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Design concepts for the Cherenkov Telescope Array CTA: an advanced facility for ground-based high-energy gamma-ray astronomy

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2011, Experimental Astronomy, Volume 32, Issue 3, pp.193-316

Citations: 658 I.F.: 9.79 Citations/Authors: 0.98

Accurate integration of segmented X-ray optics using interfacing ribs

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

2013, Optical Engineering, Volume 52, id. 091809 (2013).

Citations: 17 I.F.: 8.95 Citations/Authors: 0.89

Analytical computation of the off-axis effective area of grazing incidence X-ray mirrors

Spiga, D. , Cotroneo, V. , Basso, S.

2009, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 505, Issue 1, 2009, pp.373-384

Citations: 11 I.F.: 8.25 Citations/Authors: 2.75

XIPE: the X-ray imaging polarimetry explorer

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2013, Experimental Astronomy, Volume 36, Issue 3, pp.523-567

Citations: 81 I.F.: 5.73 Citations/Authors: 0.82

Introducing the CTA concept

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2013, Astroparticle Physics, Volume 43, p. 3-18.

Citations: 424 I.F.: 5.71 Citations/Authors: 1.14

Introducing the CTA concept

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2013, Astroparticle Physics, Volume 43, p. 3-18.

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Physics potential of the International Axion Observatory (IAXO)

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2019, Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Issue 06, article id. 047 (2019).

Citations: 72 I.F.: 4.75 Citations/Authors: 0.79

Speckle observations with PISCO in Merate - III. Astrometric measurements of visual binaries in 2005 and scale calibration with a grating mask

Scardia, M. , . Pansecchi, L. , . Basso, S. , . Ghigo, M.

2007, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 374, Issue 3, pp. 965-978.

Citations: 9 I.F.: 4 Citations/Authors: 1

Speckle observations with PISCO in Merate. IV. Astrometric measurements of visual binaries in 2005

Scardia, M. , . Pansecchi, L. , . . Basso, S. , Ghigo, M.

2008, Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol.329, Issue 1, p.54

Citations: 9 I.F.: 4 Citations/Authors: 1

The orbit of the visual binary ADS 8630 (γ Vir)

Scardia, M. , . . Pansecchi, L. , Basso, S.

2007, Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol.328, Issue 2, p.146

Citations: 9 I.F.: 3.86 Citations/Authors: 1.29

The imaging properties of the Gas Pixel Detector as a focal plane polarimeter

. . . . . . . . . . . . . Spiga, D. , Tagliaferri, G. , Pareschi, G. , Basso, S. , Citterio, O. , . . . . et al.

2014, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement, Volume 212, Issue 2, article id. 25, 13 pp. (2014).

Citations: 15 I.F.: 3.41 Citations/Authors: 0.68

POLARIX: a pathfinder mission of X-ray polarimetry

. . Tagliaferri, G. , . . . . Basso, S. , . Citterio, O. , . Cotroneo, V. , . . . . . . . . . Pareschi, G. , . . . . . . . . . Spiga, D. , . et al.

2010, Experimental Astronomy, Volume 28, Issue 2-3, pp. 137-183

Citations: 18 I.F.: 3.27 Citations/Authors: 0.55

The enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission- eXTP

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pareschi, Giovanni , . . . Sironi, Giorgia , Spiga, Daniele , . Tagliaferri, Gianpiero , . . . . . . . . . . . . Basso, Stefano , . . . . . . . . . . . . . Civitani, Marta , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . et al.

2019, Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy, Volume 62, Issue 2, article id. 29502, 25 pp.

Citations: 62 I.F.: 2.53 Citations/Authors: 0.42

EDGE: Explorer of Diffuse emission and Gamma-ray burst Explosions

. . . . . . . . . Basso, S. , . . . . . . . Campana, S. , . . . . . . Cotroneo, V. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ghirlanda, G. , . . Ghisellini, G. , Guzzo, L. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pareschi, G. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spiga, D. , . Tagliaferri, G. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . et al.

2009, Experimental Astronomy, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp.67-89

Citations: 23 I.F.: 1.74 Citations/Authors: 0.19

Development of a prototype nickel optic for the Constellation-X hard-x-ray telescope: III

. Basso, S. , . . Citterio, O. , . . . Ghigo, M. , . . . . . Pareschi, G. , . . Spiga, D. , et al.

