Dr. Paolo H. Leutenegger Profile

Dr. Paolo H. Leutenegger

at Alenia Spazio - LABEN

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Publications (10)

Proceedings Article | 10 August 2010 Paper

The data handling unit of the Euclid imaging channels: from the observational requirements to the unit architecture

Anna Di Giorgio, Paolo Leutenegger, Arnaldo Bonati, Roberto Scaramella, Alexandre Refregier, Jerome Amiaux, Christophe Cara, Jean-Louis Augueres, Mario Schweitzer

Proceedings Volume 7731, 77312W (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857640

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Interfaces, Electronics, Analog electronics, Computer architecture, Charge-coupled devices, Space operations, Data acquisition, Near infrared, Signal processing

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Proceedings Article | 6 August 2010 Paper

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 | 26 August 2009 Paper

DMD multi-object spectroscopy in space: the EUCLID study

P. Spanò, F. Zamkotsian, R. Content, R. Grange, M. Robberto, L. Valenziano, F. Zerbi, R. Sharples, F. Bortoletto, V. De Caprio, L. Martin, A. De Rosa, P. Franzetti, E. Diolaiti, B. Garilli, L. Guzzo, P. Leutenegger, M. Scodeggio, R. Vink, G. Zamorani, A. Cimatti

Proceedings Volume 7436, 74360O (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.825641

KEYWORDS: Digital micromirror devices, Spectrographs, Space telescopes, Prisms, Mirrors, Sensors, Micromirrors, Telescopes, Astronomical imaging, Spectroscopes

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

Calibration and testing of the Planck-LFI QM instrument

A. Mennella, B. Aja, E. Artal, M. Balasini, G. Baldan, P. Battaglia, T. Bernardino, M. Bersanelli, E. Blackhurst, L. Boschini, C. Burigana, R. Butler, B. Cappellini, F. Colombo, F. Cuttaia, O. D'Arcangelo, S. Donzelli, R. Davis, L. De La Fuente, F. Ferrari, L. Figini, S. Fogliani, C. Franceschet, E. Franceschi, T. Gaier, S. Galeotta, S. Garavaglia, A. Gregorio, M. Guerrini, R. Hoyland, N. Hughes, P. Jukkala, D. Kettle, M. Laaninen, P. Lapolla, D. Lawson, R. Leonardi, P. Leutenegger, G. Mari, P. Meinhold, M. Miccolis, D. Maino, M. Malaspina, N. Mandolesi, M. Maris, E. Martinez-Gonzalez, G. Morgante, L. Pagan, F. Pasian, P. Platania, M. Pecora, S. Pezzati, L. Popa, T. Poutanen, M. Pospieszalski, N. Roddis, M. Salmon, M. Sandri, R. Silvestri, A. Simonetto, C. Sozzi, L. Stringhetti, L. Terenzi, M. Tomasi, J. Tuovinen, L. Valenziano, J. Varis, F. Villa, A. Wilkinson, F. Winder, A. Zacchei

Proceedings Volume 6265, 62650G (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.669408

KEYWORDS: Receivers, Temperature metrology, Calibration, Cryogenics, Amplifiers, Waveguides, Radiometry, Temperature sensors, Sensors, Switches

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2006 Paper

Data analysis of the Planck/LFI ground-test campaign

Maurizio Tomasi, Paola Battaglia, Marco Bersanelli, Francesco Cuttaia, Cristian Franceschet, Marco Lapolla, Rodrigo Leonardi, Paolo Leutenegger, Davide Maino, Peter Meinhold, Aniello Mennella, Maurizio Miccolis, Torsti Poutanen, Maria Salmon, Maura Sandri, Luca Stringhetti, Luca Terenzi

Proceedings Volume 6275, 627512 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671522

KEYWORDS: Radiometry, Calibration, Data analysis, Receivers, Software development, Space telescopes, Switches, Microwave radiation, Anisotropy, Waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2003 Paper

