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Proceedings Article | 25 January 2002 Paper

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Centroiding and point response function measurements of the mirror/detector combination for the x-ray telescope on the SWIFT gamma-ray burst explorer

Richard Ambrosi, Anthony Abbey, Ian Hutchinson, Richard Willingale, Sergio Campana, Giancarlo Cusumano, Wolfgang Burkert, Alan Wells, Alexander Short, Oberto Citterio, Mauro Ghigo, G. Tagliaferri, Heinrich Braeuninger

Proceedings Volume 4497, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454228

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, X-rays, Mirrors, Charge-coupled devices, Calibration, Cameras, X-ray telescopes, Gamma radiation, Particles, Image processing

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 1997 Paper

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X-ray imaging performance of the flight model JET-X telescope

Alan Wells, C.M. Castelli, Mark Denby, D. Pullan, Mark Sims, Christopher Whitford, Richard Willingale, Christopher Eyles, M. Cooke, W. Curtis, Heinrich Brauninger, W. Burket, Oberto Citterio, Sergio Campana, Giancarlo Cusumano

Proceedings Volume 3114, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.283782

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Charge-coupled devices, Mirrors, X-ray telescopes, X-rays, Space telescopes, Sensors, Space operations, Spatial resolution, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 1997 Paper

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In-flight performances of grazing incidence x-ray optics on board the x-ray astronomy satellite BeppoSAX

Giancarlo Conti, Lucio Chiappetti, Silvano Molendi, Bruno Sacco, Giancarlo Cusumano, Giovanni La Rosa, Maria Maccarone, T. Mineo, Giuliano Boella, Oberto Citterio

Proceedings Volume 3113, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.278870

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Satellites, Mirrors, X-rays, Point spread functions, X-ray astronomy, Sensors, X-ray optics, Scintillation, Grazing incidence

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Proceedings Article | 31 October 1996 Paper

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Use of x-ray CCDs in the calibration of the flight mirrors for the JET-X telescope on Spectrum-X

Christian Castelli, Heinrich Braeuninger, Wolfgang Burkert, Sergio Campana, Giancarlo Cusumano, Mark Denby, Roland Egger, Nick Nelms, Mark Sims, D. Watson, Alan Wells, D. Willingale

Proceedings Volume 2808, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.256040

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Charge-coupled devices, X-rays, Sensors, Calibration, CCD cameras, X-ray telescopes, CCD image sensors, Space telescopes, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 1996 Paper

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Characteristics of the flight model optics for the JET-X telescope onboard the Spectrum-X-Gamma satellite

Oberto Citterio, Sergio Campana, Paolo Conconi, Mauro Ghigo, Francesco Mazzoleni, Ennio Poretti, Giancarlo Conti, Giancarlo Cusumano, Bruno Sacco, Heinrich Braeuninger, Wolfgang Burkert, Roland Egger, Christian Castelli, Richard Willingale

Proceedings Volume 2805, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.245112

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Sensors, Spatial resolution, Space telescopes, CCD image sensors, Fermium, CCD cameras, Spectral resolution

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Proceedings Article | 16 October 1995 Paper

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Medium-Energy Concentrator Spectrometer on board the x-ray astronomy satellite SAX: preliminary results of ground x-ray calibrations

Giuliano Boella, Lucio Chiappetti, Giancarlo Conti, Silvano Molendi, Giancarlo Cusumano, Stefano Del Sordo, Giovanni La Rosa, Maria Maccarone, Stefano Re, Bruno Sacco, Mario Tripiciano, Heinrich Braeuninger, Wolfgang Burkert

Proceedings Volume 2517, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.224912

KEYWORDS: X-ray astronomy, Satellites, Calibration, X-rays, Solar concentrators, Spectroscopy, Ground-based vicarious calibration of satellites, Grazing incidence, Mirrors, Scintillation

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Proceedings Article | 20 June 1995 Paper

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Status of the qualification model of the x-ray optics for the JET-X telescope aboard the Spectrum X-Gamma satellite

Oberto Citterio, Paolo Conconi, Mauro Ghigo, Francesco Mazzoleni, Ennio Poretti, Giancarlo Conti, Giancarlo Cusumano, Bruno Sacco, Heinrich Braeuninger, Wolfgang Burkert

Proceedings Volume 2515, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.212627

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-ray optics, X-ray telescopes, X-rays, Sensors, Spectral resolution, Spatial resolution, Satellites, Nickel, Gold

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Proceedings Article | 11 November 1994 Paper

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X-ray characteristics of the Italian X-Ray Astronomy Satellite (SAX) flight mirror units

Giancarlo Conti, E. Mattaini, E. Santambrogio, Bruno Sacco, Giancarlo Cusumano, Oberto Citterio, Heinrich Braeuninger, Wolfgang Burkert

Proceedings Volume 2279, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.193179

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-rays, X-ray astronomy, Fermium, Frequency modulation, Satellites, Sensors, Spatial resolution, Point spread functions, X-ray optics

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Proceedings Article | 1 February 1994 Paper

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Engineering qualification model of the SAX x-ray mirror unit: technical data and x-ray imaging characteristics

Giancarlo Conti, E. Mattaini, E. Santambrogio, Bruno Sacco, Giancarlo Cusumano, Oberto Citterio, Heinrich Braeuninger, Wolfgang Burkert

Proceedings Volume 2011, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.167245

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-rays, X-ray imaging, Sensors, Scattering, Spatial resolution, Nickel, Satellites, Surface roughness, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 1 January 1992 Paper

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Imaging characteristics of the development model of the JET-X x-ray telescope

Oberto Citterio, Paolo Conconi, Francesco Mazzoleni, Giancarlo Conti, Giancarlo Cusumano, Bruno Sacco, Heinrich Braeuninger, Wolfgang Burkert

Proceedings Volume 1546, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.51231

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Geometrical optics, Telescopes, Spatial resolution, Grazing incidence, X-ray optics, Sensors, Nickel, Spectral resolution, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 1 February 1991 Paper

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Imaging characteristics of the development model of the SAX x-ray imaging concentrators

Oberto Citterio, Paolo Conconi, Giancarlo Conti, E. Mattaini, E. Santambrogio, Giancarlo Cusumano, Bruno Sacco, Heinrich Braeuninger, Wolfgang Burkert

Proceedings Volume 1343, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23187

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, X-ray optics, Visible radiation, Solar concentrators, X-ray astronomy, Astronomical imaging, Astronomy, Microscopy, Optical testing, Polarimetry

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