2005, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy II. Edited by Citterio, Oberto; O'Dell, Stephen L. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5900, pp. 225-231 (2005).

Citations: 6 I.F.: 1.67 Citations/Authors: 0.33

Development of mirrors made of chemically tempered glass foils for future X-ray telescopes

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

2015, Experimental Astronomy, Volume 39, Issue 3, pp.527-545

Citations: 2 I.F.: 1.56 Citations/Authors: 0.22

Evaluation of the surface strength of glass plates shaped by hot slumping process

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

2014, Optical Engineering, Volume 53, id. 085101 (2014).

Citations: 2 I.F.: 1.22 Citations/Authors: 0.11

Active and passive shielding design optimization and technical solutions for deep sensitivity hard x-ray focusing telescopes

. Pareschi, G. , . . . Foschini, L. , Basso, S. , . . . . . . . . et al.

2005, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy II. Edited by Citterio, Oberto; O'Dell, Stephen L. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5900, pp. 159-171 (2005).

Citations: 4 I.F.: 0.8 Citations/Authors: 0.27

Re-testing the JET-X Flight Module No. 2 at the PANTER facility

Spiga, D. , Tagliaferri, G. , . Citterio, O. , Basso, S. , . . . . . . . . . . . Pareschi, G. , . . . et al.

2014, Experimental Astronomy, Volume 37, Issue 1, pp.37-53

Citations: 1 I.F.: 0.25 Citations/Authors: 0.05

A one meter class eye for the PLAnetary Transit and Oscillation spacecraft

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2015, Acta Astronautica, vol.115, pages 18-23 (2015)

Characterization of ADP crystals for soft x-ray optics of the Beam Expander Testing X-ray facility (BEaTriX)

. . Salmaso, B. , Pareschi, G. , Tagliaferri, G. , Basso, S. , Spiga, D.

2019, Journal of Applied Crystallography, 52

Development of a prototype nickel optic for the Constellation-X hard x-ray telescope

. Basso, S. , . Citterio, O. , . Ghigo, M. , . . . . Pareschi, G. , . . . et al.

2004, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy III. Edited by O'Dell, Stephen L.; Pareschi, Giovanni. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 6688, article id. 668804 (2007).

First light of BEaTriX, the new testing facility for the modular X-ray optics of the ATHENA mission

Basso, S. , Salmaso, B. , Spiga, D. , Ghigo, M. , Vecchi, G. , Sironi, G. , Cotroneo, V. , . . Bianco, A. , Pareschi, G. , Tagliaferri, G. , Sisana, D. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . et al.

2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 664, A173, September 2022 - DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202244028

Geant4 Simulation for the Responses of X-rays and Charged Particles through Wolter-I Focusing Mirrors

. . . . . Basso, S. , . . . Pareschi, G. , . . . Sironi, G. , . Spiga, D. , Tagliaferri, G. , . . . . et al.

2020, Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research A, 4 March 2020, 163702 - DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2020.163702

Lynx x-ray optics based on thin monolithic shells: design and development

Civitani, Marta M. , . Vecchi, Gabriele , Ghigo, Mauro , Basso, Stefano , . . . Pareschi, Giovanni , . . et al.

2019, Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, Volume 5, id. 021014 (2019).

Manufacturing an active X-ray mirror prototype in thin glass

Spiga, Daniele , . . Basso, Stefano , . Civitani, Marta , . . . . . Riva, Marco , Salmaso, Bianca , . . et al.

2016, Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, Vol. 23(1), p. 59-66 - DOI: 10.1107/S1600577515017142

Performance of the thin film coating on the long and collimating BEaTriX parabolic mirror

. . Salmaso, B. , Spiga, D. , . Vecchi, G. , . . Basso, S. , . . . et al.

2023, Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, Vol. 9(2) 024004 - DOI: 10.1117/1.JATIS.9.2.024004

Thin glass shells for active optics for future space telescopes

Vecchi, G. , Basso, S. , Civitani, M.M. , Ghigo, M. , Pareschi, G. , Salmaso, B.

2019, CEAS Space Journal, Volume 11, Issue 4, pp.533-541

ORIGIN: metal creation and evolution from the cosmic dawn

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2012, Experimental Astronomy, Volume 34, Issue 2, pp.519-549

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

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

2009, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy IV. Edited by O'Dell, Stephen L.; Pareschi, Giovanni. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7437 (2009)., article id. 74370P, 15 pp. (2009).

