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Dr. Francesco Lazzarotto

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2023 Open Access

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In-lab characterization of HYPSOS, a novel stereo hyperspectral observing system: first results

Giampiero Naletto, Livio Agostini, Gabriele Cremonese, Emanuele Desirò, Igor Dorgnach, Chiara Doria, Matteo Faccioni, Riccardo La Grassa, Francesco Lazzarotto, Luigi Lessio, Andrea Meneguzzo, Cristina Re, Massimiliano Tordi, Carlo Bettanini, Fabrizio Capaccioni, Stefano Debei, Ennio Giovine, Lucia Marinangeli, Francesco Mattioli, Maria Teresa Melis, Pasquale Palumbo, Marco Pertile, Amedeo Petrella, Anna Chiara Tangari, Michele Zusi

Proceedings Volume 12777, 127775C (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2690999

KEYWORDS: Equipment, Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Imaging systems, Prototyping, Mirrors, Cameras, Astronomical imaging, Satellites, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 27 September 2012 Paper

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On-ground calibration of AGILE-GRID with a photon beam: results and lessons for the future

P. Cattaneo, A. Rappoldi, A. Argan, B. Buonomo, A. Bulgarelli, A. Chen, F. D'Ammando, L. Foggetta, F. Fuschino, M. Galli, F. Gianotti, A. Giuliani, F. Longo, M. Marisaldi, G. Mazzitelli, A. Pellizzoni, M. Prest, G. Pucella, L. Quintieri, M. Tavani, M. Trifoglio, A. Trois, P. Valente, E. Vallazza, S. Vercellone, G. Barbiellini, P. Caraveo, E. Costa, G. De Paris, E. Del Monte, G. Di Cocco, I. Donnarumma, Y. Evangelista, A. Ferrari, M. Feroci, M. Fiorini, M. Giusti, C. Labanti, I. Lapshov, F. Lazzarotto, P. Lipari, F. Lucarelli, S. Mereghetti, E. Morelli, E. Moretti, A. Morselli, L. Pacciani, F. Perotti, G. Piano, P. Picozza, M. Pilia, M. Rapisarda, A. Rubini, S. Sabatini, P. Soffitta, E. Striani, V. Vittorini, D. Zanello, S. Colafrancesco, P. Giommi, C. Pittori, P. Santolamazza, F. Verrecchia, L. Salotti

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84434D (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926445

KEYWORDS: Monte Carlo methods, Calibration, Sensors, Target detection, Spectroscopy, Silicon, Optical simulations, Magnetic sensors, Photonics systems, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

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Calibration of AGILE-GRID with in-flight data and Monte Carlo simulations

Andrew Chen, A. Argan, A. Bulgarelli, P. Cattaneo, A. Giuliani, C. Pittori, G. Pucella, M. Tavani, A. Trois, G. Barbiellini, P. Caraveo, S. Colafrancesco, E. Costa, G. De Paris, E. Del Monte, G. Di Cocco, I. Donnarumma, Y. Evangelista, A. Ferrari, M. Feroci, M. Fiorini, F. Fuschino, M. Galli, F. Gianotti, P. Giommi, M. Giusti, C. Labanti, I. Lapshov, F. Lazzarotto, P. Lipari, F. Longo, F. Lucarelli, M. Marisaldi, S. Mereghetti, E. Morelli, E. Moretti, A. Morselli, L. Pacciani, A. Pellizzoni, F. Perotti, G. Piano, P. Picozza, M. Pilia, M. Prest, M. Rapisarda, A. Rappoldi, A. Rubini, S. Sabatini, P. Santolamazza, P. Soffitta, E. Striani, M. Trifoglio, L. Salotti, E. Vallazza, S. Vercellone, F. Verrecchia, V. Vittorini, D. Zanello

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84434E (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926195

KEYWORDS: Monte Carlo methods, Point spread functions, Dispersion, Calibration, Matrices, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Sensors, Photon transport, Particles

