A wide field X-ray telescope for astronomical survey purposes: from theory to practice

Conconi, Paolo, Campana, Sergio , Tagliaferri, Gianpiero , Pareschi, Giovanni , Citterio, Oberto , Cotroneo, Vincenzo, Proserpio, Laura, Civitani, Marta

2010, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 405, Issue 2, pp. 877-886.

Citations: 8     I.F.: 5        Citations/Authors: 0.5

Design optimization and trade-off study of WFXT optics

Conconi, Paolo, Pareschi, Giovanni , Campana, Sergio , Citterio, Oberto , Civitani, Marta , Cotroneo, Vincenzo, Proserpio, Laura, Tagliaferri, Gianpiero , Parodi, Giancarlo

2009, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy IV. Edited by Conconi, Paolo; Pareschi, Giovanni; Campana, Sergio; Citterio, Oberto; Civitani, Marta; Cotroneo, Vincenzo; Proserpio, Laura; Tagliaferri, Gianpiero; Parodi, Giancarlo. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7437, article id. 74370D, 10 pp. (2009).

Citations: 2     I.F.: 1.11        Citations/Authors: 0.11

Production of the IXO glass segmented mirrors by hot slumping with pressure assistance: tests and results

Proserpio, L., Ghigo, M. , Basso, S. , Conconi, P., Citterio, O. , Civitani, M. , Negri, R., Pagano, G., Pareschi, G. , Salmaso, B. , et al.

Proserpio, L., Ghigo, M. , Basso, S. , Conconi, P., Citterio, O. , Civitani, M. , Negri, R., Pagano, G., Pareschi, G. , Salmaso, B. , Spiga, D. , Tagliaferri, G. , Tintori, M., Terzi, L., Zambra, A., Parodi, G., Martelli, F., Bavdaz, M., Wille, E.

2011, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy V. Edited by O'Dell, Stephen L.; Pareschi, Giovanni. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8147, article id. 81470M, 11 pp. (2011).

Citations: 2     I.F.: 0.84        Citations/Authors: 0.05

Progress on precise grinding and polishing of thin glass monolithic shell (towards WFXT)

Citterio, O. , Civitani, M.M. , Arnold, J., Campana, S. , Combrinck, H., Conconi, P., Cotroneo, V., Freeman, R., Mattaini, E. , Morton, R., et al.

Citterio, O. , Civitani, M.M. , Arnold, J., Campana, S. , Combrinck, H., Conconi, P., Cotroneo, V., Freeman, R., Mattaini, E. , Morton, R., Motta, G., Pareschi, G. , Parodi, G., Proserpio, L., Schuler, S., Simpson, P., Tagliaferri, G. , Walker, D.

2011, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy V. Edited by O'Dell, Stephen L.; Pareschi, Giovanni. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8147, article id. 814714, 11 pp. (2011).

Citations: 2     I.F.: 0.67        Citations/Authors: 0.06

Hot slumping glass technology for the grazing incidence optics of future missions with particular reference to IXO

Ghigo, M. , Basso, S. , Bavdaz, M., Conconi, P., Citterio, O. , Civitani, M. , Friedrich, P., Gallieni, D., Guldimann, B., Martelli, F., et al.

Ghigo, M. , Basso, S. , Bavdaz, M., Conconi, P., Citterio, O. , Civitani, M. , Friedrich, P., Gallieni, D., Guldimann, B., Martelli, F., Negri, R., Pagano, G., Pareschi, G. , Parodi, G., Proserpio, L., Salmaso, B. , Scaglione, F., Spiga, D. , Tagliaferri, G. , Terzi., L., Tintori, M., Vongehr, M., Wille, E., Winter, A., Zambra, A.

2010, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. Edited by Arnaud, Monique; Murray, Stephen S.; Takahashi, Tadayuki. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7732, article id. 77320C, 12 pp. (2010).

Citations: 2     I.F.: 0.64        Citations/Authors: 0.04

Hot slumping glass technology and integration process to manufacture a grazing incidence scaled prototype for the IXO telescope modules

Ghigo, M. , Basso, S. , Canestrari, R. , Conconi, P., Citterio, O. , Civitani, M. , Dell'Orto, E., Gallieni, D., Pareschi, G. , Parodi, G., et al.

Ghigo, M. , Basso, S. , Canestrari, R. , Conconi, P., Citterio, O. , Civitani, M. , Dell'Orto, E., Gallieni, D., Pareschi, G. , Parodi, G., Proserpio, L., Spiga, D.

2009, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy IV. Edited by Ghigo, M.; Basso, S.; Canestrari, R.; Conconi, P.; Citterio, O.; Civitani, M.; Dell'Orto, E.; Gallieni, D.; Pareschi, G.; Parodi, G.; Proserpio, L.; Spiga, D. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7437, article id. 74370P, 15 pp. (2009).

