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. , . Citterio, O. , . . Ghigo, M. , . . . Pareschi, G. , . Proserpio, L. , Salmaso, B. , Spiga, D. , Tagliaferri, G. , . . . et al.

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: 8     I.F.: 3.79        Citations/Authors: 0.42

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

Ghigo, M. , Basso, S. , . . Citterio, O. , Civitani, M. , . . . . . . Pareschi, G. , . Proserpio, L. , Salmaso, B. , . Spiga, D. , Tagliaferri, G. , . . . . . . et al.

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: 5     I.F.: 1.8        Citations/Authors: 0.2

Thermal shaping of thin glass substrates for segmented grazing incidence active optics

Proserpio, L. , Civitani, Marta , Ghigo, Mauro , Pareschi, Giovanni

2010, Adaptive X-Ray Optics. Edited by Khounsary, Ali M.; O'Dell, Stephen L.; Restaino, Sergio R. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7803, article id. 78030K, 11 pp. (2010).

Citations: 1     I.F.: 1        Citations/Authors: 0.25

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

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

2010, Adaptive X-Ray Optics. Edited by Khounsary, Ali M.; O'Dell, Stephen L.; Restaino, Sergio R. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7803, article id. 78030L, 13 pp. (2010).

Composite Glass Panels for Stiff and Lightweight Optical Mirrors: a Novel Approach with Preliminary Results

. Pareschi, G. , Ghigo, M. and Motta , G.

2010, ICSO 2010 - International Conference on Space Optics

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

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

2010, INAF/OAB internal report 04/2010

Replica processes for mirror manufacturing: glass slumping and Foamglas backing

. Pareschi, G. , Ghigo, M.

2010, The Alt-Az Initiative: telescope, mirror and instrument developments