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Dr. Massimo Trifoglio

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SPIE Journal Paper | 23 January 2024 Open Access

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Software architecture and development approach for the ASTRI Mini-Array project at the Teide Observatory

Andrea Bulgarelli, Fabrizio Lucarelli, Gino Tosti, Vito Conforti, Nicolò Parmiggiani, Joseph Hillary Schwarz, Juan Guillermo Alvarez Gallardo, Lucio Angelo Antonelli, Mauricio Araya, Matteo Balbo, Leonardo Baroncelli, Ciro Bigongiari, Pietro Bruno, Milvia Capalbi, Martina Cardillo, Guillermo Andres Rodriguez Castillo, Osvaldo Catalano, Antonio Alessio Compagnino, Mattia Corpora, Alessandro Costa, Silvia Crestan, Giuseppe Cusumano, Antonino D’Aì, Valentina Fioretti, Stefano Gallozzi, Stefano Germani, Fulvio Gianotti, Valentina Giordano, Andrea Giuliani, Alessandro Grillo, Isaias Huerta, Federico Incardona, Simone Iovenitti, Nicola La Palombara, Valentina La Parola, Marco Landoni, Saverio Lombardi, Maria Cettina Maccarone, Rachele Millul, Teresa Mineo, Gabriela Montenegro, Davide Mollica, Kevin Munari, Antonio Pagliaro, Giovanni Pareschi, Valerio Pastore, Matteo Perri, Fabio Pintore, Patrizia Romano, Federico Russo, Ricardo Zanmar Sanchez, Pierluca Sangiorgi, Francesco Gabriele Saturni, Nestor Sayes, Eva Sciacca, Vitalii Sliusar, Salvatore Scuderi, Alessandro Tacchini, Vincenzo Testa, Massimo Trifoglio, Antonio Tutone, Stefano Vercellone, Roland Walter, for the ASTRI Project

JATIS, Vol. 10, Issue 01, 017001, (January 2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.10.1.017001

KEYWORDS: Software development, Telescopes, Data modeling, Computer architecture, Control systems, Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Data acquisition, Data archive systems, Design, Cameras

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The Software Architecture and development approach for the ASTRI Mini-Array gamma-ray air-Cherenkov experiment at the Observatorio del Teide

A. Bulgarelli, F. Lucarelli, G. Tosti, V. Conforti, N. Parmiggiani, J. H. Schwarz, L. A. Antonelli, L. Baroncelli, C. Bigongiari, M. Capalbi, M. Cardillo, G. A. Rodriguez Castillo, O. Catalano, A. A. Compagnino, M. Corpora, A. Costa, S. Crestan, G. Cusumano, A. D'Ai', V. Fioretti, S. Gallozzi, S. Germani, F. Gianotti, V. Giordano, A. Giuliani, P. G. Bruno, J. G. Green, A. Grillo, F. Incardona, S. Iovenitti, N. La Palombara, V. La Parola, M. Landoni, S. Lombardi, M. C. Maccarone, R. Millul, T. Mineo, D. Mollica, A. Pagliaro, G. Pareschi, V. Pastore, M. Perri, F. Pintore, P. Romano, F. Russo, P. Sangiorgi, F. G. Saturni, E. Sciacca, S. Scuderi, A. Tacchini, V. Testa, M. Trifoglio, A. Tutone, S. Vercellone

Proceedings Volume 12189, 121890D (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629164

KEYWORDS: Data modeling, Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Control systems, Software development, Telescopes, Data processing, Data archive systems, Data acquisition, Calibration, Computer architecture

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

The Array Data Acquisition System software architecture of the ASTRI Mini-Array project

Vito Conforti, Fulvio Gianotti, Valerio Pastore, Massimo Trifoglio, Andrea Bulgarelli, Antonio Addis, Leonardo Baroncelli, Milvia Capalbi, Valentina Fioretti, Nicolò Parmiggiani, Pierluca Sangiorgi, Mattia Corpora, Osvaldo Catalano, Alessandro Costa, Federico Incardona, F. Russo

Proceedings Volume 12189, 121890N (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2626600

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Cameras, Data acquisition, Telescopes, Computer architecture, Binary data, Double positive medium, Data storage, Data conversion, Control systems, Astronomical software, Software

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

The online observation quality system software architecture for the ASTRI Mini-Array project

N. Parmiggiani, A. Bulgarelli, L. Baroncelli, A. Addis, V. Fioretti, A. Di Piano, M. Capalbi, O. Catalano, V. Conforti, M. Fiori, F. Gianotti, S. Iovenitti, F. Lucarelli, M. C. Maccarone, T. Mineo, S. Lombardi, V. Pastore, F. Russo, P. Sangiorgi, S. Scuderi, G. Tosti, M. Trifoglio, L. Zampieri

Proceedings Volume 12189, 121892H (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629278

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Data acquisition, Cameras, Control systems, Telescopes, Interferometry, Data centers, Software development, Computer architecture, Quality systems

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Euclid near infrared spectrometer and photometer instrument flight model presentation, performance, and ground calibration results summary

T. Maciaszek, A. Ealet, W. Gillard, K. Jahnke, R. Barbier, E. Prieto, W. Bon, A. Bonnefoi, A. Caillat, M. Carle, A. Costille, F. Ducret, C. Fabron, B. Foulon, J.-L. Gimenez, E. Grassi, M. Jaquet, D. Le Mignant, L. Martin, T. Pamplona, P. Sanchez, J.-C. Clémens, L. Caillat, M. Niclas, A. Secroun, B. Kubik, S. Ferriol, M. Berthe, J.-C. Barrière, J. Fontignie, L. Valenziano, N. Auricchio, P. Battaglia, A. De Rosa, R. Farinelli, E. Franceschi, E. Medinaceli, G. Morgante, F. Sortino, M. Trifoglio, L. Corcione, V. Capobianco, S. Ligori, S. Dusini, E. Borsato, F. Dal Corso, F. Laudisio, C. Sirignano, L. Stanco, S. Ventura, L. Patrizii, T. Chiarusi, F. Fornari, F. Giacomini, A. Margiotta, N. Mauri, L. Pasqualini, G. Sirri, M. Spurio, M. Tenti, R. Travaglini, C. Bonoli, F. Bortoletto, A. Balestra, M. Dalessandro, F. Grupp, D. Penka, J. Steinwagner, F. Hormuth, M. Schirmer, G. Seidel, C. Padilla, R. Casas, Y. Lloro, R. Toledo-Moreo, J. Gomez, C. Colodro-Conde, D. Lizán, J.-J. Diaz, P. Lilje, M. Andersen, J. Andersen, A. Sørensen, A. Hornstrup, N. Jessen, C. Thizy, W. Holmes, M. Pniel, M. Jhabvala, S. Pravdo, M. Seiffert, A. Waczynski, R. Laureij, G. Racca, J.-C. Salvignol, T. Boenke, P. Strada, Y. Mellier

