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The HERMES Calibration Pipeline: mescal
G. Dilillo, E. J. Marchesini, G. Della Casa +13
The HERMES Technologic and Scientific Pathfinder project is a constellation of six CubeSats aiming to observe transient high-energy events such as the Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs). HERM…
Recent developments in Laue lens manufacturing and their impact on imaging performance
Lisa Ferro, Enrico Virgilli, Natalia Auricchio +9
We report on recent progress in the development of Laue lenses for applications in hard X/soft gamma-ray astronomy. Here we focus on the realization of a sector of such a lens made…
Imaging performance above 150 keV of the wide field monitor on board the ASTENA concept mission
Lisa Ferro, Leo Cavazzini, Miguel Moita +10
A new detection system for X-/Gamma-ray broad energy passband detectors for astronomy has been developed. This system is based on Silicon Drift Detectors (SDDs) coupled with scinti…
The TRILL project: increasing the technological readiness of Laue lenses
Lisa Ferro, Enrico Virgilli, Miguel Moita +16
Hard X-/soft Gamma-ray astronomy (> 100 keV) is a crucial field for the study of important astrophysical phenomena such as the 511 keV positron annihilation line in the Galactic ce…
Opening the path to hard X-/soft gamma-ray focussing: the ASTENA-pathfinder mission
Enrico Virgilli, Lorenzo Amati, Natalia Auricchio +10
Hard X-/soft gamma-ray astronomy is a crucial field for transient, nuclear and multimessenger astrophysics. However, the spatial localization, imaging capabilities and sensitivity…
The Gamma-Flash data acquisition system for observation of terrestrial gamma-ray flashes
Andrea Bulgarelli, Antonio Addis, Alessio Aboudan +20
Gamma-Flash is an Italian project funded by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and led by the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), devoted to the observation and study of high-e…
CdTe Spectroscopic-Imager Measurements with Bent Crystals for Broad Band Laue Lenses
N. Auricchio, L. Ferro, J. B. Stephen +15
In astrophysics, several key questions in the hard X soft Gamma-ray range (above 100 keV) require sensitivity and angular resolution that are hardly achievable with current technol…
ASTENA: a mission concept for a deep study of the transient gamma-ray sky and for nuclear astrophysics
E. Virgilli, F. Frontera, P. Rosati +16
Gamma-ray astronomy is a branch whose potential has not yet been fully exploited. The observations of elemental and isotopic abundances in supernova (SN) explosions are key probes…
Laue lenses: Focusing optics for hard X/soft Gamma-ray Astronomy
L Ferro, M. Moita, P. Rosati +15
Hard X-/soft Gamma-ray astronomy is a key field for the study of important astrophysical phenomena such as the electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational waves, gamma-ray bursts…
Laue and Fresnel lenses
Enrico Virgilli, Hubert Halloin, Gerald Skinner
The low-energy gamma-ray domain is an important window for the study of the high energy Universe. Here matter can be observed in extreme physical conditions and during powerful exp…
The X/Gamma-ray Imaging Spectrometer (XGIS) on-board THESEUS: design, main characteristics, and concept of operation
Claudio Labanti, Lorenzo Amati, Filippo Frontera +58
THESEUS is one of the three missions selected by ESA as fifth medium class mission (M5) candidates in its Cosmic Vision science program, currently under assessment in a phase A stu…
The XGIS instrument on-board THESEUS: Monte Carlo simulations for response, background, and sensitivity
Riccardo Campana, Fabio Fuschino, Claudio Labanti +6
The response of the X and Gamma Imaging Spectrometer (XGIS) instrument onboard the Transient High Energy Sky and Early Universe Surveyor (THESEUS) mission, selected by ESA for an a…
The XGIS instrument on-board THESEUS: the detection plane and on-board electronics
Fabio Fuschino, Riccardo Campana, Claudio Labanti +32
The X and Gamma Imaging Spectrometer instrument on-board the THESEUS mission (selected by ESA in the framework of the Cosmic Vision M5 launch opportunity, currently in phase A) is…
The scientific payload on-board the HERMES-TP and HERMES-SP CubeSat missions
Y. Evangelista, F. Fiore, F. Fuschino +22
HERMES (High Energy Rapid Modular Ensemble of Satellites) Technological and Scientific pathfinder is a space borne mission based on a LEO constellation of nano-satellites. The 3U C…
Expected performances of a Laue lens made with bent crystals
E. Virgilli, V. Valsan, F. Frontera +3
In the context of the LAUE project devoted to build a Laue lens prototype for focusing celestial hard X-/soft gamma-rays, a Laue lens made of bent crystal tiles, with 20 m focal le…
Hard x-ray broad band Laue lenses (80 - 600 keV): building methods and performances
E. Virgilli, F. Frontera, P. Rosati +6
We present the status of the laue project devoted to develop a technology for building a 20 meter long focal length Laue lens for hard x-/soft gamma-ray astronomy (80 - 600 keV). T…
The LAUE project and its main results
E. Virgilli, F. Frontera, V. Valsan +24
We will describe the LAUE project, supported by the Italian Space Agency, whose aim is to demonstrate the capability to build a focusing optics in the hard X-/soft gamma-ray domain…
Scientific prospects in soft gamma-ray astronomy enabled by the LAUE project
F. Frontera, E. Virgilli, V. Valsan +24
This paper summarizes the development of a successful project, LAUE, supported by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and devoted to the development of long focal length (up to 100 m) L…
Bent crystal selection and assembling for the LAUE project
Vincenzo Liccardo, Enrico Virgilli, Filippo Frontera +3
For the first time, with the Laue project, bent crystals are being used for focusing photons in the 80-300 keV energy range. The advantage is their high reflectivity and better Poi…
Results of the simulations of the petal/lens as part of the LAUE project
Vineeth Valsan, Filippo Frontera, Enrico Virgilli +3
In the context of the LAUE project for focusing hard X-/gamma rays, a petal of the complete lens is being assembled at the LARIX facility in the Department of Physics and Earth Sci…
Characterization of bent crystals for Laue lenses
V. Liccardo, E. Virgilli, F. Frontera +1
In the context of the LAUE project devoted to build a long focal-length focusing optics for soft -ray astronomy (80 - 600 keV), we present the results of reflectivity measuremen…
Expected performance of a Laue lens based on bent crystals
Vineeth Valsan, Filippo Frontera, Enrico Virgilli +1
In the context of the LAUE project devoted to build a long focal length focusing optics for soft gamma-ray astronomy (70/100 keV to 600 keV), we present results of simulation of…
Development status of the LAUE project
F. Frontera, E. Virgilli, V. Liccardo +18
We present the status of LAUE, a project supported by the Italian Space Agency (ASI), and devoted to develop Laue lenses with long focal length (up to 100 meters), for hard X--/sof…
Laue lenses for hard X-/soft Gamma-rays: new prototype results
E. Virgilli, F. Frontera, V. Valsan +4
We present the results obtained with the new Laue lens prototype built in the LARIX facility in the Physics Department of University of Ferrara. Following the results of the first…