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20202026
most citedDesign, Construction, and Test of the Gas Pixel Detectors for the IXPE Mission

142 citations · 262 across the 23 of their papers we have counts for

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25 papers

physics.ins-det2026

A general framework for disturbance compensation in airborne and seaborne gravimetry supported by machine learning

Lorenzo Iafolla, Massimo Chiappini, Roberto Carluccio +6

High-accuracy measurement systems operating in complex operational environments, such as airborne and seaborne gravimetry, are severely affected by interacting external influences…

astro-ph.IM2026

EXPO: a quantum leap in fast, wide-band X-ray polarimetry for astrophysics

Paolo Soffitta, Sebastien Guillot, Ian Hutchinson +137

The Enhanced X-ray Polarimetry Observatory (EXPO) is a mission concept proposed to ESA as an M8 candidate, with a prospective launch in 2041. Building on the scientific success of…

astro-ph.IM2026

The CUSP CubeSat mission for space weather multi-physics analysis, design, and testing

Giovanni Lombardi, Riccardo Di Spirito, Sergio Fabiani +48

The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) mission aims to measure the linear polarization of solar flares in the hard X-ray band by means of a Compton scattering polarimeter. CUSP is a…

astro-ph.IM2026

Compton Polarimeter Prototype for the CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) mission

Nicolas De Angelis, Andrea Alimenti, Riccardo Campana +41

The space-based CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) mission aims to measure the linear polarization of solar flares in the hard X-ray band (25-100 keV) by means of a dual-phase Compto…

astro-ph.IM2026

Spectral performance of single-channel plastic and GAGG scintillator bars of the CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP)

Nicolas De Angelis, Abhay Kumar, Sergio Fabiani +45

Our Sun is the closest X-ray astrophysical source to Earth. As such, it makes a formidable case study to better understand astrophysical processes. Solar flares are in particular v…

astro-ph.SR2025

Solar Flare Hard X-ray Polarimetry with the CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) mission

Nicolas De Angelis, Andrea Alimenti, Davide Albanesi +43

The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) project is a CubeSat mission planned for a launch in low-Earth orbit and aimed to measure the linear polarization of solar flares in the hard X…

astro-ph.IM2025

The multi-physics analysis, design and testing of CUSP, a CubeSat mission for space weather and solar flares x-ray polarimetry

Giovanni Lombardi, Sergio Fabiani, Ettore Del Monte +45

The space-based CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) mission aims to measure the linear polarization of solar flares in the hard X-ray band by means of a Compton scattering polarimeter…

astro-ph.SR2025

CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) Sensitivity Estimation and Performance Optimization using Geant4

Abhay Kumar, Giovanni Lombardi, Giovanni De Cesare +45

The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) aims to measure the linear polarization of solar flares in the 25-100 keV X-ray band using a Compton scattering polarimeter. CUSP will allow us…

astro-ph.SR2025

The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP): mission overview II

Sergio Fabiani, Ettore Del Monte, Andrea Alimenti +46

The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) project is an Earth-orbiting CubeSat mission designed to measure the linear polarization of solar flares in the hard X-ray band using a Compton…

astro-ph.IM2025

Study of the HV power supply modules for the CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP)

Alessandro Lacerenza, Alda Rubini, Andrea Alimenti +45

The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) project is a CubeSat mission orbiting the Earth aimed to measure the linear polarization of solar flares in the hard X-ray band by means of a C…

astro-ph.IM2025

Prototype Development and Calibration of the CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP)

Nicolas De Angelis, Abhay Kumar, Sergio Fabiani +45

The space-based CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) mission aims to measure the linear polarization of solar flares in the hard X-ray band by means of a Compton scattering polarimeter…

astro-ph.IM2024

Towards imaging-spectro-polarimetry of solar flares in the X-rays

Sergio Fabiani, John Rankin, Stefano Basso +19

X-ray polarimetry of solar flares is still a not well established field of observation of our star. Past polarimeters were not able to measure with a high significance the polariza…

astro-ph.IM2024

The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) mission overview

Sergio Fabiani, Ettore Del Monte, Ilaria Baffo +35

The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) project is a future CubeSat mission orbiting the Earth aimed to measure the linear polarization of solar flares in the hard X-ray band, by mean…

astro-ph.IM2024

Characterization of avalanche photodiodes (APDs) for the CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) mission

F. Cologgi, A. Alimenti, S. Fabiani +39

The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) project is a CubeSat mission orbiting the Earth aimed to measure the linear polarization of solar flares in the hard X-ray band by means of a C…

astro-ph.IM2024

The multiphysics analysis and design of CUSP, a two CubeSat constellation for Space Weather and Solar flares X-ray polarimetry

Giovanni Lombardi, Sergio Fabiani, Ettore Del Monte +38

The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) project aims to develop a constellation of two CubeSats orbiting the Earth to measure the linear polarization of solar flares in the hard X-ray…

astro-ph.IM2024

The evaluation of the CUSP scientific performance by a GEANT4 Monte Carlo simulation

Giovanni De Cesare, Sergio Fabiani, Riccardo Campana +35

The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) project is a CubeSat mission orbiting the Earth aimed to measure the linear polarization of solar flares in the hard X-ray band by means of a C…

physics.ins-det2024★ 7 cited

Temperature compensation in high accuracy accelerometers using multi-sensor and machine learning methods

Lorenzo Iafolla, Francesco Santoli, Roberto Carluccio +8

Temperature is a major source of inaccuracy in high-sensitivity accelerometers and gravimeters. Active thermal control systems require power and may not be ideal in some contexts s…

astro-ph.SR2022

CUSP: a two cubesats constellation for Space Weather and solar flares X-ray polarimetry

Sergio Fabiani, Ilaria Baffo, Sergio Bonomo +25

The CUbesat Solar Polarimeter (CUSP) project aims to develop a constellation of two CubeSats orbiting the Earth to measure the linear polarisation of solar flares in the hard X-ray…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 31 cited

Calibration of the IXPE focal plane X-ray polarimeters to polarized radiation

Alessandro Di Marco, Sergio Fabiani, Fabio La Monaca +80

IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) is a NASA Small Explorer mission -- in partnership with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) -- dedicated to X-ray polarimetry in the 2--8 keV e…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 3 cited

The Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE): Pre-Launch

Martin C. Weisskopf, Paolo Soffitta, Luca Baldini +155

Scheduled to launch in late 2021, the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is a NASA Small Explorer Mission in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency (ASI). The mission w…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 8 cited

Calibration of the IXPE instrument

Fabio Muleri, Carlo Lefevre, Raffaele Piazzolla +21

IXPE scientific payload comprises of three telescopes, each composed of a mirror and a photoelectric polarimeter based on the Gas Pixel Detector design. The three focal plane detec…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 28 cited

The IXPE Instrument Calibration Equipment

Fabio Muleri, Raffaele Piazzolla, Alessandro Di Marco +28

The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer is a mission dedicated to the measurement of X-ray polarization from tens of astrophysical sources belonging to different classes. Expected t…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 3 cited

The Instrument of the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer

Paolo Soffitta, Luca Baldini, Ronaldo Bellazzini +78

While X-ray Spectroscopy, Timing and Imaging have improved verymuch since 1962, when the first astronomical non-solar source was discovered, especially with the launch of Newton/X-…

astro-ph.IM2021★ 142 cited

Design, Construction, and Test of the Gas Pixel Detectors for the IXPE Mission

L. Baldini, M. Barbanera, R. Bellazzini +91

Due to be launched in late 2021, the Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is a NASA Small Explorer mission designed to perform polarization measurements in the 2-8 keV band, c…