Proceedings Volume 12180, 121801K (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630338

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Fermium, Frequency modulation, Calibration, Space operations, Data processing, Silicon carbide, Spectroscopy, Photometry, Performance modeling

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

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The DAQ system support to the AIV activities of the ASTRI camera proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

V. Conforti, F. Gianotti, M. Trifoglio, A. Bulgarelli, V. Fioretti, O. Catalano, M. Capalbi, P. Sangiorgi

Proceedings Volume 10707, 1070724 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312131

KEYWORDS: Data acquisition, Cameras, Telescopes

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The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), the next generation ground-based observatory for very high-energy gamma rays, is being built and will be operated by an international consortium. Two arrays will be located in the northern and southern hemispheres. Each telescope array will operate different numbers and types of telescopes. The Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) is leading the ASTRI (Astrofisica con Specchi a Tecnologia Replicante Italiana) project in the framework of the small size class of telescopes (SST). A first goal of the ASTRI project is the realization of an end-to-end prototype in dual-mirror configuration (SST-2M). The ASTRI camera focal plane is composed of a matrix of silicon photo-multiplier sensors managed by innovative front-end and back-end electronics. The ASTRI SST2M prototype is installed in Italy at the INAF “M.G. Fracastoro” observing station located at Serra La Nave, 1735 m a.s.l. on Mount Etna, Sicily. The ASTRI Data AcQuisition (DAQ) system acquires, packet by packet, the camera data from the back-end electronics. The packets are then stored locally in one raw file as soon as they arrive. During the acquisition, the DAQ system groups the packets by data type (scientific, calibration, engineering) before processing and storing the data in FITS format. All the files are then transferred to the on-site archive. In addition, we implemented a quick-look component the allows the operator to display the camera data during the acquisition. A graphical user interface enables the operator to configure, monitor and control the DAQ software. Furthermore, we implemented the control panel algorithms within the framework of the Alma Common Software, in order to integrate the DAQ software within the ASTRI control software. The ASTRI DAQ system supports the camera AIV activities and operations. We provide the instrument workstation to support the AIV activities in the laboratory, and the camera server on-site. In this paper, we assess the ASTRI DAQ system as it has performed the AIV tasks for the ASTRI SST-2M prototype.

Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

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The application software of the instrument control unit of Euclid-NISP: ready for qualification tests

Sebastiano Ligori, Leonardo Corcione, Vito Capobianco, Donata Bonino, Gabriele Sirri, Claudia Valieri, Federico Fornari, Francesco Giacomini, Laura Patrizii, Riccardo Travaglini, Stefano Dusini, Fulvio Laudisio, Chiara Sirignano, Luca Valenziano, Natalia Auricchio, Enrico Franceschi, Andrea Balestra, Paola Maria Battaglia, Carlotta Bonoli, Enrico Borsato, Favio Bortoletto, Tommaso Chiarusi, Flavio Dal Corso, Donato Di Ferdinando, Ruben Farinelli, Anna Gregorio, Gian Paolo Guizzo, Elisabetta Maiorano, Annarita Margiotta, Nicoletta Mauri, Eduardo Medinaceli, Gianluca Morgante, Stefano Silvestri, Francesca Sortino, Maurizio Spurio, Luca Stanco, John Stephen, Matteo Tenti, Massimo Trifoglio, Sandro Ventura

Proceedings Volume 10698, 1069834 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313240

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Data processing, Space operations, Data acquisition, Signal detection, Electronics, Control systems, Interfaces, Software development

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

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The ACS/OPC-UA based ICT infrastructure monitoring system of the ASTRI SST-2M prototype proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

F. Gianotti, P. Bruno, A. Grillo, V. Conforti, M. Trifoglio, F. Russo, F. Fagioli, A. Tacchini, G. Tosti, G. Leto

Proceedings Volume 10707, 1070730 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314140

KEYWORDS: Printed circuit board testing, Telescopes, Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Prototyping, Control systems, Astronomical telescopes, Human-machine interfaces, Systems engineering, Space telescopes, Telecommunications

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Proceedings Article | 9 August 2016 Paper

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The ASTRI mini-array software system (MASS) implementation: a proposal for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Claudio Tanci, Gino Tosti, Vito Conforti, Joseph Schwarz, Elisa Antolini, L. Antonelli, Andrea Bulgarelli, Ciro Bigongiari, Pietro Bruno, Rodolfo Canestrari, Milvia Capalbi, Enrico Cascone, Osvaldo Catalano, Andrea Di Paola, Federico Di Pierro, Valentina Fioretti, Stefano Gallozzi, Daniele Gardiol, Fulvio Gianotti, Enrico Giro, Alessandro Grillo, Nicola La Palombara, Giuseppe Leto, Saverio Lombardi, Maria Maccarone, Giovanni Pareschi, Federico Russo, Pierluca Sangiorgi, Salvo Scuderi, Luca Stringhetti, Vincenzo Testa, Massimo Trifoglio, Stefano Vercellone, Andrea Zoli

Proceedings Volume 9913, 99133L (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231294

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Telescopes, Data acquisition, Prototyping, Control systems, Cameras, Imaging systems, Data archive systems, Human-machine interfaces, Lanthanum

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Proceedings Article | 8 August 2016 Paper

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The ICT monitoring system of the ASTRI SST-2M prototype proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

F. Gianotti, P. Bruno, A. Tacchini, V. Conforti, V. Fioretti, C. Tanci, A. Grillo, G. Leto, G. Malaguti, M. Trifoglio

Proceedings Volume 9913, 99132I (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231609

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Telecommunications, Printed circuit board testing, Computing systems, Prototyping, Telescopes, Optical proximity correction, Human-machine interfaces, Telecommunications, Computing systems, Control systems, Astronomical telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 8 August 2016 Paper

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Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Infrastructure for the ASTRI SST-2M telescope prototype for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

F. Gianotti, A. Tacchini, G. Leto, E. Martinetti, P. Bruno, G. Bellassai, V. Conforti, S. Gallozzi, M. Mastropietro, C. Tanci, G. Malaguti, M. Trifoglio

