Dr. Julian P. Osborne Profile

Dr. Julian P. Osborne

Senior Research Fellow at Univ of Leicester

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Publications (32)

Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

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Calibration of the flight model lobster eye optic for SVOM

Charlotte Feldman, Richard Willingale, James Pearson, Gillian Butcher, Philip Peterson, Tony Crawford, Paul Houghton, Roisin Speight, Alexander Lodge, Christopher Bicknell, Julian Osborne, Paul O'Brien, Miranda Bradshaw, Vadim Burwitz, Gisela Hartner, Andreas Langmeier, Thomas Mueller, Surangkhana Rukdee, Thomas Schmidt, Diego Götz, Karine Mercier, Jean-Michel Le Duigou, François Gonzalez, Emile Schyns, Romain Roudot, Ray Fairbend, Julien Seguy

Proceedings Volume 12181, 121811P (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628635

KEYWORDS: X-ray telescopes, X-rays, Calibration, Point spread functions, X-ray optics, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

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Calibration of a fully populated lobster eye optic for SVOM

Charlotte Feldman, Richard Willingale, James Pearson, Valentin Aslanyan, Tony Crawford, Paul Houghton, Jon Sykes, Christopher Bicknell, Julian Osborne, Paul O'Brien, Miranda Bradshaw, Vadim Burwitz, Gisela Hartner, Andreas Langmeier, Yingyu Liao, Carlo Pelliciari, Diego Götz, Karine Mercier, Jean-Michel Le Duigou, François Gonzalez

Proceedings Volume 11444, 114441K (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561739

KEYWORDS: Eye, Calibration, X-ray telescopes, X-rays, X-ray optics, Gamma radiation, X-ray detectors, Point spread functions, Modeling, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

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MXT instrument on-board the French-Chinese SVOM mission

Karine Mercier, François Gonzalez, Diego Götz, Martin Boutelier, Narjiss Boufracha, Vadim Burwitz, Marie Claire Charmeau, Paul Drumm, Charlotte Feldman, Albert Gomes, Jean Michel Le Duigou, Norbert Meidinger, Aline Meuris, Paul O'Brien, Julian Osborne, Pierre Pasqier, Laurent Perraud, James Pearson, Frédéric Pinsard, Estelle Raynal, Richard Willingale

Proceedings Volume 10699, 1069921 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313561

KEYWORDS: Satellites, Cameras, Optics manufacturing, Instrument modeling, Gamma radiation, Telescopes, Data processing, Thermal modeling, X-rays, Power supplies

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2017 Paper

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Testing and modelling of the SVOM MXT narrow field lobster-eye telescope

Charlotte Feldman, James Pearson, Richard Willingale, John Sykes, Paul Drumm, Paul Houghton, Chris Bicknell, Julian Osborne, Adrian Martindale, Paul O'Brien, Ray Fairbend, Emile Schyns, Sylvain Petit, Romain Roudot, Karine Mercier, Jean-Michel Le Duigou, Diego Gotz

Proceedings Volume 10399, 103991Q (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2273416

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, X-ray telescopes, Modeling, Eye, Microchannel plates, X-rays, Optical instrument design, Point spread functions, X-ray astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 11 October 2016 Paper

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XIPE: the x-ray imaging polarimetry explorer

