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20092026
most citedDiscovery of extreme particle acceleration in the microquasar Cygnus X-3

207 citations · 985 across the 26 of their papers we have counts for

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28 papers

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

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…