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most citedXIPE: the X-ray Imaging Polarimetry Explorer

121 citations · 259 across the 23 of their papers we have counts for

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24 papers

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.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

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…

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★ 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★ 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.IM2018★ 10 cited

The Large Area Detector onboard the eXTP mission

Marco Feroci, Mahdi Ahangarianabhari, Giovanni Ambrosi +68

The eXTP (enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry) mission is a major project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and China National Space Administration (CNSA) currently perfor…

astro-ph.HE2013★ 121 cited

XIPE: the X-ray Imaging Polarimetry Explorer

Paolo Soffitta, Xavier Barcons, Ronaldo Bellazzini +96

X-ray polarimetry, sometimes alone, and sometimes coupled to spectral and temporal variability measurements and to imaging, allows a wealth of physical phenomena in astrophysics to…

astro-ph.IM2012★ 43 cited

LOFT: the Large Observatory For X-ray Timing

M. Feroci, J. W. den Herder, E. Bozzo +245

The LOFT mission concept is one of four candidates selected by ESA for the M3 launch opportunity as Medium Size missions of the Cosmic Vision programme. The launch window is curren…

astro-ph.IM2011★ 15 cited

The gas pixel detector as a solar X-ray polarimeter and imager

Sergio Fabiani, Enrico Costa, Ronaldo Bellazzini +7

The Sun is the nearest astrophysical source with a very intense emission in the X-ray band. The study of energetic events, such as solar flares, can help us to understand the behav…

astro-ph.IM2011★ 7 cited

ORIGIN: Metal Creation and Evolution from the Cosmic Dawn

J. W. den Herder, L. Piro, T. Ohashi +156

ORIGIN is a proposal for the M3 mission call of ESA aimed at the study of metal creation from the epoch of cosmic dawn. Using high-spectral resolution in the soft X-ray band, ORIGI…

astro-ph.IM2010★ 13 cited

LOFT - a Large Observatory For x-ray Timing

M. Feroci, L. Stella, A. Vacchi +46

The high time resolution observations of the X-ray sky hold the key to a number of diagnostics of fundamental physics, some of which are unaccessible to other types of investigatio…

astro-ph.IM2009★ 1 cited

Angular Resolution of a Photoelectric Polarimeter in the Focus of an Optical System

Francesco Lazzarotto, Sergio Fabiani, Enrico Costa +12

The INFN and INAF Italian research institutes developed a space-borne X-Ray polarimetry experiment based on a X-Ray telescope, focussing the radiation on a Gas Pixel Detector (GPD)…

astro-ph2008★ 7 cited

XPOL: a photoelectric polarimeter onboard XEUS

Enrico Costa, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Jean Bregeon +14

The XEUS mission incorporates two satellites: the Mirror Spacecraft with 5 m2 of collecting area at 1 keV and 2 m2 at 7 keV, and an imaging resolution of 5" HEW and the Payload Spa…