Proceedings Volume 9913, 99132C (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2230150

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Telescopes, Printed circuit board testing, Control systems, Control systems, Switches, Data acquisition, Cameras, Local area networks, Computing systems, Data archive systems

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The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) represents the next generation of ground-based observatories for very high energy gamma-ray astronomy. The CTA will consist of two arrays at two different sites, one in the northern and one in the southern hemisphere. The current CTA design foresees, in the southern site, the installation of many tens of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes of three different classes, namely large, medium and small, so defined in relation to their mirror area; the northern hemisphere array would consist of few tens of the two larger telescope types. The Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) is developing the Cherenkov Small Size Telescope ASTRI SST- 2M end-to-end prototype telescope within the framework of the International Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) project. The ASTRI prototype has been installed at the INAF observing station located in Serra La Nave on Mt. Etna, Italy. Furthermore a mini-array, composed of nine of ASTRI telescopes, has been proposed to be installed at the Southern CTA site. Among the several different infrastructures belonging the ASTRI project, the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) equipment is dedicated to operations of computing and data storage, as well as the control of the entire telescope, and it is designed to achieve the maximum efficiency for all performance requirements. Thus a complete and stand-alone computer centre has been designed and implemented. The goal is to obtain optimal ICT equipment, with an adequate level of redundancy, that might be scaled up for the ASTRI mini-array, taking into account the necessary control, monitor and alarm system requirements. In this contribution we present the ICT equipment currently installed at the Serra La Nave observing station where the ASTRI SST-2M prototype will be operated. The computer centre and the control room are described with particular emphasis on the Local Area Network scheme, the computing and data storage system, and the telescope control and monitoring.

Proceedings Article | 29 July 2016 Paper

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Instrument workstation for the EGSE of the Near Infrared Spectro-Photometer instrument (NISP) of the EUCLID mission

M. Trifoglio, F. Gianotti, V. Conforti, E. Franceschi, J. Stephen, A. Bulgarelli, V. Fioretti, E. Maiorano, L. Nicastro, L. Valenziano, A. Zoli, N. Auricchio, A. Balestra, D. Bonino, C. Bonoli, F. Bortoletto, V. Capobianco, T. Chiarusi, L. Corcione, S. Debei, A. De Rosa, S. Dusini, F. Fornari, F. Giacomini, G. Guizzo, S. Ligori, A. Margiotta, N. Mauri, E. Medinaceli, G. Morgante, L. Patrizii, C. Sirignano, G. Sirri, F. Sortino, L. Stanco, M. Tenti

Proceedings Volume 9904, 990460 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234219

KEYWORDS: Data storage, Near infrared, Computing systems, Data processing, Sensors, Data archive systems, Data modeling, Control systems, Databases, Data conversion

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2016 Paper

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EGSE customization for the Euclid NISP Instrument AIV/AIT activities

E. Franceschi, M. Trifoglio, F. Gianotti, V. Conforti, J. Andersen, J. Stephen, L. Valenziano, N. Auricchio, A. Bulgarelli, A. De Rosa, V. Fioretti, E. Maiorano, G. Morgante, L. Nicastro, F. Sortino, A. Zoli, A. Balestra, D. Bonino, C. Bonoli, F. Bortoletto, V. Capobianco, L. Corcione, F. Dal Corso, S. Debei, D. Di Ferdinando, S. Dusini, R. Farinelli, F. Fornari, F. Giacomini, G. Guizzo, F. Laudisio, S. Ligori, N. Mauri, E. Medinaceli, L. Patrizii, C. Sirignano, G. Sirri, L. Stanco, M. Tenti, C. Valieri, S. Ventura

Proceedings Volume 9904, 99042T (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234262

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Space operations, Telescopes, Space operations, Local area networks, Databases, Control systems, Fermium, Frequency modulation, Device simulation, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2016 Paper

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On-board data processing for the near infrared spectrograph and photometer instrument (NISP) of the EUCLID mission

Carlotta Bonoli, Andrea Balestra, Favio Bortoletto, Maurizio D'Alessandro, Ruben Farinelli, Eduardo Medinaceli, John Stephen, Enrico Borsato, Stefano Dusini, Fulvio Laudisio, Chiara Sirignano, Sandro Ventura, Natalia Auricchio, Leonardo Corcione, Enrico Franceschi, Sebastiano Ligori, Gianluca Morgante, Laura Patrizii, Gabriele Sirri, Massimo Trifoglio, Luca Valenziano

Proceedings Volume 9904, 99045R (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232856

KEYWORDS: Data processing, Sensors, Near infrared, Spectrographs, Photometry, Data processing, Signal detection, Detection and tracking algorithms, Spectroscopy, Space operations, Image compression

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2016 Paper

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Euclid Near Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer instrument concept and first test results obtained for different breadboards models at the end of phase C

Thierry Maciaszek, Anne Ealet, Knud Jahnke, Eric Prieto, Rémi Barbier, Yannick Mellier, Florent Beaumont, William Bon, Anne Bonnefoi, Michael Carle, Amandine Caillat, Anne Costille, Doriane Dormoy, Franck Ducret, Christophe Fabron, Aurélien Febvre, Benjamin Foulon, Jose Garcia, Jean-Luc Gimenez, Emmanuel Grassi, Philippe Laurent, David Le Mignant, Laurent Martin, Christelle Rossin, Tony Pamplona, Patrice Sanchez, Sébastien Vives, Jean Claude Clémens, William Gillard, Mathieu Niclas, Aurélia Secroun, Benoit Serra, Bogna Kubik, Sylvain Ferriol, Jérôme Amiaux, Jean Christophe Barrière, Michel Berthe, Cyrille Rosset, Juan Francisco Macias-Perez, Natalia Auricchio, Adriano De Rosa, Enrico Franceschi, Gian Paolo Guizzo, Gianluca Morgante, Francesca Sortino, Massimo Trifoglio, Luca Valenziano, Laura Patrizii, T. Chiarusi, F. Fornari, F. Giacomini, A. Margiotta, N. Mauri, L. Pasqualini, G. Sirri, M. Spurio, M. Tenti, R. Travaglini, Stefano Dusini, F. Dal Corso, F. Laudisio, C. Sirignano, L. Stanco, S. Ventura, E. Borsato, Carlotta Bonoli, Favio Bortoletto, Andrea Balestra, Maurizio D'Alessandro, Eduardo Medinaceli, Ruben Farinelli, Leonardo Corcione, Sebastiano Ligori, Frank Grupp, Carolin Wimmer, Felix Hormuth, Gregor Seidel, Stefanie Wachter, Cristóbal Padilla, Mikel Lamensans, Ricard Casas, Ivan Lloro, Rafael Toledo-Moreo, Jaime Gomez, Carlos Colodro-Conde, David Lizán, Jose Javier Diaz, Per Lilje, Corinne Toulouse-Aastrup, Michael Andersen, Anton Sørensen, Peter Jakobsen, Allan Hornstrup, Niels-Christian Jessen, Cédric Thizy, Warren Holmes, Ulf Israelsson, Michael Seiffert, Augustyn Waczynski, René Laureijs, Giuseppe Racca, Jean-Christophe Salvignol, Tobias Boenke, Paolo Strada

