Dr. Enrico Costa Profile

Dr. Enrico Costa

Professor at INAF - Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali

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Publications (99)

Proceedings Article | 5 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The Imaging x-ray polarimetry explorer (IXPE) at last!

Paolo Soffitta, Luca Baldini, Wayne Baumgartner, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Stephen Bongiorno, Niccolò Bucciantini, Enrico Costa, Michal Dovčiak, Steven Ehlert, Philip Kaaret, Jeffery Kolodziejczak, Luca Latronico, Frédéric Marin, Alan Marscher, Herman Marshall, Giorgio Matt, Fabio Muleri, Stephen O'Dell, Juri Poutanen, Brian Ramsey, Roger Romani, Patrick Slane, Allyn Tennant, Roberto Turolla, Martin Weisskopf, Iván Agudo, Lucio Angelo Antonelli, Matteo Bachetti, Stefano Bianchi, Raffaella Bonino, Alessandro Brez, Fiamma Capitanio, Simone Castellano, Elisabetta Cavazzuti, Chiel-Ting Chen, Stefano Ciprini, Alessandra De Rosa, Ettore Del Monte, Laura Di Gesu, Niccolò Di Lalla, Alessandro Di Marco, Immacolata Donnarumma, Victor Doroshenko, Teruaki Enoto, Yuri Evangelista, Sergio Fabiani, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Javier Garcia, Shuichi Gunji, Kiyoshi Hayashida, Jeremy Heyl, Wataru Iwakiri, Svetlana Jorstad, Vladimir Karas, Fabian Kislat, Takao Kitaguchi, Henric Krawczynski, Fabio La Monaca, Ioannis Liodakis, Simone Maldera, Alberto Manfreda, Andrea Marinucci, Francesco Massaro, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Tsunefumi Mizuno, Michela Negro, C.-Y. Ng, Nicola Omodei, Chiara Oppedisano, Alessandro Papitto, George Pavlov, Abel Lawrence Peirson, Matteo Perri, Melissa Pesce-Rollins, Pierre-Olivier Petrucci, Maura Pilia, Andrea Possenti, Simonetta Puccetti, John Rankin, Ajay Ratheesh, Oliver Roberts, Carmelo Sgrò, Gloria Spandre, Douglas Swartz, Toru Tamagawa, Fabrizio Tavecchio, Roberto Taverna, Yuzuru Tawara, Nicholas Thomas, Francesco Tombesi, Alessio Trois, Sergey Tsygankov, Jacco Vink, Kinwah Wu, Fei Xie, Silvia Zane

Proceedings Volume 12678, 1267803 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677296

KEYWORDS: Polarization, X-rays, Polarimetry, X-ray astronomy, Pulsars, X-ray imaging, Magnetism, Observational astronomy, Physics, X-ray detectors

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

In-flight monitoring and calibration of the x-ray polarimeters on board IXPE: year two

John Rankin, Fabio Muleri, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Luca Baldini, Wayne Baumgartner, Enrico Costa, Ettore Del Monte, Alessandro Di Marco, Kurt Dietz, Steven Ehlert, Sergio Fabiani, Philip Kaaret, Dawoon Kim, Jeffery Kolodziejczak, Fabio La Monaca, Luca Latronico, Carlo Lefevre, Alberto Manfreda, Stephen O'Dell, Matteo Perri, Simonetta Puccetti, Brian Ramsey, Ajay Ratheesh, Alda Rubini, Carmelo Sgrò, Paolo Soffitta, Doug Swartz, Allyn Tennant, Alessio Trois, Martin Weisskopf

Proceedings Volume 12678, 126780D (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677264

KEYWORDS: Calibration, X-rays, Polarization, Modulation, Polarimetry, X-ray detectors, X-ray optics, X-ray imaging, X-ray astronomy

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SPIE Journal Paper | 27 July 2023 Open Access

Open Access

Polarization properties of X-ray tubes used for Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer calibration

Ajay Ratheesh, John Rankin, Enrico Costa, Ettore Del Monte, Alessandro Di Marco, Sergio Fabiani, Fabio La Monaca, Fabio Muleri, Alda Rubini, Paolo Soffitta, Luca Baldini, Massimo Minuti, Michele Pinchera, Carmelo Sgrò

JATIS, Vol. 9, Issue 03, 038002, (July 2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.9.3.038002

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Polarization, Electrons, Photons, Modulation, X-ray detectors, Polarimetry, Calibration, X-ray imaging, Iron

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

In-orbit monitoring of the imaging x-ray polarimeters on-board IXPE

A. Di Marco, F. Muleri, S. Fabiani, F. La Monaca, J. Rankin, P. Soffitta, L. Baldini, E. Costa, E. Del Monte, R. Ferrazzoli, C. Lefevre, L. Maiolo, F. Maita, A. Manfreda, A. Morbidini, S. O'Dell, B. Ramsey, A. Ratheesh, C. Sgro', A. Trois, A. Tennant, M. Weisskopf

Proceedings Volume 12181, 121811C (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629413

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Sensors, X-rays, Modulation, X-ray imaging, Polarimetry, Polarization, Iron, X-ray telescopes, Quantum efficiency

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Paper

Paper

CUSP: a two CubeSats constellation for space weather and solar flares x-ray polarimetry

Sergio Fabiani, Ilaria Baffo, Sergio Bonomo, Gessica Contini, Enrico Costa, Giovanni Cucinella, Giovanni De Cesare, Ettore Del Monte, Andrea Del Re, Sergio Di Cosimo, Simone Di Filippo, Alessandro Di Marco, Pierluigi Fanelli, Fabio La Monaca, Alfredo Locarini, Pasqualino Loffredo, Giovanni Lombardi, Gabriele Minervini, Dario Modenini, Fabio Muleri, Andrea Negri, Massimo Perelli, John Rankin, Alda Rubini, Paolo Soffitta, Eliseo Strollo, Paolo Tortora, Alessandro Zambardi

Proceedings Volume 12181, 121810J (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629233

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Solar processes, Satellites, Polarization, Modulation, Sun, Magnetism, X-rays, Sensors, Particles

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Validation of neural network software by using IXPE ground calibration data

Alessandro Di Marco, Allyn Tennant, Fabio La Monaca, Fabio Muleri, John Rankin, John Rushing, Paolo Soffitta, Giancarlo Baglioni, Luca Baldini, Enrico Costa, Kurt Dietz, Sergio Fabiani, Vittorio Latorre, Ugo Locatelli, Alberto Manfreda, Stephen O'Dell, Lawrence Peirson, Martin Weisskopf

Proceedings Volume 12181, 1218157 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628976

KEYWORDS: Modulation, Calibration, Polarization, Polarimetry, X-rays, Sensors, X-ray imaging, Neural networks, Optical filters, Software development

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

A possibility to extend the IXPE energy band

Fabio La Monaca, Fei Xie, Paolo Soffitta, Enrico Costa, Alessandro Di Marco, Sergio Fabiani, Fabio Muleri, John Rankin, Luca Baldini, Ettore Del Monte, Alberto Manfreda, Stephen O'Dell, Brian Ramsey, Carmelo Sgrò, Allyn Tennant, Martin Weisskopf

Proceedings Volume 12181, 121811D (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628931

KEYWORDS: Modulation, Calibration, X-rays, Sensors, Polarization, Photons, Polarimetry, Luminescence, X-ray detectors, Copper, X-ray imaging, Astronomical detectors, X-ray astronomy, X-ray telescopes, X-ray sources

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

A pixel-by-pixel equalization method for the x-ray imaging polarimeter on board the IXPE mission

John Rankin, Fabio Muleri, Enrico Costa, Alessandro Di Marco, Sergio Fabiani, Fabio La Monaca, Paolo Soffitta, Luca Baldini, Alberto Manfreda, Stephen O'Dell, Matteo Perri, Simonetta Puccetti, Brian Ramsey, Carmelo Sgrò, Allyn Tennant, Martin Weisskopf

Proceedings Volume 12181, 1218156 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630042

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Polarization, Calibration, Polarimetry, X-rays, X-ray imaging, Modulation, X-ray detectors, Reconstruction algorithms, X-ray astronomy

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SPIE Journal Paper | 14 April 2022 Open Access

Open Access

Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer: prelaunch

Martin Weisskopf, Paolo Soffitta, Luca Baldini, Brian Ramsey, Stephen O'Dell, Roger Romani, Giorgio Matt, William Deininger, Wayne Baumgartner, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Enrico Costa, Jeffery Kolodziejczak, Luca Latronico, Herman Marshall, Fabio Muleri, Stephen Bongiorno, Allyn Tennant, Niccolo Bucciantini, Michal Dovciak, Frédéric Marin, Alan Marscher, Juri Poutanen, Pat Slane, Roberto Turolla, William Kalinowski, Alessandro Di Marco, Sergio Fabiani, Massimo Minuti, Fabio La Monaca, Michele Pinchera, John Rankin, Carmelo Sgrò, Alessio Trois, Fei Xie, Cheryl Alexander, D. Zachery Allen, Fabrizio Amici, Jason Andersen, Angelo Antonelli, Spencer Antoniak, Primo Attiná, Mattia Barbanera, Matteo Bachetti , Randy Baggett, Jeff Bladt, Alessandro Brez, Raffaella Bonino, Christopher Boree, Fabio Borotto, Shawn Breeding, Daniele Brienza, H. Kyle Bygott, Ciro Caporale, Claudia Cardelli, Rita Carpentiero, Simone Castellano, Marco Castronuovo, Luca Cavalli, Elisabetta Cavazzuti, Marco Ceccanti, Mauro Centrone, Saverio Citraro, Fabio D'Amico, Elisa D'Alba, Laura Di Gesu, Ettore Del Monte, Kurtis Dietz, Niccolò Di Lalla, Giuseppe Di Persio, David Dolan, Immacolata Donnarumma, Yuri Evangelista, Kevin Ferrant, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, MacKenzie Ferrie, Joseph Footdale, Brent Forsyth, Michelle Foster, Benjamin Garelick, Shuichi Gunji, Eli Gurnee, Michael Head, Grant Hibbard, Samantha Johnson, Erik Kelly, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Carlo Lefevre, Shelley Le Roy, Pasqualino Loffredo, Paolo Lorenzi, Leonardo Lucchesi, Tyler Maddox, Guido Magazzu, Simone Maldera, Alberto Manfreda, Elio Mangraviti, Marco Marengo, Alessandra Marrocchesi, Francesco Massaro, David Mauger, Jeffery McCracken, Michael McEachen, Rondal Mize, Paolo Mereu, Scott Mitchell, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Alfredo Morbidini, Federico Mosti, Hikmat Nasimi, Barbara Negri, Michela Negro, Toan Nguyen, Isaac Nitschke, Alessio Nuti, Mitch Onizuka, Chiara Oppedisano, Leonardo Orsini, Darren Osborne, Richard Pacheco, Alessandro Paggi, Will Painter, Steven Pavelitz, Christina Pentz, Raffaele Piazzolla, Matteo Perri, Melissa Pesce-Rollins, Colin Peterson, Maura Pilia, Alessandro Profeti, Simonetta Puccetti, Jaganathan Ranganathan, Ajay Ratheesh, Lee Reedy, Noah Root, Alda Rubini, Stephanie Ruswick, Javier Sanchez, Paolo Sarra, Francesco Santoli, Emanuele Scalise, Andrea Sciortino, Christopher Schroeder, Tim Seek, Kalie Sosdian, Gloria Spandre, Chet Speegle, Toru Tamagawa, Marcello Tardiola, Antonino Tobia, Nicholas Thomas, Robert Valerie, Marco Vimercati, Amy Walden, Bruce Weddendorf, Jeffrey Wedmore, David Welch, Davide Zanetti, Francesco Zanetti