P. Soffitta, R. Bellazzini, E. Bozzo, V. Burwitz, A. Castro-Tirado, E. Costa, T. Courvoisier, H. Feng, S. Gburek, R. Goosmann, V. Karas, G. Matt, F. Muleri, K. Nandra, M. Pearce, J. Poutanen, V. Reglero, D. Sabau Maria, A. Santangelo, G. Tagliaferri, C. Tenzer, J. Vink, M. Weisskopf, S. Zane, I. Agudo, A. Antonelli, P. Attina, L. Baldini, A. Bykov, R. Carpentiero, E. Cavazzuti, E. Churazov, E. Del Monte, D. De Martino, I. Donnarumma, V. Doroshenko, Y. Evangelista, I. Ferreira, E. Gallo, N. Grosso, P. Kaaret, E. Kuulkers, J. Laranaga, L. Latronico, D. Lumb, J. Macian, J. Malzac, F. Marin, E. Massaro, M. Minuti, C. Mundell, J. U. Ness, T. Oosterbroek, S. Paltani, G. Pareschi, R. Perna, P.-O. Petrucci, H. B. Pinazo, M. Pinchera, J. P. Rodriguez, M. Roncadelli, A. Santovincenzo, S. Sazonov, C. Sgro, D. Spiga, J. Svoboda, C. Theobald, T. Theodorou, R. Turolla, E. Wilhelmi de Ona, B. Winter, A. M. Akbar, H. Allan, R. Aloisio, D. Altamirano, L. Amati, E. Amato, E. Angelakis, J. Arezu, J.-L. Atteia, M. Axelsson, M. Bachetti, L. Ballo, S. Balman, R. Bandiera, X. Barcons, S. Basso, A. Baykal, W. Becker, E. Behar, B. Beheshtipour, R. Belmont, E. Berger, F. Bernardini, S. Bianchi, G. Bisnovatyi-Kogan, P. Blasi, P. Blay, A. Bodaghee, M. Boer, M. Boettcher, S. Bogdanov, I. Bombaci, R. Bonino, J. Braga, W. Brandt, A. Brez, N. Bucciantini, L. Burderi, I. Caiazzo, R. Campana, S. Campana, F. Capitanio, M. Cappi, M. Cardillo, P. Casella, O. Catmabacak, B. Cenko, P. Cerda-Duran, C. Cerruti, S. Chaty, M. Chauvin, Y. Chen, J. Chenevez, M. Chernyakova, C. C. Cheung, D. Christodoulou, P. Connell, R. Corbet, F. Coti Zelati, S. Covino, W. Cui, G. Cusumano, A. D’Ai, F. D’Ammando, M. Dadina, Z. Dai, A. De Rosa, L. de Ruvo, N. Degenaar, M. Del Santo, L. Del Zanna, G. Dewangan, S. Di Cosimo, N. Di Lalla, G. Di Persio, T. Di Salvo, T. Dias, C. Done, M. Dovciak, G. Doyle, L. Ducci, R. Elsner, T. Enoto, J. Escada, P. Esposito, C. Eyles, S. Fabiani, M. Falanga, S. Falocco, Y. Fan, R. Fender, M. Feroci, C. Ferrigno, W. Forman, L. Foschini, C. Fragile, F. Fuerst, Y. Fujita, J. L. Gasent-Blesa, J. Gelfand, B. Gendre, G. Ghirlanda, G. Ghisellini, M. Giroletti, D. Goetz, E. Gogus, J.-L. Gomez, D. Gonzalez, R. Gonzalez-Riestra, E. Gotthelf, L. Gou, P. Grandi, V. Grinberg, F. Grise, C. Guidorzi, N. Gurlebeck, T. Guver, D. Haggard, M. Hardcastle, D. Hartmann, C. Haswell, A. Heger, M. Hernanz, J. Heyl, L. Ho, J. Hoormann, J. Horak, J. Huovelin, D. Huppenkothen, R. Iaria, C. Inam Sitki, A. Ingram, G. Israel, L. Izzo, M. Burgess, M. Jackson, L. Ji, J. Jiang, T. Johannsen, C. Jones, S. Jorstad, J. J. E. Kajava, M. Kalamkar, E. Kalemci, T. Kallman, A. Kamble, F. Kislat, M. Kiss, D. Klochkov, E. Koerding, M. Kolehmainen, K. Koljonen, S. Komossa, A. Kong, S. Korpela, M. Kowalinski, H. Krawczynski, I. Kreykenbohm, M. Kuss, D. Lai, M. Lan, J. Larsson, S. Laycock, D. Lazzati, D. Leahy, H. Li, J. Li, L.-X. Li, T. Li, Z. Li, M. Linares, M. Lister, H. Liu, G. Lodato, A. Lohfink, F. Longo, G. Luna, A. Lutovinov, S. Mahmoodifar, J. Maia, V. Mainieri, C. Maitra, D. Maitra, A. Majczyna, S. Maldera, D. Malyshev, A. Manfreda, A. Manousakis, R. Manuel, R. Margutti, A. Marinucci, S. Markoff, A. Marscher, H. Marshall, F. Massaro, M. McLaughlin, G. Medina-Tanco, M. Mehdipour, M. Middleton, R. Mignani, P. Mimica, T. Mineo, B. Mingo, G. Miniutti, S. M. Mirac, G. Morlino, A. Motlagh, S. Motta, A. Mushtukov, S. Nagataki, F. Nardini, J. Nattila, G. Navarro, B. Negri, Matteo Negro, S. Nenonen, V. Neustroev, F. Nicastro, A. Norton, A. Nucita, P. O’Brien, S. O’Dell, H. Odaka, B. Olmi, N. Omodei, M. Orienti, M. Orlandini, J. Osborne, L. Pacciani, V. Paliya, I. Papadakis, A. Papitto, Z. Paragi, P. Pascal, B. Paul, L. Pavan, A. Pellizzoni, E. Perinati, M. Pesce-Rollins, E. Piconcelli, A. Pili, M. Pilia, M. Pohl, G. Ponti, D. Porquet, A. Possenti, K. Postnov, I. Prandoni, N. Produit, G. Puehlhofer, B. Ramsey, M. Razzano, N. Rea, P. Reig, K. Reinsch, T. Reiprich, M. Reynolds, G. Risaliti, T. Roberts, J. Rodriguez, M. Rossi, S. Rosswog, A. Rozanska, A. Rubini, B. Rudak, D. Russell, F. Ryde, S. Sabatini, G. Sala, M. Salvati, M. Sasaki, T. Savolainen, R. Saxton, S. Scaringi, K. Schawinski, N. Schulz, A. Schwope, P. Severgnini, M. Sharon, A Shaw, A. Shearer, X. Shesheng, I. -C. Shih, K. Silva, R. Silva, E. Silver, A. Smale, F. Spada, G. Spandre, A. Stamerra, B. Stappers, S. Starrfield, L. Stawarz, N. Stergioulas, A. Stevens, H. Stiele, V. Suleimanov, R. Sunyaev, A. Slowikowska, F. Tamborra, F. Tavecchio, R. Taverna, A. Tiengo, L. Tolos, F. Tombesi, J. Tomsick, H. Tong, G. Torok, D. Torres, A. Tortosa, A. Tramacere, V. Trimble, G. Trinchieri, S. Tsygankov, M. Tuerler, S. Turriziani, F. Ursini, P. Uttley, P. Varniere, F. Vincent, E. Vurgun, C. Wang, Z. Wang, A. Watts, J. Wheeler, K. Wiersema, R. Wijnands, J. Wilms, A. Wolter, K. Wood, K. Wu, X. Wu, W. Xiangyu, F. Xie, R. Xu, S.-P. Yan, J. Yang, W. Yu, F. Yuan, A. Zajczyk, D. Zanetti, R. Zanin, C. Zanni, L. Zappacosta, A. Zdziarski, A. Zech, H. Zhang, S. Zhang, W. Zhang, A. Zoghbi

Proceedings Volume 9905, 990515 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233046

KEYWORDS: Physics, Astronomy, Mirrors, Observatories, Modulation, Polarimetry, X-rays, Sensors, Polarization, X-ray optics

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Proceedings Article | 10 August 2016 Paper

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The Gamma-ray Cherenkov Telescope, an end-to end Schwarzschild-Couder telescope prototype proposed for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

J. L. Dournaux, A. Abchiche, D. Allan, J. P. Amans, T. P. Armstrong, A. Balzer, D. Berge, C. Boisson, J.-J. Bousquet, A. Brown, M. Bryan, G. Buchholtz, P. Chadwick, H. Costantini, G. Cotter, L. Dangeon, M. Daniel, A. De Franco, F. De Frondat, D. Dumas, J. P. Ernenwein, G. Fasola, S. Funk, J. Gironnet, J. Graham, T. Greenshaw, B. Hameau, O. Hervet, N. Hidaka, J.A. Hinton, J.M. Huet, I. Jégouzo, T. Jogler, T. Kawashima, M. Kraush, J. Lapington, P. Laporte, J. Lefaucheur, S. Markoff, T. Melse, L. Mohrmann, P. Molyneux, S. Nolan, A. Okumura, J. Osborne, R. Parsons, S. Rosen, D. Ross, G. Rowell, C. Rulten, Y. Sato, F. Sayède, J. Schmoll, H. Schoorlemmer, M. Servillat, H. Sol, V. Stamatescu, M. Stephan, R. Stuik, J. Sykes, H. Tajima, J. Thornhill, L. Tibaldo, C. Trichard, J. Vink, J. Watson, R. White, N. Yamane, A. Zech, A. Zink

Proceedings Volume 9908, 990848 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232082

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Telescopes, Cameras, Prototyping, Optical instrument design, Gamma radiation, Mirrors, Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Telescopes, Gamma radiation, Space telescopes, Imaging systems, Physics