Proceedings Volume 9904, 99040T (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232941

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Photometry, Data modeling, Sensors, Spectroscopy, Optical filters, Neodymium, Ions, Signal to noise ratio, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2016 Paper

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Detailed design and first tests of the application software for the instrument control unit of Euclid-NISP

S. Ligori, L. Corcione, V. Capobianco, D. Bonino, G. Sirri, F. Fornari, F. Giacomini, L. Patrizii, L. Valenziano, R. Travaglini, C. Colodro, F. Bortoletto, C. Bonoli, T. Chiarusi, A. Margiotta, N. Mauri, L. Pasqualini, M. Spurio, M. Tenti, F. Dal Corso, S. Dusini, F. Laudisio, C. Sirignano, L. Stanco, S. Ventura, N. Auricchio, A. Balestra, E. Franceschi, G. Morgante, M. Trifoglio, E. Medinaceli, G. Guizzo, S. Debei, J. Stephen

Proceedings Volume 9904, 99042Q (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232313

KEYWORDS: Control systems, Software development, Space operations, Data processing, Sensors, Control systems, Data acquisition, Field programmable gate arrays, Technetium, Electronics, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2016 Paper

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Software use cases to elicit the software requirements analysis within the ASTRI project

Vito Conforti, Elisa Antolini, Giacomo Bonnoli, Pietro Bruno, Andrea Bulgarelli, Milvia Capalbi, Valentina Fioretti, Dino Fugazza, Daniele Gardiol, Alessandro Grillo, Giuseppe Leto, Saverio Lombardi, Fabrizio Lucarelli, Maria Concetta Maccarone, Giuseppe Malaguti, Giovanni Pareschi, Federico Russo, Pierluca Sangiorgi, Joseph Schwarz, Salvatore Scuderi, Claudio Tanci, Gino Tosti, Massimo Trifoglio, Stefano Vercellone, Ricardo Zanmar Sanchez

Proceedings Volume 9913, 991340 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232292

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Telescopes, Prototyping, Telecommunications, Cameras, Data acquisition, Control systems, Calibration, Optical fiber cables, Error analysis

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The Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) is leading the Astrofisica con Specchi a Tecnologia Replicante Italiana (ASTRI) project whose main purpose is the realization of small size telescopes (SST) for the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA). The first goal of the ASTRI project has been the development and operation of an innovative end-to-end telescope prototype using a dual-mirror optical configuration (SST-2M) equipped with a camera based on silicon photo-multipliers and very fast read-out electronics. The ASTRI SST-2M prototype has been installed in Italy at the INAF “M.G. Fracastoro” Astronomical Station located at Serra La Nave, on Mount Etna, Sicily. This prototype will be used to test several mechanical, optical, control hardware and software solutions which will be used in the ASTRI mini-array, comprising nine telescopes proposed to be placed at the CTA southern site. The ASTRI mini-array is a collaborative and international effort led by INAF and carried out by Italy, Brazil and South-Africa. We present here the use cases, through UML (Unified Modeling Language) diagrams and text details, that describe the functional requirements of the software that will manage the ASTRI SST-2M prototype, and the lessons learned thanks to these activities. We intend to adopt the same approach for the Mini Array Software System that will manage the ASTRI miniarray operations. Use cases are of importance for the whole software life cycle; in particular they provide valuable support to the validation and verification activities. Following the iterative development approach, which breaks down the software development into smaller chunks, we have analysed the requirements, developed, and then tested the code in repeated cycles. The use case technique allowed us to formalize the problem through user stories that describe how the user procedurally interacts with the software system. Through the use cases we improved the communication among team members, fostered common agreement about system requirements, defined the normal and alternative course of events, understood better the business process, and defined the system test to ensure that the delivered software works properly. We present a summary of the ASTRI SST-2M prototype use cases, and how the lessons learned can be exploited for the ASTRI mini-array proposed for the CTA Observatory.

Proceedings Article | 26 July 2016 Paper

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Software design of the ASTRI camera server proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Vito Conforti, Massimo Trifoglio, Fulvio Gianotti, Giuseppe Malaguti, Andrea Bulgarelli, Valentina Fioretti, Andrea Zoli, Osvaldo Catalano, Milvia Capalbi, Pierluca Sangiorgi

Proceedings Volume 9913, 99133G (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2230016

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Telescopes, Data acquisition, Optical instrument design, Prototyping, Optical instrument design, Receivers, Data processing, Muons, Calibration

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The Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) is leading the ASTRI project within the ambitious Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA), the next generation of ground-based observatories for very high energy gamma-ray astronomy. In the framework of the small sized telescopes (SST), a first goal of the ASTRI project is the realization of an end-to-end prototype in dual-mirror configuration (2M) with the camera composed of a matrix of Silicon photo-multiplier sensors managed by innovative front-end and back-end electronics. The prototype, named ASTRI SST-2M, is installed in Italy at the INAF “M.G. Fracastoro” observing station located at Serra La Nave, 1735 m a.s.l. on Mount Etna, Sicily. As a second step, the ASTRI project is focused on the implementation of a mini-array composed at least of nine ASTRI telescopes and proposed to be placed at the CTA southern site. This paper outlines the design of the camera server software that will be installed on the ASTRI mini-array. The software is based on the version installed on the ASTRI SST-2M prototype operating in a single telescope configuration. The migration from single telescope to mini-array context has required additional interfaces in order to guarantee high interoperability with other software and hardware components. In the mini-array configuration each camera communicates with its own camera server via a dedicated high rate data link. The primary goal of the camera server is to acquire the bulk data, packet by packet, without any data loss and to timestamp each packet very precisely. During array operation, the camera server receives from the SoftWare Array Trigger (SWAT) the list of science events that participate in stereo triggered events. These science events, and all others that are flagged either by the camera as interleaved calibration or by the camera server as possible single-muon events, are sent to the Array DAQ. All remaining science events will be discarded. A suitable buffer is provided to perform this processing on all the incoming event packets. The camera server provides interfaces to the array control software to allow for monitoring and control during array operations. In this paper we present the design of the camera server software with particular emphasis on the external interfaces. In addition, we report the results of the first integration activities and performance tests.