JATIS, Vol. 8, Issue 02, 026002, (April 2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.8.2.026002

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, Calibration, Polarimetry, X-ray imaging, Polarization, Modulation, Space operations, X-ray sources, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2021 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE): technical overview IV

Brian Ramsey, Primo Attina, Luca Baldini, Mattia Barbanera, Wayne Baumgartner, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Jeff Bladt, Stephen Bongiorno, Alessandro Brez, Simone Castellano, Rita Carpentiero, Marco Castronuovo, Luca Cavalli, Elisabetta Cavazutti, Fabio D'Amico, Saverio Citraro, Enrico Costa, William Deininger, Elisa D'Alba, Ettore Delmonte, Kurtis Dietz, Niccolo Di Lalla, Alessandro Di Marco, Giusseppe Di Persio, Immacolata Donnarumma, Sergio Fabiani, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Joseph Footdale, Michael Head, William Kalinowski, Jeffery Kolodziejczak, Luca Latronico, Carlo Lefevre, Paolo Lorenzi, Leonardo Lucchesi, Simone Maldera, Alberto Manfreda, Elio Mangravati, Herman Marshall, Giorgio Matt, Massimo Minuti, Rondal Mize, Fabio Muleri, Hikmat Nasimi, Barbara Negri, Alessio Nuti, Stephen O'Dell, Leonardo Orsini, Darren Osborne, Christina Pentz, Maura Pilia, Matteo Perri, Melissa Pesce-Rollins, Colin Peterson, Michele Pinchera, Simonetta Puccetti, John Rankin, Ajay Ratheesh, Roger Romani, Paolo Sarra, Francesco Santoli, Andrea Sciortino, Christopher Schroeder, Carmelo Sgro, Paolo Soffitta, Gloria Spandre, Allyn Tennant, Antonino Tobia, Nicholas Thomas, Alessio Trois, Marco Vimercati, Jeffery Wedmore, Martin Weisskopf, Fei Xie, Francesco Zanetti, Cheryl Alexander, D. Zachery Allen, Fabrizio Amici, Jason Andersen, Angelo Antonelli, Spencer Antoniak, Matteo Bachetti, Randy Baggett, Rafaella Bonino, Christopher Boree, Fabio Borotto, Shawn Breeding, Daniele Brienza, H. Kyle Byggott, Ciro Caporale, Claudia Cardelli, Marco Ceccanti, Mauro Centrone, David Dolan, Yuri Evangelista, Kevin Ferrant, MacKenzie Ferrie, Brent Forsyth, Michelle Foster, Benjamin Garelick, Shuichi Gunji, Eli Gurnee, Grant Hibbard, Samantha Johnson, Eric Kelly, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Fabio La Monaca, Shelley Le Roy, Pasqualino Lofredo, Tyler Maddox, Guido Magazzu, Marco Marengo, Alessandra Marrocchesi, Francesco Massaro, David Mauger, Jeffrey McCracken, Michael McEachen, Paolo Mereu, Scott Mitchell, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Alfredo Morbidini, Federico Mosti, Toan Nguyen, Michela Negro, Isaac Nitschke, Mitch Onizuka, Chiara Oppedisano, Richard Pacheco, Alessandro Paggi, Will Painter, Steven Pavelitz, Raffaele Piazzolla, Alessandro Profeti, Jaganathan Ranganathan, Lee Reedy, Noah Root, Alda Rubini, Stephanie Ruswick, Javier Sanchez, Emanuele Scalise, Tim Seek, Kalie Sosdian, Chet Speegle, Toru Tamagawa, Marcello Tardiola, Robert Valerie, Amy Walden, Bruce Weddendorf, David Welch

Proceedings Volume 11821, 118210M (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2595302

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Sensors, Space operations, Mirrors, X-rays, Observatories, Polarization, Polarimetry, X-ray imaging, X-ray sources

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Proceedings Article | 12 January 2021 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Outcomes of the IXPE instrument calibration

Sergio Fabiani, Fabio Muleri, Alessandro Di Marco, Fabio La Monaca, John Rankin, Paolo Soffitta, Fabrizio Amici, Primo Attina, Luca Baldini, Mattia Barbanera, Daniele Brienza, Simone Castellano, Saverio Citraro, Enrico Costa, Yuri Evangelista, Ettore Del Monte, Sergio Di Cosimo, Giuseppe Di Persio, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Carlo Lefevre, Pasqualino Loffredo, Leonardo Lucchesi, Alberto Manfreda, Antonino Tobia, Alfredo Morbidini, Massimo Minuti, Hikmat Nasimi, Alessio Nuti, Raffaele Piazzolla, Leonardo Orsini, Ajay Ratheesh, Michele Pinchera, Alda Rubini, Francesco Santoli, Emanuele Scalise, Carmelo Sgrò, Alessio Trois, Fei Xie

Proceedings Volume 11444, 1144464 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2566998

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Proceedings Article | 12 January 2021 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

GrailQuest and HERMES: hunting for gravitational wave electromagnetic counterparts and probing space-time quantum foam

Luciano Burderi, Tiziana Di Salvo, Alessandro Riggio, Angelo Francesco Gambino, Andrea Sanna, Fabrizio Fiore, Fabrizio Amarilli, Lorenzo Amati, Filippo Ambrosino, Giovanni Amelino-Camelia, Alessio Anitra, Marco Barbera, Michele Bechini, Pierluigi Bellutti, Roberto Bertaccin, Giuseppe Bertuccio, Riccardo Campana, Jiewei Cao, Salvatore Capozziello, Francesco Ceraudo, Tianxiang Chen, Marco Cinelli, Marco Citossi, Aurora Clerici, Andrea Colagrossi, Enrico Costa, Serena Curzel, Mariafelicia De Laurentis, Giovanni Della Casa, Massimo Della Valle, Evgeny Demenev, Melania Del Santo, Giuseppe Dilillo, Pavel Efremov, Yuri Evangelista, Marco Feroci, Chiara Ferruglio, Fabrizio Ferrandi, Mauro Fiorini, Michele Fiorito, Filippo Frontera, Fabio Fuschino, Dejan Gacnik, Gabor Galgoczi, Na Gao, Massimo Gandola, Giancarlo Ghirlanda, Andreja Gomboc, Marco Grassi, Cristiano Guidorzi, Alejandro Guzman, Rosario Iaria, Mile Karlica, Uros Kostic, Claudio Labanti, Giovanni La Rosa, Ugo Lo Cicero, Borja Lopez Fernandez, Paolo Lunghi, Piero Malcovati, Alessandro Maselli, Arianna Manca, Filippo Mele, Dorottya Milankovich, Angel Monge, Gianluca Morgante, Lara Nava, Barbara Negri, Paolo Nogara, Masanori Ohno, Daniele Ottolina, Andrea Pasquale, Andras Pal, Matteo Perri, Margherita Piccinin, Raffaele Piazzolla, Simone Pirrotta, Samuel Pliego-Caballero, Jacopo Prinetto, Giuseppe Pucacco, Simonetta Puccetti, Massimo Rapisarda, Irina Rashevskaya, Alexander Rashevsky, Jakub Ripa, Francesco Russo, Alessandro Papitto, Silvia Piranomonte, Andrea Santangelo, Francesca Scala, Giulia Sciarrone, David Selcan, Stefano Silvestrini, Giuseppe Sottile, Tomaz Rotovnik, Christoph Tenzer, Ivan Troisi, Andrea Vacchi, Enrico Virgilli, Norbert Werner, Lingjun Wang, Yupeng Xu, Gianluigi Zampa, Nicola Zampa, Silvia Zane, Giovanni Zanotti

Proceedings Volume 11444, 114444Y (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561779

KEYWORDS: Electromagnetism, Foam, Satellites, Photons, Gamma-ray astronomy, Quantum physics, Quantization, Gamma radiation, Observatories, Signal to noise ratio

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Proceedings Article | 12 January 2021 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

IXPE DU-FM ions-UV filters characterization

Fabio La Monaca, Sergio Fabiani, Carlo Lefevre, Alfredo Morbidini, Raffaele Piazzolla, Fabrizio Amici, Primo Attinà, Daniele Brienza, Enrico Costa, Sergio Di Cosimo, Alessandro Di Marco, Giuseppe Di Persio, Yuri Evangelista, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Pasqualino Loffredo, Fabio Muleri, John Rankin, Ajay Ratheesh, Alda Rubini, Francesco Santoli, Emanuele Scalise, Paolo Soffitta, Antonino Tobia, Alessio Trois, Fei Xie, Ben Zeiger

Proceedings Volume 11444, 1144463 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2567000

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Proceedings Article | 17 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE): technical overview III