Citations: 14 I.F.: 8.17 Citations/Authors: 1.17

Production of thin glass mirrors by hot slumping for x-ray telescopes: present process and ongoing development

Salmaso, B. , Basso, S. , Civitani, M. , Ghigo, M. , Pareschi, G. , Spiga, D. , Tagliaferri, G. , Vecchi, G.

2014, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9151, id. 91512W 14 pp. (2014).

Citations: 9 I.F.: 8 Citations/Authors: 1

Direct hot slumping and accurate integration process to manufacture prototypal x-ray optical units made of glass

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

2013, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8861, id. 886110 24 pp. (2013).

Citations: 11 I.F.: 6.77 Citations/Authors: 0.85

Design of the IXO optics based on thin glass plates connected by reinforcing ribs

. . Basso, S. , Citterio, O. , Civitani, M. , . Ghigo, M. , Pareschi, G.

2011, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8147, id. 81470Q (2011).

Citations: 12 I.F.: 6.67 Citations/Authors: 1.33

On the compliance of Simbol-X mirror roughness with its effective area requirements

Spiga, D. , Basso, S. , Cotroneo, V. , Pareschi, G. , Tagliaferri, G.

2009, SIMBOL-X: FOCUSING ON THE HARD X-RAY UNIVERSE: Proceedings of the 2nd International Simbol-X Symposium. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 1126, pp. 41-43 (2009).

Citations: 6 I.F.: 6 Citations/Authors: 1.2

IXO glass mirrors development in Europe

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

2011, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8147, id. 81470L (2011).

Citations: 11 I.F.: 5.82 Citations/Authors: 0.65

Profile reconstruction of grazing-incidence X-ray mirrors from intra-focal X-ray full imaging

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

2013, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8861, id. 88611F 17 pp. (2013).

Citations: 8 I.F.: 5.14 Citations/Authors: 0.57

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

2011, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8147, id. 81470R (2011).

Citations: 9 I.F.: 4.76 Citations/Authors: 0.53

A high resolution large x-ray mission based on thin glass: optomechanical design

Basso, S. , . Civitani, M. , Pareschi, G. , Salmaso, B. , Spiga, D. , Ghigo, M. , Tagliaferri, G.

2014, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9144, id. 91444C 12 pp. (2014).

Citations: 6 I.F.: 4.67 Citations/Authors: 0.67

Slumped glass optics for x-ray telescopes: advances in the hot slumping assisted by pressure

Salmaso, B. , . Basso, S. , Civitani, M. , Ghigo, M. , Pareschi, G. , Spiga, D. , Tagliaferri, G. , Vecchi, G.

2015, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9603, id. 96030O 16 pp. (2015).

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X-ray optical units made of glass: achievements and perspectives

Civitani, M. , Basso, S. , Ghigo, M. , Pareschi, G. , Salmaso, B. , Spiga, D. , Tagliaferri, G. , Vecchi, G. , . . . et al.

2014, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9144, id. 914416 19 pp. (2014).

Citations: 6 I.F.: 4.36 Citations/Authors: 0.55

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

Pareschi, Giovanni , Tagliaferri, Gianpiero , . Basso, Stefano , . Citterio, Oberto , Civitani, Marta , Cotroneo, Vincenzo , . Sironi, Giorgia , Spiga, Daniele , . . et al.

2009, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy IV. Edited by O'Dell, Stephen L.; Pareschi, Giovanni. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7437 (2009)., article id. 743704, 12 pp. (2009).

Citations: 7 I.F.: 4.31 Citations/Authors: 0.54

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

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

2011, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8147, id. 81470M (2011).

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

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

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

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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).

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Cold shaping of thin glass foils: a fast and cost-effective solution for making light-weight astronomical x-ray optics

Civitani, M.M. , Basso, S. , Citterio, O. , Ghigo, M. , Salmaso, B. , Pareschi, G. , Vecchi, G.

2015, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9603, id. 960310 11 pp. (2015).

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Slumped glass optics with interfacing ribs for high angular resolution x-ray astronomy: a progress report

Civitani, M. , Basso, S. , . Ghigo, M. , Pareschi, G. , Salmaso, B. , Spiga, D. , Tagliaferri, G. , Vecchi, G. , . . . . et al.