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2010 Paper

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X-ray imaging and spectroscopy performance of a large area silicon drift chamber for wide-field x-ray astronomy applications

Gianluigi Zampa, Andrea Vacchi, Marco Feroci, Claudio Labanti, Valter Bonvicini, Alexander Rashevsky, Nicola Zampa, Riccardo Campana, Ettore Del Monte, Yuri Evangelista, Fabio Muleri, Luigi Pacciani, Alda Rubini, Paolo Soffitta, Enrico Costa, Immacolata Donnarumma, Francesco Lazzarotto, Marcello Mastropietro, Ennio Morelli, Massimo Rapisarda, Fabio Fuschino, Martino Marisaldi, Giuseppe Baldazzi, Luca Picolli, Marco Grassi, Piero Malcovati

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77324M (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857292

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Imaging spectroscopy, Silicon, X-ray detectors, Spectroscopy, Spatial resolution, Monte Carlo methods, X-ray astronomy, X-ray imaging

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2010 Paper

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Concept for an innovative wide-field camera for x-ray astronomy

R. Campana, M. Feroci, A. Vacchi, C. Labanti, G. Zampa, E. Del Monte, Y. Evangelista, F. Muleri, L. Pacciani, A. Rubini, P. Soffitta, E. Costa, I. Donnarumma, F. Lazzarotto, M. Mastropietro, E. Morelli, M. Rapisarda, F. Fuschino, M. Marisaldi, V. Bonvicini, A. Rashevsky, N. Zampa, F. Perotti, L. Amati, F. Frontera, L. A. Antonelli, F. Fiore, G. L. Israel, F. Nicastro, M. Orlandini, G. Baldazzi, L. Picolli, M. Grassi, P. Malcovati

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77324L (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857254

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Silicon, X-ray astronomy, Spatial resolution, X-ray detectors, Spectroscopy, Gamma radiation, Cameras, Satellites

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

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Rolling and tumbling: status of the SuperAGILE experiment

E. Del Monte, E. Costa, G. Di Persio, I. Donnarumma, Y. Evangelista, M. Feroci, I. Lapshov, F. Lazzarotto, M. Mastropietro, E. Morelli, L. Pacciani, M. Rapisarda, A. Rubini, P. Soffitta, M. Tavani, A. Argan, A. Trois

Proceedings Volume 7732, 773230 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858064

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Hard x-rays, Gamma radiation, Sensors, Silicon, Satellite imaging, X-rays, Photons, Point spread functions, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

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LOFT: a large observatory for x-ray timing

M. Feroci, L. Stella, A. Vacchi, C. Labanti, M. Rapisarda, P. Attinà, T. Belloni, R. Campana, S. Campana, E. Costa, E. Del Monte, I. Donnarumma, Y. Evangelista, G. L. Israel, F. Muleri, P. Porta, A. Rashevsky, G. Zampa, N. Zampa, G. Baldazzi, G. Bertuccio, V. Bonvicini, E. Bozzo, L. Burderi, A. Corongiu, S. Covino, S. Dall'Osso, D. de Martino, S. Di Cosimo, G. Di Persio, T. Di Salvo, F. Fuschino, M. Grassi, F. Lazzarotto, P. Malcovati, M. Marisaldi, M. Mastropietro, S. Mereghetti, E. Morelli, M. Orio, A. Pellizzoni, L. Pacciani, A. Papitto, L. Picolli, A. Possenti, A. Rubini, P. Soffitta, R. Turolla, L. Zampieri

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77321V (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857337

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Stars, Silicon, Satellites, Spatial resolution, Diagnostics, Collimators, Observatories, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

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A set of x-ray polarimeters for the New Hard X-ray Imaging and Polarimetric Mission

Paolo Soffitta, Enrico Costa, Fabio Muleri, Riccardo Campana, Ettore Del Monte, Sergio Di Cosimo, Yuri Evangelista, Sergio Fabiani, Marco Feroci, Francesco Lazzarotto, Alda Rubini, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Alessandro Brez, Massimo Minuti, Nicola Omodei, Michele Pinchera, Massimiliano Razzano, Carmelo Sgrò, Gloria Spandre, Andrea Argan, Giorgio Matt

