A comparison study of mass-area ratio for large size x-ray telescope optics in pore and very thin glass sheets configurations

A design study of mirror modules and an assembly based on the slumped glass for an Athena-like optics

A high resolution large x-ray mission based on thin glass: optomechanical design

A hybrid concept (segmented plus monolithic fused silica shells) for a high-throughput and high-angular resolution x-ray mission (Lynx/X-Ray Surveyor like)

A novel approach for the realization of thin glass substrates for optical mirrors

Accurate integration of segmented x-ray optics using interfacing ribs

Active and passive shielding design optimization and technical solutions for deep sensitivity hard x-ray focusing telescopes

article published in 2005

Active shape correction of a thin glass/plastic x-ray mirror

Adjustable integration molds for X-ray optics with cold shaping: requirements and conceptual design

Advancements in ion beam figuring of very thin glass plates

An innovative alt-alt telescope for small observatories and amateur astronomers

An integration machine for the assembly of the x-ray optic units based on thin slumped glass foils for the IXO mission

An x-ray polarimeter for HXMT mission

Analytical computation of the off-axis effective area of grazing incidence X-ray mirrors

scientific article

Angular resolution measurements at SPring-8 of a hard x-ray optic for the New Hard X-ray Mission

article

Beyond Chandra (towards the X-ray Surveyor mission): possible solutions for the implementation of very high angular resolution X-ray telescopes in the new millennium based on fused silica segments

Building the BEaTriX facility for the ATHENA mirror modules X-ray testing

Cavezzo, the first Italian meteorite recovered by the PRISMA fireball network. Orbit, trajectory, and strewn-field

scientific article

Characterization of hydrogenated silicon carbide produced by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition at low temperature

scholarly article published 13 September 2007

Cold and Hot Slumped Glass Optics with interfacing ribs for high angular resolution x-ray telescopes

Cold shaping of thin glass foils: a fast and cost-effective solution for making light-weight astronomical x-ray optics

Composite panels for optical mirrors for Cherenkov Telescopes: development of the cold glass slumping technology

article

Compressive sampling for multispectral imaging in the vis-NIR-TIR: optical design of space telescopes

Design and development of the SIMBOL-X hard x-ray optics

Design and development of the multilayer optics for the new hard x-ray mission

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Design and development of the optics system for the NHXM Hard X-ray and Polarimetric Mission

article

Design and manufacturing of a compact two-mirror system for multispectral imaging applications

Design concepts for the Cherenkov Telescope Array CTA: an advanced facility for ground-based high-energy gamma-ray astronomy

article by Marcos Actis et al published 23 November 2011 in Experimental Astronomy

Design of a medium size x-ray mirror module based on thin glass foils

Design of the IXO optics based on thin glass plates connected by reinforcing ribs

Development of a prototype nickel optic for the Constellation-X hard x-ray telescope

Development of a prototype nickel optic for the Constellation-X hard x-ray telescope

Development of a prototype nickel optic for the Constellation-X hard x-ray telescope: III

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Development of a prototype nickel optic for the Constellation-X hard x-ray telescope: IV

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Development of active/adaptive lightweight optics for the next generation of telescopes

article

Development of grazing-incidence multilayer mirrors by direct Ni electroforming replication: a status report

article

Development of high angular resolution x-ray telescopes based on slumped glass foils

Development of hot slumping technique and last optical performances obtained on a 500mm diameter slumped segment prototype for adaptive optics

Development of lightweight optical segments for adaptive optics

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Development of mirrors made of chemically tempered glass foils for future X-ray telescopes

article

Development of multilayer coatings (Ni/C-Pt/C) for hard x-ray telescopes by e-beam evaporation with ion assistance

Direct hot slumping and accurate integration process to manufacture prototypal x-ray optical units made of glass

Direct hot slumping of thin glass foils for future generation x-ray telescopes: current state of the art and future outlooks

EDGE: Explorer of diffuse emission and gamma-ray burst explosions

EDGE: explorer of diffuse emission and gamma-ray burst explosions

Electrical connections and driving electronics for piezo-actuated x-ray thin glass optics

Evaluation of the surface strength of glass plates shaped by hot slumping process

FRIPON: a worldwide network to track incoming meteoroids

scientific article published in December 2020

Final correction by Ion Beam Figuring of thin shells for X-ray telescopes

Fused silica segments: a possible solution for x-ray telescopes with very high angular resolution like Lynx/XRS

Glass mirrors by cold slumping to cover 100 m2of the MAGIC II Cherenkov telescope reflecting surface

Hot slumping glass technology and integration process to manufacture a grazing incidence scaled prototype for the IXO telescope modules

Hot slumping glass technology for the grazing incidence optics of future missions with particular reference to IXO

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IXO glass mirrors development in Europe

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IXO x-ray mirrors based on slumped glass segments with reinforcing ribs: optical and mechanical design, image error budget, and optics unit integration process

Integrated modeling for parametric evaluation of smart x-ray optics

Introducing the CTA concept

Investigation of a novel slumping technique for the manufacturing of stiff and lightweight optical mirrors

