Dr. Lorenzo Natalucci Profile

Dr. Lorenzo Natalucci

at INAF-IASF Roma

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SPIE Journal Paper | 27 October 2022

On the scientific impact of the uncertainties in the Athena mirror effective area

Matteo Guainazzi, Richard Willingale, Laura Brenneman, Esra Bulbul, Jan-Willem den Herder, Erik Kuulkers, Jan-Uwe Ness, Lorenzo Natalucci

JATIS, Vol. 8, Issue 04, 044002, (October 2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.8.4.044002

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Mirrors, X-rays, Monte Carlo methods, Space operations, Galaxy groups and clusters, Space mirrors, Plasma, Spectral resolution, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 31 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

The ATHENA X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU)

Didier Barret, Thien Lam Trong, Jan-Willem den Herder, Luigi Piro, Massimo Cappi, Juhani Houvelin, Richard Kelley, J. Miguel Mas-Hesse, Kazuhisa Mitsuda, Stéphane Paltani, Gregor Rauw, Agata Rozanska, Joern Wilms, Simon Bandler, Marco Barbera, Xavier Barcons, Enrico Bozzo, Maria Teresa Ceballos, Ivan Charles, Elisa Costantini, Anne Decourchelle, Roland den Hartog, Lionel Duband, Jean-Marc Duval, Fabrizio Fiore, Flavio Gatti, Andrea Goldwurm, Brian Jackson, Peter Jonker, Caroline Kilbourne, Claudio Macculi, Mariano Mendez, Silvano Molendi, Piotr Orleanski, François Pajot, Etienne Pointecouteau, Frederick Porter, Gabriel Pratt, Damien Prêle, Laurent Ravera, Kosuke Sato, Joop Schaye, Keisuke Shinozaki, Tanguy Thibert, Luca Valenziano, Véronique Valette, Jacco Vink, Natalie Webb, Michael Wise, Noriko Yamasaki, Françoise Douchin, Jean-Michel Mesnager, Bernard Pontet, Alice Pradines, Graziella Branduardi-Raymont, Esra Bulbul, Mauro Dadina, Stefano Ettori, Alexis Finoguenov, Yasushi Fukazawa, Agnieszka Janiuk, Jelle Kaastra, Pasquale Mazzotta, Jon Miller, Giovanni Miniutti, Yael Naze, Fabrizio Nicastro, Salavtore Scioritino, Aurora Simonescu, Jose Miguel Torrejon, Benoit Frezouls, Hervé Geoffray, Philippe Peille, Corinne Aicardi, Jérôme André, Christophe Daniel, Antoine Clénet, Christophe Etcheverry, Emilie Gloaguen, Gilles Hervet, Antoine Jolly, Aurélien Ledot, Irwin Paillet, Roseline Schmisser, Bruno Vella, Jean-Charles Damery, Kevin Boyce, Mike Dipirro, Simone Lotti, Denis Schwander, Stephen Smith, Bert-Joost Van Leeuwen, Henk van Weers, Nicolas Clerc, Beatriz Cobo, Thomas Dauser, Christian Kirsch, Edoardo Cucchetti, Megan Eckart, Philippe Ferrando, Lorenzo Natalucci

Proceedings Volume 10699, 106991G (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312409

KEYWORDS: Spectral resolution, X-rays, Sensors, Cryogenics, Optical filters, Wind energy, Electronics, X-ray astronomy, Mirrors, X-ray sources

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Proceedings Article | 10 July 2018 Presentation

The AHEAD program for integrating activities in high energy astrophysics (Conference Presentation)

Lorenzo Natalucci, Luigi Piro

Proceedings Volume 10699, 1069918 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314115

KEYWORDS: High energy astrophysics, Observatories, Space operations, Data archive systems, Gamma radiation

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Proceedings Article | 21 November 2017 Open Access

Laue lens: the challenge of focusing gamma rays

N. Barrière, P. von Ballmoos, L. Natalucci, G. Roudil, P. Bastie, P. Courtois, M. Jentschel, N. Abrosimov, J. Rousselle

Proceedings Volume 10566, 1056603 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2308289

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SPIE Journal Paper | 29 December 2015

On the in-flight calibration plans of modern x-ray observatories

Matteo Guainazzi, Laurence David, Catherine Grant, Eric Miller, Lorenzo Natalucci, Jukka Nevalainen, Robert Petre, Marc Audard

JATIS, Vol. 1, Issue 04, 047001, (December 2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.1.4.047001

KEYWORDS: Calibration, X-rays, X-ray astronomy, Charge-coupled devices, Observatories, X-ray telescopes, Sensors, X-ray detectors, Iron, Galaxy groups and clusters

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

Background simulations for the ATHENA X-IFU instrument: impact on the instrumental design

S. Lotti, C. Macculi, D. Cea, T. Mineo, E. Perinati, Lorenzo Natalucci, L. Piro

Proceedings Volume 9144, 91442O (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055871

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Particles, X-rays, Electrons, Monte Carlo methods, Device simulation, Cryogenics, Manufacturing, Niobium, Photons

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

The Cryogenic AntiCoincidence detector for ATHENA: the progress towards the final pixel design

Claudio Macculi, Luigi Piro, Donatella Cea, Luca Colasanti, Simone Lotti, Lorenzo Natalucci, Flavio Gatti, Daniela Bagliani, Michele Biasotti, Dario Corsini, Giulio Pizzigoni, Guido Torrioli, Marco Barbera, Teresa Mineo, Emanuele Perinati