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77321A (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856434

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Sensors, Polarization, Telescopes, Hard x-rays, X-rays, Imaging spectroscopy, Photons, Space telescopes, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

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Architecture and performances of the AGILE Telemetry Preprocessing System (TMPPS)

M. Trifoglio, A. Bulgarelli, F. Gianotti, F. Lazzarotto, G. Di Cocco, F. Fuschino, M. Tavani

Proceedings Volume 7011, 70113E (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789338

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Visibility, Data centers, Space operations, Sensors, High energy astrophysics, Parallel computing, Data communications, Virtual colonoscopy, Data acquisition

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

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Calibrating and optimizing the imaging of the SuperAGILE experiment

Y. Evangelista, E. Costa, E. Del Monte, G. Di Persio, I. Donnarumma, M. Feroci, M. Frutti, I. Lapshov, F. Lazzarotto, M. Mastropietro, E. Morelli, L. Pacciani, M. Rapisarda, A. Rubini, P. Soffitta, A. Argan, A. Trois, A. Lo Bue, P. Rossi, L. Semeraro, M. Tavani

Proceedings Volume 7011, 70113B (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789421

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, Signal to noise ratio, Satellites, Optical alignment, Satellite imaging, Spatial resolution, Silicon, Point spread functions, Alignment procedures

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

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SuperAGILE: one year after launch

M. Feroci, E. Costa, E. Del Monte, G. Di Persio, I. Donnarumma, Y. Evangelista, M. Frutti, I. Lapshov, F. Lazzarotto, E. Morelli, M. Mastropietro, L. Pacciani, M. Rapisarda, A. Rubini, P. Soffitta, A. Argan, A. Trois, M. Tavani

Proceedings Volume 7011, 70111O (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789120

KEYWORDS: Gamma radiation, Sensors, Calibration, Satellites, X-rays, Spatial resolution, Hard x-rays, Data processing, Light, Binary data

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

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X-ray polarimetry on-board of HXMT

Paolo Soffitta, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Gianpiero Tagliaferri, Enrico Costa, Giovanni Pareschi, Stefano Basso, Vincenzo Cotroneo, Massimo Frutti, Francesco Lazzarotto, Fabio Muleri, Alda Rubini, Gloria Spandre, Alessandro Brez, Luca Baldini, Jean Bregeon, Massimo Minuti, Giorgio Matt, Filippo Frontera

Proceedings Volume 7011, 701128 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789363

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Sensors, Space telescopes, X-rays, Telescopes, Electronics, X-ray telescopes, Polarization, Photons, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

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XPOL: a photoelectric polarimeter onboard XEUS

Enrico Costa, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Jean Bregeon, Alessandro Brez, Massimo Frutti, Sergio Di Cosimo, Luca Latronicio, Francesco Lazzarotto, Giorgio Matt, Massimo Minuti, Ennio Morelli, Fabio Muleri, Michele Pinchera, Massimiliano Razzano, Alda Rubini, Paolo Soffitta, Gloria Spandre

Proceedings Volume 7011, 70110F (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789545

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Sensors, Polarization, Electronics, Calibration, X-rays, Photons, Satellites, Spatial resolution, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 26 October 2007 Paper

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SuperAGILE ground calibrations and first in orbit observations

L. Pacciani, E. Costa, E. Del Monte, G. Di Persio, I. Donnarumma, Y. Evangelista, M. Feroci, F. Lazzarotto, I. Lapshov, M. Mastropietro, E. Morelli, M. Rapisarda, A. Rubini, P. Soffitta, A. Argan, A. Bulgarelli, F. Gianotti, A. Lo Bue, A. Morbidini, P. Rossi, L. Semeraro, M. Trifoglio, A. Trois

Proceedings Volume 6686, 668616 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734550

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, Spatial resolution, Analog electronics, Satellites, Imaging systems, Hard x-rays, Silicon, Resistors, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