Design and analysis of the cryoharness for Planck LFI

Paolo Leutenegger, Marco Bersanelli, Roberto Ferretti, Mauro Prina

Proceedings Volume 5172, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.503357

KEYWORDS: Electronics, Finite element methods, Amplifiers, Radiometry, Optical cryogenics, Anisotropy, Spatial resolution, Bolometers, Receivers, Transistors

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Planck is the third Medium-Sized Mission (M3) of ESA Horizon 2000 Scientific Programme. It is designed to image the anisotropies of the Cosmic Background Radiation Field over the whole sky, with unprecedented sensitivity and angular resolution. Planck carries two main experiments named HFI (High Frequency Instrument) and LFI (Low Frequency Instrument). The first is based on bolometers, the latter is an array of tuned radio receivers, based on High Electron Mobility Transistors (HEMTs) amplifier technology, and covering the frequency range from 30 to 70 GHz. The Front-End Electronics Modules (FEM’s) are cooled at 20K by a H₂ sorption cooler. The high frequency signals (up to 70 GHz) are amplified, phase lagged and transported by means of waveguides to the warm back-end electronics at temperatures of the order of 300K. The 20 K cooling is achieved exploiting a two-stage cooling concept. The satellite is passively cooled to temperatures of the order of 60K using special designed radiators called V-grooves. An H₂ sorption cooler constitutes the second active cooling stage, which allows focal plane temperatures of 20K, i.e. compatible with the tight noise requirements of the Low Noise Amplifiers (LNA’s). Each FEM needs 22 bias lines characterised by a high immunity to external noise and disturbances. The power required for each FEM ranges from 16 to 34mW, depending on the radiometer frequency. Due to the limited cooling power of the sorption cooler (about 2W), the heat transport through the harness and therefore the parasitics on the focal plane, shall be minimised. A total of 290 wires have to be routed from the warm electronics (300K) to the cold focal plane (20K), along a path of about 2200mm, transporting currents ranging from a few uA up to 240mA. The present paper analyses the thermal and electrical problems connected with the design of a suitable cryo-harness for the bias of the radiometers cryogenic front-end modules of LFI. Two possible approaches are proposed, and a solution presented.

Proceedings Article | 21 November 2000 Paper

Room-temperature x- and gamma-ray spectroscopy with silicon drift detectors

Lothar Strueder, Robert Hartmann, S. Kemmer, Norbert Krause, Diana Stoetter, Gerhard Lutz, P. Solc, Peter Holl, Peter Lechner, Paolo Leutenegger, Josef Kemmer, Heike Soltau, R. Stoetter, Ulrich Weber, Andrea Castoldi, Carlo Fiorini, Emilio Gatti, Chiara Guazzoni, Antonio Longoni, Marco Sampietro

Proceedings Volume 4141, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.407602

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Silicon, X-rays, Electrons, X-ray detectors, Spectroscopy, Semiconducting wafers, Signal detection, Transistors, Field effect transistors

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2000 Paper

Silicon drift detectors as radiation monitors for x rays, gamma rays, and particles

Paolo Leutenegger, Josef Kemmer, Peter Lechner, Heike Soltau, Ulrich Weber, Lothar Strueder, Antonio Longoni, Carlo Fiorini

Proceedings Volume 4012, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391595

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Silicon, X-ray detectors, X-rays, Electronics, Chemical elements, Field effect transistors, Quantum efficiency, Photons, Capacitance

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2000 Paper

Multichannel silicon drift detectors for x-ray spectroscopy

Peter Lechner, Werner Buttler, Carlo Fiorini, Robert Hartmann, Josef Kemmer, Norbert Krause, Paolo Leutenegger, Antonio Longoni, Heike Soltau, Diana Stoetter, R. Stoetter, Lothar Strueder, Ulrich Weber

Proceedings Volume 4012, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.391596

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, X-ray detectors, Silicon, Capacitance, Spectroscopy, Transistors, Spectroscopes, Electrons, Photons

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