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Proceedings Article | 27 July 2016 Paper

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The GCT camera for the Cherenkov Telescope Array

A. Brown, A. Abchiche, D. Allan, J.-P. Amans, T. Armstrong, A. Balzer, D. Berge, C. Boisson, J.-J. Bousquet, M. Bryan, G. Buchholtz, P. Chadwick, H. Costantini, G. Cotter, M. Daniel, A. De Franco, F. de Frondat, J.-L. Dournaux, D. Dumas, G Fasola, S. Funk, J. Gironnet, J. Graham, T. Greenshaw, O. Hervet, N. Hidaka, J. Hinton, J.-M. Huet, I. Jégouzo, T. Jogler, M. Kraus, J. Lapington, P. Laporte, J. Lefaucheur, S. Markoff, T. Melse, L. Mohrmann, P. Molyneux, S. Nolan, A. Okumura, J. Osborne, R. Parsons, S. Rosen, D. Ross, G. Rowell, Y. Sato, F. Sayede, J. Schmoll, H. Schoorlemmer, M. Servillat, H. Sol, V. Stamatescu, M. Stephan, R. Stuik, J. Sykes, H. Tajima, J. Thornhill, L. Tibaldo, C. Trichard, J. Vink, J. Watson, R. White, N. Yamane, A. Zech, A. Zink, J. Zorn

Proceedings Volume 9906, 99065K (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231685

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Telescopes, Cameras, Prototyping, Observatories, Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Telescopes, Electronics, Space telescopes, Mirrors, Field programmable gate arrays, Physics

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2016 Paper

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The LOFT mission concept: a status update

M. Feroci, E. Bozzo, S. Brandt, M. Hernanz, M. van der Klis, L.-P. Liu, P. Orleanski, M. Pohl, A. Santangelo, S. Schanne, L. Stella, T. Takahashi, H. Tamura, A. Watts, J. Wilms, S. Zane, S.-N. Zhang, S. Bhattacharyya, I. Agudo, M. Ahangarianabhari, C. Albertus, M. Alford, A. Alpar, D. Altamirano, L. Alvarez, L. Amati, C. Amoros, N. Andersson, A. Antonelli, A. Argan, R. Artigue, B. Artigues, J.-L. Atteia, P. Azzarello, P. Bakala, D. Ballantyne, G. Baldazzi, M. Baldo, S. Balman, M. Barbera, C. van Baren, D. Barret, A. Baykal, M. Begelman, E. Behar, O. Behar, T. Belloni, F. Bernardini, G. Bertuccio, S. Bianchi, A. Bianchini, P. Binko, P. Blay, F. Bocchino, M. Bode, P. Bodin, I. Bombaci, J.-M. Bonnet Bidaud, S. Boutloukos, F. Bouyjou, L. Bradley, J. Braga, M. Briggs, E. Brown, M. Buballa, N. Bucciantini, L. Burderi, M. Burgay, M. Bursa, C. Budtz-Jørgensen, E. Cackett, F. Cadoux, P. Cais, G. Caliandro, R. Campana, S. Campana, X. Cao, F. Capitanio, J. Casares, P. Casella, A. Castro-Tirado, E. Cavazzuti, Y. Cavechi, S. Celestin, P. Cerda-Duran, D. Chakrabarty, N. Chamel, F. Château, C. Chen, Y. Chen, J. Chenevez, M. Chernyakova, J. Coker, R. Cole, A. Collura, M. Coriat, R. Cornelisse, L. Costamante, A. Cros, W. Cui, A. Cumming, G. Cusumano, B. Czerny, A. D'Aì, F. D'Ammando, V. D'Elia, Z. Dai, E. Del Monte, A. De Luca, D. De Martino, J. P. C. Dercksen, M. De Pasquale, A. De Rosa, M. Del Santo, S. Di Cosimo, N. Degenaar, J. W. den Herder, S. Diebold, T. Di Salvo, Y. Dong, I. Donnarumma, V. Doroshenko, G. Doyle, S. Drake, M. Durant, D. Emmanoulopoulos, T. Enoto, M. H. Erkut, P. Esposito, Y. Evangelista, A. Fabian, M. Falanga, Y. Favre, C. Feldman, R. Fender, H. Feng, V. Ferrari, C. Ferrigno, M. Finger, G. Fraser, M. Frericks, M. Fullekrug, F. Fuschino, M. Gabler, D. K. Galloway, J. L. Gálvez