Dr. Alberto Javier Castro-Tirado Profile

Dr. Alberto Javier Castro-Tirado

at Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía

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Publications (26)

Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The X/Gamma-ray Imaging Spectrometer (XGIS) for THESEUS and other mission opportunities

Lorenzo Amati, Claudio Labanti, Sandro Mereghetti, Filippo Frontera, Riccardo Campana, Natalia Auricchio, Giuseppe Baldazzi, Pierluigi Bellutti, Giuseppe Bertuccio, Marica Branchesi, Reginald Butler, Maria Caballero-Garcia, Anna Camisasca, Alberto Castro-Tirado, Leo Cavazzini, Riccardo Ciolfi, Adriano De Rosa, Federico Evangelisti, Ruben Farinelli, Lisa Ferro, Francesco Ficorella, Mauro Fiorini, Fabio Fuschino, José Gasent-Blesa, Giancarlo Ghirlanda, Marco Grassi, Cristiano Guidorzi, Paul Hedderman, Irfan Kuvvetli, Giovanni La Rosa, Paolo Lorenzi, Piero Malcovati, Ezequiel Marchesini, Martino Marisaldi, Michele Melchiorri, Filippo Mele, Malgorzata Mikhalska, Mauro Orlandini, Piotr Orleanski, Soren Moller Pedersen, Raffaele Piazzolla, Alexandre Rachevski, Irina Rashevskaya, Piero Rosati, Victor Reglero, Samuele Ronchini, Andrea Santangelo, Ruben Salvaterra, Paolo Sarra, Francesca Sortino, Giuseppe Sottile, Giulia Stratta, Stefano Squerzanti, John Stephen, Chris Tenzer, Luca Terenzi, Alessio Trois, Andrea Vacchi, Enrico Virgilli, Angela Volpe, Marek Winkler, Gianluigi Zampa, Nicola Zampa, Andrzej Zdziarski

Proceedings Volume 12181, 1218126 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630178

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Cameras, X-rays, Spectroscopy, Space operations, Scintillators, Astrophysics, Crystals, Prototyping, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 14 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The X/Gamma-ray Imaging Spectrometer (XGIS) on-board THESEUS: design, main characteristics, and concept of operation

C. Labanti, L. Amati, F. Frontera, S. Mereghetti, J. L. Gasent-Blesa, C. Tenzer, P. Orleanski, I. Kuvvetli, R. Campana, F. Fuschino, L. Terenzi, E. Virgilli, G. Morgante, M. Orlandini, R. Butler, J. Stephen, N. Auricchio, A. De Rosa, V. Da Ronco, F. Evangelisti, M. Melchiorri, S. Squerzanti, M. Fiorini, G. Bertuccio, F. Mele, M. Gandola, P. Malcovati, M. Grassi, P. Bellutti, G. Borghi, F. Ficorella, A. Picciotto, V. Zanini, N. Zorzi, E. Demenev, I. Rashevskaya, A. Rachevski, G. Zampa, A. Vacchi, N. Zampa, G. Baldazzi, G. La Rosa, G. Sottile, A. Volpe, M. Winkler, V. Reglero, P. Connell, B. Pinazo-Herrero, J. Navarro-González, P. Rodríguez-Martínez, A. Castro-Tirado, A. Santangelo, P. Hedderman, P. Lorenzi, P. Sarra, S. Pedersen, D. Tcherniak, C. Guidorzi, P. Rosati, A. Trois, R. Piazzolla

Proceedings Volume 11444, 114442K (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561012

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Sensors, Gamma ray imaging, Solid state electronics, Silicon, Scintillators, Crystals, Tungsten, Electronics

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

The XGIS imaging system onboard the THESEUS mission

J. L. Gasent-Blesa, V. Reglero, P. Connell, B. Pinazo-Herrero, J. Navarro-González, P. Rodríguez-Martínez, A. Castro-Tirado, M. D. Caballero-García, L. Amati, C. Labanti, S. Mereghetti, F. Frontera, R. Campana, M. Orlandini, J. Stephen, L. Terenzi, F. Evangelisti, S. Squerzanti, M. Melchiorri, F. Fuschino, A. De Rosa, G. Morgante

Proceedings Volume 11444, 114448S (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561006

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, Gamma radiation, Sensors, Multiplexing, X-rays, Silicon, Image sensors, X-ray detectors, X-ray imaging, Collimators

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Proceedings Article | 7 August 2017 Paper

Paper

Pi of the Sky observation of GRB160625B

Rafał Opiela, Tadeusz Batsch, Alberto Javier Castro-Tirado, Henryk Czyrkowski, Arkadiusz Ćwiek, Mikołaj Ćwiok, Ryszard Dąbrowski, Martin Jelinek, Grzegorz Kasprowicz, Ariel Majcher, Katarzyna Małek, Lech Mankiewicz, Krzysztof Nawrocki, Łukasz Obara, Lech Piotrowski, Małgorzata Siudek, Marcin Sokołowski, Roman Wawrzaszek, Grzegorz Wrochna, Marcin Zaremba, Aleksander Filip Żarnecki

Proceedings Volume 10445, 104454C (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2280950