Proceedings Volume 9144, 91445S (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054946

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Phonons, Silicon, Copper, Cryogenics, Particles, Energy efficiency, X-rays, Tellurium, Space operations

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“The Hot and Energetic Universe” is the scientific theme approved by the ESA SPC for a Large mission to be flown in the next ESA slot (2028th) timeframe. ATHENA is a space mission proposal tailored on this scientific theme. It will be the first X-ray mission able to perform the so-called “Integral field spectroscopy”, by coupling a high-resolution spectrometer, the X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU), to a high performance optics so providing detailed images of its field of view (5’ in diameter) with an angular resolution of 5” and fine energy-spectra (2.5eV@E<7keV). The X-IFU is a kilo-pixel array based on TES (Transition Edge Sensor) microcalorimeters providing high resolution spectroscopy in the 0.2-12 keV range. Some goals is the detection of faint and diffuse sources as Warm Hot Intergalactic Medium (WHIM) or galaxies outskirts. To reach its challenging scientific aims, it is necessary to shield efficiently the X-IFU instrument against background induced by external particles: the goal is 0.005 cts/cm^2/s/keV. This scientific requirement can be met by using an active Cryogenic AntiCoincidence (CryoAC) detector placed very close to X-IFU (~ 1 mm below). This is shown by our GEANT4 simulation of the expected background at L2 orbit. The CryoAC is a TES based detector as the X-IFU sharing with it thermal and mechanical interfaces, so increasing the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of the payload. It is a 2x2 array of microcalorimeter detectors made by Silicon absorber (each of about 80 mm^2 and 300 μm thick) and sensed by an Ir TES. This choice shows that it is possible to operate such a detector in the so-called athermal regime which gives a response faster than the X-IFU (< 30 μs), and low energy threshold (above few keV). Our consortium has developed and tested several samples, some of these also featured by the presence of Al-fins to efficiently collect the athermal phonons, and increased x-ray absorber area (up to 1 cm^2). Here the results of deep test related to one of the last sample produced (namely AC-S5), and steps to reach the final detector design will be discussed.

Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

Polarization studies with NuSTAR

Simone Lotti, Lorenzo Natalucci, Paolo Giommi, B. Grefenstette, Fiona Harrison, Kristin Madsen, Matteo Perri, Simonetta Puccetti, A. Zoglauer

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84434X (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925989

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Sensors, Photons, Compton scattering, Signal detection, Hard x-rays, Modulation, Optical simulations, Polarimetry, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

The cryogenic anticoincidence detector for ATHENA-XMS: preliminary results from the new prototype

Claudio Macculi, Luigi Piro, Luca Colasanti, Simone Lotti, Lorenzo Natalucci, Daniela Bagliani, Michele Biasotti, Flavio Gatti, Guido Torrioli, Simone Chiarucci, Marco Barbera, Teresa Mineo, Emanuele Perinati

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84435G (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926117

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Prototyping, Silicon, Cryogenics, X-rays, Phonons, Thermal modeling, Tellurium, X-ray detectors, Physics

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

The x-ray microcalorimeter spectrometer onboard Athena

J. den Herder, D. Bagnali, S. Bandler, M. Barbera, X. Barcons, D. Barret, P. Bastia, M. Bisotti, K. Boyce, C. Cara, M. Ceballos, L. Corcione, B. Cobo, L. Colasanti, J. de Plaa, M. DiPirro, W. Doriese, Y. Ezoe, R. Fujimoto, F. Gatti, L. Gottardi, P. Guttridge, R. den Hartog, I. Hepburn, R. Kelley, K. Irwin, Y. Ishisaki, C. Kilbourne, P. A. de Korte, J. van der Kuur, S. Lotti, C. Macculi, K. Mitsuda, T. Mineo, L. Natalucci, T. Ohashi, M. Page, S. Paltani, E. Perinati, L. Piro, C. Pigot, F. Porter, G. Rauw, L. Ravera, E. Renotte, J.-L. Sauvageot, C. Schmid, S. Sciortino, P. Shirron, Y. Takei, G. Torrioli, M. Tsujimoto, L. Valenziano, D. Willingale, C. de Vries, H. van Weers, J. Wilms, N. Yamasaki

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84432B (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.924269

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Spectral resolution, Multiplexing, Electronics, Image resolution, Spectroscopy, Spatial resolution, Photons, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

An efficient method for reducing the background of microcalorimeters applied to ATHENA-XMS

S. Lotti, E. Perinati, L. Natalucci, L. Piro, T. Mineo, L. Colasanti, C. Macculi, M. Federici, B. Martino

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84435H (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925443

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Particles, Electrons, Monte Carlo methods, X-rays, Solar energy, Solar radiation models, Spectroscopy, Optical filters, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2010 Paper

Overview of EXIST mission science and implementation

J. Grindlay, N. Gehrels, J. Bloom, P. Coppi, Al. Soderberg, J. Hong, B. Allen, S. Barthelmy, G. Tagliaferri, H. Moseley, A. Kutyrev, G. Fabbiano, G. Fishman, B. Ramsey, R. Della Ceca, L. Natalucci, P. Ubertini

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77321X (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857895

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Stars, Galactic astronomy, Space telescopes, Imaging spectroscopy, X-rays, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Space operations, Hard x-rays

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