Paolo Soffitta, Primo Attinà, Luca Baldini, Mattia Barbanera, Wayne Baumgartner, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Jeff Bladt, Stephen Bongiorno, Alessandro Brez, Simone Castellano, Rita Carpentiero, Marco Castronuovo, Luca Cavalli, Elisabetta Cavazzuti, Fabio D'Amico, Saverio Citraro, Enrico Costa, William Deininger, Elsa D'Alba, Ettore Del Monte, Kutis Diets, Niccolo' Di Lalla, Alessandro Di Marco, Giuseppe Di Persio, Immacolata Donnarumma, Ronald Elsner, Sergio Fabiani, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Larry Guy, William Kalinowski, Jeffery Kolodziejczak, Luca Latronico, Carlo Lefevre, Paolo Lorenzi, Leonardo Lucchesi, Simone Maldera, Alberto Manfreda, Elio Mangraviti, Herman Marshall, James Masciarelli, Giorgio Matt, Massimo Minuti, Fabio Muleri, Hikmat Nasimi, Barbara Negri, Alessio Nuti, Leonardo Orsini, Darren Osborne, Maura Pilia, Matteo Perri, Melissa Pesce-Rollins, Colin Peterson, Michele Pinchera, Simonetta Puccetti, Brian Ramsey, Ajay Ratheesh, Roger Romani, Paolo Sarra, Francesco Santoli, Andrea Sciortino, Carmelo Sgrò, Brian Smith, Gloria Spandre, Allyn Tennant, Antonino Tobia, Alessio Trois, Marco Vimercati, Jeffrey Wedmnore, Martin Weisskopf, Fei Xie, Francesco Zanetti, Cheryl Alexander, D. Zachery Allen, Fabrizio Amici, Lucio Angelo Antonelli, Spencer Antoniak, Matteo Bachetti, Raffaella Bonino, Fabio Borotto, Shawn Breeding, Daniele Brienza, H. Kyle Bygott, Claudia Cardelli, Marco Ceccanti, Mauro Centrone, Yuri Evangelista, MacKenzie Ferrie, Brent Forsyth, Michele Foster, Eli Gurnee, Grant Hibbard, Sandra Johnson, Erik Kelly, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Fabio La Monaca, Shelley Le Roy, Pasqualino Loffredo, Guido Magazzu', Marco Marengo, Alessandra Marrocchesi, Francesco Massaro, Alfredo Morbidini, Jeffrey McCracken, Michael McEachen, Paolo Mereu, Scott Mitchell, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Federico Mosti, Michela Nigro, Chiara Oppedisano, Richard Pacheco, Alessandro Paggi, Steven Pavelitz, Cristina Pentz, Raffaele Piazzolla, Brad Porter, Alessandro Profeti, Jaganathan Ranganathan, John Rankin, Noah Root, Alda Rubini, Stephanie Ruswick, Javier Sanchez, Emanuele Scalise, Sara Schindhelm, Chet Speegle, Toru Tamagawa, Marcello Tardiola, Amy Walden, Bruce Weddendorf, David Welch, Michael Head, Stuart Gray, Rondal Mize, Stephen O'Dell, Christopher Schroeder, Nicholas Thomas, Randy Bagget, David Dolan, Kevin Ferrant, Joseph Footdale, Benjamin Garelick, Samantha Johnson, Timothy Seek

Proceedings Volume 11444, 1144462 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2567001

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SPIE Journal Paper | 23 October 2020

In-flight calibration system of imaging x-ray polarimetry explorer

Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Fabio Muleri, Carlo Lefevre, Alfredo Morbidini, Fabrizio Amici, Daniele Brienza, Enrico Costa, Ettore Del Monte, Alessandro Di Marco, Giuseppe Di Persio, Immacolata Donnarumma, Sergio Fabiani, Fabio La Monaca, Pasqualino Loffredo, Luca Maiolo, Francesco Maita, Raffaele Piazzolla, Brian Ramsey, John Rankin, Ajay Ratheesh, Alda Rubini, Paolo Sarra, Paolo Soffitta, Antonino Tobia, Fei Xie

JATIS, Vol. 6, Issue 04, 048002, (October 2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.6.4.048002

KEYWORDS: Calibration, X-rays, Sensors, Polarimetry, Imaging systems, Photons, X-ray imaging, Modulation, Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, Polarization

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Paper

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The Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE): technical overview II

Stephen O'Dell, Primo Attinà, Luca Baldini, Mattia Barbanera, Wayne Baumgartner, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Jeff Bladt, Stephen Bongiorno, Alessandro Brez, Elisabetta Cavazzuti, Saverio Citraro, Enrico Costa, William Deininger, Ettore Del Monte, Kurtis Dietz, Niccolò Di Lalla, Immacolata Donnarumma, Ronald Elsner, Sergio Fabiani, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Larry Guy, William Kalinowski, Victoria Kaspi, Anthony Kelley, Jeffrey Kolodziejczak, Luca Latronico, Carlo Lefevre, Leonardo Lucchesi, Alberto Manfreda, Herman Marshall, James Masciarelli, Giorgio Matt, Massimo Minuti, Fabio Muleri, Hikmat Nasimi, Alessio Nuti, Leonardo Orsini, Darren Osborne, Matteo Perri, Melissa Pesce-Rollins, Colin Peterson, Michele Pinchera, Simonetta Puccetti, Brian Ramsey, Ajay Ratheesh, Roger Romani, Francesco Santoli, Andrea Sciortino, Carmelo Sgrò, Brian Smith, Gloria Spandre, Paolo Soffitta, Allyn Tennant, Antonino Tobia, Alessio Trois, Jeffrey Wedmore, Martin Weisskopf, Fei Xie, Francesco Zanetti, Cheryl Alexander, D. Zachery Allen, Fabrizio Amici, Spencer Antoniak, Raffaella Bonino, Fabio Borotto, Shawn Breeding, Daniele Brienza, H. Kyle Bygott, Ciro Caporale, Claudia Cardelli, Marco Ceccanti, Mauro Centrone, Giuseppe Di Persio, Yuri Evangelista, MacKenzie Ferrie, Joseph Footdale, Brent Forsyth, Michelle Foster, Shuichi Gunji, Eli Gurnee, Grant Hibbard, Sandra Johnson, Eric Kelly, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Fabio La Monaca, Shelley Le Roy, Pasqualino Loffredo, Guido Magazzu, Marco Marengo, Alessandra Marrocchesi, Francesco Massaro, Jeffery McCracken, Michael McEachen, Paolo Mereu, Scott Mitchell, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Alfredo Morbidini, Federico Mosti, Michela Negro, Chiara Oppedisano, Richard Pacheco, Alessandro Paggi, Steven Pavelitz, Christina Pentz, Raffaele Piazzola, Brad Porter, Alessandro Profeti, Jaganathan Ranganathan, John Rankin, Noah Root, Alda Rubini, Stephanie Ruswick, Javier Sanchez, Emanuele Scalise, Sarah Schindhelm, Chet Speegle, Toru Tamagawa, Marcello Tardiola, Amy Walden, Bruce Weddendorf, David Welch

Proceedings Volume 11118, 111180V (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530646

KEYWORDS: X-ray astronomy, X-ray imaging, X-rays, Polarimetry, Space operations, Polarization, Data communications, Astrophysics, Observatories, X-ray telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE): technical overview

Stephen O'Dell, Luca Baldini, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Enrico Costa, Ronald Elsner, Victoria Kaspi, Jeffery Kolodziejczak, Luca Latronico, Herman Marshall, Giorgio Matt, Fabio Mulieri, Brian Ramsey, Roger Romani, Paolo Soffitta, Allyn Tennant, Martin Weisskopf, D. Zachary Allen, Fabrizio Amici, Spencer Antoniak, Primo Attina, Matteo Bachetti, Mattia Barbanera, Wayne Baumgartner, Jeff Bladt, Stephen Bongiorno, Fabio Borotto, Thomas Brooks, Scott Bussinger, H. Kyle Bygott, Elisabetta Cavazzuti, Marco Ceccanti, Saverio Citraro, William Deininger, Ettore Del Monte, Kurtis Dietz, Niccolò Di Lalla, Giuseppe Di Persio, Immacolata Donnarumma, Jennifer Erickson, Yuri Evangelista, Sergio Fabiani, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Michele Foster, Manuela Giusti, Shuichi Gunji, Larry Guy, Sandra Johnson, William Kalinowski, Anthony Kelley, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Carlo Lefevre, Simone Maldera, Alberto Manfreda, Marco Marengo, James Masciarelli, Mike McEachen, Paolo Mereu, Massimo Minuti, Mark Mitchell, Scott Mitchell, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Alfredo Morbidini, Federico Mosti, Hikmat Nasimi, Barbara Negri, Leonardo Orsini, Darren Osborne, Steven Pavelitz, Christina Pentz, Matteo Perri, Melissa Pesce-Rollins, Colin Peterson, Raffaele Piazzolla, Stefano Pieraccini, Maura Pilia, Michele Pinchera, Simonetta Puccetti, Jaganathan Ranganathan, Tim Read, Alda Rubini, Francesco Santoli, Paolo Sarra, Sarah Schindhelm, Andrea Sciortino, Chris Seckar, Carmelo Sgrò, Brian Smith, Chet Speegle, Toru Tamagawa, Marcello Tardiola, Antonino Tobia, Alessia Tortosa, Alessio Trois, Bruce Weddendorf, Jeff Wedmore, Davide Zanetti

Proceedings Volume 10699, 106991X (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314146

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, Calibration, Space operations, X-ray telescopes, Polarization, Telescopes, Observatories, X-ray detectors, Polarimetry

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2016 Paper

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XIPE: the x-ray imaging polarimetry explorer

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Proceedings Volume 9905, 990515 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233046

KEYWORDS: Physics, Astronomy, Mirrors, Observatories, Modulation, Polarimetry, X-rays, Sensors, Polarization, X-ray optics

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Silicon photomultipliers as readout elements for a Compton Effect polarimeter: the COMPASS project

E. Del Monte, A. Rubini, A. Brandonisio, F. Muleri, P. Soffitta, E. Costa, G. Di Persio, S. Di Cosimo, E. Massaro, A. Morbidini, E. Morelli, L. Pacciani, S. Fabiani, D. Michilli, S. Giarrusso, O. Catalano, D. Impiombato, T. Mineo, G. Sottile, S. Billotta

Proceedings Volume 9915, 991528 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232572

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Scintillators, Polarization, Compton scattering, Scattering, Photons, X-rays, Absorption, Electrons, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2016 Paper