Sanchez, P. Gandhi, Z. Gao, E. Garcia-Berro, B. Gendre, O. Gevin, S. Gezari, A. B. Giles, M. Gilfanov, P. Giommi, G. Giovannini, M. Giroletti, E. Gogus, A. Goldwurm, K. Goluchová, D. Götz, L. Gou, C. Gouiffes, P. Grandi, M. Grassi, J. Greiner, V. Grinberg, P. Groot, M. Gschwender, L. Gualtieri, M. Guedel, C. Guidorzi, L. Guy, D. Haas, P. Haensel, M. Hailey, K. Hamuguchi, F. Hansen, D. Hartmann, C. A. Haswell, K. Hebeler, A. Heger, M. Hempel, W. Hermsen, J. Homan, A. Hornstrup, R. Hudec, J. Huovelin, D. Huppenkothen, S. Inam, A. Ingram, J. In't Zand, G. Israel, K. Iwasawa, L. Izzo, H. Jacobs, F. Jetter, T. Johannsen, P. Jenke, P. Jonker, J. Josè, P. Kaaret, K. Kalamkar, E. Kalemci, G. Kanbach, V. Karas, D. Karelin, D. Kataria, L. Keek, T. Kennedy, D. Klochkov, W. Kluzniak, E. Koerding, K. Kokkotas, S. Komossa, S. Korpela, C. Kouveliotou, A. Kowalski, I. Kreykenbohm, L. Kuiper, D. Kunneriath, A. Kurkela, I. Kuvvetli, F. La Franca, C. Labanti, D. Lai, F. Lamb, C. Lachaud, P. Laubert, F. Lebrun, X. Li, E. Liang, O. Limousin, D. Lin, M. Linares, D. Linder, G. Lodato, F. Longo, F. Lu, N. Lund, T. Maccarone, D. Macera, S. Maestre, S. Mahmoodifar, D. Maier, P. Malcovati, J. Malzac, C. Malone, I. Mandel, V. Mangano, A. Manousakis, M. Marelli, J. Margueron, M. Marisaldi, S. Markoff, A. Markowitz, A. Marinucci, A. Martindale, G. Martínez, I. McHardy, G. Medina-Tanco, M. Mehdipour, A. Melatos, M. Mendez, S. Mereghetti, S. Migliari, R. Mignani, M. Michalska, T. Mihara, M. C. Miller, J. M. Miller, T. Mineo, G. Miniutti, S. Morsink, C. Motch, S. Motta, M. Mouchet, G. Mouret, J. Mulačová, F. Muleri, T. Muñoz-Darias, I. Negueruela, J. Neilsen, T. Neubert, A. Norton, M. Nowak, A. Nucita, P. O'Brien, M. Oertel, P. E. H. Olsen, M. Orienti, M. Orio, M. Orlandini, J. Osborne, R. Osten, F. Ozel, L. Pacciani, F. Paerels, S. Paltani, M. Paolillo, I. Papadakis, A. Papitto, Z. Paragi, J. Paredes, A. Patruno, B. Paul, F. Pederiva, E. Perinati, A. Pellizzoni, A. V. Penacchioni, U. Peretz, M. Perez, M. Perez-Torres, B. Peterson, V. Petracek, C. Pittori, J. Pons, J. Portell, A. Possenti, K. Postnov, J. Poutanen, M. Prakash, I. Prandoni, H. Le Provost, D. Psaltis, J. Pye, J. Qu, D. Rambaud, P. Ramon, G. Ramsay, M. Rapisarda, A. Rashevski, I. Rashevskaya, P. Ray, N. Rea, S. Reddy, P. Reig, M. Reina Aranda, R. Remillard, C. Reynolds, L. Rezzolla, M. Ribo, R. de la Rie, A. Riggio, A. Rios, D. Rischke, P. Rodríguez-Gil, J. Rodriguez, R. Rohlfs, P. Romano, E. M. Rossi, A. Rozanska, A. Rousseau, B. Rudak, D. Russell, F. Ryde, L. Sabau-Graziati, T. Sakamoto, G. Sala, R. Salvaterra, D. Salvetti, A. Sanna, J. Sandberg, T. Savolainen, S. Scaringi, J. Schaffner-Bielich, H. Schatz, J. Schee, C. Schmid, M. Serino, N. Shakura, S. Shore, J. Schnittman, R. Schneider, A. Schwenk, A. Schwope, A. Sedrakian, J.-Y. Seyler, A. Shearer, A. Slowikowska, M. Sims, A. Smith, D. Smith, P. Smith, M. Sobolewska, V. Sochora, P. Soffitta, P. Soleri, L. Song, A. Spencer, A. Stamerra, B. Stappers, R. Staubert, A. Steiner, N. Stergioulas, A. Stevens, G. Stratta, T. Strohmayer, Z. Stuchlik, S. Suchy, V. Suleimanov, F. Tamburini, T. Tauris, F. Tavecchio, C. Tenzer, F. Thielemann, A. Tiengo, L. Tolos, F. Tombesi, J. Tomsick, G. Torok, J. M. Torrejon, D. F. Torres, E. Torresi, A. Tramacere, I. Traulsen, A. Trois, R. Turolla, S. Turriziani, S. Typel, P. Uter, P. Uttley, A. Vacchi, P. Varniere, S. Vaughan, S. Vercellone, M. Vietri, F. Vincent, V. Vrba, D. Walton, J. Wang, Z. Wang, S. Watanabe, R. Wawrzaszek, N. Webb, N. Weinberg, H. Wende, P. Wheatley, R. Wijers, R. Wijnands, M. Wille, C. Wilson-Hodge, B. Winter, S. Walk, K. Wood, S. Woosley, X. Wu, R. Xu, W. Yu, F. Yuan, W. Yuan, Y. Yuan, G. Zampa, N. Zampa, L. Zampieri, L. Zdunik, A. Zdziarski, A. Zech, B. Zhang, C. Zhang, S. Zhang, M. Zingale, F. Zwart