Citations: 1     I.F.: 0.58        Citations/Authors: 0.04

An integration machine for the assembly of the X-ray Optic Units based on thin slumped glass foils for the IXO mission

Civitani, M. , Basso, S. , Bavdaz, M., Citterio, O. , Conconi, P., Gallieni, D., Ghigo, M. , Martelli, F., Pareschi, G. , Parodi, G., et al.

Civitani, M. , Basso, S. , Bavdaz, M., Citterio, O. , Conconi, P., Gallieni, D., Ghigo, M. , Martelli, F., Pareschi, G. , Parodi, G., Proserpio, L., Sironi, G. , Spiga, D. , Tagliaferri, G. , Tintori, M., Wille, E., Zambra, A.

2011, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy V. Edited by O'Dell, Stephen L.; Pareschi, Giovanni. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8147, article id. 81470R, 11 pp. (2011).

Citations: 1     I.F.: 0.47        Citations/Authors: 0.03

Development of high angular resolution x-ray telescopes based on slumped glass foils

Ghigo, M. , Basso, S. , Bavdaz, M., Citterio, O. , Civitani, M. , Conconi, P., Gallieni, D., Martelli, F., Parodi, G., Pareschi, G. , et al.

Ghigo, M. , Basso, S. , Bavdaz, M., Citterio, O. , Civitani, M. , Conconi, P., Gallieni, D., Martelli, F., Parodi, G., Pareschi, G. , Proserpio, L., Sironi, G. , Spiga, D. , Tagliaferri, G. , Tintori, M., Wille, E., Zambra, A.

2012, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8443, article id. 84430R, 14 pp. (2012).

Citations: 1     I.F.: 0.47        Citations/Authors: 0.03

IXO x-ray mirrors based on slumped glass segments with reinforcing ribs: optical and mechanical design, image error budget, and optics unit integration process

Civitani, M. , Basso, S. , Bavdaz, M., Citterio, O. , Conconi, P., Gallieni, D., Ghigo, M. , Guldimann, B., Martelli, F., Pagano, G., et al.

Civitani, M. , Basso, S. , Bavdaz, M., Citterio, O. , Conconi, P., Gallieni, D., Ghigo, M. , Guldimann, B., Martelli, F., Pagano, G., Pareschi, G. , Parodi, G., Proserpio, L., Salmaso, B. , Spiga, D. , Tagliaferri, G. , Tintori, M., Wille, E., Zambra, A.

2010, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. Edited by Arnaud, Monique; Murray, Stephen S.; Takahashi, Tadayuki. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7732, article id. 773242, 19 pp. (2010).

Citations: 1     I.F.: 0.42        Citations/Authors: 0.03

Design and development of thin quartz glass WFXT polynomial mirror shells by direct polishing

Proserpio, L., Campana, S. , Citterio, O. , Civitani, M. , Combrinck, H., Conconi, P., Cotroneo, V., Freeman, R., Langstrof, P., Mattaini, E. , et al.

Proserpio, L., Campana, S. , Citterio, O. , Civitani, M. , Combrinck, H., Conconi, P., Cotroneo, V., Freeman, R., Langstrof, P., Mattaini, E. , Morton, R., Oberle, B., Pareschi, G. , Parodi, G., Pels, C., Schenk, C., Stock, R., Tagliaferri, G.

2010, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. Edited by Arnaud, Monique; Murray, Stephen S.; Takahashi, Tadayuki. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7732, article id. 77320D, 14 pp. (2010).

Citations: 1     I.F.: 0.33        Citations/Authors: 0.03

3D characterization of thin glass x-ray mirrors via optical profilometry

Civitani, M. , Ghigo, M. , Citterio, O. , Conconi, P., Spiga, D. , Pareschi, G. , Proserpio, L.

2010, Proc. SPIE 7803, 78030L (2010); doi:10.1117/12.863879

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT BY DIRECT POLISHING OF THE WFXT THIN POLYNOMIAL MIRROR SHELLS

Proserpio, L ; Campana, S ; Citterio, O ; Civitani, M ; Combrinck, H ; Conconi, P ; Cotroneo, V ; Freeman, R ; Mattini, E ; Langstrof, P ; Morton, R ; Motta, G ; Oberle, O ; Pareschi, G ; Parodi, G ; Pels, C ; Schenk, C ; Stock, R ; Tagliaferri, G

2010, ICSO 2010 - International Conference on Space Optics

Design And Development The Ixo Mirrors By Innovative Slumping Glass Technologies

Pareschi, G. , Ghigo, M. , Basso, S. , Citterio, O. , Canestrari, R. , Dell'Orto, E., Conconi, P., Parodi, G., Proserpio, L.

2009, American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #213, #457.08; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.359

Investigation of a novel slumping technique for the manufacturing of stiff and lightweight optical mirrors

Canestrari, R. , Ghigo, M. , Pareschi, G. , Basso, S. , Proserpio, L.

2008, Advanced Optical and Mechanical Technologies in Telescopes and Instrumentation. Edited by Atad-Ettedgui, Eli; Lemke, Dietrich. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7018, pp. 70180D-70180D-10 (2008).

