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 and development of the optics system for the NHXM Hard X-ray and Polarimetric Mission

Pareschi, Giovanni , Tagliaferri, Gianpiero , Attinà, Primo, Basso, Stefano , Borghi, Giuseppe, Citterio, Oberto , Civitani, Marta , Cotroneo, Vincenzo, Negri, Barbara, Sironi, Giorgia , et al.

Pareschi, Giovanni , Tagliaferri, Gianpiero , Attinà, Primo, Basso, Stefano , Borghi, Giuseppe, Citterio, Oberto , Civitani, Marta , Cotroneo, Vincenzo, Negri, Barbara, Sironi, Giorgia , Spiga, Daniele , Vernani, Dervis, Valsecchi, Giuseppe

2009, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy IV. Edited by Pareschi, Giovanni; Tagliaferri, Gianpiero; Attinà, Primo; Basso, Stefano; Borghi, Giuseppe; Citterio, Oberto; Civitani, Marta; Cotroneo, Vincenzo; Negri, Barbara; Sironi, Giorgia; Spiga, Daniele; Vernani, Dervis; Valsecchi, Giuseppe. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7437, article id. 743704, 12 pp. (2009).

Citations: 6     I.F.: 3.23        Citations/Authors: 0.23

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

Pareschi, G. , Attina', P., Basso, S. , Borghi, G., Burkert, W., Buzzi, R., Citterio, O. , Civitani, M. , Conconi, P., Cotroneo, V., et al.

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

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. 70110N-70110N-12 (2008).

Citations: 4     I.F.: 1.33        Citations/Authors: 0.08

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

Simbol-X Hard X-ray Focusing Mirrors: Results Obtained During the Phase A Study

Tagliaferri, G. , Basso, S. , Borghi, G., Burkert, W., Citterio, O. , Civitani, M. , Conconi, P., Cotroneo, V., Freyberg, M., Garoli, D., et al.

Tagliaferri, G. , Basso, S. , Borghi, G., Burkert, W., Citterio, O. , Civitani, M. , Conconi, P., Cotroneo, V., Freyberg, M., Garoli, D., Gorenstein, P., Hartner, G., Mattarello, V., Orlandi, A., Pareschi, G. , Romaine, S., Spiga, D. , Valsecchi, G., Vernani, D.

2009, SIMBOL-X: FOCUSING ON THE HARD X-RAY UNIVERSE: Proceedings of the 2nd International Simbol-X Symposium. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 1126, pp. 35-40 (2009).

Citations: 3     I.F.: 0.95        Citations/Authors: 0.08

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

Analysis of the relative movement between mirrors and detectors for the next generation x-ray telescopes

Civitani, Marta

2009, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy IV. Edited by Civitani, Marta. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7437, article id. 74371L, 11 pp. (2009).

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

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).

Optimization of detectors positioning with respect to flying dynamics for future formation flight missions

Civitani, Marta , Djalal, Sophie, Chipaux, Remi

2009, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy IV. Edited by Civitani, Marta; Djalal, Sophie; Chipaux, Remi. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7437, article id. 74370E, 12 pp. (2009).

Simbol-X Formation Flight and Image Reconstruction

Civitani, M. , Djalal, S., Le Duigou, J. M., La Marle, O., Chipaux, R.

2009, SIMBOL-X: FOCUSING ON THE HARD X-RAY UNIVERSE: Proceedings of the 2nd International Simbol-X Symposium. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 1126, pp. 65-68 (2009).

The optics system of the New Hard X-ray Mission: design and development

Basso, S. , Pareschi, G. , Citterio, O. , Spiga, D. , Tagliaferri, G. , Civitani, M. , Raimondi, L., Sironi, G. , Cotroneo, V., Negri, B., et al.

Basso, S. , Pareschi, G. , Citterio, O. , Spiga, D. , Tagliaferri, G. , Civitani, M. , Raimondi, L., Sironi, G. , Cotroneo, V., Negri, B., Parodi, G., Martelli, F., Borghi, G., Orlandi, A., Vernani, D., Valsecchi, G., Binda, R., Romaine, S., Gorenstein, P., Attina’, P.

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. 773218, 11 pp. (2010).

Thin glass shell oriented to wide field x-ray telescope

Civitani, M. M. , Citterio, O. , Campana, S. , Conconi, P., Mattaini, E. , Pareschi, G. , Tagliaferri, G. , Parodi, G., Burwitz, V., Hartner, G. D., et al.

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

2012, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8443, article id. 84430Q, 13 pp. (2012).

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

Extending the INAF/OAB Ultraviolet Vertical Optical Bench to a 20 m focal length

Spiga, D. , Basso, S. , Civitani, M. , Pareschi, G. , Tagliaferri, G. , Ferrario, I.

2013, INAF/OAB internal report 02/2013

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

Prototype realization of WFXT shell in glass: evaluation of the pendulum tool.

Civitani, M.

2013, INAF/OAB internal report 04/2013

Prototype realization of WFXT shell in glass: Shell#4 integration in SSS

Civitani, M. , Mattaini, E.

2013, INAF/OAB internal report 08/2013

Prototype realization of WFXT shell in glass: Shell#8 development

Civitani, M. , Mattaini, E.

2013, INAF/OAB internal report 06/2013

Prototype realization of WFXT shell in glass: Shell#8 Fine Grinding

Civitani, M. , Mattaini, E.

2013, INAF/OAB internal report 07/2013

Prototype realization of WFXT shell in glass: the new symmetric oscillating pitch tool

Civitani, M. , Mattaini, E.

2013, INAF/OAB internal report 05/2013

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