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  1. Performance simulations for the ground-based, expanded-beam x-ray source BEaTriX

    Article • September 2021, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  2. Optical simulations for the Wolter-I collimator in the VERT-X calibration facility

    Article • September 2021, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  3. Aluminum-based segmented mirrors for gamma-ray Cherenkov Telescopes via replication: status and perspectives

    Article • September 2021, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  4. Effect of mirror curvature on the angular resolution of silicon pore optics

    Article • August 2021, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  5. The VERT-X calibration facility: development of the most critical parts.

    Article • August 2021, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  6. Progress on high-resolution thin full monolithic shells made of glass for Lynx

    Article • August 2021, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  7. Open-source simulator for ATHENA X-ray telescope optics

    Article • August 2021, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  8. Manufacturing and testing of the X-ray collimating mirror for the BEaTriX facility

    Article • August 2021, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  9. Development of low-density coatings for soft x-ray reflectivity enhancement for ATHENA and other missions

    Article • June 2021, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  10. Voyage through the hidden physics of the cosmic web

    Article • Experimental Astronomy, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  11. PHEMTO: the polarimetric high energy modular telescope observatory

    Article • Experimental Astronomy, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  12. The Voyage of Metals in the Universe from Cosmological to Planetary Scales: the need for a Very High-Resolution, High Throughput Soft X-ray Spectrometer

    Article • Experimental Astronomy, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  13. Designing miniature x-ray optics for the SmallSat lunar science mission concept CubeX

    Article • Applied Optics, June 2020, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  14. Geant4 simulation for the responses to X-rays and charged particles through the eXTP focusing mirrors

    Article • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, May 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  15. Optical simulations for the laboratory-based expanded and collimated x-ray beam facility BEaTriX

    Article • October 2019, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  16. Wavefront preserving optics for diffraction-limited storage rings and free-electron lasers

    Article • September 2019, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  17. VERT-X: VERTical X-ray raster-scan facility for ATHENA calibration. The concept design.

    Article • September 2019, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • September 2019, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  19. BEaTriX, the Beam Expander Testing X-ray facility for testing ATHENA's SPO modules: the collimating mirror

    Article • September 2019, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  20. Mirror module design of x-ray telescopes of eXTP mission

    Article • September 2019, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  21. BEaTriX (Beam Expander Testing X-ray facility) for testing ATHENA's SPO modules: advancement status

    Article • July 2019, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  22. ATHENA Telescope: alignment and integration of SPO mirror modules

    Article • July 2019, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  23. We have explored an unusual crystalline material for applications in X-ray optics.

    Article • Journal of Applied Crystallography, May 2019, International Union of Crystallography

    Dr Daniele Spiga, Dr Claudio Ferrari

  24. The enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission—eXTP

    Article • Science China Physics Mechanics and Astronomy, December 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  25. Development of the new long trace profilometer at LCLS for bendable x-ray mirror metrology

    Article • October 2018, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  26. Simulating the optical performances of the LCLS bendable mirrors using a 2D physical optics approach

    Article • September 2018, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  27. Simulating the optical performances of the ATHENA x-ray telescope optics

    Article • August 2018, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  28. Silicon pore optics mirror module production and testing

    Article • July 2018, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  29. Results of silicon pore optics mirror modules optical integration in the ATHENA telescope

    Article • July 2018, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  30. Progress in the realization of the beam expander testing x-ray facility (BEaTriX) for testing ATHENA's SPO modules

    Article • July 2018, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  31. Development of the ATHENA mirror

    Article • July 2018, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  32. A magnetic electron repeller to improve the ATHENA/WFI background level

    Article • July 2018, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  33. AHEAD joint research activity on x-ray optics

    Article • July 2018, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  34. The McXtrace AstroX toolbox: a general ray tracing software package for end to end simulation of x-ray optics for astronomical instrumentation

    Article • July 2018, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  35. X-ray beam-shapingviadeformable mirrors: surface profile and point spread function computation for Gaussian beams using physical optics

    Article • Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, January 2018, International Union of Crystallography

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  36. Direct hot slumping of thin glass foils for future generation x-ray telescopes: current state of the art and future outlooks

    Article • November 2017, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  37. Simulation of Silicon Pore Optics for ATHENA.

    Article • September 2017, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  38. Fused silica segments: a possible solution for x-ray telescopes with very high angular resolution like Lynx/XRS

    Article • September 2017, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  39. The Athena telescope and optics status

    Article • August 2017, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  40. Optical integration of SPO mirror modules in the ATHENA telescope

    Article • August 2017, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  41. Realization and drive tests of active thin glass x-ray mirrors

    Article • October 2016, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • October 2016, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  43. Model supporting the use of pressure in the hot slumping of glass substrates for X-ray telescopes

    Article • Optics Express, October 2016, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  44. Design and advancement status of the Beam Expander Testing X-ray facility (BEaTriX)

    Article • October 2016, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  45. Two-dimensional PSF prediction of multiple-reflection optical systems with rough surfaces

    Article • October 2016, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  46. Slumped glass foils as substrate for adjustable X-ray optics