2015, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9603, id. 96030P 18 pp. (2015).

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SIMBOL-X: the problem of the calibrating a 0.5-80 keV 20 m focal length focussing telescope

Basso, S. , Spiga, D. , Pareschi, G. , Citterio, O.

2007, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy III. Edited by O'Dell, Stephen L.; Pareschi, Giovanni. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 6688, article id. 66880J (2007).

Citations: 4 I.F.: 2.29 Citations/Authors: 0.57

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

Pareschi, G. , . Basso, S. , . . . Citterio, O. , Civitani, M. , . Cotroneo, V. , . . . . . . . . . Spiga, D. , Tagliaferri, G. , . . . et al.

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, article id. 70110N, 12 pp. (2008).

Citations: 7 I.F.: 2.04 Citations/Authors: 0.29

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

Tagliaferri, G. , Basso, S. , . . Citterio, O. , Civitani, M. , . Cotroneo, V. , . . . . . . Pareschi, G. , . Spiga, D. , . . et al.

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: 5 I.F.: 1.84 Citations/Authors: 0.26

Development of multilayer coatings (Ni/C-Pt/C) for hard x-ray telescopes by e-beam evaporation with ion assistance

Spiga, Daniele , Pareschi, Giovanni , Citterio, Oberto , . Basso, Stefano , . Cotroneo, Vincenzo , . . . . et al.

2004, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5488, p. 813-819 (2004).

Citations: 4 I.F.: 1.82 Citations/Authors: 0.36

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

Cold and Hot Slumped Glass Optics with interfacing ribs for high angular resolution X-ray telescopes

Civitani, M. , Basso, S. , Ghigo, M. , Pareschi, G. , Salmaso, B. , Spiga, D. , Vecchi, G. , . . . . . et al.

2016, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9905, id. 99056U 22 pp. (2016).

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

. . . . . . . . Basso, S. , . . . . . . . . . Campana, S. , . . . . . . Cotroneo, V. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ghirlanda, G. , Ghisellini, G. , . . Guzzo, L. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pareschi, G. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spiga, D. , . Tagliaferri, G. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . et al.

2007, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy III. Edited by O'Dell, Stephen L.; Pareschi, Giovanni. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 6688, article id. 668805 (2007).

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Development of a prototype nickel optic for the Constellation-X hard-x-ray telescope: III

. Basso, S. , . . Citterio, O. , . . . Ghigo, M. , . . . . . Pareschi, G. , . . Spiga, D. , et al.

2005, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy II. Edited by Citterio, Oberto; O'Dell, Stephen L. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5900, pp. 225-231 (2005).

Citations: 6 I.F.: 1.67 Citations/Authors: 0.33

X-ray optics developments at ESA

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2013, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8861, id. 88610L 12 pp. (2013).

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Active shape correction of a thin glass/plastic X-ray mirror

Spiga, D. , . Basso, S. , Civitani, M. , . . . . . Riva, M. , Salmaso, B. , . et al.

2014, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9208, id. 92080A 10 pp. (2014).

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Development of grazing-incidence multilayer mirrors by direct Ni electroforming replication: a status report

Pareschi, G. , Citterio, O. , Basso, S. , Ghigo, M. , . Spiga, D. , . . . . . . . . . . . et al.

2005, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy II. Edited by Citterio, Oberto; O'Dell, Stephen L. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5900, pp. 47-58 (2005).

Citations: 4 I.F.: 1.18 Citations/Authors: 0.24

Angular resolution measurements at SPring-8 of a hard X-ray optic for the New Hard X-ray Mission

Spiga, D. , . . Basso, S. , . . Cotroneo, V. , . . . . . . . . Pareschi, G. , Salmaso, B. , Tagliaferri, G. , . . . et al.

2011, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8147, id. 81470A (2011).

Citations: 4 I.F.: 1.14 Citations/Authors: 0.19

Development of a prototype Nickel Optic for the Constellation-X hard X-ray telescope: IV

. Basso, S. , . . Citterio, O. , . . . Ghigo, M. , . . . . . Pareschi, G. , . . Spiga, D. , et al.

2006, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation II: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. Edited by Turner, Martin J. L.; Hasinger, Günther. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 6266, id. 62661C (2006).