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99051R (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233161

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Stars, Sensors, Observatories, Physics, Astronomy, Cameras, Roads, Collimators, Astrophysics

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2016 Paper

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The microchannel x-ray telescope status

D. Götz, A. Meuris, F. Pinsard, E. Doumayrou, T. Tourrette, J. Osborne, R. Willingale, J. Sykes, J. Pearson, J. M. Le Duigou, K. Mercier

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99054L (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232484

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, Absorption, Stars, X-rays, Ions, Plasma, Iron, Ionization, Neon, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 2016 Paper

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Localization algorithms for micro-channel x-ray telescope on board SVOM space mission

L. Gosset, D. Götz, J. Osborne, R. Willingale

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99051L (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232355

KEYWORDS: X-ray telescopes, Space operations, Gamma radiation, X-rays, Space telescopes, Gamma radiation, Stars, Sensors, Galactic astronomy, Telescopes, X-ray detectors

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Proceedings Article | 31 July 2014 Paper

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The Large Observatory for x-ray timing

M. Feroci, J. W. den Herder, E. Bozzo, D. Barret, S. Brandt, M. Hernanz, M. van der Klis, M. Pohl, A. Santangelo, L. Stella, A. Watts, J. Wilms, S. Zane, M. Ahangarianabhari, C. Albertus, M. Alford, A. Alpar, D. Altamirano, L. Alvarez, L. Amati, C. Amoros, N. Andersson, A. Antonelli, A. Argan, R. Artigue, B. Artigues, J.-L. Atteia, P. Azzarello, P. Bakala, G. Baldazzi, S. Balman, M. Barbera, C. van Baren, S. Bhattacharyya, A. Baykal, T. Belloni, F. Bernardini, G. Bertuccio, S. Bianchi, A. Bianchini, P. Binko, P. Blay, F. Bocchino, P. Bodin, I. Bombaci, J.-M. Bonnet Bidaud, S. Boutloukos, L. Bradley, J. Braga, E. Brown, N. Bucciantini, L. Burderi, M. Burgay, M. Bursa, C. Budtz-Jørgensen, E. Cackett, F. Cadoux, P. Caïs, G. Caliandro, R. Campana, S. Campana, F. Capitanio, J. Casares, P. Casella, A. Castro-Tirado, E. Cavazzuti, P. Cerda-Duran, D. Chakrabarty, F. Château, J. Chenevez, J. Coker, R. Cole, A. Collura, R. Cornelisse, T. Courvoisier, A. Cros, A. Cumming, G. Cusumano, A. D'Ai, V. D'Elia, E. Del Monte, A. de Luca, D. de Martino, J. P. C. Dercksen, M. de Pasquale, A. De Rosa, M. Del Santo, S. Di Cosimo, S. Diebold, T. Di Salvo, I. Donnarumma, A. Drago, M. Durant, D. Emmanoulopoulos, M. H. Erkut, P. Esposito, Y. Evangelista, A. Fabian, M. Falanga, Y. Favre, C. Feldman, V. Ferrari, C. Ferrigno, M. Finger, G. Fraser, M. Frericks, F. Fuschino, M. Gabler, D. K. Galloway, J. L. Galvez Sanchez, E. Garcia-Berro, B. Gendre, S. Gezari, A. B. Giles, M. Gilfanov, P. Giommi, G. Giovannini, M. Giroletti, E. Gogus, A. Goldwurm, K. Goluchová, D. Götz, C. Gouiffes, M. Grassi, P. Groot, M. Gschwender, L. Gualtieri, C. Guidorzi, L. Guy, D. Haas, P. Haensel, M. Hailey, F. Hansen, D. Hartmann, C. A. Haswell, K. Hebeler, A. Heger, W. Hermsen, J. Homan, A. Hornstrup, R. Hudec, J. Huovelin, A. Ingram, J. In't Zand, G. Israel, K. Iwasawa, L. Izzo, H. Jacobs, F. Jetter, T. Johannsen, P. Jonker, J. Josè, P. Kaaret, G. Kanbach, V. Karas, D. Karelin, D. Kataria, L. Keek, T. Kennedy, D. Klochkov, W. Kluzniak, K. Kokkotas, S. Korpela, C. Kouveliotou, I. Kreykenbohm, L. Kuiper, I. Kuvvetli, C. Labanti, D. Lai, F. Lamb, P. Laubert, F. Lebrun, D. Lin, D. Linder, G. Lodato, F. Longo, N. Lund, T. J. Maccarone, D. Macera, S. Maestre, S. Mahmoodifar, D. Maier, P. Malcovati, I. Mandel, V. Mangano, A. Manousakis, M. Marisaldi, A. Markowitz, A. Martindale, G. Matt, I. McHardy, A. Melatos, M. Mendez, S. Mereghetti, M. Michalska, S. Migliari, R. Mignani, M. C. Miller, J. M. Miller, T. Mineo, G. Miniutti, S. Morsink, C. Motch, S. Motta, M. Mouchet, G. Mouret, J. Mulačová, F. Muleri, T. Muñoz-Darias, I. Negueruela, J. Neilsen, A. Norton, M. Nowak, P. O'Brien, P. E. H. Olsen, M. Orienti, M. Orio, M. Orlandini, P. Orleański, J. Osborne, R. Osten, F. Ozel, L. Pacciani, M. Paolillo, A. Papitto, J. Paredes, A. Patruno, B. Paul, E. Perinati, A. Pellizzoni, A. V. Penacchioni, M. A. Perez, V. Petracek, C. Pittori, J. Pons, J. Portell, A. Possenti, J. Poutanen, M. Prakash, P. Le Provost, D. Psaltis, D. Rambaud, P. Ramon, G. Ramsay, M. Rapisarda, A. Rachevski, I. Rashevskaya, P. Ray, N. Rea, S. Reddy, P. Reig, M. Reina Aranda, R. Remillard, C. Reynolds, L. Rezzolla, M. Ribo, R. de la Rie, A. Riggio, A. Rios, P. Rodríguez-Gil, J. Rodriguez, R. Rohlfs, P. Romano, E. M. R. Rossi, A. Rozanska, A. Rousseau, F. Ryde, L. Sabau-Graziati, G. Sala, R. Salvaterra, A. Sanna, J. Sandberg, S. Scaringi, S. Schanne, J. Schee, C. Schmid, S. Shore, R. Schneider, A. Schwenk, A. Schwope, J.-Y. Seyler, A. Shearer, A. Smith, D. Smith, P. Smith, V. Sochora, P. Soffitta, P. Soleri, A. Spencer, B. Stappers, A. Steiner, N. Stergioulas, G. Stratta, T. Strohmayer, Z. Stuchlik, S. Suchy, V. Sulemainov, T. Takahashi, F. Tamburini, T. Tauris, C. Tenzer, L. Tolos, F. Tombesi, J. Tomsick, G. Torok, J. M. Torrejon, D. F. Torres, A. Tramacere, A. Trois, R. Turolla, S. Turriziani, P. Uter, P. Uttley, A. Vacchi, P. Varniere, S. Vaughan, S. Vercellone, V. Vrba, D. Walton, S. Watanabe, R. Wawrzaszek, N. Webb, N. Weinberg, H. Wende, P. Wheatley, R. Wijers, R. Wijnands, M. Wille, C. Wilson-Hodge, B. Winter, K. Wood, G. Zampa, N. Zampa, L. Zampieri, L. Zdunik, A. Zdziarski, B. Zhang, F. Zwart, M. Ayre, T. Boenke, C. Corral van Damme, Erik Kuulkers, D. Lumb

Proceedings Volume 9144, 91442T (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055913

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Collimators, Physics, Spectral resolution, Stars, Observatories, Astronomy, Space operations, Gamma radiation

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The microchannel x-ray telescope for the gamma-ray burst mission SVOM

D. Götz, J. Osborne, B. Cordier, J. Paul, P. Evans, A. Beardmore, A. Martindale, R. Willingale, P. O'Brien, S. Basa, C. Rossin, O. Godet, N. Webb, J. Greiner, K. Nandra, N. Meidinger, E. Perinati, A. Santangelo, K. Mercier, F. Gonzalez

Proceedings Volume 9144, 914423 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054898

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray telescopes, Point spread functions, Gamma radiation, X-ray optics, Microchannel plates, Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, Photons, Satellites

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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 | 25 September 2012 Paper

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LOFT: the Large Observatory For X-ray Timing