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ASPEX: a prêt-à-porter all sky monitor

M. Feroci, E. Costa, E. Del Monte, I. Donnarumma, Y. Evangelista, C. Labanti, I. Lapshov, F. Lazzarotto, M. Marisaldi, M. Mastropietro, E. Morelli, L. Pacciani, M. Rapisarda, A. Rubini, P. Soffitta

Proceedings Volume 6266, 626634 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671691

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Silicon, X-rays, Spatial resolution, Gamma radiation, Imaging systems, Photons, Scintillators, Electronics, Capacitance

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

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SuperAGILE at launch

P. Soffitta, E. Costa, E. Del Monte, G. Di Persio, I. Donnarumma, Y. Evangelista, M. Feroci, M. Frutti, I. Lapshov, F. Lazzarotto, M. Mastropietro, E. Morelli, L. Pacciani, G. Porrovecchio, M. Rapisarda, A. Rubini, G. Sabatino, Olga Uberti, A. Argan, M. Tavani

Proceedings Volume 6266, 626631 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671652

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, Gamma radiation, X-rays, Photons, Image sensors, X-ray detectors, Electronics, Imaging systems, X-ray imaging

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

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The on-ground calibrations of SuperAGILE: II. Finite distance radioactive sources

I. Donnarumma, E. Costa, E. Del Monte, G. Di Persio, Y. Evangelista, M. Feroci, M. Frutti, I. Lapshov, F. Lazzarotto, A. Lo Bue, M. Mastropietro, E. Morelli, L. Pacciani, G. Porrovecchio, M. Rapisarda, P. Rossi, A. Rubini, G. Sabatino, P. Soffitta

Proceedings Volume 6266, 626636 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671719

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, Cadmium, Point spread functions, Cesium, Monte Carlo methods, Photons, Deconvolution, Image sensors, Convolution

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

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The AGILE mission and its scientific instrument

M. Tavani, G. Barbiellini, A. Argan, M. Basset, F. Boffelli, A. Bulgarelli, P. Caraveo, A. Chen, E. Costa, G. De Paris, E. Del Monte, G. Di Cocco, I. Donnarumma, M. Feroci, M. Fiorini, L. Foggetta, T. Froysland, M. Frutti, F. Fuschino, M. Galli, F. Gianotti, A. Giuliani, C. Labanti, I. Lapshov, F. Lazzarotto, F. Liello, P. Lipari, F. Longo, M. Marisaldi, M. Mastropietro, E. Mattaini, F. Mauri, S. Mereghetti, E. Morelli, A. Morselli, L. Pacciani, A. Pellizzoni, F. Perotti, P. Picozza, C. Pittori, C. Pontoni, G. Porrovecchio, M. Prest, G. Pucella, M. Rapisarda, E. Rossi, A. Rubini, P. Soffitta, A. Traci, M. Trifoglio, A. Trois, E. Vallazza, S. Vercellone, A. Zambra, D. Zanello

Proceedings Volume 6266, 626603 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673207

KEYWORDS: Gamma radiation, Sensors, Hard x-rays, Imaging systems, Satellites, Spatial resolution, Silicon, Particles, Space operations, Analog electronics

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

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The on-ground calibrations of SuperAGILE: I. X-ray pencil beam

Y. Evangelista, E. Costa, E. Del Monte, G. Di Persio, I. Donnarumma, M. Feroci, M. Frutti, A. Generosi, I. Lapshov, F. Lazzarotto, M. Mastropietro, E. Morelli, L. Pacciani, G. Porrovecchio, M. Rapisarda, V. Rossi-Albertini, A. Rubini, G. Sabatino, P. Soffitta

Proceedings Volume 6266, 626635 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671711

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, X-rays, Point spread functions, X-ray detectors, Collimators, Silicon, Electronics, Photons, Tungsten

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

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An x-ray polarimeter for hard x-ray optics