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2016 Paper

Paper

XIPE: the x-ray imaging polarimetry explorer

P. Soffitta, R. Bellazzini, E. Bozzo, V. Burwitz, A. Castro-Tirado, E. Costa, T. Courvoisier, H. Feng, S. Gburek, R. Goosmann, V. Karas, G. Matt, F. Muleri, K. Nandra, M. Pearce, J. Poutanen, V. Reglero, D. Sabau Maria, A. Santangelo, G. Tagliaferri, C. Tenzer, J. Vink, M. Weisskopf, S. Zane, I. Agudo, A. Antonelli, P. Attina, L. Baldini, A. Bykov, R. Carpentiero, E. Cavazzuti, E. Churazov, E. Del Monte, D. De Martino, I. Donnarumma, V. Doroshenko, Y. Evangelista, I. Ferreira, E. Gallo, N. Grosso, P. Kaaret, E. Kuulkers, J. Laranaga, L. Latronico, D. Lumb, J. Macian, J. Malzac, F. Marin, E. Massaro, M. Minuti, C. Mundell, J. U. Ness, T. Oosterbroek, S. Paltani, G. Pareschi, R. Perna, P.-O. Petrucci, H. B. Pinazo, M. Pinchera, J. P. Rodriguez, M. Roncadelli, A. Santovincenzo, S. Sazonov, C. Sgro, D. Spiga, J. Svoboda, C. Theobald, T. Theodorou, R. Turolla, E. Wilhelmi de Ona, B. Winter, A. M. Akbar, H. Allan, R. Aloisio, D. Altamirano, L. Amati, E. Amato, E. Angelakis, J. Arezu, J.-L. Atteia, M. Axelsson, M. Bachetti, L. Ballo, S. Balman, R. Bandiera, X. Barcons, S. Basso, A. Baykal, W. Becker, E. Behar, B. Beheshtipour, R. Belmont, E. Berger, F. Bernardini, S. Bianchi, G. Bisnovatyi-Kogan, P. Blasi, P. Blay, A. Bodaghee, M. Boer, M. Boettcher, S. Bogdanov, I. Bombaci, R. Bonino, J. Braga, W. Brandt, A. Brez, N. Bucciantini, L. Burderi, I. Caiazzo, R. Campana, S. Campana, F. Capitanio, M. Cappi, M. Cardillo, P. Casella, O. Catmabacak, B. Cenko, P. Cerda-Duran, C. Cerruti, S. Chaty, M. Chauvin, Y. Chen, J. Chenevez, M. Chernyakova, C. C. Cheung, D. Christodoulou, P. Connell, R. Corbet, F. Coti Zelati, S. Covino, W. Cui, G. Cusumano, A. D’Ai, F. D’Ammando, M. Dadina, Z. Dai, A. De Rosa, L. de Ruvo, N. Degenaar, M. Del Santo, L. Del Zanna, G. Dewangan, S. Di Cosimo, N. Di Lalla, G. Di Persio, T. Di Salvo, T. Dias, C. Done, M. Dovciak, G. Doyle, L. Ducci, R. Elsner, T. Enoto, J. Escada, P. Esposito, C. Eyles, S. Fabiani, M. Falanga, S. Falocco, Y. Fan, R. Fender, M. Feroci, C. Ferrigno, W. Forman, L. Foschini, C. Fragile, F. Fuerst, Y. Fujita, J. L. Gasent-Blesa, J. Gelfand, B. Gendre, G. Ghirlanda, G. Ghisellini, M. Giroletti, D. Goetz, E. Gogus, J.-L. Gomez, D. Gonzalez, R. Gonzalez-Riestra, E. Gotthelf, L. Gou, P. Grandi, V. Grinberg, F. Grise, C. Guidorzi, N. Gurlebeck, T. Guver, D. Haggard, M. Hardcastle, D. Hartmann, C. Haswell, A. Heger, M. Hernanz, J. Heyl, L. Ho, J. Hoormann, J. Horak, J. Huovelin, D. Huppenkothen, R. Iaria, C. Inam Sitki, A. Ingram, G. Israel, L. Izzo, M. Burgess, M. Jackson, L. Ji, J. Jiang, T. Johannsen, C. Jones, S. Jorstad, J. J. E. Kajava, M. Kalamkar, E. Kalemci, T. Kallman, A. Kamble, F. Kislat, M. Kiss, D. Klochkov, E. Koerding, M. Kolehmainen, K. Koljonen, S. Komossa, A. Kong, S. Korpela, M. Kowalinski, H. Krawczynski, I. Kreykenbohm, M. Kuss, D. Lai, M. Lan, J. Larsson, S. Laycock, D. Lazzati, D. Leahy, H. Li, J. Li, L.-X. Li, T. Li, Z. Li, M. Linares, M. Lister, H. Liu, G. Lodato, A. Lohfink, F. Longo, G. Luna, A. Lutovinov, S. Mahmoodifar, J. Maia, V. Mainieri, C. Maitra, D. Maitra, A. Majczyna, S. Maldera, D. Malyshev, A. Manfreda, A. Manousakis, R. Manuel, R. Margutti, A. Marinucci, S. Markoff, A. Marscher, H. Marshall, F. Massaro, M. McLaughlin, G. Medina-Tanco, M. Mehdipour, M. Middleton, R. Mignani, P. Mimica, T. Mineo, B. Mingo, G. Miniutti, S. M. Mirac, G. Morlino, A. Motlagh, S. Motta, A. Mushtukov, S. Nagataki, F. Nardini, J. Nattila, G. Navarro, B. Negri, Matteo Negro, S. Nenonen, V. Neustroev, F. Nicastro, A. Norton, A. Nucita, P. O’Brien, S. O’Dell, H. Odaka, B. Olmi, N. Omodei, M. Orienti, M. Orlandini, J. Osborne, L. Pacciani, V. Paliya, I. Papadakis, A. Papitto, Z. Paragi, P. Pascal, B. Paul, L. Pavan, A. Pellizzoni, E. Perinati, M. Pesce-Rollins, E. Piconcelli, A. Pili, M. Pilia, M. Pohl, G. Ponti, D. Porquet, A. Possenti, K. Postnov, I. Prandoni, N. Produit, G. Puehlhofer, B. Ramsey, M. Razzano, N. Rea, P. Reig, K. Reinsch, T. Reiprich, M. Reynolds, G. Risaliti, T. Roberts, J. Rodriguez, M. Rossi, S. Rosswog, A. Rozanska, A. Rubini, B. Rudak, D. Russell, F. Ryde, S. Sabatini, G. Sala, M. Salvati, M. Sasaki, T. Savolainen, R. Saxton, S. Scaringi, K. Schawinski, N. Schulz, A. Schwope, P. Severgnini, M. Sharon, A Shaw, A. Shearer, X. Shesheng, I. -C. Shih, K. Silva, R. Silva, E. Silver, A. Smale, F. Spada, G. Spandre, A. Stamerra, B. Stappers, S. Starrfield, L. Stawarz, N. Stergioulas, A. Stevens, H. Stiele, V. Suleimanov, R. Sunyaev, A. Slowikowska, F. Tamborra, F. Tavecchio, R. Taverna, A. Tiengo, L. Tolos, F. Tombesi, J. Tomsick, H. Tong, G. Torok, D. Torres, A. Tortosa, A. Tramacere, V. Trimble, G. Trinchieri, S. Tsygankov, M. Tuerler, S. Turriziani, F. Ursini, P. Uttley, P. Varniere, F. Vincent, E. Vurgun, C. Wang, Z. Wang, A. Watts, J. Wheeler, K. Wiersema, R. Wijnands, J. Wilms, A. Wolter, K. Wood, K. Wu, X. Wu, W. Xiangyu, F. Xie, R. Xu, S.-P. Yan, J. Yang, W. Yu, F. Yuan, A. Zajczyk, D. Zanetti, R. Zanin, C. Zanni, L. Zappacosta, A. Zdziarski, A. Zech, H. Zhang, S. Zhang, W. Zhang, A. Zoghbi