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The on-board calibration system of the X-ray Imaging Polarimetry Explorer (XIPE)

Silvia Zane, Berend Winter, Craig Theobalds, Theodorus Theodorou, Michele Pinchera, Fabio Muleri, Francesca Spada, Carmelo Sgro, Davide Zanetti, Hua Feng, Ettore del Monte, Alda Rubini, Paolo Soffitta, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Enrico Bozzo, Vadim Burwitz, Alberto Castro Tirado, Enrico Costa, Szymon Gburek, Rene Goosmann, Vladimir Karas, Giorgio Matt, Kirpal Nandra, Mark Pearce, Juri Poutanen, Victor Reglero, Maria Dolores Sabau, Andrea Santangelo, Giampiero Tagliaferri, Christopher Tenzer, Jacco Vink, Martin Weisskopf

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99054H (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233448

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Polarimetry, Calibration, Sensors, Optical filters, Computer programming, Electronics, Photodiodes, Teeth, X-ray imaging

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2016 Paper

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Performance of the Gas Pixel Detector: an x-ray imaging polarimeter for upcoming missions of astrophysics

Fabio Muleri, Paolo Soffitta, Luca Baldini, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Alessandro Brez, Enrico Costa, Niccolò Di Lalla, Ettore Del Monte, Yuri Evangelista, Luca Latronico, Alberto Manfreda, Massimo Minuti, Melissa Pesce-Rollins, Michele Pinchera, Alda Rubini, Carmelo Sgrò, Francesca Spada, Gloria Spandre

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99054G (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233206

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-ray imaging, Polarimetry, X-rays, Modulation, Image sensors, X-ray imaging, Polarization, Prototyping, Photon polarization, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2016 Paper

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The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE)

Martin Weisskopf, Brian Ramsey, Stephen O'Dell, Allyn Tennant, Ronald Elsner, Paolo Soffitta, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Enrico Costa, Jeffrey Kolodziejczak, Victoria Kaspi, Fabio Muleri, Herman Marshall, Giorgio Matt, Roger Romani

Proceedings Volume 9905, 990517 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2235240

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Polarimetry, Polarization, X-ray imaging, Sensors, Magnetism, X-ray sources, Space telescopes, Mirrors, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2016 Paper

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Geometrical tools for the analysis of x-ray polarimetric signals

E. Massaro, E. Del Monte, F. Massa, R. Campana, F. Muleri, P. Soffitta, E. Costa

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99054I (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2240683

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Polarimetry, Polarization, Modulation, Prototyping, Photon polarization, Calibration, Sensors, Statistical analysis, Absorption

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Testing multilayer-coated polarizing mirrors for the LAMP soft X-ray telescope

D. Spiga, B. Salmaso, R. She, K. Tayabaly, M. Wen, R. Banham, E. Costa, H. Feng, A. Giglia, Q. Huang, F. Muleri, G. Pareschi, P. Soffitta, G. Tagliaferri, G. Valsecchi, Z. Wang

Proceedings Volume 9603, 96031B (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2185432

KEYWORDS: Reflectivity, Argon, X-rays, Multilayers, Mirrors, Polarization, Nickel, Silicon, Lamps, Glasses

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

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Effect of a magnetic field generated by permanent magnets on the GPD polarization sensitivity

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Proceedings Volume 9144, 91444P (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2069867

KEYWORDS: Magnetism, Diffusion, Modulation, X-rays, Electrons, Titanium, Sensors, X-ray sources, Polarization, X-ray detectors

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

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A small mission featuring an imaging x-ray polarimeter with high sensitivity

Martin Weisskopf, Luca Baldini, Ronaldo Bellazini, Alessandro Brez, Enrico Costa, Richard Dissly, Ronald Elsner, Sergio Fabiani, Giorgio Matt, Massimo Minuti, Fabio Muleri, Steve O'Dell, Michele Pinchera, Brian Ramsey, Alda Rubini, Carmelo Sgro', Paolo Soffitta, Gloria Spandre

Proceedings Volume 8859, 885908 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024473

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Polarimetry, Polarization, Sensors, X-ray imaging, Magnetism, Mirrors, X-ray optics, X-ray telescopes, X-ray detectors

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

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The gas pixel detector at the focus of an x-ray optics

Paolo Soffitta, Enrico Costa, Ettore Del Monte, Sergio Fabiani, Fabio Muleri, Alda Rubini, Daniele Spiga, Gianpiero Tagliaferri, Giovanni Pareschi, Stefano Basso, Oberto Citterio, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Alessandro Brez, Luca de Ruvo, Massimo Minuti, Michele Pinchera, Carmelo Sgró, Gloria Spandre, Vadim Burwitz, Wolfgang Burkert, Benedikt Menz, Gisela Hartner

Proceedings Volume 8859, 88590N (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024284

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, X-ray optics, Data acquisition, Polarimetry, X-ray telescopes, Monte Carlo methods, X-ray astronomy, Electronics, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2012 Paper

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On-ground calibration of AGILE-GRID with a photon beam: results and lessons for the future

P. Cattaneo, A. Rappoldi, A. Argan, B. Buonomo, A. Bulgarelli, A. Chen, F. D'Ammando, L. Foggetta, F. Fuschino, M. Galli, F. Gianotti, A. Giuliani, F. Longo, M. Marisaldi, G. Mazzitelli, A. Pellizzoni, M. Prest, G. Pucella, L. Quintieri, M. Tavani, M. Trifoglio, A. Trois, P. Valente, E. Vallazza, S. Vercellone, G. Barbiellini, P. Caraveo, E. Costa, G. De Paris, E. Del Monte, G. Di Cocco, I. Donnarumma, Y. Evangelista, A. Ferrari, M. Feroci, M. Fiorini, M. Giusti, C. Labanti, I. Lapshov, F. Lazzarotto, P. Lipari, F. Lucarelli, S. Mereghetti, E. Morelli, E. Moretti, A. Morselli, L. Pacciani, F. Perotti, G. Piano, P. Picozza, M. Pilia, M. Rapisarda, A. Rubini, S. Sabatini, P. Soffitta, E. Striani, V. Vittorini, D. Zanello, S. Colafrancesco, P. Giommi, C. Pittori, P. Santolamazza, F. Verrecchia, L. Salotti

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84434D (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926445

KEYWORDS: Monte Carlo methods, Calibration, Sensors, Target detection, Spectroscopy, Silicon, Optical simulations, Magnetic sensors, Photonics systems, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

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A new design for the gas pixel detector

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Proceedings Volume 8443, 84430L (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926006

KEYWORDS: Modulation, Sensors, Polarization, Photons, X-rays, Prototyping, Absorption, Polarimetry, Crystals, Titanium

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

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The background of the gas pixel detector and its impact on imaging X-ray polarimetry

Paolo Soffitta, Riccardo Campana, Enrico Costa, Sergio Fabiani, Fabio Muleri, Alda Rubini, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Alessandro Brez, Massimo Minuti, Michele Pinchera, Gloria Spandre

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84431F (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925385

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Polarimetry, X-rays, X-ray detectors, Polarization, Modulation, X-ray imaging, Shape analysis, Collimation, Clouds

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

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Performance of an Ar-DME imaging photoelectric polarimeter

S. Fabiani, R. Bellazzini, F. Berrilli, A. Brez, E. Costa, M. Minuti, F. Muleri, M. Pinchera, A. Rubini, P. Soffitta, G. Spandre

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84431C (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925374

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Modulation, Absorption, Sensors, X-rays, Polarization, Prototyping, Hard x-rays, Beryllium, X-ray optics

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

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A commercial graphite sheet to diffract and polarize X-rays

Fabio Muleri, Leonardo Barbini, Enrico Costa, Sergio Fabiani, Daniele Michilli, Paolo Soffitta

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84434M (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925395

KEYWORDS: Photons, X-rays, Crystals, X-ray diffraction, Diffraction, Sensors, Manufacturing, Aluminum, Luminescence, Silver

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

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Calibration of AGILE-GRID with in-flight data and Monte Carlo simulations

Andrew Chen, A. Argan, A. Bulgarelli, P. Cattaneo, A. Giuliani, C. Pittori, G. Pucella, M. Tavani, A. Trois, G. Barbiellini, P. Caraveo, S. Colafrancesco, E. Costa, G. De Paris, E. Del Monte, G. Di Cocco, I. Donnarumma, Y. Evangelista, A. Ferrari, M. Feroci, M. Fiorini, F. Fuschino, M. Galli, F. Gianotti, P. Giommi, M. Giusti, C. Labanti, I. Lapshov, F. Lazzarotto, P. Lipari, F. Longo, F. Lucarelli, M. Marisaldi, S. Mereghetti, E. Morelli, E. Moretti, A. Morselli, L. Pacciani, A. Pellizzoni, F. Perotti, G. Piano, P. Picozza, M. Pilia, M. Prest, M. Rapisarda, A. Rappoldi, A. Rubini, S. Sabatini, P. Santolamazza, P. Soffitta, E. Striani, M. Trifoglio, L. Salotti, E. Vallazza, S. Vercellone, F. Verrecchia, V. Vittorini, D. Zanello

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84434E (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926195

KEYWORDS: Monte Carlo methods, Point spread functions, Dispersion, Calibration, Matrices, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Sensors, Photon transport, Particles

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2010 Paper

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Concept for an innovative wide-field camera for x-ray astronomy

R. Campana, M. Feroci, A. Vacchi, C. Labanti, G. Zampa, E. Del Monte, Y. Evangelista, F. Muleri, L. Pacciani, A. Rubini, P. Soffitta, E. Costa, I. Donnarumma, F. Lazzarotto, M. Mastropietro, E. Morelli, M. Rapisarda, F. Fuschino, M. Marisaldi, V. Bonvicini, A. Rashevsky, N. Zampa, F. Perotti, L. Amati, F. Frontera, L. A. Antonelli, F. Fiore, G. L. Israel, F. Nicastro, M. Orlandini, G. Baldazzi, L. Picolli, M. Grassi, P. Malcovati

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77324L (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857254

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Silicon, X-ray astronomy, Spatial resolution, X-ray detectors, Spectroscopy, Gamma radiation, Cameras, Satellites

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2010 Paper

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The high-energy detector of the New Hard X-ray Mission (NHXM): design concept