Ion beam figuring of thin glass plates: achievements and perspectives

Ion figuring of large prototype mirror segments for the E-ELT

JIM: a joint integrated module of glass x-ray optics for astronomical telescopes

article

Lightweight optical segment prototype for adaptive optics manufactured by hot slumping

Lynx Mission concept status

Manufacturing an active X-ray mirror prototype in thin glass

scientific article published in January 2016

Manufacturing and alignment tolerance analysis through Montecarlo approach for PLATO

Manufacturing and testing a thin glass mirror shell with piezoelectric active control

Manufacturing and testing of the X-ray collimating mirror for the BEaTriX facility

Manufacturing of Wolter-I mirror segments with slumped glass

Manufacturing of lightweight glass segments for adaptive optics

ORIGIN: metal creation and evolution from the cosmic dawn

On the Compliance of Simbol-X Mirror Roughness with its Effective Area Requirements

PLATO: a multiple telescope spacecraft for exo-planets hunting

article published in 2016

PLATO: detailed design of the telescope optical units

PLATO: the ESA mission for exo-planets discovery

article published in 2018

POLARIX: a pathfinder mission of X-ray polarimetry

Performance of supersmooth x-ray mandrels for new hard x-ray missions

Performance simulations for the ground-based, expanded-beam x-ray source BEaTriX

Physics potential of the International Axion Observatory (IAXO)

scientific article published on 24 June 2019

Production of the IXO glass segmented mirrors by hot slumping with pressure assistance: tests and results

Production of thin glass mirrors by hot slumping for x-ray telescopes: present process and ongoing development

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Profile reconstruction of grazing-incidence x-ray mirrors from intra-focal x-ray full imaging ⬇️

Progress in ion beam figuring of very thin slumped glass plates for lightweight x-ray telescope

Progress in the realization of the beam expander testing x-ray facility (BEaTriX) for testing ATHENA's SPO modules

Radiation, Thermal Gradient and Weight: a threefold dilemma for PLATO

Re-testing the JET-X Flight Module No. 2 at the PANTER facility

Realization and drive tests of active thin glass x-ray mirrors

SIMBOL-X: the problem of the calibrating a 0.5-80 keV 20m focal length focussing telescope

Simbol-X Hard X-ray Focusing Mirrors: Results Obtained During the Phase A Study

Simbol-X Mirror Module Thermal Shields: I—Design and X-Ray Transmission

article

Slumped glass foils as substrate for adjustable x-ray optics

Slumped glass optics development with pressure assistance

Slumped glass optics for x-ray telescopes: advances in the hot slumping assisted by pressure

Slumped glass optics with interfacing ribs for high angular resolution x-ray astronomy: a progress report

scholarly article published 21 September 2015

Slumped glass option for making the XEUS mirrors: preliminary design and ongoing developments

Slumping technique for the manufacturing of a representative x-ray grazing incidence mirror module for future space missions

Speckle observations with PISCO in Merate - III. Astrometric measurements of visual binaries in 2005 and scale calibration with a grating mask

scholarly article

Speckle observations with PISCO in Merate: IV. Astrometric measurements of visual binaries in 2005

scholarly article

Techniques for the manufacturing of stiff and lightweight optical mirror panels based on slumping of glass sheets: concepts and results

Technologies for manufacturing of high angular resolution multilayer coated optics for future new hard x-ray missions: a status report

Technologies for manufacturing of high angular resolution multilayer coated optics for the New Hard X-ray Mission

Technologies for manufacturing of high angular resolution multilayer coated optics for the New Hard X-ray Mission: a status report II

The Integration Process of Very Thin Mirror Shells with a Particular Regard to Simbol-X

The Orbit of the Visual Binary ADS 8630

The PLATO opto-mechanical unit prototyping and AIV phase

article published in 2010

The VERT-X calibration facility: development of the most critical parts

The enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission—eXTP

article

The gas pixel detector at the focus of an x-ray optics

The imaging properties of the gas pixel detector as a focal plane polarimeter ⬇️

The mirror module design for the cryogenic x-ray imaging spectrometer on-board ORIGIN

The new SOXS instrument for the ESO NTT

The optics system of the New Hard X-ray Mission: design and development

article

The optics system of the New Hard X-ray Mission: status report

The orbit of the visual binary ADS 8630 (γ Vir)

The problems concerning the integration of very thin mirror shells

The soft x-ray imager (SXI) on board the EXIST mission

The x-ray mirrors for the EXIST/SXI telescope

Thermal effects on PLATO point spread function

article published in 2016

Thin fused silica optics for a few arcsec angular resolution and large collecting area x-ray telescope

Thin fused silica shells for high-resolution and large collecting area x-ray telescopes (like Lynx/XRS)

X-ray mirror prototype based on cold shaping of thin glass foils

X-ray optical units made of glass: achievements and perspectives

X-ray optics developments at ESA

X-ray polarimetry on-board of HXMT

XIAO: a soft x-ray telescope for the SVOM mission

article published in 2008

XIPE: the X-ray imaging polarimetry explorer

scientific article (publication date: 24 August 2013)

XIPE: the x-ray imaging polarimetry explorer

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eXTP: Enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarization mission

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