5 papers
Insights on the Gamma-Ray Bursts variability in their cosmological rest frame
Giovanni Della Casa, Fabrizio Fiore, Giuseppe Dilillo +2
Gamma-ray bursts temporal profile can be extremely variable, going from a single pulse of a few seconds duration to multiple superimposed pulses occurring over tens or even hundred…
Design and performance of the coded mask for the Lunar Electromagnetic Monitor in X-rays (LEM-X)
Yuri Evangelista, Alessio Nuti, Francesco Ceraudo +16
The Lunar Electromagnetic Monitor in X-rays (LEM-X) is a proposed wide-field X-ray observatory designed for deployment on the Moon's surface. Its primary scientific goal is to enha…
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…
STROBE-X High Energy Modular Array (HEMA)
Anthony L. Hutcheson, Marco Feroci, Andrea Argan +64
The High Energy Modular Array (HEMA) is one of three instruments that compose the STROBE-X mission concept. The HEMA is a large-area, high-throughput non-imaging pointed instrument…
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…