M. Feroci, J. den Herder, E. Bozzo, D. Barret, S. Brandt, M. Hernanz, M. van der Klis, M. Pohl, A. Santangelo, L. Stella, A. Watts, J. Wilms, S. Zane, M. Ahangarianabhari, A. Alpar, D. Altamirano, L. Alvarez, L. Amati, C. Amoros, N. Andersson, A. Antonelli, A. Argan, R. Artigue, P. Azzarello, G. Baldazzi, S. Balman, M. Barbera, T. Belloni, G. Bertuccio, S. Bianchi, A. Bianchini, P. Bodin, J.-M. Bonnet Bidaud, S. Boutloukos, J. Braga, E. Brown, N. Bucciantini, L. Burderi, M. Bursa, C. Budtz-Jørgensen, E. Cackett, F. Cadoux, P. Cais, G. Caliandro, R. Campana, S. Campana, P. Casella, D. Chakrabarty, J. Chenevez, J. Coker, R. Cole, A. Collura, T. Courvoisier, A. Cros, A. Cumming, G. Cusumano, A. D'Ai, V. D'Elia, E. Del Monte, D. de Martino, A. De Rosa, S. Di Cosimo, S. Diebold, T. Di Salvo, I. Donnarumma, A. Drago, M. Durant, D. Emmanoulopoulos, Y. Evangelista, A. Fabian, M. Falanga, Y. Favre, C. Feldman, C. Ferrigno, M. Finger, G. Fraser, F. Fuschino, D. Galloway, J. Galvez Sanchez, E. Garcia-Berro, B. Gendre, S. Gezari, A. Giles, M. Gilfanov, P. Giommi, G. Giovannini, M. Giroletti, A. Goldwurm, D. Götz, C. Gouiffes, M. Grassi, P. Groot, C. Guidorzi, D. Haas, F. Hansen, D. Hartmann, C. A. Haswell, A. Heger, J. Homan, A. Hornstrup, R. Hudec, J. Huovelin, A. Ingram, J. J. In't Zand, J. Isern, G. Israel, L. Izzo, P. Jonker, P. Kaaret, V. Karas, D. Karelin, D. Kataria, L. Keek, T. Kennedy, D. Klochkov, W. Kluzniak, K. Kokkotas, S. Korpela, C. Kouveliotou, I. Kreykenbohm, L. Kuiper, I. Kuvvetli, C. Labanti, D. Lai, F. Lamb, F. Lebrun, D. Lin, D. Linder, G. Lodato, F. Longo, N. Lund, T. Maccarone, D. Macera, D. Maier, P. Malcovati, V. Mangano, A. Manousakis, M. Marisaldi, A. Markowitz, A. Martindale, G. Matt, I. McHardy, A. Melatos, M. Mendez, S. Migliari, R. Mignani, M. Miller, J. Miller, T. Mineo, G. Miniutti, S. Morsink, C. Motch, S. Motta, M. Mouchet, F. Muleri, A. Norton, M. Nowak, P. O'Brien, M. Orienti, M. Orio, M. Orlandini, P. Orleanski, J. Osborne, R. Osten, F. Ozel, L. Pacciani, A. Papitto, B. Paul, E. Perinati, V. Petracek, J. Portell, J. Poutanen, D. Psaltis, D. Rambaud, G. Ramsay, M. Rapisarda, A. Rachevski, P. Ray, N. Rea, S. Reddy, P. Reig, M. Reina Aranda, R. Remillard, C. Reynolds, P. Rodríguez-Gil, J. Rodriguez, P. Romano, E. M. Rossi, F. Ryde, L. Sabau-Graziati, G. Sala, R. Salvaterra, A. Sanna, S. Schanne, J. Schee, C. Schmid, A. Schwenk, A. Schwope, J.-Y. Seyler, A. Shearer, A. Smith, D. Smith, P. Smith, V. Sochora, P. Soffitta, P. Soleri, B. Stappers, B. Steltzer, N. Stergioulas, G. Stratta, T. Strohmayer, Z. Stuchlik, S. Suchy, V. Sulemainov, T. Takahashi, F. Tamburini, C. Tenzer, L. Tolos, G. Torok, J. Torrejon, D. Torres, A. Tramacere, A. Trois, S. Turriziani, P. Uter, P. Uttley, A. Vacchi, P. Varniere, S. Vaughan, S. Vercellone, V. Vrba, D. Walton, S. Watanabe, R. Wawrzaszek, N. Webb, N. Weinberg, H. Wende, P. Wheatley, R. Wijers, R. Wijnands, M. Wille, C. Wilson-Hodge, B. Winter, K. Wood, G. Zampa, N. Zampa, L. Zampieri, A. Zdziarski, B. Zhang

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84432D (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926310

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Collimators, Observatories, Physics, Astronomy, Photons, Spatial resolution, Gamma radiation, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

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The Chinese-French SVOM Mission: studying the brightest astronomical explosions

O. Godet, J. Paul, J. Wei, S.-N. Zhang, J.-L. Atteia, S. Basa, D. Barret, A. Claret, B. Cordier, J.-G. Cuby, Z. Dai, F. Daigne, J. Deng, Y. Dong, D. Götz, J. Hu, P. Mandrou, J. Osborne, Y. Qiu, J. Wang, B. Wu, C. Wu, W. Yuan

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84431O (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925171

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, X-ray telescopes, X-rays, Sensors, Gamma radiation, Cameras, Space operations, Astronomy, X-ray optics, Physics

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

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Accelerator experiments with soft protons and hyper-velocity dust particles: application to ongoing projects of future x-ray missions

E. Perinati, S. Diebold, E. Kendziorra, A. Santangelo, C. Tenzer, J. Jochum, S. Bugiel, R. Srama, E. Del Monte, M. Feroci, A. Rubini, A. Rachevski, G. Zampa, N. Zampa, I. Rashevskaya, A. Vacchi, P. Azzarello, E. Bozzo, J.-W. den Herder, S. Zane, S. Brandt, M. Hernanz, M. Leutenegger, R. Kelley, C. Kilbourne, N. Meidinger, L. Strüder, B. Cordier, D. Götz, G. Fraser, J. Osborne, K. Dennerl, M. Freyberg, P. Friedrich

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84430O (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926118

KEYWORDS: Particles, Sensors, X-rays, Silicon, Mirrors, Prototyping, X-ray detectors, Diodes, Aerospace engineering, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

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LEO radiation environment and the design of the micro-channel-plate x-ray telescope camera on-board the SVOM Mission

E. Perinati, C. Tenzer, A. Santangelo, B. Cordier, D. Gotz, G. Fraser, J. Osborne

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84434T (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925458

KEYWORDS: Particles, Monte Carlo methods, Gamma radiation, Satellites, Space telescopes, X-ray telescopes, Device simulation, Cameras, Telescopes, Atmospheric particles

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 2007 Paper

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EDGE: explorer of diffuse emission and gamma-ray burst explosions