R. Bellazzini, A. Brez, M. Minuti, M. Pinchera, G. Spandre, A. Argan, O. Catalano, E. Costa, C. Fiorini, G. Malaguti, G. Pareschi, G. Tagliaferri, M. Uslenghi

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77323O (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856573

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Cameras, Crystals, Mirrors, Polarimetry, Hard x-rays, Silicon, Space telescopes, Electronics, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2010 Paper

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X-ray imaging and spectroscopy performance of a large area silicon drift chamber for wide-field x-ray astronomy applications

Gianluigi Zampa, Andrea Vacchi, Marco Feroci, Claudio Labanti, Valter Bonvicini, Alexander Rashevsky, Nicola Zampa, Riccardo Campana, Ettore Del Monte, Yuri Evangelista, Fabio Muleri, Luigi Pacciani, Alda Rubini, Paolo Soffitta, Enrico Costa, Immacolata Donnarumma, Francesco Lazzarotto, Marcello Mastropietro, Ennio Morelli, Massimo Rapisarda, Fabio Fuschino, Martino Marisaldi, Giuseppe Baldazzi, Luca Picolli, Marco Grassi, Piero Malcovati

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77324M (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857292

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Imaging spectroscopy, Silicon, X-ray detectors, Spectroscopy, Spatial resolution, Monte Carlo methods, X-ray astronomy, X-ray imaging

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

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Rolling and tumbling: status of the SuperAGILE experiment

E. Del Monte, E. Costa, G. Di Persio, I. Donnarumma, Y. Evangelista, M. Feroci, I. Lapshov, F. Lazzarotto, M. Mastropietro, E. Morelli, L. Pacciani, M. Rapisarda, A. Rubini, P. Soffitta, M. Tavani, A. Argan, A. Trois

Proceedings Volume 7732, 773230 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858064

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Hard x-rays, Gamma radiation, Sensors, Silicon, Satellite imaging, X-rays, Photons, Point spread functions, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

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The NHXM spectral-imaging cameras

O. Catalano, A. Argan, R. Bellazzini, A. Brez, E. Costa, C. Fiorini, G. Malaguti, G. Pareschi, G. Tagliaferri, M. Uslenghi

Proceedings Volume 7732, 773219 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856944

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Sensors, Optical fibers, Light emitting diodes, Optical filters, Polarimetry, X-rays, Quantum efficiency, Hard x-rays, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

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NHXM: a New Hard X-ray imaging and polarimetric Mission

Gianpiero Tagliaferri, Andrea Argan, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Jay Bookbinder, Osvaldo Catalano, Elisabetta Cavazzuti, Enrico Costa, Giancarlo Cusumano, Fabrizio Fiore, Carlo Fiorini, Paolo Giommi, Giuseppe Malaguti, Giorgio Matt, Sandro Mereghetti, Giuseppina Micela, Stephen Murray, Barbara Negri, Giovanni Pareschi, Giuseppe Perola, Suzanne Romaine, Gabriele Villa

Proceedings Volume 7732, 773217 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857032

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, X-rays, Sensors, Cameras, Polarization, Mirrors, Hard x-rays, Spectroscopy, Physics, Synchrotrons

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

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A set of x-ray polarimeters for the New Hard X-ray Imaging and Polarimetric Mission

Paolo Soffitta, Enrico Costa, Fabio Muleri, Riccardo Campana, Ettore Del Monte, Sergio Di Cosimo, Yuri Evangelista, Sergio Fabiani, Marco Feroci, Francesco Lazzarotto, Alda Rubini, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Alessandro Brez, Massimo Minuti, Nicola Omodei, Michele Pinchera, Massimiliano Razzano, Carmelo Sgrò, Gloria Spandre, Andrea Argan, Giorgio Matt

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77321A (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856434

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Sensors, Polarization, Telescopes, Hard x-rays, X-rays, Imaging spectroscopy, Photons, Space telescopes, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

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LOFT: a large observatory for x-ray timing

M. Feroci, L. Stella, A. Vacchi, C. Labanti, M. Rapisarda, P. Attinà, T. Belloni, R. Campana, S. Campana, E. Costa, E. Del Monte, I. Donnarumma, Y. Evangelista, G. L. Israel, F. Muleri, P. Porta, A. Rashevsky, G. Zampa, N. Zampa, G. Baldazzi, G. Bertuccio, V. Bonvicini, E. Bozzo, L. Burderi, A. Corongiu, S. Covino, S. Dall'Osso, D. de Martino, S. Di Cosimo, G. Di Persio, T. Di Salvo, F. Fuschino, M. Grassi, F. Lazzarotto, P. Malcovati, M. Marisaldi, M. Mastropietro, S. Mereghetti, E. Morelli, M. Orio, A. Pellizzoni, L. Pacciani, A. Papitto, L. Picolli, A. Possenti, A. Rubini, P. Soffitta, R. Turolla, L. Zampieri

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77321V (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857337

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Stars, Silicon, Satellites, Spatial resolution, Diagnostics, Collimators, Observatories, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

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The gas pixel detector as an x-ray photoelectric polarimeter with a large field of view

Fabio Muleri, Paolo Soffitta, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Alessandro Brez, Enrico Costa, Sergio Fabiani, Massimo Frutti, Massimo Minuti, Maria Barbara Negri, Michele Pinchera, Alda Rubini, Gloria Spandre

Proceedings Volume 7011, 70112A (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789621

KEYWORDS: Photons, Sensors, Modulation, Polarization, Polarimetry, X-rays, X-ray detectors, Absorption, Phase shift keying, X-ray astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

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SuperAGILE: one year after launch

M. Feroci, E. Costa, E. Del Monte, G. Di Persio, I. Donnarumma, Y. Evangelista, M. Frutti, I. Lapshov, F. Lazzarotto, E. Morelli, M. Mastropietro, L. Pacciani, M. Rapisarda, A. Rubini, P. Soffitta, A. Argan, A. Trois, M. Tavani

Proceedings Volume 7011, 70111O (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789120

KEYWORDS: Gamma radiation, Sensors, Calibration, Satellites, X-rays, Spatial resolution, Hard x-rays, Data processing, Light, Binary data

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

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X-ray polarimetry on-board of HXMT

Paolo Soffitta, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Gianpiero Tagliaferri, Enrico Costa, Giovanni Pareschi, Stefano Basso, Vincenzo Cotroneo, Massimo Frutti, Francesco Lazzarotto, Fabio Muleri, Alda Rubini, Gloria Spandre, Alessandro Brez, Luca Baldini, Jean Bregeon, Massimo Minuti, Giorgio Matt, Filippo Frontera

Proceedings Volume 7011, 701128 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789363

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Sensors, Space telescopes, X-rays, Telescopes, Electronics, X-ray telescopes, Polarization, Photons, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

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A versatile facility for the calibration of x-ray polarimeters with polarized and unpolarized controlled beams

Fabio Muleri, Paolo Soffitta, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Alessandro Brez, Enrico Costa, Massimo Frutti, Marcello Mastropietro, Ennio Morelli, Michele Pinchera, Alda Rubini, Gloria Spandre

Proceedings Volume 7011, 701127 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789605

KEYWORDS: Diffraction, Crystals, X-rays, Photons, Sensors, Polarization, Calibration, Collimators, Polarimetry, Aluminum

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

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An imaging x-ray polarimeter for the study of galactic and extragalactic x-ray sources

Martin Weisskopf, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Enrico Costa, Brian Ramsey, Stephen O'Dell, Ronald Elsner, Allyn Tennant, George Pavlov, Giorgio Matt, Victoria Kaspi, Paolo Coppi, Kinwah Wu, Oswald Siegmund, Vyacheslav Zavlin

Proceedings Volume 7011, 70111I (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788184

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Polarimetry, Polarization, Sensors, Telescopes, Magnetism, X-ray astronomy, X-ray detectors, X-ray imaging, Photon polarization

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

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Calibrating and optimizing the imaging of the SuperAGILE experiment

Y. Evangelista, E. Costa, E. Del Monte, G. Di Persio, I. Donnarumma, M. Feroci, M. Frutti, I. Lapshov, F. Lazzarotto, M. Mastropietro, E. Morelli, L. Pacciani, M. Rapisarda, A. Rubini, P. Soffitta, A. Argan, A. Trois, A. Lo Bue, P. Rossi, L. Semeraro, M. Tavani

Proceedings Volume 7011, 70113B (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789421

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, Signal to noise ratio, Satellites, Optical alignment, Satellite imaging, Spatial resolution, Silicon, Point spread functions, Alignment procedures

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

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XPOL: a photoelectric polarimeter onboard XEUS

Enrico Costa, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Jean Bregeon, Alessandro Brez, Massimo Frutti, Sergio Di Cosimo, Luca Latronicio, Francesco Lazzarotto, Giorgio Matt, Massimo Minuti, Ennio Morelli, Fabio Muleri, Michele Pinchera, Massimiliano Razzano, Alda Rubini, Paolo Soffitta, Gloria Spandre

Proceedings Volume 7011, 70110F (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789545

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Sensors, Polarization, Electronics, Calibration, X-rays, Photons, Satellites, Spatial resolution, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 26 October 2007 Paper

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An x-ray polarimeter for HXMT mission

Enrico Costa, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Gianpiero Tagliaferri, Luca Baldini, Stefano Basso, Johan Bregeon, Alessandro Brez, Oberto Citterio, Vincenzo Cotroneo, Filippo Frontera, Massimo Frutti, Giorgio Matt, Massimo Minuti, Fabio Muleri, Giovanni Pareschi, Giuseppe Cesare Perola, Alda Rubini, Carmelo Sgro, Paolo Soffitta, Gloria Spandre

Proceedings Volume 6686, 66860Z (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734536

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Polarimetry, X-rays, Sensors, Telescopes, X-ray telescopes, Photons, Space telescopes, X-ray astronomy, X-ray imaging

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Proceedings Article | 26 October 2007 Paper

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SuperAGILE ground calibrations and first in orbit observations

L. Pacciani, E. Costa, E. Del Monte, G. Di Persio, I. Donnarumma, Y. Evangelista, M. Feroci, F. Lazzarotto, I. Lapshov, M. Mastropietro, E. Morelli, M. Rapisarda, A. Rubini, P. Soffitta, A. Argan, A. Bulgarelli, F. Gianotti, A. Lo Bue, A. Morbidini, P. Rossi, L. Semeraro, M. Trifoglio, A. Trois