Citations: 4 I.F.: 1.11 Citations/Authors: 0.22

Slumping technique for the manufacturing of a representative x-ray grazing incidence mirror module for future space missions

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

2013, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8884, id. 88841Q 14 pp. (2013).

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PLATO: a multiple telescope spacecraft for exo-planets hunting

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2016, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9904, id. 990428 7 pp. (2016).

Citations: 11 I.F.: 1.05 Citations/Authors: 0.26

An x-ray polarimeter for HXMT mission

. . Tagliaferri, G. , . Basso, S. , . . Citterio, O. , Cotroneo, V. , . . . . . Pareschi, G. , . . . . . et al.

2007, UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XV. Edited by Siegmund, Oswald H. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 6686, article id. 66860Z, 10 pp. (2007).

Citations: 4 I.F.: 1 Citations/Authors: 0.2

Slumped glass optics development with pressure assistance

Salmaso, B. , Basso, S. , Civitani, M. , Ghigo, M. , . Spiga, D. , Vecchi, G. , Pareschi, G.

2016, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9905, id. 990523 11 pp. (2016).

Citations: 1 I.F.: 0.88 Citations/Authors: 0.12

A design study of mirror modules and an assembly based on the slumped glass for an Athena-like optics

Basso, S. , Civitani, M. , Pareschi, G.

2015, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9603, id. 96030N 13 pp. (2015).

Citations: 2 I.F.: 0.86 Citations/Authors: 0.29

Glass mirrors by cold slumping to cover 100 m2 of the MAGIC II Cherenkov telescope reflecting surface

Pareschi, G. , . . Basso, S. , . . . Citterio, O. , . Ghigo, M. , . . . . . et al.

2008, Advanced Optical and Mechanical Technologies in Telescopes and Instrumentation. Edited by Atad-Ettedgui, Eli; Lemke, Dietrich. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7018, pp. 70180W-70180W-11 (2008).

Citations: 3 I.F.: 0.8 Citations/Authors: 0.2

Lightweight optical segment prototype for adaptive optics manufactured by hot slumping

. 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, article id. 70153S, 8 pp. (2008).

Citations: 1 I.F.: 0.8 Citations/Authors: 0.2

Beyond Chandra (towards the X-ray Surveyor mission): possible solutions for the implementation of very high angular resolution X-ray telescopes in the new millennium based on fused silica segments

Pareschi, G. , Basso, S. , Civitani, M. , Ghigo, M. , . . Salmaso, B. , Spiga, D. , Vecchi, G.

2016, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9905, id. 99051T 14 pp. (2016).

Citations: 1 I.F.: 0.78 Citations/Authors: 0.11

Thin fused silica optics for a few arcsec angular resolution and large collecting area x-ray telescope

Citterio, O. , Civitani, M.M. , Pareschi, G. , Basso, S. , Campana, S. , . Ghigo, M. , . Moretti, A. , . Tagliaferri, G. , et al.

2013, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8861, id. 88610V 14 pp. (2013).

Citations: 1 I.F.: 0.73 Citations/Authors: 0.09

Manufacturing and testing a thin glass mirror shell with piezoelectric active control

Spiga, D. , . . Basso, S. , . Civitani, M. , . . . . . Riva, M. , Salmaso, B. , . . et al.

2015, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9603, id. 96031N 9 pp. (2015).

Citations: 2 I.F.: 0.67 Citations/Authors: 0.13

Feasibility study for the manufacturing of the multilayer X-ray optics for Simbol-X

. Basso, S. , . Citterio, O. , . Pareschi, G. , Spiga, D. , Tagliaferri, G.

2008, Memorie della Società Astronomica Italiana, v.79, p.283 (2008)

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Manufacturing and alignment tolerance analysis through Montecarlo approach for PLATO

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2016, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9904, id. 99042Z 11 pp. (2016).

Citations: 4 I.F.: 0.5 Citations/Authors: 0.12

JIM: a joint integrated module of glass x-ray optics for astronomical telescopes

Proserpio, L. , . . . . . . . . Civitani, M. , Basso, S. , . et al.

2015, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9603, id. 960311 12 pp. (2015).

Citations: 2 I.F.: 0.5 Citations/Authors: 0.17

X-ray polarimetry on-board of HXMT

. . Tagliaferri, G. , . Pareschi, G. , Basso, S. , Cotroneo, V. , . . . . . . . . . . . et al.

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. 701128-701128-10 (2008).

