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., Proserpio, L. , 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 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

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. , Burwitz, V., Hartner, G., Menz, B., et al.

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

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

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., Proserpio, L. , 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, 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. , Bavdaz, M., Burwitz, V., Civitani, M. , Citterio, O. , Ghigo, M. , Hartner, G., Menz, B., Pareschi, G. , Proserpio, L. , et al.

Spiga, D. , Basso, S. , Bavdaz, M., Burwitz, V., Civitani, M. , Citterio, O. , Ghigo, M. , Hartner, G., Menz, B., Pareschi, G. , Proserpio, L. , Salmaso, B. , Tagliaferri, G. , Wille, E.

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

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

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

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. , Spiga, D. , 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, 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. , Bavdaz, M., Citterio, O. , Civitani, M. , Conconi, P., Gallieni, D., Martelli, F., Parodi, G., Pareschi, G. , Proserpio, L. , 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).

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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. , Bavdaz, M., Citterio, O. , Conconi, P., Gallieni, D., Ghigo, M. , Guldimann, B., Martelli, F., Pagano, G., Pareschi, 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: 8     I.F.: 3.79        Citations/Authors: 0.42

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: 3     I.F.: 2.33        Citations/Authors: 0.33

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., Negri, R., 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: 5     I.F.: 1.8        Citations/Authors: 0.2

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., Motta, G., 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, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8147, id. 814714 (2011).

Citations: 4     I.F.: 1.56        Citations/Authors: 0.22

X-ray optics developments at ESA

Bavdaz, M., Wille, E., Wallace, K., Shortt, B., Fransen, S., Rando, N., Collon, M., Ackermann, M., Vacanti, G., Guenther, R., Haneveld, J., et al.

Bavdaz, M., Wille, E., Wallace, K., Shortt, B., Fransen, S., Rando, N., Collon, M., Ackermann, M., Vacanti, G., Guenther, R., Haneveld, J., Riekerink, M., Koelewijn, A., vanBaren, C., Kampf, D., Zuknik, K., Reutlinger, A., Christensen, F., Ferreira, D., Jacobsen, A., Krumrey, M., Muller, P., Burwitz, V., Pareschi, G. , Ghigo, M. , Civitani, M. , Proserpio, L. , Spiga, D. , Basso, S. , Salmaso, B. , Gallieni, D., Fumi, P., Martelli, F., Parodi, G., Ferrario, I., Povey, I.

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

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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.

Ghigo, M. , Proserpio, L. , Basso, S. , Citterio, O. , Civitani, M. , Pareschi, G. , Salmaso, B. , Sironi, G. , Spiga, D. , Tagliaferri, G. , Vecchi, G. , Zambra, A., Parodi, G., Martelli, F., Gallieni, D., Tintori, M., Bavdaz, M., Wille, E., Ferrario, I., Burwitz, V.

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

Citations: 2     I.F.: 1.1        Citations/Authors: 0.1

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).

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

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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., Morton, R., 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: 2     I.F.: 0.78        Citations/Authors: 0.11

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

Proserpio, L. , Breunig, E., Friedrich, P., Winter, A., Rohe, C., Eder, J., Burwitz, V., Hartner, G., Menz, B., Civitani, M. , Basso, S. , et al.

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

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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, 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).

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

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

Proserpio, L. , Crimi, G., Ghigo, M. , Pareschi, G. , Salmaso, B. , D'Este, A., Dall'Igna, R., Silvestri, M., Parodi, G., Martelli, F.

2013, Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8861, id. 88610S 11 pp. (2013).

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).

Segmented glass optics for next generation X-ray telescopes .

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

2013, Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana, v.84, p.819 (2013)

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