Proceedings Volume 6686, 668616 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734550

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, Spatial resolution, Analog electronics, Satellites, Imaging systems, Hard x-rays, Silicon, Resistors, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2007 Paper

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A very compact polarizer for an x-ray polarimeter calibration

Fabio Muleri, Paolo Soffitta, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Alessandro Brez, Enrico Costa, Sergio Fabiani, Massimo Frutti, Massimo Minuti, Maria Barbara Negri, Piermarco Pascale, Alda Rubini, Giuseppe Sindoni, Gloria Spandre

Proceedings Volume 6686, 668610 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734647

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Diffraction, Photons, X-rays, Sensors, Aluminum, Polarization, Calibration, Capillaries, Iron

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

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ASPEX: a prêt-à-porter all sky monitor

M. Feroci, E. Costa, E. Del Monte, I. Donnarumma, Y. Evangelista, C. Labanti, I. Lapshov, F. Lazzarotto, M. Marisaldi, M. Mastropietro, E. Morelli, L. Pacciani, M. Rapisarda, A. Rubini, P. Soffitta

Proceedings Volume 6266, 626634 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671691

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Silicon, X-rays, Spatial resolution, Gamma radiation, Imaging systems, Photons, Scintillators, Electronics, Capacitance

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

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An x-ray polarimeter for hard x-ray optics

Fabio Muleri, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Enrico Costa, Paolo Soffitta, Francesco Lazzarotto, Marco Feroci, Luigi Pacciani, Alda Rubini, Ennio Morelli, Luca Baldini, Francesco Bitti, Alessandro Brez, Francesco Cavalca, Luca Latronico, Marco Maria Massai, Nicola Omodei, Michele Pinchera, Carmelo Sgró, Gloria Spandre, Giorgio Matt, Giuseppe Cesare Perola, Oberto Citterio, Giovanni Pareschi, Vincenzo Cotroneo, Daniele Spiga, Rodolfo Canestrari

Proceedings Volume 6266, 62662X (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671975

KEYWORDS: Polarization, X-rays, Argon, Neon, Polarimetry, Hard x-rays, Modulation, X-ray optics, Absorption, Photons

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

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A photoelectric polarimeter for XEUS: a new window in x-ray sky

Ronaldo Bellazzini, Luca Baldini, Francesco Bitti, Alessandro Brez, Francesco Cavalca, Luca Latronico, Marco Maria Massai, Nicola Omodei, Michele Pinchera, Carmelo Sgró, Gloria Spandre, Enrico Costa, Paolo Soffitta, Giuseppe Di Persio, Marco Feroci, Fabio Muleri, Luigi Pacciani, Alda Rubini, Ennio Morelli, Giorgio Matt, Giuseppe Cesare Perola

Proceedings Volume 6266, 62663Z (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671693

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Polarization, X-rays, Sensors, X-ray astronomy, Space telescopes, Photons, Scattering, Magnetism, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

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The AGILE mission and its scientific instrument

M. Tavani, G. Barbiellini, A. Argan, M. Basset, F. Boffelli, A. Bulgarelli, P. Caraveo, A. Chen, E. Costa, G. De Paris, E. Del Monte, G. Di Cocco, I. Donnarumma, M. Feroci, M. Fiorini, L. Foggetta, T. Froysland, M. Frutti, F. Fuschino, M. Galli, F. Gianotti, A. Giuliani, C. Labanti, I. Lapshov, F. Lazzarotto, F. Liello, P. Lipari, F. Longo, M. Marisaldi, M. Mastropietro, E. Mattaini, F. Mauri, S. Mereghetti, E. Morelli, A. Morselli, L. Pacciani, A. Pellizzoni, F. Perotti, P. Picozza, C. Pittori, C. Pontoni, G. Porrovecchio, M. Prest, G. Pucella, M. Rapisarda, E. Rossi, A. Rubini, P. Soffitta, A. Traci, M. Trifoglio, A. Trois, E. Vallazza, S. Vercellone, A. Zambra, D. Zanello

Proceedings Volume 6266, 626603 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673207

KEYWORDS: Gamma radiation, Sensors, Hard x-rays, Imaging systems, Satellites, Spatial resolution, Silicon, Particles, Space operations, Analog electronics

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

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SuperAGILE at launch

P. Soffitta, E. Costa, E. Del Monte, G. Di Persio, I. Donnarumma, Y. Evangelista, M. Feroci, M. Frutti, I. Lapshov, F. Lazzarotto, M. Mastropietro, E. Morelli, L. Pacciani, G. Porrovecchio, M. Rapisarda, A. Rubini, G. Sabatino, Olga Uberti, A. Argan, M. Tavani

Proceedings Volume 6266, 626631 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671652

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, Gamma radiation, X-rays, Photons, Image sensors, X-ray detectors, Electronics, Imaging systems, X-ray imaging

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

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The on-ground calibrations of SuperAGILE: II. Finite distance radioactive sources

I. Donnarumma, E. Costa, E. Del Monte, G. Di Persio, Y. Evangelista, M. Feroci, M. Frutti, I. Lapshov, F. Lazzarotto, A. Lo Bue, M. Mastropietro, E. Morelli, L. Pacciani, G. Porrovecchio, M. Rapisarda, P. Rossi, A. Rubini, G. Sabatino, P. Soffitta

Proceedings Volume 6266, 626636 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671719

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, Cadmium, Point spread functions, Cesium, Monte Carlo methods, Photons, Deconvolution, Image sensors, Convolution

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

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ESTREMO/WFXRT: extreme physics in the transient and evolving cosmos

Luigi Piro, Lorenzo Amati, Marco Barbera, Stefano Borgani, Angela Bazzano, Enzo Branchini, G. Brunetti, Sergio Campana, Ezio Caroli, Massimo Cocchi, Sergio Colafrancesco, Luca Colasanti, Alessandra Corsi, Enrico Costa, Giancarlo Cusumano, Melania Del Santo, Jan-Willem Den Herder, Alessandra De Rosa, Guido Di Cocco, Stefano Ettori, Marco Feroci, Fabrizio Fiore, Roberto Fusco-Femiano, Massimiliano Galeazzi, Alessandra Galli, Flavio Gatti, Bruce Gendre, Luigi Guzzo, Wim Hermsen, Jean in 't Zand, Jelle Kaastra, Giovanni La Rosa, Claudio Labanti, Mario Marisaldi, Pasquale Mazzotta, Teresa Mineo, Silvano Molendi, Lauro Moscardini, Lorenzo Natalucci, Fabrizio Nicastro, Giovanni Pareschi, Elena Pian, E. Quadrini, Mauro Roncarelli, Jaap Shaye, Gianpiero Tagliaferri, Paolo Tozzi, Pietro Ubertini, Eugenio Ursino, Matteo Viel

Proceedings Volume 6266, 62660K (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670401

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray telescopes, Metals, Spectroscopy, Absorption, Image resolution, Charge-coupled devices, Gamma radiation, Stars, Galaxy groups and clusters

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

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Gas pixel detectors for high-sensitivity x-ray polarimetry

R. Bellazzini, L. Baldini, A. Brez, F. Cavalca, L. Latronico, N. Omodei, M. Massai, M. Minuti, M. Razzano, C. Sgró, G. Spandre, E. Costa, P. Soffitta

Proceedings Volume 6266, 62662T (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671105

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Polarimetry, Polarization, X-ray detectors, Electronics, Modulation, Electrodes, Prototyping, Analog electronics

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

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The on-ground calibrations of SuperAGILE: I. X-ray pencil beam

Y. Evangelista, E. Costa, E. Del Monte, G. Di Persio, I. Donnarumma, M. Feroci, M. Frutti, A. Generosi, I. Lapshov, F. Lazzarotto, M. Mastropietro, E. Morelli, L. Pacciani, G. Porrovecchio, M. Rapisarda, V. Rossi-Albertini, A. Rubini, G. Sabatino, P. Soffitta

Proceedings Volume 6266, 626635 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671711

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, X-rays, Point spread functions, X-ray detectors, Collimators, Silicon, Electronics, Photons, Tungsten

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

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First light from a very large area pixel array for high-throughput x-ray polarimetry

R. Bellazzini, G. Spandre, M. Minuti, L. Baldini, A. Brez, F. Cavalca, L. Latronico, N. Omodei, M. Massai, C. Sgrò, E. Costa, P. Soffitta, F. Krummenacher, R. de Oliveira

Proceedings Volume 6266, 62663Y (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671401

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Polarimetry, Electrons, Modulation, Analog electronics, X-ray detectors, Polarization, Data acquisition, Chromium

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Proceedings Article | 13 June 2006 Paper

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The mini-calorimeter of the AGILE satellite

C. Labanti, M. Marisaldi, F. Fuschino, M. Galli, A. Argan, A. Bulgarelli, E. Costa, G. Di Cocco, F. Gianotti, M. Tavani, M. Trifoglio

Proceedings Volume 6266, 62663Q (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673294

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Gamma radiation, Palladium, Calibration, Electronics, Particles, Signal attenuation, Satellites, Photons, Scintillators

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Proceedings Article | 13 June 2006 Paper

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POLARIX: a small mission of x-ray polarimetry

Enrico Costa, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Paolo Soffitta, Fabio Muleri, Marco Feroci, Massimo Frutti, Marcello Mastropietro, Luigi Pacciani, Alda Rubini, Ennio Morelli, Luca Baldini, Francesco Bitti, Alessandro Brez, Francesco Cavalca, Luca Latronico, Marco Maria Massai, Nicola Omodei, Michele Pinchera, Carmelo Sgró, Gloria Spandre, Giorgio Matt, Giuseppe Cesare Perola, Guido Chincarini, Oberto Citterio, Gianpiero Tagliaferri, Giovanni Pareschi, Vincenzo Cotroneo

Proceedings Volume 6266, 62660R (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.672951

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Telescopes, Polarization, X-rays, Space telescopes, Sensors, Photons, Scattering, Modulation, X-ray telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2004 Paper

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Laboratory tests and scientific performances of the XAA1.2 front-end chip for space applications

Ettore Del Monte, Enrico Costa, Giuseppe Di Persio, Marco Feroci, Marcello Mastropietro, Ennio Morelli, Luigi Pacciani, Geiland Porrovecchio, Alda Rubini, Paolo Soffitta