Citations: 2 I.F.: 0.44 Citations/Authors: 0.11

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. , . Sironi, G. , Cotroneo, V. , . . . . . . . . . . . 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. 773218, 11 pp. (2010).

Citations: 1 I.F.: 0.4 Citations/Authors: 0.05

XIAO: a soft x-ray telescope for the SVOM mission

. . . . . . . . . Moretti, A. , Basso, S. , Campana, S. , . Cotroneo, V. , Covino, S. , Ghirlanda, G. , Ghisellini, G. , Pareschi, G. , Tagliaferri, G. , . . . . . . . et al.

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, article id. 70111T, 12 pp. (2008).

Citations: 1 I.F.: 0.35 Citations/Authors: 0.04

Electrical connections and driving electronics for piezo-actuated x-ray thin glass optics

. . . . . . . Spiga, D. , Basso, S. , Civitani, M.M. , . Salmaso, B. , et al.

2016, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9965, id. 99650A 10 pp. (2016).

Citations: 1 I.F.: 0.33 Citations/Authors: 0.08

Technologies for manufacturing of high angular resolution multilayer coated optics for the New hard X-ray Mission

. Basso, S. , . . Citterio, O. , . . . . . . Pareschi, G. , . . Salmaso, B. , Sironi, G. , Spiga, D. , . Tagliaferri, G. , . . et al.

2011, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8076, id. 807606 (2011).

Citations: 1 I.F.: 0.33 Citations/Authors: 0.05

Realization and drive tests of active thin glass X-ray mirrors

Spiga, D. , . . Basso, S. , . Civitani, M. , . . . . Salmaso, B. , . . et al.

2016, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9965, id. 996509 11 pp. (2016).

Citations: 1 I.F.: 0.31 Citations/Authors: 0.08

Composite panels for optical mirrors for Cherenkov Telescopes: development of the cold glass slumping technology

. . Pareschi, G. , Basso, S.

2010, Modern Technologies in Space- and Ground-based Telescopes and Instrumentation. Edited by Atad-Ettedgui, Eli; Lemke, Dietrich. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7739, article id. 77390H, 15 pp. (2010).

Citations: 1 I.F.: 0.29 Citations/Authors: 0.14

XIPE: the x-ray imaging polarimetry explorer

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tagliaferri, G. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pareschi, G. , . . . . . . . . . Spiga, D. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Basso, S. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . et al.

2016, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9905, id. 990515 20 pp. (2016).

Citations: 7 I.F.: 0.25 Citations/Authors: 0.06

Polarimetry: a (new?) tool for X-ray astronomy.

. Basso, S. , . . . Cotroneo, V. , . . . . . Pareschi, G. , . . . . Tagliaferri, G. , et al.

2010, Memorie della Società Astronomica Italiana, v.81, p.488 (2010)

Citations: 1 I.F.: 0.24 Citations/Authors: 0.06

Manufacturing of Wolter-I mirror segments with slumped glass

. . . . . . . . . . . Basso, S. , Citterio, O. , Ghigo, M. , . Pareschi, G. , . . . . . et al.

2006, Proc. SPIE Vol. 6266, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation II: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, (2006)

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Radiation, thermal gradient, and weight: a threefold dilemma for PLATO

. . . . Borsa, F. , Ghigo, M. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . Basso, S. , Spiga, D. , . . . . . . . . . . . et al.

2016, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9904, id. 990430 8 pp. (2016).

Citations: 1 I.F.: 0.12 Citations/Authors: 0.03

Thermal effects on PLATO point spread function

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2016, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9904, id. 990431 9 pp. (2016).

Citations: 1 I.F.: 0.12 Citations/Authors: 0.03

A comparison study of mass-area ratio for large size x-ray telescope optics in pore and very thin glass sheets configurations

Basso, S.

2006, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation II: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. Edited by Turner, Martin J. L.; Hasinger, Günther. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 6266, pp. 62663E (2006)

Adjustable integration molds for X-ray optics with cold shaping: requirements and conceptual design

Civitani, M. , Basso, S. , Pareschi, G.

2016, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9905, id. 990579 14 pp. (2016).

An innovative alt-alt telescope for small observatories and amateur astronomers

Riva, M. , Basso, S. , . . Fugazza, D. , Ghigo, M. , Landoni, M. , Pareschi, G. , . . Zerbi, F. M. , et al.