J. den Herder, L. Piro, T. Ohashi, L. Amati, J. Atteia, S. Barthelmy, M. Barbera, D. Barret, S. Basso, M. Boer, S. Borgani, O. Boyarskiy, E. Branchini, G. Branduardi-Raymont, M. Briggs, G. Brunetti, C. Budtz-Jorgensenf, D. Burrows, S. Campana, E. Caroli, G. Chincarini, F. Christensen, M. Cocchi, A. Comastri, A. Corsi, V. Cotroneo, P. Conconi, L. Colasanti, G. Cusamano, A. de Rosa, M. Del Santo, S. Ettori, Y. Ezoe, L. Ferrari, M. Feroci, M. Finger, G. Fishman, R. Fujimoto, M. Galeazzi, A. Galli, F. Gatti, N. Gehrels, B. Gendre, G. Ghirlanda, G. Ghisellini, P. Giommi, M. Girardi, L. Guzzo, F. Haardt, I. Hepburn, W. Hermsen, H. Hoevers, A. Holland, J. In't Zand, Y. Ishisaki, H. Kawahara, N. Kawai, J. Kaastra, M. Kippen, P. A. J. de Korte, C. Kouveliotou, A. Kusenko, C. Labanti, R. Lieu, C. Macculi, K. Makishima, G. Matt, P. Mazotta, D. McCammon, M. Méndez, T. Mineo, S. Mitchell, K. Mitsuda, S. Molendi, L. Moscardini, R. Mushotzky, L. Natalucci, F. Nicastro, P. O'Brien, J. Osborne, F. Paerels, M. Page, S. Paltani, G. Pareschi, E. Perinati, C. Perola, T. Ponman, A. Rasmussen, M. Roncarelli, P. Rosati, O. Ruchayskiy, E. Quadrini, I. Sakurai, R. Salvaterra, S. Sasaki, G. Sato, J. Schaye, J. Schmidtt, S. Scioritino, M. Shaposhnikov, K. Shinozaki, D. Spiga, Y. Suto, G. Tagliaferri, T. Takahashi, Y. Takei, Y. Tawara, P. Tozzi, H. Tsunemi, T. Tsuru, P. Ubertini, E. Ursino, M. Viel, J. Vink, N. White, R. Willingale, R. Wijers, K. Yoshikawa, N. Yamasaki

Proceedings Volume 6688, 668805 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.729457

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Absorption, Spatial resolution, Stars, Mirrors, Gamma radiation, X-rays, Galaxy groups and clusters, Spectral resolution, Metals

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Proceedings Article | 20 September 2007 Paper

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The swift-XRT imaging performances and serendipitous survey

A. Moretti, M. Perri, M. Capalbi, A. Abbey, L. Angelini, A. Beardmore, D. Burrows, S. Campana, G. Chincarini, O. Citterio, G. Cusumano, P. Evans, P. Giommi, M. Goad, O. Godet, C. Guidorzi, D. Grupe, J. Hill, J. Kennea, V. La Parola, V. Mangano, T. Mineo, D. Morris, J. Nousek, J. Osborne, K. Page, C. Pagani, J. Racusin, P. Romano, G. Tagliaferri, F. Tamburelli

Proceedings Volume 6688, 66880G (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734087

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Calibration, X-ray telescopes, Charge-coupled devices, Monte Carlo methods, Galaxy groups and clusters, Wavelet transforms, Telescopes, Error analysis, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2007 Paper

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Characterization and evolution of the swift x-ray telescope instrumental background

C. Pagani, D. C. Morris, J. Racusin, D. Grupe, L. Vetere, M. Stroh, A. Falcone, J. Kennea, D. Burrows, J. Nousek, A. Abbey, L. Angelini, A. Beardmore, S. Campana, M. Capalbi, G. Chincarini, O. Citterio, G. Cusumano, P. Giommi, O. Godet, J. Hill, V. La Parola, V. Mangano, T. Mineo, A. Moretti, J. Osborne, K. Page, M. Perri, P. Romano, G. Tagliaferri, F. Tamburelli

Proceedings Volume 6686, 668609 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734398

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, X-rays, Sensors, Vignetting, X-ray telescopes, Space operations, Particles, Temperature metrology, Gamma radiation, Photons

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2007 Paper

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The swift x-ray telescope: status and performance

David Burrows, J. Kennea, A. Abbey, A. Beardmore, S. Campana, M. Capalbi, G. Chincarini, G. Cusumano, P. Evans, J. Hill, P. Giommi, M. Goad, O. Godet, A. Moretti, D. Morris, J. Osborne, C. Pagani, K. Page, M. Perri, J. Racusin, P. Romano, R. L. C. Starling, G. Tagliaferri, F. Tamburelli, L. Tyler, R. Willingale

Proceedings Volume 6686, 668607 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.735130

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray optics, X-ray telescopes, Stars, Galactic astronomy, Gamma radiation, X-ray detectors, Sensors, Space telescopes, Astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2007 Paper

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The operation and evolution of the swift x-ray telescope

Jamie Kennea, D. Burrows, C. Pagani, J. Hill, J. Racusin, D. Morris, A. Abbey, A. Beardmore, S. Campana, G. Chincarini, G. Cusumano, P. Evans, N. Gehrels, O. Godet, T. Mineo, V. La Parola, V. Mangano, A. Moretti, J. Nousek, J. Osborne, K. Page, M. Perri, P. Romano, R. L. C. Starling, G. Tagliaferri, F. Tamburelli, A. Wells

Proceedings Volume 6686, 668608 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734394

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, X-rays, X-ray telescopes, Switching, Contamination, X-ray imaging, Gamma radiation, Space telescopes, X-ray optics, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 19 August 2005 Paper

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The in-flight spectroscopic performance of the Swift XRT CCD camera

Julian Osborne, A. Beardmore, O. Godet, A. Abbey, M. Goad, K. Page, A. Wells, L. Angelini, D. Burrows, S. Campana, G. Chincarini, O. Citterio, G. Cusumano, P. Giommi, J. Hill, J. Kennea, V. LaParola, V. Mangano, T. Mineo, A. Moretti, J. Nousek, C. Pagani, M. Perri, P. Romano, G. Tagliaferri, F. Tamburelli

Proceedings Volume 5898, 589817 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617149

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, Calibration, X-rays, Matrices, CCD cameras, Spectroscopy, Molybdenum, Spectral calibration, X-ray telescopes, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

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Absolute timing with the SWIFT X-ray telescope (XRT)

G. Cusumano, V. Mangano, T. Mineo, V. La Parola, A. La Barbera, S. Campana, G. Chincarini, G. Tagliaferri, A. Moretti, P. Romano, M. Capalbi, M. Perri, P. Giommi, D. Burrows, D. Morris, J. Hill, J. Kennea, J. Nousek, C. Pagani, L. Angelini, J. Osborne, A. Abbey, A. Beardmore, M. Goad, K. Page, A. Wells