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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Proceedings Article | 19 August 2016 Paper

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First results and future plans for the Canarias Infrared Camera Experiment (CIRCE) for the Gran Telescopio Canarias

Alan Garner, Stephen Eikenberry, Miguel Charcos, Yigit Dallilar, Michelle Edwards, Nestor Lasso-Cabrera, Richard Stelter, Antonio Marin-Franch, S. Nicholas Raines, Kendall Ackley, John Bennett, Javier Cenarro , Brian Chinn, Veronica Donoso, Raymond Frommeyer, Kevin Hanna, Michael Herlevich, Jeff Julian, Paola Miller, Scott Mullin, Charles Murphey, Christopher Packham, Frank Varosi, Claudia Vega, Craig Warner, Anamparambu Ramaprakash, Mahesh Burse, Sujit Punnadi, Pravinkumar Chordia, Andreas Gerarts, Héctor de Paz Martín, María Martín Calero, Riccardo Scarpa, Sergio Fernandez Acosta, William Miguel Hernández Sánchez, Benjamin Siegel, Francisco Francisco Pérez, Himar Viera Martín, José Rodríguez Losada, Agustín Nuñez, Álvaro Tejero, Carlos E. Martín González, César Cabrera Rodríguez, Jordi Molgó Sendra, J. Esteban Rodriguez, J. Israel Fernádez Cáceres, Luis A. Rodríguez García, Manuel Huertas Lopez, Raul Dominguez, Tim Gaggstatter, Antonio Cabrera-Lavers, Stefan Geier, Peter Pessev, Ata Sarajedini, A. J. Castro-Tirado

Proceedings Volume 9908, 99084Q (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232672

KEYWORDS: Infrared cameras, Polarimetry, Astronomy, X-rays, Stars, Spectroscopy, Spectroscopes, Sensors, Galactic astronomy, Binary data

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2016 Paper

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The LOFT mission concept: a status update