Fabio Muleri, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Enrico Costa, Paolo Soffitta, Francesco Lazzarotto, Marco Feroci, Luigi Pacciani, Alda Rubini, Ennio Morelli, Luca Baldini, Francesco Bitti, Alessandro Brez, Francesco Cavalca, Luca Latronico, Marco Maria Massai, Nicola Omodei, Michele Pinchera, Carmelo Sgró, Gloria Spandre, Giorgio Matt, Giuseppe Cesare Perola, Oberto Citterio, Giovanni Pareschi, Vincenzo Cotroneo, Daniele Spiga, Rodolfo Canestrari

Proceedings Volume 6266, 62662X (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671975

KEYWORDS: Polarization, X-rays, Argon, Neon, Polarimetry, Hard x-rays, Modulation, X-ray optics, Absorption, Photons

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2004 Paper

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The engineering model of the SuperAGILE experiment

Marco Feroci, Enrico Costa, Lidia Barbanera, Ettore Del Monte, Giuseppe Di Persio, Immacolata Donnarumma, Massimo Frutti, Igor Lapshov, Francesco Lazzarotto, Marcello Mastropietro, Ennio Morelli, Luigi Pacciani, G. Porrovecchio, B. Preger, Massimo Rapisarda, Alda Rubini, Paolo Soffitta, G. Sabatino

Proceedings Volume 5488, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.557840

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Scanning electron microscopy, Calibration, Silicon, Collimators, Analog electronics, Photons, Gamma radiation, Prototyping, Carbon

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2004 Paper

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Instrumentation for ground test of SuperAgile detectors and front-end electronics

Luigi Pacciani, Geiland Porrovecchio, Lidia Barbanera, Enrico Costa, Ettore Del Monte, Giuseppe Di Persio, Immacolata Donnarumma, Marco Feroci, F. Lazarotto, Olga Uberti, Alda Rubini, Paolo Soffitta, Andrea Bulgarelli, Fulvio Gianotti, Ennio Morelli, Massimo Trifoglio, Marcello Mastropietro

Proceedings Volume 5488, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.557896

KEYWORDS: Electronics, Data acquisition, Analog electronics, Calibration, Logic, Software development, X-rays, Clocks, Sensors, Data archive systems

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Proceedings Article | 16 September 2004 Paper

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Data model applications for the SuperAGILE detection system

Francesco Lazzarotto, Ettore Del Monte, Marco Feroci

Proceedings Volume 5493, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.551760

KEYWORDS: Data modeling, Binary data, Data processing, Astronomy, Software development, Satellites, Data archive systems, Calibration, Photons, Statistical analysis

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2003 Paper

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The AGILE instrument

Marco Tavani, Guido Barbiellini, A. Argan, Natalia Auricchio, Alberto Bernabeo, A. Bulgarelli, Patricia Caraveo, Enrico Celesti, A. Chen, Valter Cocco, Enrico Costa, Ettore Del Monte, G. De Paris, Guido Di Cocco, Giulio Fedel, Marco Feroci, Mauro Fiorini, T. Froysland, Marcello Galli, Fulvio Gianotti, A. Giuliani, Claudio Labanti, Igor Lapshov, F. Lazzarotto, P. Lipari, Francesco Longo, Marcello Mastropietro, E. Mattaini, A. Mauri, Sandro Mereghetti, Ennio Morelli, Aldo Morselli, Luigi Pacciani, A. Pellizzoni, Francesco Perotti, Piergiorgio Picozza, C. Pittori, C. Pontoni, G. Porrovecchio, B. Preger, Michela Prest, Massimo Rapisarda, Elio Rossi, Alda Rubini, E. Sant' Ambrogio, Paolo Soffitta, L. Soli, Alessandro Traci, Massimo Trifoglio, Erik Vallazza, Stefano Vercellone, A. Zambra, D. Zanello

Proceedings Volume 4851, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461312

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Silicon, Gamma radiation, Spatial resolution, Gamma ray imaging, Image sensors, Tungsten, Imaging systems, Electronics, Particles

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