Proceedings Article | 2 August 2014 Paper

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Euclid near infrared spectrophotometer instrument concept and first test results at the end of phase B

Thierry Maciaszek, Anne Ealet, Knud Jahnke, Eric Prieto, Rémi Barbier, Yannick Mellier, Anne Costille, Franck Ducret, Christophe Fabron, Jean-Luc Gimenez, Robert Grange, Laurent Martin, Christelle Rossin, Tony Pamplona, Pascal Vola, Jean Claude Clémens, Gérard Smadja, Jérome Amiaux, Jean Christophe Barrière, Michel Berthe, Adriano De Rosa, Enrico Franceschi, Gianluca Morgante, Massimo Trifoglio, Luca Valenziano, Carlotta Bonoli, Favio Bortoletto, Maurizio D'Alessandro, Leonardo Corcione, Sebastiano Ligori, Bianca Garilli, Marco Riva, Frank Grupp, Carolin Vogel, Felix Hormuth, Gregor Seidel, Stefanie Wachter, Jose Javier Diaz, Ferran Grañena, Cristobal Padilla, Rafael Toledo, Per B. Lilje, Bjarte G. Solheim, Corinne Toulouse-Aastrup, Michael Andersen, Warren Holmes, Ulf Israelsson, Michael Seiffert, Carissa Weber, Augustyn Waczynski, René Laureijs, Giuseppe Racca, Jean-Christophe Salvignol, Paolo Strada

Proceedings Volume 9143, 91430K (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056702

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Control systems, Data processing, Photometry, Spectroscopy, Silicon carbide, Calibration, Space operations, Quantum efficiency, Spectroscopes

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2014 Paper

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Monte Carlo simulations of gamma-ray space telescopes: a BoGEMMS multi-purpose application

Valentina Fioretti, Andrea Bulgarelli, Marco Tavani, Martino Marisaldi, Sabina Sabatini, Giuseppe Malaguti, Massimo Trifoglio, Fulvio Gianotti

Proceedings Volume 9144, 91443N (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056442

KEYWORDS: Gamma radiation, Space telescopes, Monte Carlo methods, Particles, Telescopes, Device simulation, Silicon, Physics, X-ray telescopes, Computer simulations

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2014 Paper

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The ASTRI SST-2M telescope prototype for the Cherenkov Telescope Array: camera DAQ software architecture

Vito Conforti, Massimo Trifoglio, Andrea Bulgarelli, Fulvio Gianotti, Valentina Fioretti, Alessandro Tacchini, Andrea Zoli, Giuseppe Malaguti, Milvia Capalbi, Osvaldo Catalano

Proceedings Volume 9152, 91522D (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054519

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Data acquisition, Data storage, Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Prototyping, Telescopes, Computer architecture, Software development, Data archive systems, Data conversion

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Proceedings Article | 22 July 2014 Paper

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A prototype for the real-time analysis of the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Andrea Bulgarelli, Valentina Fioretti, Andrea Zoli, Alessio Aboudan, Juan José Rodríguez-Vázquez, Gernot Maier, Etienne Lyard, Denis Bastieri, Saverio Lombardi, Gino Tosti, Adriano De Rosa, Sonia Bergamaschi, Matteo Interlandi, Domenico Beneventano, Giovanni Lamanna, Jean Jacquemier, Karl Kosack, Lucio Angelo Antonelli, Catherine Boisson, Jerzy Burkowski, Sara Buson, Alessandro Carosi, Vito Conforti, Jose Luis Contreras, Giovanni De Cesare, Raquel de los Reyes, Jon Dumm, Phil Evans, Lucy Fortson, Matthias Fuessling, Ricardo Graciani, Fulvio Gianotti, Paola Grandi, Jim Hinton, Brian Humensky, Jürgen Knödlseder, Giuseppe Malaguti, Martino Marisaldi, Nadine Neyroud, Luciano Nicastro, Stefan Ohm, Julian Osborne, Simon Rosen, Alessandro Tacchini, Eleonora Torresi, Vincenzo Testa, Massimo Trifoglio, Amanda Weinstein

Proceedings Volume 9145, 91452X (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054744

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Telescopes, Data acquisition, Prototyping, Cameras, Observatories, Physics, Data communications, Monte Carlo methods, Data storage

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2014 Paper

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The control, monitor, and alarm system for the ICT equipment of the ASTRI SST-2M telescope prototype for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

Fulvio Gianotti, Valentina Fioretti, Claudio Tanci, Vito Conforti, Alessandro Tacchini, Giuseppe Leto, Stefano Gallozzi, Andrea Bulgarelli, Massimo Trifoglio, Giuseppe Malaguti, Andrea Zoli

Proceedings Volume 9152, 91521U (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054713

KEYWORDS: Optical proximity correction, Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Telescopes, Prototyping, Printed circuit board testing, Control systems, OLE for process control, Standards development, Computing systems, Internet

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2014 Paper

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The ASTRI/CTA mini-array software system

Gino Tosti, Joseph Schwarz, Lucio Angelo Antonelli, Massimo Trifoglio, Osvaldo Catalano, Maria Concetta Maccarone, Giuseppe Leto, Fulvio Gianotti, Rodolfo Canestrari, Enrico Giro, Mauro Fiorini, Nicola La Palombara, Giovanni Pareschi, Luca Stringhetti, Stefano Vercellone, Vito Conforti, Claudio Tanci, Pietro Bruno, Alessandro Grillo, Vincenzo Testa, Andrea di Paola, Stefano Gallozzi

Proceedings Volume 9152, 915204 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055067

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Control systems, Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Data acquisition, Cameras, Data archive systems, Calibration, Prototyping, Imaging systems, Data storage

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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 | 25 September 2012 Paper

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The low Earth orbit radiation environment and its impact on the prompt background of hard x-ray focusing telescopes

