6 papers
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…