IXO glass mirrors development in Europe

Pareschi, G. , Basso, S. , Bavdaz, M., Citterio, O. , Civitani, M. , Conconi, P., Gallieni, D., Ghigo, M. , Martelli, F., Parodi, G., et al.

Pareschi, G. , Basso, S. , Bavdaz, M., Citterio, O. , Civitani, M. , Conconi, P., Gallieni, D., Ghigo, M. , Martelli, F., Parodi, G., Proserpio, L., Sironi, G. , Spiga, D. , Tagliaferri, G. , Tintori, M., Wille, E., Zambra, A.

2011, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy V. Edited by O'Dell, Stephen L.; Pareschi, Giovanni. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8147, article id. 81470L, 12 pp. (2011).

Lightweight optical segment prototype for adaptive optics manufactured by hot slumping

Canestrari, R. , Ghigo, M. , Basso, S. , Spiga, D. , Proserpio, L.

2008, Adaptive Optics Systems. Edited by Hubin, Norbert; Max, Claire E.; Wizinowich, Peter L. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7015, pp. 70153S-70153S-8 (2008).

Slumped glass option for making the XEUS mirrors: preliminary design and ongoing developments

Ghigo, M. , Canestrari, R. , Proserpio, L., Dell'Orto, E., Basso, S. , Citterio, O. , Pareschi, G. , Parodi, G.

2008, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. Edited by Turner, Martin J. L.; Flanagan, Kathryn A. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7011, pp. 70111F-70111F-14 (2008).

Stiff and Lightweight Optical Mirrors Made by Glass Slumping with Foamed Core

Pareschi, Giovanni , Ghigo, M. , Canestrari, R. , Proserpio, L., Basso, S. , Citterio, O.

2009, American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #214, #600.03

Calibration of W/Si multilayer samples for SIMBOL-X X-ray telescope Phase A development

Spiga, D. , Proserpio, L., Civitani, M. , Dell’Orto, E., Sironi, G. , Cotroneo, V., Mattarello, V., Garoli, D., Boscolo Marchi, E.

2009, INAF/OAB internal report 02/2009

Characterization of slumped glasses for the IXO backup optics project, phase 2

Spiga, D. , Proserpio, L., Pagano, G., Salmaso, B.

2011, INAF/OAB internal report 05/2011

High-resolution X-ray scattering measurement of slumped glasses

Spiga, D. , Raimondi, L., Salmaso, B. , Civitani, M. , Pagano, G., Basso, S. , Ghigo, M. , Proserpio, L.

2011, INAF/OAB internal report 04/2011

IXO back-up optics with slumped glasses: Proof of Concept (PoC) tests at PANTER and INAF/OAB

Spiga, D. , Salmaso, B. , Proserpio, L., Ghigo, M. , Basso, S. , Civitani, M. , Pareschi, G. , Sironi, G. , Pagano, G., Zambra, A., et al.

Spiga, D. , Salmaso, B. , Proserpio, L., Ghigo, M. , Basso, S. , Civitani, M. , Pareschi, G. , Sironi, G. , Pagano, G., Zambra, A., Burwitz, V., Burkert, W., Hartner, G., Budau, B.

2012, INAF/OAB internal report 04/2012

IXO back-up optics with slumped glasses: XOU-BB tests at PANTER and INAF/OAB

Spiga, D. , Civitani, M. , Proserpio, L., Ghigo, M. , Basso, S. , Salmaso, B. , Pareschi, G. , Zambra, A., Pagano, G., Burwitz, V., et al.

Spiga, D. , Civitani, M. , Proserpio, L., Ghigo, M. , Basso, S. , Salmaso, B. , Pareschi, G. , Zambra, A., Pagano, G., Burwitz, V., Menz, B., Hartner, G., Budau, B., Friedrich, P., Winter, A.

2012, INAF/OAB internal report 05/2012

IXO glasses cleaning procedure after slumping: removing residuals affecting the high frequency region

Salmaso, B. , Bianco, A. , Proserpio, L., Ghigo, M. , Spiga, D.

2013, INAF/OAB Internal report 2013/01

IXO slumped glasses D5 and D7: analysis of spatial wavelength impact on the Point Spread Function by means of the Fresnel diffraction

Raimondi, L., Spiga, D. , Salmaso, B. , Civitani, M. , Pagano, G., Basso, S. , Ghigo, M. , Proserpio, L.

2011, INAF/OAB internal report 03/2011

Slumped glasses for the IXO X-ray telescope: PSF simulations by application of the Fresnel diffraction

Raimondi, L., Spiga, D. , Civitani, M. , Pagano, G., Basso, S. , Ghigo, M. , Proserpio, L.

2010, INAF/OAB internal report 04/2010

XOU_BB Prototype: manufacturing steps and analysis of expected alignment performances

Civitani, M. , Basso, S. , Proserpio, L., Ghigo, M.

2013, INAF/OAB internal report 03/2013