Proceedings Volume 5898, 58981A (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.616603

KEYWORDS: X-ray telescopes, X-rays, Calibration, Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, X-ray astronomy, Photodiodes, Space telescopes, Data centers, Gamma radiation

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

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Controlling the Swift XRT CCD temperature via passive cooling

Jamie Kennea, D. Burrows, A. Wells, C. Pagani, J. Hill, J. Racusin, D. Morris, S. Hunsberger, A. Abbey, A. Beardmore, S. Campana, M. Chester, G. Chincarini, G. Cusumano, N. Gehrels, O. Godet, T. Mineo, V. La Parola, V. Mangano, A. Moretti, J. Nousek, J. Osborne, K. Page, M. Perri, G. Tagliaferri, F. Tamburelli

Proceedings Volume 5898, 589816 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617681

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, X-ray telescopes, Space operations, Sensors, X-rays, Software development, Gamma radiation, X-ray optics, CCD image sensors, Switches

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

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In-flight calibration of the SWIFT XRT effective area

P. Romano, G. Cusumano, S. Campana, V. Mangano, A. Moretti, A. Abbey, L. Angelini, A. Beardmore, D. Burrows, M. Capalbi, G. Chincarini, O. Citterio, P. Giommi, M. Goad, O. Godet, G. Hartner, J. Hill, J. Kennea, V. LaParola, T. Mineo, D. Morris, J. Nousek, J. Osborne, K. Page, C. Pagani, M. Perri, G. Tagliaferri, F. Tamburelli, A. Wells

Proceedings Volume 5898, 589819 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.616974

KEYWORDS: Calibration, X-rays, Vignetting, X-ray telescopes, Astronomy, Mirrors, Charge-coupled devices, Point spread functions, X-ray astronomy, Gamma radiation

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

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In–flight calibration of the Swift XRT Point Spread Function

Alberto Moretti, Sergio Campana, T. Mineo, Patrizia Romano, A. Abbey, L. Angelini, A. Beardmore, W. Burkert, D. Burrows, M. Capalbi, G. Chincarini, O. Citterio, G. Cusumano, M. Freyberg, P. Giommi, M. Goad, O. Godet, G. Hartner, J. Hill, J. Kennea, V. La Parola, V. Mangano, D. Morris, J. Nousek, J. Osborne, K. Page, C. Pagani, M. Perri, G. Tagliaferri, F. Tamburelli, A. Wells

Proceedings Volume 5898, 589818 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.617164

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Calibration, Data modeling, Sensors, X-ray telescopes, Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Gamma radiation, X-rays, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 18 August 2005 Paper

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The unique observing capabilities of the SWIFT x-ray telescope

J. Hill, L. Angelini, D. Morris, D. Burrows, A. Abbey, S. Campana, M. Capalbi, G. Cusumano, J. Kennea, R. Klar, C. Mangels, A. Moretti, J. Osborne, M. Perri, J. Racusin, G. Tagliaferri, F. Tamburelli, P. Wood, J. Nousek, A. Wells

Proceedings Volume 5898, 589815 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.618026

KEYWORDS: Space operations, Switches, Charge-coupled devices, Photodiodes, Calibration, Space telescopes, X-ray telescopes, Telescopes, X-rays, Gamma radiation

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Proceedings Article | 3 February 2004 Paper

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The Swift X-Ray Telescope

David Burrows, Joanne Hill, John Nousek, Alan Wells, Guido Chincarini, Anthony Abbey, Andrew Beardmore, J. Bosworth, Heinrich Brauninger, Wolfgang Burkert, Sergio Campana, Milvia Capalbi, W. Chang, Oberto Citterio, Michael Freyberg, Paolo Giommi, Gisela Hartner, Ronnie Killough, B. Kittle, R. Klar, C. Mangels, M. McMeekin, B. Miles, Alberto Moretti, Koji Mori, Dave Morris, Kallol Mukerjee, Julian Osborne, Alexander Short, Gianpiero Tagliaferri, Francesca Tamburelli, D. Watson, Richard Willingale, Michael Zugger

Proceedings Volume 5165, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.504868

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Charge-coupled devices, Calibration, X-rays, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Sensors, Clocks, Cameras, X-ray telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 3 February 2004 Paper

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Swift XRT effective area measured at the Panter end-to-end tests

Gianpiero Tagliaferri, Alberto Moretti, Sergio Campana, Anthony Abbey, Richard Ambrosi, Lorella Angelini, Andrew Beardmore, Heinrich Brauninger, Wolfgang Burkert, David Burrows, Milvia Capalbi, Guido Chincarini, Oberto Citterio, Giancarlo Cusumano, Michael Freyberg, Paolo Giommi, Gisela Hartner, Joanne Hill, Koji Mori, Dave Morris, Kallol Mukerjee, John Nousek, Julian Osborne, Alexander Short, F. Tamburelli, D. Watson, Alan Wells

Proceedings Volume 5165, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.504835

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Vignetting, Charge-coupled devices, Mirrors, Telescopes, Contamination, Quantum efficiency, X-rays, Sensors, Ray tracing

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Proceedings Article | 3 February 2004 Paper

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SWIFT XRT point spread function measured at the Panter end-to-end tests

Alberto Moretti, Sergio Campana, Gianpiero Tagliaferri, Anthony Abbey, Richard Ambrosi, Lorella Angelini, Andrew Beardmore, Heinrich Brauninger, Wolfgang Burkert, David Burrows, Milvia Capalbi, Guido Chincarini, Oberto Citterio, Giancarlo Cusumano, Michael Freyberg, Paolo Giommi, Gisela Hartner, Joanne Hill, Koji Mori, Dave Morris, Kallol Mukerjee, John Nousek, Julian Osborne, Alexander Short, Francesca Tamburelli, D. Watson, Alan Wells

Proceedings Volume 5165, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.504857

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Calibration, Mirrors, Data modeling, Sensors, Charge-coupled devices, X-rays, Telescopes, Spectroscopy, Gamma radiation

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Proceedings Article | 3 February 2004 Paper

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A spectroscopic performance of the Swift X-ray Telescope for gamma-ray burst afterglow studies

Kallol Mukerjee, Julian Osborne, Alan Wells, Anthony Abbey, Andrew Beardmore, Alexander Short, Richard Ambrosi, Alberto Moretti

Proceedings Volume 5165, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.507852

KEYWORDS: Charge-coupled devices, X-rays, X-ray telescopes, Silicon, Calibration, Monte Carlo methods, Photon counting, Quantum efficiency, Matrices, Sensors

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