    Article • September 2016, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • August 2016, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • August 2016, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  49. Point spread function computation in normal incidence for rough optical surfaces

    Article • August 2016, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  50. Manufacturing and alignment tolerance analysis through Montecarlo approach for PLATO

    Article • July 2016, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  51. Radiation, Thermal Gradient and Weight: a threefold dilemma for PLATO

    Article • July 2016, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  52. Thermal effects on PLATO point spread function

    Article • July 2016, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  53. PLATO: a multiple telescope spacecraft for exo-planets hunting

    Article • July 2016, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  54. Simulation and modeling of silicon pore optics for the ATHENA x-ray telescope

    Article • July 2016, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  55. Slumped glass optics development with pressure assistance

    Article • July 2016, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  56. X-ray mirror module analytical design from field of view requirement and stray light tolerances

    Article • July 2016, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  57. Monte Carlo simulations of soft proton flares: testing the physics with XMM-Newton

    Article • July 2016, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  58. The ATHENA optics development

    Article • July 2016, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  59. Simulating X-ray telescopes with McXtrace: a case study of ATHENA’s optics

    Article • July 2016, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  60. XIPE: the x-ray imaging polarimetry explorer

    Article • July 2016, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga, Stefano Covino

  61. Manufacturing an active X-ray mirror prototype in thin glass

    Article • Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, January 2016, International Union of Crystallography

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • October 2015, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • Acta Astronautica, October 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  64. Computation and validation of two-dimensional PSF simulation based on physical optics

    Article • September 2015, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • September 2015, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • September 2015, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  67. BEaTriX, expanded x-ray beam facility for testing modular elements of telescope optics: an update

    Article • September 2015, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • September 2015, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  69. Analytical computation of stray light in nested mirror modules for x-ray telescopes

    Article • September 2015, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  70. High efficiency carbon-based multilayers for LAMP at 250 eV

    Article • September 2015, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  71. Roughness tolerances for Cherenkov telescope mirrors

    Article • September 2015, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  72. Silicon pore optics mirror modules for inner and outer radii

    Article • September 2015, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  73. LAMP: a micro-satellite based soft x-ray polarimeter for astrophysics

    Article • August 2015, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • Experimental Astronomy, June 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • Astronomy and Astrophysics, December 2014, EDP Sciences

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • October 2014, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • September 2014, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  78. Integrated modeling for parametric evaluation of smart x-ray optics

    Article • August 2014, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • Optical Engineering, August 2014, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • July 2014, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • July 2014, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • July 2014, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • July 2014, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • July 2014, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  85. THE IMAGING PROPERTIES OF THE GAS PIXEL DETECTOR AS A FOCAL PLANE POLARIMETER

    Article • The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, June 2014, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  86. Predicting the angular resolution of x-ray mirrors

    Article • SPIE Newsroom, January 2014, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • Experimental Astronomy, November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  88. In focus measurements of IXO type optics using the new PANTER x-ray test facility extension

    Article • September 2013, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  89. Profile reconstruction of grazing-incidence x-ray mirrors from intra-focal x-ray full imaging

    Article • September 2013, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • September 2013, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  91. Micro-roughness improvement of slumped glass foils for x-ray telescopes via dip coating

    Article • September 2013, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • September 2013, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  93. X-ray optics developments at ESA

    Article • September 2013, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • September 2013, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  95. XIPE: the X-ray imaging polarimetry explorer

    Article • Experimental Astronomy, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Stefano Covino, Dr Daniele Spiga

  96. Accurate integration of segmented x-ray optics using interfacing ribs

    Article • Optical Engineering, June 2013, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, May 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  98. X-ray beam-shaping via deformable mirrors: Analytical computation of the required mirror profile

    Article • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, May 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  99. Introducing the CTA concept

    Article • Astroparticle Physics, March 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Michele Doro, michela uslenghi, Dr Daniele Spiga, Stefano Covino, Maria Concetta M.C. Maccarone

  100. An active optics system for EUV/soft x-ray beam shaping

    Article • October 2012, SPIE

    Dr Claudio Masciovecchio, Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • September 2012, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • September 2012, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • Experimental Astronomy, November 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Michele Doro, Stefano Covino, Dr Daniele Spiga, Maria Concetta M.C. Maccarone

  104. The optics system of the New Hard X-ray Mission: status report

    Article • September 2011, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  105. IXO glass mirrors development in Europe

    Article • September 2011, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • September 2011, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  107. An integration machine for the assembly of the x-ray optic units based on thin slumped glass foils for the IXO mission

    Article • September 2011, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  108. Accurate modeling of periodic and graded multilayer x-ray scattering from surface microroughness characterization

    Article • September 2011, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • September 2011, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  110. Point spread function of real Wolter-I X-ray mirrors: computation by means of the Huygens-Fresnel principle

    Article • September 2011, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  111. ORIGIN: metal creation and evolution from the cosmic dawn

    Article • Experimental Astronomy, May 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • May 2011, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  113. The mirror module design for the cryogenic x-ray imaging spectrometer on-board ORIGIN