M. Feroci, E. Bozzo, S. Brandt, M. Hernanz, M. van der Klis, L.-P. Liu, P. Orleanski, M. Pohl, A. Santangelo, S. Schanne, L. Stella, T. Takahashi, H. Tamura, A. Watts, J. Wilms, S. Zane, S.-N. Zhang, S. Bhattacharyya, I. Agudo, M. Ahangarianabhari, C. Albertus, M. Alford, A. Alpar, D. Altamirano, L. Alvarez, L. Amati, C. Amoros, N. Andersson, A. Antonelli, A. Argan, R. Artigue, B. Artigues, J.-L. Atteia, P. Azzarello, P. Bakala, D. Ballantyne, G. Baldazzi, M. Baldo, S. Balman, M. Barbera, C. van Baren, D. Barret, A. Baykal, M. Begelman, E. Behar, O. Behar, T. Belloni, F. Bernardini, G. Bertuccio, S. Bianchi, A. Bianchini, P. Binko, P. Blay, F. Bocchino, M. Bode, P. Bodin, I. Bombaci, J.-M. Bonnet Bidaud, S. Boutloukos, F. Bouyjou, L. Bradley, J. Braga, M. Briggs, E. Brown, M. Buballa, N. Bucciantini, L. Burderi, M. Burgay, M. Bursa, C. Budtz-Jørgensen, E. Cackett, F. Cadoux, P. Cais, G. Caliandro, R. Campana, S. Campana, X. Cao, F. Capitanio, J. Casares, P. Casella, A. Castro-Tirado, E. Cavazzuti, Y. Cavechi, S. Celestin, P. Cerda-Duran, D. Chakrabarty, N. Chamel, F. Château, C. Chen, Y. Chen, J. Chenevez, M. Chernyakova, J. Coker, R. Cole, A. Collura, M. Coriat, R. Cornelisse, L. Costamante, A. Cros, W. Cui, A. Cumming, G. Cusumano, B. Czerny, A. D'Aì, F. D'Ammando, V. D'Elia, Z. Dai, E. Del Monte, A. De Luca, D. De Martino, J. P. C. Dercksen, M. De Pasquale, A. De Rosa, M. Del Santo, S. Di Cosimo, N. Degenaar, J. W. den Herder, S. Diebold, T. Di Salvo, Y. Dong, I. Donnarumma, V. Doroshenko, G. Doyle, S. Drake, M. Durant, D. Emmanoulopoulos, T. Enoto, M. H. Erkut, P. Esposito, Y. Evangelista, A. Fabian, M. Falanga, Y. Favre, C. Feldman, R. Fender, H. Feng, V. Ferrari, C. Ferrigno, M. Finger, G. Fraser, M. Frericks, M. Fullekrug, F. Fuschino, M. Gabler, D. K. Galloway, J. L. Gálvez Sanchez, P. Gandhi, Z. Gao, E. Garcia-Berro, B. Gendre, O. Gevin, S. Gezari, A. B. Giles, M. Gilfanov, P. Giommi, G. Giovannini, M. Giroletti, E. Gogus, A. Goldwurm, K. Goluchová, D. Götz, L. Gou, C. Gouiffes, P. Grandi, M. Grassi, J. Greiner, V. Grinberg, P. Groot, M. Gschwender, L. Gualtieri, M. Guedel, C. Guidorzi, L. Guy, D. Haas, P. Haensel, M. Hailey, K. Hamuguchi, F. Hansen, D. Hartmann, C. A. Haswell, K. Hebeler, A. Heger, M. Hempel, W. Hermsen, J. Homan, A. Hornstrup, R. Hudec, J. Huovelin, D. Huppenkothen, S. Inam, A. Ingram, J. In't Zand, G. Israel, K. Iwasawa, L. Izzo, H. Jacobs, F. Jetter, T. Johannsen, P. Jenke, P. Jonker, J. Josè, P. Kaaret, K. Kalamkar, E. Kalemci, G. Kanbach, V. Karas, D. Karelin, D. Kataria, L. Keek, T. Kennedy, D. Klochkov, W. Kluzniak, E. Koerding, K. Kokkotas, S. Komossa, S. Korpela, C. Kouveliotou, A. Kowalski, I. Kreykenbohm, L. Kuiper, D. Kunneriath, A. Kurkela, I. Kuvvetli, F. La Franca, C. Labanti, D. Lai, F. Lamb, C. Lachaud, P. Laubert, F. Lebrun, X. Li, E. Liang, O. Limousin, D. Lin, M. Linares, D. Linder, G. Lodato, F. Longo, F. Lu, N. Lund, T. Maccarone, D. Macera, S. Maestre, S. Mahmoodifar, D. Maier, P. Malcovati, J. Malzac, C. Malone, I. Mandel, V. Mangano, A. Manousakis, M. Marelli, J. Margueron, M. Marisaldi, S. Markoff, A. Markowitz, A. Marinucci, A. Martindale, G. Martínez, I. McHardy, G. Medina-Tanco, M. Mehdipour, A. Melatos, M. Mendez, S. Mereghetti, S. Migliari, R. Mignani, M. Michalska, T. Mihara, M. C. Miller, J. M. Miller, T. Mineo, G. Miniutti, S. Morsink, C. Motch, S. Motta, M. Mouchet, G. Mouret, J. Mulačová, F. Muleri, T. Muñoz-Darias, I. Negueruela, J. Neilsen, T. Neubert, A. Norton, M. Nowak, A. Nucita, P. O'Brien, M. Oertel, P. E. H. Olsen, M. Orienti, M. Orio, M. Orlandini, J. Osborne, R. Osten, F. Ozel, L. Pacciani, F. Paerels, S. Paltani, M. Paolillo, I. Papadakis, A. Papitto, Z. Paragi, J. Paredes, A. Patruno, B. Paul, F. Pederiva, E. Perinati, A. Pellizzoni, A. V. Penacchioni, U. Peretz, M. Perez, M. Perez-Torres, B. Peterson, V. Petracek, C. Pittori, J. Pons, J. Portell, A. Possenti, K. Postnov, J. Poutanen, M. Prakash, I. Prandoni, H. Le Provost, D. Psaltis, J. Pye, J. Qu, D. Rambaud, P. Ramon, G. Ramsay, M. Rapisarda, A. Rashevski, I. Rashevskaya, P. Ray, N. Rea, S. Reddy, P. Reig, M. Reina Aranda, R. Remillard, C. Reynolds, L. Rezzolla, M. Ribo, R. de la Rie, A. Riggio, A. Rios, D. Rischke, P. Rodríguez-Gil, J. Rodriguez, R. Rohlfs, P. Romano, E. M. Rossi, A. Rozanska, A. Rousseau, B. Rudak, D. Russell, F. Ryde, L. Sabau-Graziati, T. Sakamoto, G. Sala, R. Salvaterra, D. Salvetti, A. Sanna, J. Sandberg, T. Savolainen, S. Scaringi, J. Schaffner-Bielich, H. Schatz, J. Schee, C. Schmid, M. Serino, N. Shakura, S. Shore, J. Schnittman, R. Schneider, A. Schwenk, A. Schwope, A. Sedrakian, J.-Y. Seyler, A. Shearer, A. Slowikowska, M. Sims, A. Smith, D. Smith, P. Smith, M. Sobolewska, V. Sochora, P. Soffitta, P. Soleri, L. Song, A. Spencer, A. Stamerra, B. Stappers, R. Staubert, A. Steiner, N. Stergioulas, A. Stevens, G. Stratta, T. Strohmayer, Z. Stuchlik, S. Suchy, V. Suleimanov, F. Tamburini, T. Tauris, F. Tavecchio, C. Tenzer, F. Thielemann, A. Tiengo, L. Tolos, F. Tombesi, J. Tomsick, G. Torok, J. M. Torrejon, D. F. Torres, E. Torresi, A. Tramacere, I. Traulsen, A. Trois, R. Turolla, S. Turriziani, S. Typel, P. Uter, P. Uttley, A. Vacchi, P. Varniere, S. Vaughan, S. Vercellone, M. Vietri, F. Vincent, V. Vrba, D. Walton, J. Wang, Z. Wang, S. Watanabe, R. Wawrzaszek, N. Webb, N. Weinberg, H. Wende, P. Wheatley, R. Wijers, R. Wijnands, M. Wille, C. Wilson-Hodge, B. Winter, S. Walk, K. Wood, S. Woosley, X. Wu, R. Xu, W. Yu, F. Yuan, W. Yuan, Y. Yuan, G. Zampa, N. Zampa, L. Zampieri, L. Zdunik, A. Zdziarski, A. Zech, B. Zhang, C. Zhang, S. Zhang, M. Zingale, F. Zwart