V. Fioretti, A. Bulgarelli, G. Malaguti, V. Bianchin, M. Trifoglio, F. Gianotti

Proceedings Volume 8453, 845331 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926248

KEYWORDS: Particles, X-rays, Light emitting diodes, Hard x-rays, Atmospheric particles, Scintillators, Photons, Electrons, Sensors, X-ray telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

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Space-borne survey instrument operations: lessons learned and new concepts for the Euclid NISP instrument

L. Valenziano, A. Gregorio, R. C. Butler, J. Amiaux, C. Bonoli, F. Bortoletto, C. Burigana, L. Corcione, A. Ealet, M. Frailis, K. Jahnke, S. Ligori, E. Maiorano, G. Morgante, L. Nicastro, F. Pasian, M. Riva, R. Scaramella, F. Schiavone, D. Tavagnacco, R. Toledo-Moreo, M. Trifoglio, A. Zacchei, F. Zerbi, T. Maciaszek

Proceedings Volume 8448, 844804 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926159

KEYWORDS: Space operations, Calibration, System on a chip, Sensors, Control systems, Satellites, Mathematical modeling, Visible radiation, Seaborgium, Data processing

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

Paper

BoGEMMS: the Bologna Geant4 multi-mission simulator

A. Bulgarelli, V. Fioretti, P. Malaguti, M. Trifoglio, F. Gianotti

Proceedings Volume 8453, 845335 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926065

KEYWORDS: Particles, Physics, Monte Carlo methods, Optical filters, Space operations, Space telescopes, Computer architecture, 3D modeling, Data modeling, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

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Design concept of the electrical ground support equipment for the AIV and calibration of the Euclid NISP instrument

Massimo Trifoglio, Carlotta Bonoli, Favio Bortoletto, Andrea Bulgarelli, Chris. Butler, Carlos Colodro-Conde, Vito Conforti, Leonardo Corcione, Enrico Franceschi, Fulvio Gianotti, Sebastiano Ligori, Thierry Maciaszek, Gianluca Morgante, Jacinto Muñoz, Luciano Nicastro, Eric Prieto, Rafael Rebolo-López, Mario Riva, Paolo Spano, Rafael Toledo-Moreo, Luca Valenziano, Isidro Villó, Filippo Maria Zerbi

Proceedings Volume 8442, 844235 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925654

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Sensors, Interfaces, Data archive systems, Space operations, Satellites, Device simulation, Control systems, Data storage, Data acquisition

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

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An end-to-end approach to the EUCLID NISP on-board pre-processing operations: tests and latest results

Carlotta Bonoli, Favio Bortoletto, Maurizio D'Alessandro, Leonardo Corcione, Sebastiano Ligori, Luciano Nicastro, Massimo Trifoglio, Luca Valenziano, Filippo Zerbi, Pierre-Elie Crouzet, Andreas Jung

Proceedings Volume 8442, 844231 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925707

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Computer simulations, Spectroscopy, Nondestructive evaluation, Signal processing, Data modeling, Image compression, Photometry, Data processing, Data compression

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

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The on-board electronics for the near infrared spectrograph and photometer (NISP) of the EUCLID Mission

Leonardo Corcione, Sebastiano Ligori, Favio Bortoletto, Carlotta Bonoli, Luca Valenziano, Rafael Toledo-Moreo, Maurizio D'Alessandro, Massimo Trifoglio, Gianluca Morgante, Carlos Colodro-Conde, Rafael Rebolo-López, Jacinto Muñoz, Isidro Villò

Proceedings Volume 8442, 844232 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926004

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Data processing, Electronics, Control systems, Staring arrays, Spectroscopy, Photometry, Near infrared, Spectrographs, Imaging spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

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Euclid near-infrared spectrophotometer instrument concept at the end of the phase A study

Eric Prieto, Jérôme Amiaux, Jean-Louis Auguères, Jean Christophe Barrière, Carlotta Bonoli, Favio Bortoletto, Cédric Cerna, Leonardo Corcione, Ludovic Duvet, Anne Ealet, Bianca Garilli, Philippe Gondoin, Frank Grupp, Knud Jahnke, René Laureijs, Sebastiano Ligori, Olivier Le Fèvre, Thierry Maciaszek, Francesc Madrid, Jérome Martignac, Laurent Martin, Gianluca Morgante, Yannick Mellier, Tony Pamplona, Rory Holmes, Robert Grange, Marco Riva, Christelle Rossin, Gregor Seidel, Gerard Smadja, Rafael Toledo-Moreo, Massimo Trifoglio, Luca Valenziano, Filippo Zerbi

Proceedings Volume 8442, 84420W (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926265

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Control systems, Data processing, Calibration, Silicon carbide, Spectroscopy, Photometry, Optical filters, Spectroscopes, Space telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 21 September 2012 Paper

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Euclid NISP thermal control design

G. Morgante, T. Maciaszek, L. Martin, M. Riva, F. Bortoletto, E. Prieto, C. Bonoli, L. Corcione, V. De Caprio, F. Grupp, S. Ligori, M. Trifoglio, L. Valenziano, F. Zerbi

Proceedings Volume 8442, 844234 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925553

KEYWORDS: Interfaces, Sensors, Space operations, Electronics, Thermography, Space telescopes, Near infrared, Photometry, Telescopes, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

Paper

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 | 10 August 2010 Paper

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The ground support equipment for the E-NIS instrument on-board the ESA-Euclid Dark Energy Mission in the baseline configuration presented in phase A

Massimo Trifoglio, Fulvio Gianotti, Andrea Bulgarelli, Enrico Franceschi, Luciano Nicastro, Luca Valenziano, Filippo Maria Zerbi, Andrea Cimatti

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77312X (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858016

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Data archive systems, Interfaces, Cameras, Staring arrays, Device simulation, Near infrared, Collimators, Data acquisition, Control systems

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2010 Paper

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The E-NIS instrument on-board the ESA Euclid Dark Energy Mission: a general view after positive conclusion of the assessment phase

L. Valenziano, F. M. Zerbi, A. Cimatti, A. Bianco, C. Bonoli, F. Bortoletto, A. Bulgarelli, R. C. Butler, R. Content, L. Corcione, A. De Rosa, P. Franzetti, B. Garilli, F. Gianotti, E. Giro, R. Grange, P. Leutenegger, S. Ligori, L. Martin, N. Mandolesi, G. Morgante, L. Nicastro, M. Riva, M. Robberto, R. Sharples, P. Spanò, G. Talbot, M. Trifoglio, R. Wink, F. Zamkotsian

