Daniele SPIGAĠs selected publications

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L. Raimondi, D. Spiga

Mirrors for X-ray telescopes: Fresnel diffraction-based computation of point spread functions from metrology

Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 573, A22 (2015)

 

D. Spiga, L. Raimondi

X-ray optical systems: from metrology to Point Spread Function

Proceedings of the SPIE, Advances in Computational Methods for X-Ray Optics III, Vol. 9209, 92090E (2014)

 

D. Spiga, M. Barbera, S. Basso, M. Civitani, A. Collura, S. Dell'Agostino, U. Lo Cicero, G. Lullo, C. Pelliciari, M. Riva, B.  Salmaso, L. Sciortino

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

Proceedings of the SPIE, Adaptive X-Ray Optics III, Vol. 9208, 92080A (2014)

 

D. Spiga, C. Pelliciari, E. Bonnini, E. Buffagni, C. Ferrari, G. Pareschi, G. Tagliaferri

An expanded X-ray beam facility (BEaTriX) to test the modular elements of the ATHENA optics

Proceedings of the SPIE, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, Vol. 9144, 91445I (2014)

 

D. Spiga, L. Raimondi

Predicting the angular resolution of X-ray mirrors

SPIE Newsroom, 7 January 2014,  DOI: 10.1117/2.1201401.005233 (2014)

 

D. Spiga, G. Tagliaferri, P. Soffitta, O. Citterio, S. Basso, R. Bellazzini, A. Brez, W. Burkert, V. Burwitz, E. Costa, E. DelMonte, S. Fabiani, G. Hartner, B. Menz, M. Minuti, F. Muleri, G. Pareschi, A. Rubini, C. Sgr˜, G. Spandre

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

Experimental Astronomy, Online First (2013), DOI: 10.1007/s10686-013-9365-y

 

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

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

Proceedings of the SPIE, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy VI, Vol. 8861, 88611F (2013)

 

B. Salmaso, D. Spiga, R. Canestrari, L. Raimondi

X-ray scattering of periodic and graded multilayers: comparison of experiments to simulations from surface microroughness characterization

Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research A, Vol. 710, p. 106–113  (2013)

 

D. Spiga, L. Raimondi, C. Svetina and M. Zangrando

X-ray beam-shaping via deformable mirrors: analytical computation of the required mirror profile

Nuclear Instruments & Methods In Physics Research A, Vol. 710, p. 125–130 (2013)

 

D. Spiga, G. Pareschi, C. Pelliciari, B. Salmaso, G. Tagliaferri

Functional tests of modular elements of segmented optics for X-ray telescopes via an expanded beam facility

Proceedings of the SPIE, Astronomical Telescopes/Instrumentation 2012, Vol. 8443, 84435F (2012)

 

D. Spiga, L. Raimondi, A. Furuzawa, S. Basso, R. Binda, G. Borghi, V. Cotroneo, G. Grisoni, H. Kunieda, F. Marioni, H. Matsumoto, H. Mori, T. Miyazawa, B. Negri, A. Orlandi, G. Pareschi, B. Salmaso, G. Tagliaferri, K. Uesugi, G. Valsecchi, D. Vernani

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

Proceedings of the SPIE, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy V, Vol. 8147, 81470A (2011)

 

L. Raimondi, D. Spiga

Point Spread Function of real Wolter-I X-ray mirrors: computation by means of the Huygens-Fresnel principle

Proceedings of the SPIE, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy V, Vol. 8147, 81470Z (2011)

 

D. Spiga

Optics for X-ray telescopes: analytical treatment of the off-axis effective area of mirrors in optical modules

Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 529, A18 (2011)

 

L. Raimondi, D. Spiga

Self-consistent computation of X-ray mirror Point Spread Functions from surface profile and roughness

Proceedings of the SPIE, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010, Vol. 7732, 77322Q (2010)

 

D. Spiga, V. Cotroneo

Computation of the off-axis effective area of the New Hard X-ray Mission Modules by means of an analytical approach

Proceedings of the SPIE, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2010, Vol. 7732, 77322K (2010)

 

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

Analytical computation of the off-axis Effective Area of grazing incidence X-ray mirrors

Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 505, Issue 1, Oct I 2009, pp. 373-384 (2009)

 

D. Spiga, G. Pareschi

Surface smoothness requirements for the IXO X-ray telescope

Proceeding of the SPIE, Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy IV, Vol. 7437, 74371M  (2009)

 

D. Spiga, V. Fioretti, A. Bulgarelli, E. Dell'Orto, L. Foschini, G. Malaguti, G. Pareschi, G. Tagliaferri, A. Tiengo

A magnetic diverter for charged particle background rejection in the SIMBOL-X telescope

Proceedings of the SPIE, "Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray", Vol. 7011, 70112Y (2008)

 

D. Spiga

Optical module HEW simulations for the X-ray telescopes SIMBOL-X, EDGE and XEUS
Proceedings of the SPIE, "Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy III", vol. 6688, 66880K (2007)

 

Spiga, D., Cusumano, G., Pareschi, G.

HEW simulations and quantification of the microroughness requirements for X-ray telescopes by means of numerical and analytical methods

Proceedings of the SPIE, "Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy III", vol. 6688, 66880H (2007)

 

D. Spiga

Analytical evaluation of the X-ray scattering contribution to imaging degradation in grazing-incidence X-ray telescopes

Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 468, n. 2 pp. 775-784 (2007)

 

D. Spiga, A. Mirone, G. Pareschi, R. Canestrari, V. Cotroneo, C. Ferrari, C. Ferrero, L. Lazzarini, D. Vernani

Characterization of multilayer stack parameters from X-ray reflectivity data using the PPM program: measurements and comparison with TEM results

Proceedings of the SPIE 6266, 626616 (2006)

 

R. Canestrari, D. Spiga, G. Pareschi

Analysis of microroughness evolution in X-ray astronomical multilayer mirrors by surface topography with the MPES program and by X-ray scattering

Proceedings of the SPIE 6266, 626613 (2006)

 

D. Spiga

Development of multilayer-coated mirrors for future X-ray telescopes

Ph.D. thesis, Milano-Bicocca University (2005)

 

Spiga D., Pareschi G., Citterio O., Banham R., Cassanelli M., Cotroneo V., Grisoni G., Negri B., Valsecchi G., Vernani D.

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

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

 

Spiga D.

Characterization of a flat superpolished mandrel prototype with hard (TiN/SiC) overcoating to enhance the surface durability

Proceedings of the SPIE 5168, p. 518-528  (2004)

 

 

 

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Daniele SPIGA, INAF / Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera,

e-mail: daniele.spiga@brera.inaf.it, phone: +39-039-5971027, Skype name: daniele-1974

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