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99051R (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233161

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Stars, Sensors, Observatories, Physics, Astronomy, Cameras, Roads, Collimators, Astrophysics

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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 | 11 September 2015 Paper

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Status of the Pi of the Sky telescopes in Spain and Chile

A. Majcher, T. Batsch, A. Castro-Tirado, A. Ćwiek, H. Czyrkowski, M. Ćwiok, R. Dąbrowski, M. Jelínek, G. Kasprowicz, K. Małek, L. Mankiewicz, K. Nawrocki, Ł. Obara, R. Opiela, L. Piotrowski, M. Siudek, M. Sokołowski, R. Wawrzaszek, G. Wrochna, M. Zaremba, A. Żarnecki

Proceedings Volume 9662, 966219 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2205907

KEYWORDS: Asteroids, Observatories, Stars, Telescopes, Satellites, Space telescopes, Cameras, Earth observing sensors, Physics, Polishing

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Proceedings Article | 25 November 2014 Paper

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Pi of the Sky robotic observatories in Chile and Spain

A. Cwiek, L. Mankiewicz, T. Batsch, A. Castro-Tirado, H. Czyrkowski, M. Cwiok, R. Dabrowski, M. Jelínek, G. Kasprowicz, A. Majcher, K. Małek, K. Nawrocki, L. Obara, R. Opiela, L. Piotrowski, M. Siudek, M. Sokolowski, R. Wawrzaszek, G. Wrochna, M. Zaremba, A. Zarnecki

Proceedings Volume 9290, 92900T (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2076052

KEYWORDS: Prototyping, Observatories, Charge-coupled devices, Satellites, Stars, Lanthanum, Electroluminescence, Photometry, Gamma radiation, Algorithm development

Proceedings Article | 31 July 2014 Paper

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The Large Observatory for x-ray timing