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77311L (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857103

KEYWORDS: Digital micromirror devices, Sensors, Spectrographs, Mirrors, Near infrared, Micromirrors, Galactic astronomy, Space telescopes, Spectroscopy, Spectroscopes

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

Paper

The AIV quick look and health monitoring system of the AGILE payload

Andrea Bulgarelli, Fulvio Gianotti, Massimo Trifoglio, Guido Di Cocco, Marco Tavani, Martino Marisaldi

Proceedings Volume 7011, 70113C (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789325

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Software development, Gamma radiation, Silicon, Photons, Satellites, Data acquisition, Sensors, Data conversion, Particles

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

Paper

The MGSE software for the on-ground gamma-ray calibration of the AGILE payload

Fulvio Gianotti, Andrea Bulgarelli, Massimo Trifoglio, Guido Di Cocco, Marco Tavani, Claudio Labanti, Alessandro Traci

Proceedings Volume 7011, 70113D (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789330

KEYWORDS: Computer programming, Switches, Calibration, Light emitting diodes, Control systems, Gamma radiation, Sensors, LabVIEW, Brain-machine interfaces, Computing systems

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

Paper

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

Paper

In-flight performance of the AGILE mini-calorimeter and its gamma-ray burst detection capabilities

Martino Marisaldi, Claudio Labanti, Fabio Fuschino, Marcello Galli, Andrea Argan, Andrea Bulgarelli, Guido Di Cocco, Fulvio Gianotti, Marco Tavani, Massimo Trifoglio, Alessio Trois

Proceedings Volume 7011, 70111P (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789182

KEYWORDS: Gamma radiation, Logic, Sensors, Space operations, Electronics, Particles, Scintillation, Astrophysics, Palladium, Gamma ray imaging

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Proceedings Article | 26 October 2007 Paper

Paper

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

Paper

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 | 13 June 2006 Paper

Paper

The mini-calorimeter of the AGILE satellite

C. Labanti, M. Marisaldi, F. Fuschino, M. Galli, A. Argan, A. Bulgarelli, E. Costa, G. Di Cocco, F. Gianotti, M. Tavani, M. Trifoglio

Proceedings Volume 6266, 62663Q (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673294

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Gamma radiation, Palladium, Calibration, Electronics, Particles, Signal attenuation, Satellites, Photons, Scintillators

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2004 Paper

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The mini-calorimeter of the AGILE satellite

Claudio Labanti, A. Argan, Andrea Bulgarelli, Guido Di Cocco, Marcello Galli, Fulvio Gianotti, M. Marisaldi, A. Mauri, Elio Rossi, Marco Tavani, Alessandro Traci, Massimo Trifoglio

Proceedings Volume 5488, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.557900

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Gamma radiation, Silicon, Prototyping, Signal attenuation, Electronics, Particles, Palladium, Signal detection, Collimation

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2004 Paper

Paper

The mechanical ground support equipment for the AIV and calibration of the AGILE integrated payload

Massimo Trifoglio, Alessandro Traci, Fulvio Gianotti, Andrea Bulgarelli, Guido Di Cocco, Claudio Labanti, Enrico Celesti, Alessandro Mauri

Proceedings Volume 5488, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.557912

KEYWORDS: Computer programming, Calibration, Switches, Sensors, Control systems, Servomechanisms, Local area networks, Computing systems, Power supplies, Star sensors

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2004 Paper

Paper

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 | 11 October 2004 Paper

Paper

The MCAL science console software for the minicalorimeter of the AGILE mission

Andrea Bulgarelli, Fulvio Gianotti, Massimo Trifoglio, Claudio Labanti, Enrico Celesti

Proceedings Volume 5488, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.557908

KEYWORDS: Data acquisition, Scanning electron microscopy, Data archive systems, Sensors, Instrument modeling, Gamma radiation, Calibration, Silicon, Software development, Human-machine interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2003 Paper

Paper

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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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2003 Paper

Paper

Experiment Check Out Equipment and quick-look software for the IBIS instrument onboard INTEGRAL

Alberto Segreto, Giovanni La Rosa, Maurizio Gabriele, Fulvio Gianotti, Massimo Trifoglio

Proceedings Volume 4851, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461464

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Data acquisition, Visualization, Data archive systems, Human-machine interfaces, Calibration, Data analysis, Gamma radiation, Telescopes, Visual analytics

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Proceedings Article | 25 January 2002 Paper

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MiniCalorimeter of the AGILE satellite

Natalia Auricchio, Enrico Celesti, Guido Di Cocco, Marcello Galli, Fulvio Gianotti, Marco Malaspina, Claudio Labanti, Alessandro Mauri, Elio Rossi, John Stephen, Alessandro Traci, Massimo Trifoglio

Proceedings Volume 4497, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454223

KEYWORDS: Signal attenuation, Electronics, Sensors, Palladium, Gamma radiation, Particles, Prototyping, Spatial resolution, Silicon, Data acquisition

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2000 Paper

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Ground support equipment for scientific tests and calibration of the AGILE instrument

Massimo Trifoglio, Fulvio Gianotti, John Stephen, Enrico Celesti, Claudio Labanti, Alessandro Traci

Proceedings Volume 4140, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.409145

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Calibration, Data acquisition, Data archive systems, Prototyping, Electronics, Gamma radiation, Switches, Binary data, Local area networks

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2000 Paper

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On-line quick-look analysis and archiving system for the calibration of the PICsIT high-energy detector on the INTEGRAL satellite

John Stephen, Massimo Trifoglio, Fulvio Gianotti

Proceedings Volume 4140, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.409153

KEYWORDS: Data archive systems, Sensors, Molybdenum, Calibration, Satellites, Statistical analysis, Gamma radiation, Instrument modeling, Satellite imaging, Magnetism

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2000 Paper

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Scientific performance evaluation of the PICsIT qualification model of the IBIS telescope

Claudio Labanti, John Stephen, Ezio Caroli, Guido Di Cocco, Gianclaudio Ferro, Fulvio Gianotti, Giuseppe Malaguti, Alessandro Mauri, Elio Rossi, Filomena Schiavone, Aldo Spizzichino, Alessandro Traci, Massimo Trifoglio

Proceedings Volume 4140, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.409154

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Space telescopes, Cesium, Performance modeling, Telescopes, Gamma radiation, Electronics, Sensors, Image resolution, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 22 October 1999 Paper