    Article • May 2011, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • Astronomy and Astrophysics, March 2011, EDP Sciences

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  115. 3D characterization of thin glass x-ray mirrors via optical profilometry

    Article • August 2010, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  116. POLARIX: a pathfinder mission of X-ray polarimetry

    Article • Experimental Astronomy, August 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  117. The optics system of the New Hard X-ray Mission: design and development

    Article • July 2010, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • July 2010, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  119. Effects of the coating optimization on the field of view for a Wolter x-ray telescope

    Article • July 2010, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • July 2010, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  121. IXO x-ray mirrors based on slumped glass segments with reinforcing ribs: optical and mechanical design, image error budget, and optics unit integration process

    Article • July 2010, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  122. Self-consistent computation of x-ray mirror point spread functions from surface profile and roughness

    Article • July 2010, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  123. Technologies for manufacturing of high angular resolution multilayer coated optics for the New Hard X-ray Mission: a status report II

    Article • July 2010, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  124. Thin gold layer in NiCo and Ni electroforming process: optical surface characterization

    Article • July 2010, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • Astronomy and Astrophysics, October 2009, EDP Sciences

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • August 2009, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  127. Hard x-ray reflectivity measurement of broad-band multilayer samples

    Article • August 2009, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • August 2009, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  129. Optimization of the reflecting coatings for the new hard x-ray mission

    Article • August 2009, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  130. Surface smoothness requirements for the mirrors of the IXO x-ray telescope

    Article • August 2009, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  131. Technologies for manufacturing of high angular resolution multilayer coated optics for future new hard x-ray missions: a status report

    Article • August 2009, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  132. Thin gold layer in Ni electroforming process: optical surface characterization

    Article • August 2009, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  133. Enabling deposition of hard x-ray reflective coatings as an industrial manufacturing process

    Article • May 2009, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  134. Background Rejection of Charged Particles in the Simbol-X Telescope: Preliminary Study of Protons Scattering

    Article • January 2009, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  135. Effects of Small Oscillations on the Effective Area

    Article • January 2009, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  136. On the Compliance of Simbol-X Mirror Roughness with its Effective Area Requirements

    Article • January 2009, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • January 2009, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  138. Spiral conical approximations to double reflection Wolter optics

    Article • July 2008, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • July 2008, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • July 2008, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  141. Lightweight optical segment prototype for adaptive optics manufactured by hot slumping

    Article • July 2008, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  142. New developments in light material overcoating for soft x-ray reflectivity enhancement

    Article • July 2008, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  143. Surface roughness evaluation on mandrels and mirror shells for future X-ray telescopes

    Article • July 2008, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  144. EDGE: Explorer of diffuse emission and gamma-ray burst explosions

    Article • Experimental Astronomy, May 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Daniele Spiga, Ms Rebeckah Aubertin

  145. Modern Developments in X-Ray and Neutron Optics

    Article • January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  146. Carbon overcoatings for soft x-ray reflectivity enhancement

    Article • September 2007, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  147. Characterization of hydrogenated silicon carbide produced by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition at low temperature

    Article • September 2007, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  148. Correction of high spatial frequency errors on optical surfaces by means of ion beam figuring

    Article • September 2007, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • September 2007, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  150. Development of lightweight optical segments for adaptive optics

    Article • September 2007, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • September 2007, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga, Ms Rebeckah Aubertin

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

    Article • September 2007, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  153. Optical module HEW simulations for the X-ray telescopes SIMBOL-X, EDGE and XEUS

    Article • September 2007, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • September 2007, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  155. Multilayer coatings for x-ray mirrors: extraction of stack parameters from x-ray reflectivity scans and comparison with transmission electron microscopy results

    Article • Optical Engineering, August 2007, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • Astronomy and Astrophysics, April 2007, EDP Sciences

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  157. The MPE X-ray test facility PANTER: Calibration of hard X-ray (15–50 kev) optics

    Article • Experimental Astronomy, September 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  158. An x-ray polarimeter for hard x-ray optics

    Article • June 2006, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • June 2006, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • June 2006, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • June 2006, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • August 2005, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • August 2005, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  164. Fitting X-ray multilayer reflectivities by means of the PPM code

    Article • October 2004, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  165. Hard X-ray multilayer coated astronomical mirrors by e-beam deposition

    Article • October 2004, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  166. Astronomical soft x-ray mirrors reflectivity enhancement by multilayer coatings with carbon overcoating

    Article • October 2004, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • October 2004, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

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

    Article • January 2004, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  169. Calibration of hard x-ray (15 - 50 keV) optics at the MPE test facility PANTER

    Article • January 2004, SPIE

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  170. CMB observations: improvements of the performance of correlation radiometers by signal modulation and synchronous detection

    Article • New Astronomy, May 2002, Elsevier

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  171. Polarimetry of the Cosmic Microwave Background from the Antarctic Plateau

    Article • Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia, January 2002, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Daniele Spiga

  172. The WSPC Handbook of Astronomical Instrumentation

    Article • World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

    Dr Daniele Spiga