M. Feroci, J. W. den Herder, E. Bozzo, D. Barret, S. Brandt, M. Hernanz, M. van der Klis, M. Pohl, A. Santangelo, L. Stella, A. Watts, J. Wilms, S. Zane, M. Ahangarianabhari, C. Albertus, M. Alford, A. Alpar, D. Altamirano, L. Alvarez, L. Amati, C. Amoros, N. Andersson, A. Antonelli, A. Argan, R. Artigue, B. Artigues, J.-L. Atteia, P. Azzarello, P. Bakala, G. Baldazzi, S. Balman, M. Barbera, C. van Baren, S. Bhattacharyya, A. Baykal, T. Belloni, F. Bernardini, G. Bertuccio, S. Bianchi, A. Bianchini, P. Binko, P. Blay, F. Bocchino, P. Bodin, I. Bombaci, J.-M. Bonnet Bidaud, S. Boutloukos, L. Bradley, J. Braga, E. Brown, N. Bucciantini, L. Burderi, M. Burgay, M. Bursa, C. Budtz-Jørgensen, E. Cackett, F. Cadoux, P. Caïs, G. Caliandro, R. Campana, S. Campana, F. Capitanio, J. Casares, P. Casella, A. Castro-Tirado, E. Cavazzuti, P. Cerda-Duran, D. Chakrabarty, F. Château, J. Chenevez, J. Coker, R. Cole, A. Collura, R. Cornelisse, T. Courvoisier, A. Cros, A. Cumming, G. Cusumano, A. D'Ai, V. D'Elia, E. Del Monte, A. de Luca, D. de Martino, J. P. C. Dercksen, M. de Pasquale, A. De Rosa, M. Del Santo, S. Di Cosimo, S. Diebold, T. Di Salvo, I. Donnarumma, A. Drago, M. Durant, D. Emmanoulopoulos, M. H. Erkut, P. Esposito, Y. Evangelista, A. Fabian, M. Falanga, Y. Favre, C. Feldman, V. Ferrari, C. Ferrigno, M. Finger, G. Fraser, M. Frericks, F. Fuschino, M. Gabler, D. K. Galloway, J. L. Galvez Sanchez, E. Garcia-Berro, B. Gendre, S. Gezari, A. B. Giles, M. Gilfanov, P. Giommi, G. Giovannini, M. Giroletti, E. Gogus, A. Goldwurm, K. Goluchová, D. Götz, C. Gouiffes, M. Grassi, P. Groot, M. Gschwender, L. Gualtieri, C. Guidorzi, L. Guy, D. Haas, P. Haensel, M. Hailey, F. Hansen, D. Hartmann, C. A. Haswell, K. Hebeler, A. Heger, W. Hermsen, J. Homan, A. Hornstrup, R. Hudec, J. Huovelin, A. Ingram, J. In't Zand, G. Israel, K. Iwasawa, L. Izzo, H. Jacobs, F. Jetter, T. Johannsen, P. Jonker, J. Josè, P. Kaaret, G. Kanbach, V. Karas, D. Karelin, D. Kataria, L. Keek, T. Kennedy, D. Klochkov, W. Kluzniak, K. Kokkotas, S. Korpela, C. Kouveliotou, I. Kreykenbohm, L. Kuiper, I. Kuvvetli, C. Labanti, D. Lai, F. Lamb, P. Laubert, F. Lebrun, D. Lin, D. Linder, G. Lodato, F. Longo, N. Lund, T. J. Maccarone, D. Macera, S. Maestre, S. Mahmoodifar, D. Maier, P. Malcovati, I. Mandel, V. Mangano, A. Manousakis, M. Marisaldi, A. Markowitz, A. Martindale, G. Matt, I. McHardy, A. Melatos, M. Mendez, S. Mereghetti, M. Michalska, S. Migliari, R. Mignani, M. C. Miller, J. M. Miller, T. Mineo, G. Miniutti, S. Morsink, C. Motch, S. Motta, M. Mouchet, G. Mouret, J. Mulačová, F. Muleri, T. Muñoz-Darias, I. Negueruela, J. Neilsen, A. Norton, M. Nowak, P. O'Brien, P. E. H. Olsen, M. Orienti, M. Orio, M. Orlandini, P. Orleański, J. Osborne, R. Osten, F. Ozel, L. Pacciani, M. Paolillo, A. Papitto, J. Paredes, A. Patruno, B. Paul, E. Perinati, A. Pellizzoni, A. V. Penacchioni, M. A. Perez, V. Petracek, C. Pittori, J. Pons, J. Portell, A. Possenti, J. Poutanen, M. Prakash, P. Le Provost, D. Psaltis, D. Rambaud, P. Ramon, G. Ramsay, M. Rapisarda, A. Rachevski, I. Rashevskaya, P. Ray, N. Rea, S. Reddy, P. Reig, M. Reina Aranda, R. Remillard, C. Reynolds, L. Rezzolla, M. Ribo, R. de la Rie, A. Riggio, A. Rios, P. Rodríguez-Gil, J. Rodriguez, R. Rohlfs, P. Romano, E. M. R. Rossi, A. Rozanska, A. Rousseau, F. Ryde, L. Sabau-Graziati, G. Sala, R. Salvaterra, A. Sanna, J. Sandberg, S. Scaringi, S. Schanne, J. Schee, C. Schmid, S. Shore, R. Schneider, A. Schwenk, A. Schwope, J.-Y. Seyler, A. Shearer, A. Smith, D. Smith, P. Smith, V. Sochora, P. Soffitta, P. Soleri, A. Spencer, B. Stappers, A. Steiner, N. Stergioulas, G. Stratta, T. Strohmayer, Z. Stuchlik, S. Suchy, V. Sulemainov, T. Takahashi, F. Tamburini, T. Tauris, C. Tenzer, L. Tolos, F. Tombesi, J. Tomsick, G. Torok, J. M. Torrejon, D. F. Torres, A. Tramacere, A. Trois, R. Turolla, S. Turriziani, P. Uter, P. Uttley, A. Vacchi, P. Varniere, S. Vaughan, S. Vercellone, V. Vrba, D. Walton, S. Watanabe, R. Wawrzaszek, N. Webb, N. Weinberg, H. Wende, P. Wheatley, R. Wijers, R. Wijnands, M. Wille, C. Wilson-Hodge, B. Winter, K. Wood, G. Zampa, N. Zampa, L. Zampieri, L. Zdunik, A. Zdziarski, B. Zhang, F. Zwart, M. Ayre, T. Boenke, C. Corral van Damme, Erik Kuulkers, D. Lumb