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Scientific calibration of the PICsIT engineering model detector of the IBIS telescope

Guido Di Cocco, Giuseppe Malaguti, O. Pinazza, Filomena Schiavone, John Stephen, Gianclaudio Ferro, Claudio Labanti, Aldo Spizzichino, Massimo Trifoglio, Ezio Caroli

Proceedings Volume 3765, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366536

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Fermium, Frequency modulation, Sensors, Space telescopes, Image resolution, Gamma radiation, Crystals, Telescopes, Satellites

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Proceedings Article | 22 October 1999 Paper

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Science test equipment for the INTEGRAL PICsIT instrument

Massimo Trifoglio, Fulvio Gianotti, John Stephen, Gianclaudio Ferro, Daniele Visparelli

Proceedings Volume 3765, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366535

KEYWORDS: Data acquisition, Calibration, Signal processing, Solar thermal energy, Sensors, Receivers, Data archive systems, Structural health monitoring, Human-machine interfaces, Technetium

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Proceedings Article | 10 November 1998 Paper

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Ground-calibration GSE for the XMM-EPIC instrument at the Orsay Synchrotron facility

Massimo Trifoglio, Fulvio Gianotti, John Stephen, M. Balasini, Jean-Francois Hochedez, Lucio Chiappetti, R. Glukhov, Olivier Hainaut, Erick Jourdain, Nicola La Palombara, Philippe Marty, T. Moreno, C. Musso

Proceedings Volume 3445, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.330287

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Cameras, Data archive systems, Synchrotrons, X-rays, Data acquisition, CCD cameras, Molybdenum, Optical filters, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 31 October 1996 Paper

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EPIC system onboard the ESA XMM

Gabriele Villa, Anthony Abbey, Monique Arnaud, M. Balasini, Giovanni Bignami, Michel Boer, Heinrich Braeuninger, I Butler, G. Cafagna, C. Cara, C. Chabaud, Lucio Chiappetti, Richard Cole, M. Conte, J. Dowson, Pierre Dhez, R. Duc, Guido Di Cocco, Philippe Ferrando, C. Goodall, H. Hippman, Andrew Holland, Eckhard Kendziorra, Alain Labeque, Norbert Meidinger, C. Moriggio, Nicola La Palombara, C. Musso, E. Poindron, Giovanni Peres, E. Pferrerman, Claude Pigot, John Pye, Claus Reppin, D. Schmitt, Salvatore Sciortino, Salvatore Serio, J. Spragg, John Stephen, Lothar Strueder, Massimo Trifoglio, P. Tua, Martin Turner, S. Whitehead

Proceedings Volume 2808, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.256015

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Charge-coupled devices, Molybdenum, CCD cameras, Electronics, Control systems, Optical filters, Aluminum, X-rays, Mirrors

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The European photon imaging camera (EPIC) is one of the two main instruments onboard the ESA X-Ray Cornerstone Mission XMM. It is devoted to performing imaging and spectroscopy of the x-ray sky in the domain 0.1 10 keV with a peak sensitivity in 10⁵ seconds of 2 multiplied by 10^-15 erg/cm^-2. The x-ray instrumentation is complemented by a radiation monitor which will measure the particle background. The spectral resolution is approximately 140 eV at 6.4 keV and 60 eV at 1 keV. The instrumentation consists of three separate focal plane cameras at the focus of the three XMM telescopes, containing CCDs passively cooled to typically minus 100 degrees via radiators pointing toward the anti-Sun direction. The two cameras with the field of view partially occulted by the RGS grating boxes will have MOS technology CCDs while the third camera, with full field of view, will be based on p-n technology. The CCDs in the focal plane of the cameras will cover the entire 30 foot by 30 foot field of view of the telescope while the pixel size (40 by 40 (mu) for the MOS camera and 150 multiplied by 150 (mu) for the p-n) will be adequate to sample the approximately 20' PSF of the mirrors. In order to cope with a wide range of sky background and source luminosity in the visible/UV band, a filter wheel with six positions has been implemented in each camera. The six positions correspond to: open position, closed position, one thin filter (1600 angstrom of plastic support and 400 angstrom of Al), one medium filter (1600 angstrom of plastic support and 800 angstrom of Al) and one thick filter (approximately 3000 angstrom of plastic support, approximately 1000 angstrom of Al and 300 Angstrom of Sn). The final position will be a redundant filter of type still to be decided. A set of radioactive sources in each camera will allow the calibration of the CCDs in any of the operating modes and with any filter wheel position. Vacuum doors and valves operated will allow the operation of other camera heads on the ground, in a vacuum chamber and/or in a controlled atmosphere, and will protect the CCDs from contamination until the spacecraft is safely in orbit. The MOS camera will have 7 CCDs, each of 600 by 600 pixels arranged in a hexagonal pattern with one central and six peripheral. The p-n camera head will have 12 CCDs, each with 200 multiplied by 64 pixels, in a rectangular arrangement, 4 quadrants of 3 CCDs each. The radiation monitor is based on two separate detectors to monitor the low (electrons greater than 30 keV) and the high (electrons greater than 200 keV and protons greater than 10 MeV) energy particles impinging on the telescope along its orbit.

Proceedings Article | 1 November 1990 Paper

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European Photon Imaging Camera for x-ray astronomy

Giovanni Bignami, Gabriele Villa, Giuliano Boella, Giuseppe Bonelli, Patricia Caraveo, Lucio Chiappetti, E. Quadrini, Guido Di Cocco, Massimo Trifoglio, Pietro Ubertini, Giovanni Peres, Salvatore Sciortino, Salvatore Serio, G. Vaiana, R. Rothenflug, Laurent Vigroux, L. Koch, Yvon Rio, Claude Pigot, Jacky Cretolle, Alan Gabriel, B. Foing, Jean-Luc Atteia, Jean-Pierre Roques, Heinrich Braeuninger, W. Pietsch, Peter Predehl, Claus Reppin, Lothar Strueder, Joachim Truemper, Gerhard Lutz, Eckhard Kendziorra, Ruediger Staubert, Andrew Holland, Richard Cole, Alan Wells, K. Pounds, David Lumb, John Pye, Martin Turner, C. Goodall, T. Ponman, Gerald Skinner, A. Willmore

Proceedings Volume 1344, (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23247

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, X-ray astronomy, Telescopes, X-rays, Cameras, Space telescopes, Imaging spectroscopy, Spatial resolution, Spectral resolution, Astronomy

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