Proceedings Volume 5488, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.557843

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Silicon, Temperature metrology, Ions, Pulse generators, Power supplies, Capacitance, Interference (communication), Magnesium, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2004 Paper

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Instrumentation for ground test of SuperAgile detectors and front-end electronics

Luigi Pacciani, Geiland Porrovecchio, Lidia Barbanera, Enrico Costa, Ettore Del Monte, Giuseppe Di Persio, Immacolata Donnarumma, Marco Feroci, F. Lazarotto, Olga Uberti, Alda Rubini, Paolo Soffitta, Andrea Bulgarelli, Fulvio Gianotti, Ennio Morelli, Massimo Trifoglio, Marcello Mastropietro

Proceedings Volume 5488, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.557896

KEYWORDS: Electronics, Data acquisition, Analog electronics, Calibration, Logic, Software development, X-rays, Clocks, Sensors, Data archive systems

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2004 Paper

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The engineering model of the SuperAGILE experiment

Marco Feroci, Enrico Costa, Lidia Barbanera, Ettore Del Monte, Giuseppe Di Persio, Immacolata Donnarumma, Massimo Frutti, Igor Lapshov, Francesco Lazzarotto, Marcello Mastropietro, Ennio Morelli, Luigi Pacciani, G. Porrovecchio, B. Preger, Massimo Rapisarda, Alda Rubini, Paolo Soffitta, G. Sabatino

Proceedings Volume 5488, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.557840

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Scanning electron microscopy, Calibration, Silicon, Collimators, Analog electronics, Photons, Gamma radiation, Prototyping, Carbon

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Proceedings Article | 3 February 2004 Paper

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JEM-X: the x-ray monitor on INTEGRAL

Carl Budtz-Jorgensen, N. Lund, Niels Westergaard, S. Brandt, Allan Hornstrup, Ib Rasmussen, S. Laursen, S. Pedersen, Rene Kristansen, P. Mogensen, K. Harpo Andersen, I. Rasmussen, Josef Polny, P. Jensen, C. Oxborrow, J. Chenevez, K. Omoe, Veikko Kamarainen, Tor Andersson, Osmi Vilhu, J. Huovelin, Enrico Costa, Marco Feroci, Alda Rubini, E. Morelli, A. Morbidini, Filippo Frontera, Carlo Pelliciari, G. Loffredo, Guido Zavattini, Vittore Carassiti, M. Morawski, G. Juchnikowski, Victor Reglero, J. Peris, V. Collado, Juana Rodrigo, F. Perez, Jose-Luis Requena, S. Larsson, R. Svensson, A. Zdziarski, A. Castro-Tirado, Herbert Schnopper

Proceedings Volume 5165, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506791

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Collimators, Calibration, X-ray detectors, Particles, Xenon, Gamma radiation, Spatial resolution, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2003 Paper

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Radiation damage studies XAA1.2 ASIC chop for the SuperAGILE experiment onboard AGILE

Ettore Del Monte, Enrico Costa, Giuseppe Di Persio, Marco Feroci, Marcello Mastropietro, E. Morelli, Luigi Pacciani, G. Porrovecchio, Massimo Rapisarda, Alda Rubini, Paolo Soffitta, D. Bisello, Andrea Candelori, Alexander Kaminski, Jeff Wyss

Proceedings Volume 4851, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.479579

KEYWORDS: Ions, Silicon, Sensors, Electronics, Space operations, Particles, Magnesium, Nickel, Diodes, Power supplies

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2003 Paper

Paper

The AGILE instrument

Marco Tavani, Guido Barbiellini, A. Argan, Natalia Auricchio, Alberto Bernabeo, A. Bulgarelli, Patricia Caraveo, Enrico Celesti, A. Chen, Valter Cocco, Enrico Costa, Ettore Del Monte, G. De Paris, Guido Di Cocco, Giulio Fedel, Marco Feroci, Mauro Fiorini, T. Froysland, Marcello Galli, Fulvio Gianotti, A. Giuliani, Claudio Labanti, Igor Lapshov, F. Lazzarotto, P. Lipari, Francesco Longo, Marcello Mastropietro, E. Mattaini, A. Mauri, Sandro Mereghetti, Ennio Morelli, Aldo Morselli, Luigi Pacciani, A. Pellizzoni, Francesco Perotti, Piergiorgio Picozza, C. Pittori, C. Pontoni, G. Porrovecchio, B. Preger, Michela Prest, Massimo Rapisarda, Elio Rossi, Alda Rubini, E. Sant' Ambrogio, Paolo Soffitta, L. Soli, Alessandro Traci, Massimo Trifoglio, Erik Vallazza, Stefano Vercellone, A. Zambra, D. Zanello

Proceedings Volume 4851, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461312

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Silicon, Gamma radiation, Spatial resolution, Gamma ray imaging, Image sensors, Tungsten, Imaging systems, Electronics, Particles

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Proceedings Article | 14 February 2003 Paper

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Micropattern gas detector for x-ray polarimetry

Ronaldo Bellazzini, F. Angelini, Luca Baldini, Alessandro Brez, Enrico Costa, Giuseppe Di Persio, Luca Latronico, M. Massai, Nicola Omodei, Luigi Pacciani, Paolo Soffitta, Gloria Spandre

Proceedings Volume 4843, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459380

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Sensors, X-rays, Polarization, Modulation, Electrons, Photons, X-ray detectors, X-ray astronomy, X-ray optics

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Proceedings Article | 14 February 2003 Paper

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Novel gaseous x-ray polarimeter: data analysis and simulation

Ronaldo Bellazzini, F. Angelini, Luca Baldini, Alessandro Brez, Enrico Costa, Giuseppe Di Persio, Luca Latronico, M. Massai, Nicola Omodei, Luigi Pacciani, Paolo Soffitta, Gloria Spandre

Proceedings Volume 4843, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459381

KEYWORDS: Monte Carlo methods, Absorption, Modulation, Sensors, Polarimetry, X-rays, Scattering, Reconstruction algorithms, Data analysis, Ionization

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Proceedings Article | 14 February 2003 Paper

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Sensitivity of a photoelectric x-ray polarimeter for astronomy: the impact of gas mixture and pressure

Luigi Pacciani, Enrico Costa, Giuseppe Di Persio, Marco Feroci, Paolo Soffitta, Luca Baldini, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Alessandro Brez, Nicolas Lumb, Gloria Spandre

Proceedings Volume 4843, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459275

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Modulation, Electrons, X-rays, Sensors, Diffusion, Monte Carlo methods, X-ray astronomy, Polarization, Scattering

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2000 Paper

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Data handling system of the gamma-ray space detector AGILE

Aldo Morselli, A. Argan, Enrico Costa, Marco Feroci, Claudio Labanti, Piergiorgio Picozza, Michela Prest, A. Salamon, Paolo Soffitta, Marco Tavani, Erik Vallazza

Proceedings Volume 4140, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.409147

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Gamma radiation, Silicon, Data acquisition, Digital signal processing, Photons, Particles, Logic, Detection and tracking algorithms, Power supplies

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2000 Paper

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Instrumental and astrophysical performances of SuperAGILE on-board AGILE Gamma-Ray mission

Paolo Soffitta, Enrico Costa, Ettore Del Monte, Marco Feroci, Igor Lapshov, Marcello Mastropietro, Ennio Morelli, Massimo Rapisarda, Alda Rubini, Guido Barbiellini, Francesco Longo, Sandro Mereghetti, Aldo Morselli, Michela Prest, Marco Tavani, Erik Vallazza, Stefano Vercellone

Proceedings Volume 4140, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.409122

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Gamma radiation, Silicon, Electronics, Photons, Collimators, Calibration, X-ray detectors, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2000 Paper

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Performances of XA1.3 ASIC chip for the SuperAGILE experiment on board of AGILE

Ettore Del Monte, Enrico Costa, Giuseppe Di Persio, Marco Feroci, Igor Lapshov, Bruno Martino, Marcello Mastropietro, Ennio Morelli, Michela Prest, Alda Rubini, Paolo Soffitta, Erik Vallazza

Proceedings Volume 4140, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.409160

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Temperature metrology, Sensors, Photons, Silicon, Analog electronics, Foam, Data acquisition, Resistors, Signal processing

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 1997 Paper

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In-flight performances of the BeppoSAX gamma-ray burst monitor

Marco Feroci, Filippo Frontera, Enrico Costa, Daniele Dal Fiume, Lorenzo Amati, L. Bruca, Maria Cinti, Alessandro Coletta, P. Collina, C. Guidorzi, Luciano Nicastro, M. Orlandini, Eliana Palazzi, Massimo Rapisarda, Guido Zavattini, R. Butler

Proceedings Volume 3114, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.283768

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Satellites, Gamma radiation, Calibration, Signal detection, X-ray optics, Particles, Electronics, X-ray telescopes, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 1997 Paper

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BeppoSAX GRBM on-ground calibration data analysis

Lorenzo Amati, Maria Cinti, Marco Feroci, Enrico Costa, Filippo Frontera, Daniele Dal Fiume, P. Collina, Luciano Nicastro, M. Orlandini, Eliana Palazzi, Massimo Rapisarda, Guido Zavattini

Proceedings Volume 3114, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.283767

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Photons, Sensors, Satellites, Gamma radiation, Scintillators, Energy efficiency, Data analysis, Cameras, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 1997 Paper

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Gamma-ray burst monitor on board BeppoSAX: the Monte Carlo simulation for the response matrix

Massimo Rapisarda, Lorenzo Amati, Maria Cinti, Marco Feroci, Enrico Costa, P. Collina, Guido Zavattini, Filippo Frontera, Luciano Nicastro, M. Orlandini, Eliana Palazzi, Daniele Dal Fiume

Proceedings Volume 3114, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.283769

KEYWORDS: Monte Carlo methods, Gamma radiation, Satellites, Calibration, Solar concentrators, Electronics, Photons, Sensors, Electrons, Collimators

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 1997 Paper

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PDS experiment on board the BeppoSAX satellite: design and in-flight performance results

Filippo Frontera, Enrico Costa, Daniele Dal Fiume, Marco Feroci, Luciano Nicastro, M. Orlandini, Eliana Palazzi, Guido Zavattini

Proceedings Volume 3114, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.283770

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Sensors, Collimators, Satellites, Chlorine, Photons, Control systems, X-ray astronomy, Astronomy, Gamma radiation