Proceedings Volume 9144, 91442T (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055913

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Collimators, Physics, Spectral resolution, Stars, Observatories, Astronomy, Space operations, Gamma radiation

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Proceedings Article | 7 November 2012 Paper

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Parallax in Pi of the Sky project

A. Majcher, M. Sokołowski, T. Batsch, A. J. Castro-Tirado, H. Czyrkowski, A. Ćwiek, M. Ćwiok, R. Dąbrowski, M. Jelínek, G. Kasprowicz, A. Majczyna, K. Małek, L. Mankiewicz, K. Nawrocki, R. Opiela, L. Piotrowski, M. Siudek, R. Wawrzaszek, G. Wrochna, M. Zaremba, A. Żarnecki

Proceedings Volume 8454, 84540A (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2000221

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Satellites, Cameras, Databases, Distance measurement, Physics, Polishing, Astronomy, Optical filters, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

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A next generation Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory (UFFO-100) for IR/optical observations of the rise phase of gamma-ray bursts

B. Grossan, I. Park, S. Ahmad, K. Ahn, P. Barrillon, S. Brandt, C. Budtz-Jørgensen, A. Castro-Tirado, P. Chen, H. Choi, Y. Choi, P. Connell, S. Dagoret-Campagne, C. De La Taille, C. Eyles, I. Hermann, M.-H. Huang, A. Jung, S. Jeong, J. Kim, M. Kim, S.-W. Kim, Y. Kim, J. Lee, H. Lim, E. Linder, T.-C. Liu, N. Lund, K. Min, G. Na, J. Nam, M. Panasyuk, J. Ripa, V. Reglero, J. Rodrigo, G. Smoot, J. Suh, S. Svertilov, N. Vedenkin, M.-Z. Wang, I. Yashin, M. Zhao

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84432R (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926391

KEYWORDS: Cameras, X-rays, Space telescopes, Sensors, Space operations, X-ray optics, Near infrared, X-ray telescopes, Gamma radiation, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

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The slewing mirror telescope of the Ultra Fast Flash Observatory Pathfinder

S. Jeong, S. Ahmad, P. Barrillon, S. Brandt, C. Budtz-Jørgensen, A. Castro-Tirado, P. Chen, Y. Choi, P. Connell, S. Dagoret-Campagne, C. Eyles, B. Grossan, M.-H. Huang, A. Jung, J. Kim, M. Kim, S.-W. Kim, Y. Kim, A. Krasnov, J. Lee, H. Lim, E. Linder, T.-C. Liu, N. Lund, K. Min, G. Na, J. Nam, I. Park, M. Panasyuk, J. Ripa, V. Reglero, J. Rodrigo, G. Smoot, J. Suh, S. Svertilov, N. Vedenkin, M.-Z. Wang, I. Yashin, K.-B. Ahn

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84432S (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926073

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Observatories, Ultrafast phenomena, Space operations, Active optics, Space mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

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The readout system and the trigger algorithm implementation for the UFFO Pathfinder

G. Na, S. Ahmad, P. Barrillon, S. Brandt, C. Budtz-Jørgensen, A. Castro-Tirado, P. Chen, Y. Choi, P. Connell, S. Dagoret-Campagne, C. Eyles, B. Grossan, M.-H. Huang, S. Jeong, A. Jung, J. Kim, M. Kim, S.-W. Kim, Y. Kim, Aleksey Krasnov, J. Lee, H. Lim, E. Linder, T.-C. Liu, N. Lund, K. Min, J. Nam, I. Park, M. Panasyuk, J. Ripa, V. Reglero, J. Rodrigo, G. Smoot, J. Suh, S. Svertilov, N. Vedenkin, M.-Z. Wang, I. Yashin

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84432T (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926669

KEYWORDS: Field programmable gate arrays, Satellites, Detection and tracking algorithms, Control systems, Gamma radiation, Sensors, X-rays, X-ray telescopes, Algorithm development, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

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Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory for observation of early photons from gamma ray bursts

I. Park, S. Ahmad, P. Barrillon, S. Brandt, C. Budtz-Jørgensen, A. Castro-Tirado, P. Chen, Y. Choi, P. Connell, S. Dagoret-Campagne, C. Eyles, B. Grossan, M.-H. Huang, S. Jeong, A. Jung, J. Kim, M. Kim, S.-W. Kim, Y. Kim, A. Krasnov, J. Lee, H. Lim, E. Linder, T.-C. Liu, N. Lund, K. Min, G. Na, J. Nam, M. Panasyuk, J. Ripa, V. Reglero, J. Rodrigo, G. Smoot, J. Suh, S. Svertilov, N. Vedenkin, M.-Z. Wang, I. Yashin

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84430I (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926104

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Mirrors, Telescopes, Observatories, Space operations, Gamma radiation, Ultrafast phenomena, Photons, X-rays, X-ray optics

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

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Design and implementation of the UFFO burst alert and trigger telescope

