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most citedSpace applications of GAGG:Ce scintillators: a study of afterglow emission by proton irradiation

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astro-ph.HE2026

CubeSats Reach the Millisecond X-Ray Domain: Crab Pulsar Timing with SpIRIT/HERMES

Wladimiro Leone, R. Mearns, T. Di Salvo +70

The High Energy Rapid Modular Ensemble of Satellites (HERMES) instrument is a compact X/-ray spectrometer operating on board the 6U (11 kg) SpIRIT CubeSat. The payload is partic…

astro-ph.IM2025

HERMES Pathfinder & SpIRIT: a progress report

F. Fiore, M. Trenti, Y. Evangelista +87

HERMES Pathfinder is an in-orbit demonstration consisting of a constellation of six 3U cubesats hosting simple but innovative X-ray/gamma-ray detectors for the monitoring of cosmic…

astro-ph.IM2024

The ground calibration of the HERMES-Pathfinder payload flight models

G. Dilillo, E. J. Marchesini, G. Baroni +37

HERMES-Pathfinder is a space-borne mission based on a constellation of six nano-satellites flying in a low-Earth orbit. The 3U CubeSats, to be launched in early 2025, host miniatur…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 5 cited

The HERMES (High Energy Rapid Modular Ensemble of Satellites) Pathfinder mission

Y. Evangelista, F. Fiore, R. Campana +68

HERMES (High Energy Rapid Modular Ensemble of Satellites) Pathfinder is a space-borne mission based on a constellation of six nano-satellites flying in a low-Earth orbit (LEO). The…

astro-ph.HE2024★ 7 cited

HERMES: Gamma Ray Burst and Gravitational Wave counterpart hunter

G. Ghirlanda, L. Nava, O. Salafia +67

Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) bridge relativistic astrophysics and multi-messenger astronomy. Space-based gamma/X-ray wide field detectors have proven essential to detect and localize th…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 8 cited

The HERMES Calibration Pipeline: mescal

G. Dilillo, E. J. Marchesini, G. Della Casa +13

The HERMES Technologic and Scientific Pathfinder project is a constellation of six CubeSats aiming to observe transient high-energy events such as the Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs). HERM…

astro-ph.IM2024★ 6 cited

New detailed characterization of the residual luminescence emitted by the GAGG:Ce scintillator crystals for the HERMES Pathfinder mission

Giovanni Della Casa, Nicola Zampa, Daniela Cirrincione +10

The HERMES (High Energy Rapid Modular Ensemble of Satellites) Pathfinder mission aims to develop a constellation of nanosatellites to study astronomical transient sources, such as…

astro-ph.HE2023★ 14 cited

Localisation of gamma-ray bursts from the combined SpIRIT+HERMES-TP/SP nano-satellite constellation

Matt Thomas, Michele Trenti, Riccardo Campana +24

Multi-messenger observations of the transient sky to detect cosmic explosions and counterparts of gravitational wave mergers critically rely on orbiting wide-FoV telescopes to cove…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 34 cited

Space applications of GAGG:Ce scintillators: a study of afterglow emission by proton irradiation

Giuseppe Dilillo, Nicola Zampa, Riccardo Campana +18

We discuss the results of a proton irradiation campaign of a GAGG:Ce (Cerium-doped Gadolinium Aluminium Gallium Garnet) scintillation crystal, carried out in the framework of the H…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 4 cited

A summary on an investigation of GAGG:Ce afterglow emission in the context of future space applications within the HERMES nanosatellite mission

G. Dilillo, R. Campana, N. Zampa +18

GAGG:Ce (Cerium-doped Gadolinium Aluminium Gallium Garnet) is a promising new scintillator crystal. A wide array of interesting features, such as high light output, fast decay time…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 5 cited

Timing techniques applied to distributed modular high-energy astronomy: the HERMES project

A. Sanna, A. F. Gambino, L. Burderi +15

The HERMES-TP/SP (High Energy Rapid Modular Ensemble of Satellites -- Technologic and Scientific Pathfinder) is an in-orbit demonstration of the so-called distributed astronomy con…

astro-ph.HE2021★ 24 cited

The HERMES-Technologic and Scientific Pathfinder

F. Fiore, L. Burderi, M. Lavagna +12

HERMES-TP/SP (High Energy Rapid Modular Ensemble of Satellites Technologic and Scientific Pathfinder) is a constellation of six 3U nano-satellites hosting simple but innovative X-r…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 28 cited

The scientific payload on-board the HERMES-TP and HERMES-SP CubeSat missions

Y. Evangelista, F. Fiore, F. Fuschino +22

HERMES (High Energy Rapid Modular Ensemble of Satellites) Technological and Scientific pathfinder is a space borne mission based on a LEO constellation of nano-satellites. The 3U C…