Dr. Franco Leone Profile

Dr. Franco Leone

at Osservatorio Astrofisico di Catania

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Publications (8)

Proceedings Article | 5 October 2012 Paper

The GIANO spectrometer: towards its first light at the TNG

E. Oliva, L. Origlia, R. Maiolino, C. Baffa, V. Biliotti, P. Bruno, G. Falcini, V. Gavriousev, F. Ghinassi, E. Giani, M. Gonzalez, F. Leone, M. Lodi, F. Massi, I. Mochi, P. Montegriffo, M. Pedani, E. Rossetti, S. Scuderi, M. Sozzi, A. Tozzi

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84463T (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925274

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Optical fibers, Telescopes, Stars, Space telescopes, Infrared spectroscopy, Mirrors, Astronomy, Prisms, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2012 Paper

The design of the MOONS-VLT spectrometer

E. Oliva, E. Diolaiti, B. Garilli, R. Gratton, D. Lorenzetti, P. Schipani, S. Scuderi, E. Vanzella, M. Cirasuolo, J. Afonso, R. Bender, P. Bonifacio, L. Kaper, L. Vanzi, C. Baffa, A. Bianco, C. Bonoli, F. Bortoletto, P. Bruno, L. Carbonaro, M. Centrone, G. Cresci, V. De Caprio, C. Del Vecchio, P. Di Marcantonio, A. Di Paola, F. D'Alessio, M. D'Alessandro, S. D'Orsi, G. Falcini, D. Ferruzzi, A. Fontana, I. Foppiani, M. Fumana, E. Giani, F. Leone, G. Li Causi, M. Lombini, R. Maiolino, F. Mannucci, L. Marty, L. Miglietta, M. Munari, R. Navarro, L. Origlia, L. Paioro, F. Pedichini, J. Pragt, S. Randich, M. Scodeggio, P. Spanò, R. Speziali, R. Stuik, A. Tozzi, F. Vitali

Proceedings Volume 8446, 84464V (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925309

KEYWORDS: Optical fibers, Cameras, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Collimators, Spectrographs, Lawrencium, Mirrors, Spectral resolution, Lenses

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Proceedings Article | 29 June 2006 Paper

The preslit system of GIANO-TNG

P. Bruno, F. Leone, E. Oliva, S. Gennari, I. Mochi, L. Origlia

Proceedings Volume 6269, 626941 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670365

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Mirrors, Infrared spectroscopy, Telescopes, Absorption, Cameras, Infrared telescopes, Infrared radiation, Wave plates, Beam guidance systems

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 2006 Paper

The GIANO-TNG spectrometer

E. Oliva, L. Origlia, C. Baffa, C. Biliotti, P. Bruno, F. D'Amato, C. Del Vecchio, G. Falcini, S. Gennari, F. Ghinassi, E. Giani, M. Gonzalez, F. Leone, M. Lolli, M. Lodi, R. Maiolino, F. Mannucci, G. Marcucci, I. Mochi, P. Montegriffo, E. Rossetti, S. Scuderi, M. Sozzi

Proceedings Volume 6269, 626919 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.670006

KEYWORDS: Stars, Spectral resolution, Spectroscopy, Infrared spectroscopy, Lawrencium, Telescopes, Planets, Spectrographs, Velocity measurements, Lanthanum

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

Optical design of CAOS: a high-resolution spectropolarimeter for the Catania Astrophysical Observatory 0.91-m telescope

Paolo Spano, F. Leone, Salvatore Scuderi, Santo Catalano, Filippo Zerbi

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550344

KEYWORDS: Spectrographs, Telescopes, Polarimetry, Stars, Observatories, Cameras, Magnetism, Mirrors, Charge-coupled devices, Polarization

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Proceedings Article | 30 September 2004 Paper

GIANO: an ultrastable IR echelle spectrometer optimized for high-precision radial velocity measurements and for high-throughput low-resolution spectroscopy

Ernesto Oliva, Livia Origlia, Roberto Maiolino, Sandro Gennari, Valdemaro Biliotti, Emanuel Rossetti, Carlo Baffa, F. Leone, Paolo Montegriffo, Marco Lolli, Francesco D'Amato, Pietro Bruno, Salvatore Scuderi, Francesca Ghinassi, Manuel Gonzalez, Marcello Lodi, Gilberto Falcini, Elisabetta Giani, Gianni Marcucci, Mauro Sozzi

Proceedings Volume 5492, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550050

KEYWORDS: Infrared spectroscopy, Spectroscopy, Velocity measurements, Spectral resolution, Mirrors, Prisms, Infrared radiation, Polarimetry, Absorption, Lanthanum

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Proceedings Article | 14 February 2003 Paper

Polarization properties at Nasmyth: focus of the alt-azimuth TNG telescope

Enrico Giro, Carlotta Bonoli, Franco Leone, Emilio Molinari, Claudio Pernechele, Andrea Zacchei

Proceedings Volume 4843, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458607

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Telescopes, Mirrors, Polarimetry, Stars, Reflection, Instrument modeling, Refractive index, Astronomical telescopes, Mathematical modeling

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Proceedings Article | 14 February 2003 Paper

High-resolution spectropolarimetry at the Italian Telescopio Nazionale Galileo

Franco Leone, Pietro Bruno, Antonio Cali, Riccardo Claudi, Rosario Cosentino, Giovanni Gentile, Raffaele Gratton, Salvatore Scuderi

Proceedings Volume 4843, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.458623

KEYWORDS: Wave plates, Polarization, Polarimetry, Spectrographs, Telescopes, Mirrors, Spectral resolution, Optical components, Optical testing, Prisms

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