J. Kim, S. Ahmad, P. Barrillon, S. Brandt, C. Budtz-Jørgensen, A. Castro-Tirado, P. Chen, Y. Choi, P. Connell, S. Dagoret-Campagne, C. Eyles, B. Grossan, M.-H. Huang, A. Jung, S. Jeong, M. Kim, S.-W. Kim, Y. Kim, A. Krasnov, J. Lee, H. Lim, E. Linder, T.-C. Liu, N. Lund, K. Min, G. Na, J. Nam, M. Panasyuk, I. Park, J. Ripa, V. Reglero, J. Rodrigo, G. Smoot, J. Suh, S. Svertilov, N. Vedenkin, M.-Z. Wang, I. Yashin

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84432V (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926348

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Photons, Crystals, Analog electronics, X-rays, Sensors, Field programmable gate arrays, Space operations, Scintillators

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Proceedings Article | 7 October 2011 Paper

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Present status of Pi of the Sky telescopes

A. Majcher, M. Sokołowski, T. Batsch, Alberto Castro-Tirado, H. Czyrkowski, M. Ćwiok, R. Dąbrowski, Martin Jelínek, G. Kasprowicz, A. Majczyna, K. Małek, L. Mankiewicz, K. Nawrocki, R. Opiela, L. Piotrowski, M. Siudek, R. Wawrzaszek, G. Wrochna, M. Zaremba, A. Żarnecki

Proceedings Volume 8008, 80080Y (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.905642

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Observatories, Liquid crystal on silicon, Telescopes, Lanthanum, Sensors, Planets, Physics, Prototyping, Polishing

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2010 Paper

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Operating a global network of autonomous observatories

Petr Kubánek, Alberto Castro-Tirado, Antonio de Ugarte Postigo, Ronan Cunniffe, Michael Prouza, Jan Štrobl, Hendrik van Heerden, Javier Gorosabel, René Hudec, Phil Yock, William Allen, Ian Bond, Grant Christie, Sergei Guziy, Lorraine Hanlon, Martin Jelínek, Seamus Meehan, Cyril Polášek, Victor Reglero, Primo Vitale

Proceedings Volume 7740, 77400U (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857222

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Telescopes, Computing systems, Sensors, Domes, C++, Control systems, Charge-coupled devices, Photonic integrated circuits, Robotics

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2010 Paper

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OCTOCAM: a fast multichannel imager and spectrograph for the 10.4m GTC

Antonio de Ugarte Postigo, Javier Gorosabel, Paolo Spanò, Marco Riva, Ovidio Rabaza, Vincenzo De Caprio, Ronan Cunniffe, Petr Kubánek, Alberto Riva, Martin Jelinek, Michael Andersen, Alberto Castro-Tirado, Filippo Zerbi, Alberto Fernández-Soto

Proceedings Volume 7735, 77351F (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856912

KEYWORDS: Imaging spectroscopy, Ultraviolet radiation, Sensors, Mirrors, Cameras, Spectroscopes, Near infrared, Imaging systems, Spectrographs, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 21 July 2008 Paper

Paper

The RTS2 protocol

Petr Kubánek, Martin Jelínek, John French, Michal Prouza, Stanislav Vítek, Alberto Castro-Tirado, Victor Reglero

Proceedings Volume 7019, 70192S (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.788623

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Observatories, Binary data, Cameras, Image processing, Telecommunications, Control systems, Optical filters, Software development, Robotics

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

Paper

Installation and first light of the BOOTES-IR near-IR camera

R. Cunniffe, A. Castro-Tirado, P. Kubánek, M. Jelínek, S. Vítek, J. Gorosabel, A. de Ugarte Postigo, A. Riva, F. Zerbi, A. Claret, C. Sánchez-Fernández

Proceedings Volume 7019, 70191H (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789774

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Cameras, Space telescopes, Infrared cameras, Optical instrument design, Observatories, Infrared telescopes, Optical filters, Imaging systems, Cryogenics

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

Paper

A very sensitive all-sky CCD camera for continuous recording of the night sky

Alberto Castro-Tirado, Martin Jelínek, Stanislav Vítek, Petr Kubánek, Josep Trigo-Rodríguez, Antonio de Ugarte Postigo, Tomas Mateo Sanguino, Igor Gomboš

Proceedings Volume 7019, 70191V (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789361

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Astronomy, Gamma radiation, CCD cameras, Observatories, Prototyping, Clouds, Sensors, Stars, Galactic astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2006 Paper

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BOOTES-IR: a robotic nIR astronomical observatory devoted to follow-up of transient phenomena

A. Castro-Tirado, R. Cunniffe, A. de Ugarte Postigo, M. Jelínek, S. Vitek, P. Kubánek, J. Gorosabel, S. Castillo Carrión, T. Mateo Sanguino, A. Riva, P. Conconi, V. di Caprio, F. Zerbi, P. Amado, C. Cárdenas, A. Claret, S. Guziy, S. Martín-Ruiz, M. Sánchez, P. García Teodoro, J. Castro Cerón, J. Díaz Verdejo, R. Hudec, J. López Soler, J. Berná Galiano, J. Casares, J. Fabregat, P. Páta, C. Sánchez Fernández, M. Sabau-Graziati, J. Trigo-Rodríguez, F. Vitali

Proceedings Volume 6267, 62670I (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671579

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Telescopes, Observatories, Optical filters, Astronomy, Robotics, Space telescopes, Sensors, Control systems, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 3 February 2004 Paper

Paper

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 | 18 October 1996 Paper

Paper

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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