2012, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes IV. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8444, article id. 844442, 7 pp. (2012).

A novel approach for the realization of thin glass substrates for optical mirrors

Vecchi, G. , Basso, S. , . Civitani, M. , Ghigo, M. , . Pareschi, G. , Salmaso, B.

2018, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10706, id. 107060H 9 pp. (2018).

BEaTriX (Beam Expander Testing X-ray facility) for testing ATHENAs SPO modules: advancement status

Salmaso, B. , Basso, S. , Ghigo, M. , . Pareschi, G. , Spiga, D. , Tagliaferri, G. , Vecchi, G. , . . . . . . . . . . . . et al.

2019, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 11180, id. 1118026 10 pp. (2019).

BEaTriX - the Beam Expander Testing X-ray facility for testing ATHENA's SPO modules: progress in the realization

Salmaso, B. , Basso, S. , . Spiga, D. , Vecchi, G. , Ghigo, M. , Pareschi, G. , Tagliaferri, G. , . . . . . . . . . . . et al.

2019, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 11119, id. 111190N 15 pp. (2019).

BEaTriX, the new facility to measure the modular X-ray optics of the ATHENA telescope with an expanded and parallel X-ray beam

Basso, S. , Salmaso, B. , Spiga, D. , Ghigo, M. , Vecchi, G. , Sironi, G. , Cotroneo, V. , . . Bianco, A. , Pareschi, G. , Tagliaferri, G. , Sisana, D. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . et al.

2023, Proceedings of the International Conference on Space Optics (ICSO) 2022, SPIE Volume 12777, 1277720 (12 July 2023) - DOI: 10.1117/12.2689948

Building the BEaTriX facility for the ATHENA mirror modules X-ray testing

Salmaso, B. , Basso, S. , Cotroneo, V. , Ghigo, M. , Pareschi, G. , . Sironi, G. , Spiga, D. , Tagliaferri, G. , Vecchi, G. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . et al.

2021, Proceedings of the SPIE, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy X, Vol. 11822, 118220M - DOI: 10.1117/12.2594182

Characterization of hydrogenated Silicon Carbide produced by Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition at Low Temperature

Pareschi, G. , . Basso, S. , Citterio, O. , . Ghigo, M. , . . Spiga, D.

2007, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 6666, id. 66660B (2007).

CTA contributions to the 33rd International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2013)

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2013, eprint arXiv:1307.2232

Design And Development The Ixo Mirrors By Innovative Slumping Glass Technologies

Pareschi, G. , Ghigo, M. , Basso, S. , Citterio, O. , . . . . Proserpio, L.

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

Design and testing of the structure of the eXTP optics

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Basso, S. , Civitani, M. , Pareschi, G. , Sironi, G. , Spiga, D. , Cotroneo, V. , Tagliaferri, G. , . . . . et al.

2022, Proceedings of the SPIE, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2022: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, Vol. Vol. 12181, 121816C - DOI: 10.1117/12.2629781

Development of active/adaptive lightweight optics for the next generation of telescopes

Ghigo, M. , Basso, S. , Citterio, O.

2006, [Proc. SPIE 6148, 61480E (2006)] published Tue May 30, 2006.

Development of a prototype nickel optic for the Constellation-X hard x-ray telescope

. Basso, S. , . . Citterio, O. , Cotroneo, V. , . . . . . . . Pareschi, G. , . . Spiga, D. , et al.

2007, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy III. Edited by O'Dell, Stephen L.; Pareschi, Giovanni. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 6688, article id. 668804 (2007).

Development of hot slumping technique and last optical performances obtained on a 500mm diameter slumped segment prototype for adaptive optics

Ghigo, M. , Basso, S. , . et al.

2009, Astronomical and Space Optical Systems. Edited by Warren, Penny G.; Marshall, Cheryl J.; Tyson, Robert K.; Lloyd-Hart, Michael; Heaney, James B.; Kvamme, E. Todd. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7439, pp. 74390M-74390M-8 (2009).

Development of lightweight optical segments for adaptive optics

Ghigo, M. , . Basso, S. , Spiga, D.

2007, Astronomical Adaptive Optics Systems and Applications III. Edited by Tyson, Robert K.; Lloyd-Hart, Michael. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 6691, article id. 66910K, 12 pp. (2007).

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