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 1997 Paper

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Measurement of transparency of thin beryllium x-ray windows by means of fluorescense lines produced by a Cm244 alpha source

Claudio Gizzi, Giorgio Patria, Tor Andersson, Maria Cinti, Enrico Costa, Philip Kaaret, Paolo Soffitta, John Tomsick

Proceedings Volume 3114, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.283800

KEYWORDS: Beryllium, Transparency, X-rays, Aluminum, Luminescence, Manufacturing, Titanium, Sensors, X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, Polarimetry

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 1997 Paper

Paper

Calibration of the Stellar X-Ray Polarimeter

John Tomsick, Enrico Costa, J. Dwyer, Ronald Elsner, E. Ford, Philip Kaaret, Robert Novick, Andrea Santangelo, Eric Silver, Paolo Soffitta, Martin Weisskopf, Klaus Ziock

Proceedings Volume 3114, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.283780

KEYWORDS: Modulation, X-rays, Polarimetry, Calibration, Crystals, X-ray telescopes, Lithium, Polarization, Data acquisition, Laser crystals

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 1997 Paper

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New reflecting materials for the construction of hard x-ray focusing telescopes based on Bragg diffraction

Giovanni Pareschi, Filippo Frontera, Paola De Chiara, Giuseppe Ferrara, Enrico Costa

Proceedings Volume 3113, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.278857

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Polymers, Polymer thin films, Space telescopes, Telescopes, X-ray telescopes, Hard x-rays, Reflectivity, Positron emission tomography, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 18 October 1996 Paper

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In-flight calibration system for the INTEGRAL x-ray monitor JEM-X

Enrico Costa, Marco Feroci, Lidia Barbanera, Massimo Frutti, Alda Rubini, Carl Budtz-Joergensen, Herbert Schnopper

Proceedings Volume 2806, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.253991

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Sensors, X-rays, Electronics, Photons, Collimators, Satellites, X-ray detectors, Electrons, Power supplies

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Proceedings Article | 18 October 1996 Paper

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Preliminary background prediction for the INTEGRAL x-ray monitor JEM-X

Marco Feroci, Enrico Costa, Carl Budtz-Joergensen, Herbert Schnopper, Niels Westergaard, Massimo Rapisarda

Proceedings Volume 2806, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.253990

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Photons, Monte Carlo methods, Molybdenum, Satellites, Luminescence, Collimators, Xenon, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 18 October 1996 Paper

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Joint European x-ray monitor (JEM-X): x-ray monitor for ESA's INTEGRAL mission

Herbert Schnopper, Carl Budtz-Joergensen, Niels Westergaard, Allan Hornstrup, Veikko Kamarainen, J. Huovelin, Osmi Vilhu, Enrico Costa, Luigi Piro, Filippo Frontera, Giuseppe Manzo, Salvatore Giarrusso, A. Castro-Tirado, Victor Reglero, R. Svensson, A. Fabian, A. Zdziarski, M. Morawski, Keith Jahoda, Rashid Sunyaev, M. Pavlinsky

Proceedings Volume 2806, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.253989

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Collimators, X-rays, Spatial resolution, Calibration, Electronics, Xenon, Imaging systems, Coded apertures, Gamma radiation

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Proceedings Article | 16 October 1995 Paper

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High-energy instrument PDS aboard the SAX satellite: on-ground calibration results and experiment performance

Filippo Frontera, R. Butler, Enrico Costa, Daniele Dal Fiume, Marco Feroci, Luciano Nicastro, M. Orlandini, Guido Zavattini

Proceedings Volume 2517, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.224914

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Calibration, Gamma radiation, Sensors, Scintillators, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 16 October 1995 Paper

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Sensitivity to x-ray polarization of a microgap gas proportional counter

Paolo Soffitta, Enrico Costa, Ennio Morelli, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Alessandro Brez, R. Raffo

Proceedings Volume 2517, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.224922

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Polarization, Anisotropy, X-ray sources, Sensor performance, Sensors, X-ray detectors, Polarimetry

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Proceedings Article | 7 November 1994 Paper

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X-ray performance of the engineering prototype Stellar X-Ray Polarimeter

Eric Silver, Klaus Ziock, J. Dwyer, Philip Kaaret, Robert Novick, Ronald Elsner, Martin Weisskopf, Enrico Costa, Paolo Soffitta, Giuseppe Manzo, Andrea Santangelo, Igor Lapshov, Rashid Sunyaev

Proceedings Volume 2283, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.193200

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Modulation, Monte Carlo methods, Polarizers, Crystals, Lithium, Polarimetry, Reflectivity, X-ray sources, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 7 November 1994 Paper

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X-ray scattering polarimetry with scintillating fibers of different materials

Marco Feroci, Enrico Costa, Giorgio Matt, Maria Cinti, Massimo Rapisarda

Proceedings Volume 2283, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.193201

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Sensors, Scattering, Polarization, Photons, Modulation, Scintillators, Optical fibers, Photomultipliers, Compton scattering

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 1994 Paper

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Scattering polarimetry for x-ray astronomy by means of scintillating fibers

Enrico Costa, Maria Cinti, Marco Feroci, Giorgio Matt, Massimo Rapisarda

Proceedings Volume 2010, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.168589

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Scattering, Photons, Sensors, Polarization, Optical fibers, Scintillators, Compton scattering, Laser scattering, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 15 February 1994 Paper

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Status of the stellar x-ray polarimeter for the Spectrum-X-Gamma mission

Philip Kaaret, J. Schwartz, Paolo Soffitta, J. Dwyer, Ping-Shine Shaw, Shaul Hanany, Robert Novick, Rashid Sunyaev, Igor Lapshov, Eric Silver, Klaus Ziock, Martin Weisskopf, Ronald Elsner, Brian Ramsey, Enrico Costa, Alda Rubini, Marco Feroci, Luigi Piro, Giuseppe Manzo, Salvatore Giarrusso, Andrea Santangelo, Livio Scarsi, G. Perola, Enrico Massaro, Giorgio Matt

Proceedings Volume 2010, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.168582

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Polarimetry, X-rays, Lithium, Crystals, Modulation, Scattering, Compton scattering, Sensors, X-ray detectors

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 1992 Paper

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Monte Carlo simulation of the materials and filling gas of the imaging proportional counters for the stellar x-ray polarimeter

Marco Feroci, Enrico Costa, Massimo Rapisarda

Proceedings Volume 1743, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.130671

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Photons, Aluminum, Xenon, X-rays, X-ray astronomy, Monte Carlo methods, Luminescence, Gamma radiation, Extreme ultraviolet

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 1992 Paper

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Digital analysis of pulses induced by 200-MeV protons on a phoswich detector for x-ray astronomy

Maria Cinti, Enrico Costa, Paolo Soffitta, Filippo Frontera, Jens Poulsen, B. Agrinier, R. Comte, B. Parlier

Proceedings Volume 1743, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.130702

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-ray astronomy, Crystals, Extreme ultraviolet, X-rays, Gamma radiation, Astronomy, Gamma-ray astronomy, Shape analysis, Satellites

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 1992 Paper

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Neutron-induced backgound in proportional counters for x-ray astronomy

Massimo Rapisarda, Enrico Costa, Marco Feroci, Stefano Giagu

Proceedings Volume 1743, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.130688

KEYWORDS: Photons, X-ray astronomy, Satellites, X-rays, Monte Carlo methods, Particles, Sensors, Gamma radiation, Optical spheres, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 1992 Paper

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Performances of the imaging proportional counter of the stellar x-ray polarimeter

Enrico Costa, Giuseppe Di Persio, Marco Feroci, Luigi Piro, Bruno Martino, Alda Rubini, Paolo Soffitta, Enrico Massaro, G. Perola, Giuseppe Manzo, Philip Kaaret, Robert Novick, Andrea Santangelo

Proceedings Volume 1743, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.130672

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, X-ray astronomy, Extreme ultraviolet, Gamma radiation, Polarimetry, Photons, Gamma-ray astronomy, Astronomy, X-ray imaging

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 1991 Paper

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Status of the stellar x-ray polarimeter for the Spectrum-X-Gamma mission

Philip Kaaret, Robert Novick, Ping-Shine Shaw, Shaul Hanany, Yee Liu, Judith Fleischman, Rashid Sunyaev, Igor Lapshov, Martin Weisskopf, Ronald Elsner, Brian Ramsey, Eric Silver, Klaus Ziock, Enrico Costa, Luigi Piro, Paolo Soffitta, Giuseppe Manzo, Salvatore Giarrusso, Andrea Santangelo, Livio Scarsi, George Fraser, James Pearson, John Lees, G. Perola, Enrico Massaro, Giorgio Matt

Proceedings Volume 1548, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.50577

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Polarimetry, Lithium, X-rays, Sensors, Crystals, Modulation, Scattering, Telescopes, Xenon

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Proceedings Article | 1 February 1991 Paper

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Cylindrical proportional counter for x-ray polarimetry

Enrico Costa, Luigi Piro, Alda Rubini, Paolo Soffitta, Enrico Massaro, Giorgio Matt, Gastone Medici, Giuseppe Manzo, Stefano Re

Proceedings Volume 1343, (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23216

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Modulation, Polarimetry, Photons, Polarization, X-rays, Scattering, Prototyping, Lithium, Monte Carlo methods

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 1990 Paper

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Performances of lithium scatterers for x-ray polarimetry

Enrico Costa, Massimo Frutti, Francesco Pica, Luigi Piro, Alda Rubini, Paolo Soffitta, Enrico Massaro, Giorgio Matt, Gastone Medici

Proceedings Volume 1344, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23237

KEYWORDS: Lithium, Beryllium, Sensors, X-rays, Polarimetry, Scattering, Absorption, X-ray astronomy, Polarization, Photons

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 July 1990

Stellar X-Ray Polarimeter: a focal plane polarimeter for the Spectrum X-Gamma mission

Philip Kaaret, Robert Novick, Christopher Martin, Ping-Shine Shaw, Thomas Hamilton, Rashid Sunyaev, Igor Lapshov, Eric Silver, Martin Weisskopf, Ronald Elsner, Gary Chanan, Enrico Costa, Giuseppe Manzo, George Fraser, G. Perola

OE, Vol. 29, Issue 07, (July 1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/12.55660

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, X-rays

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