Dr. Luisa Sciortino Profile

Dr. Luisa Sciortino

at Univ degli Studi di Palermo

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Publications (17)

Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Filters design and characterization for LAD instrument onboard eXTP

Ugo Lo Cicero, Marco Barbera, Nicola Montinaro, Fabio D’Anca, Michela Todaro, Elena Puccio, Luisa Sciortino, Filippo Ambrosino, Riccardo Campana, Tianxiang Chen, Yong Chen, Yuri Evangelista, Marco Feroci, Na Gao, Fangjun Lu, Yupeng Xu, Levent Cibik, Michael Krumrey

Proceedings Volume 12181, 121816H (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2631556

KEYWORDS: Aluminum, Optical filters, Sensors, X-rays, Coating, Prototyping, Collimators, Oxygen, Data modeling, Transmittance

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Poster + Paper

Carbon nanotubes thin filters for x-ray detectors in space

Marco Barbera, Ugo Lo Cicero, Luisa Sciortino, Michela Todaro, Elena Puccio, Fabio D'Anca, Nicola Montinaro, Salvatore Varisco, Pekka Törmä, Lauri Riuttanen, Ilkka Varjos, Bjorn Mikladal, Elena Magnano, Igor Pis, Christian Gollwitzer, Evelyn Handick, Michael Krumrey, Christian Laubis

Proceedings Volume 12181, 121814H (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2631516

KEYWORDS: Aluminum, X-rays, Pellicles, Transmittance, Oxides, Optical filters, X-ray detectors, Manufacturing

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SPIE Journal Paper | 4 September 2020

Synchrotron x-ray transmission measurements and modeling of filters investigated for Athena

Elena Puccio, Michela Todaro, Ugo Lo Cicero, Luisa Sciortino, Philippe Laurent, Philippe Ferrando, Angelo Giglia, Stefano Nannarone, Marco Barbera

JATIS, Vol. 6, Issue 03, 038003, (September 2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.6.3.038003

KEYWORDS: Aluminum, X-rays, Optical filters, Calibration, Synchrotrons, Data modeling, Sensors, Quantum efficiency, Digital filtering, Error analysis

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Proceedings Article | 20 July 2018 Paper

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Electroplated bismuth absorbers for planar NTD-Ge sensor arrays applied to hard x-ray detection in astrophysics

S. Ferruggia Bonura, D. Gulli, M. Barbera, A. Collura, L. Sciortino, D. Spoto, M. Todaro, E. Puccio, N. Montinaro, S. Varisco, M. Santamaria, F. Di Franco, A. Maniscalco, A. Zaffora, L. Botta, U. Lo Cicero

Proceedings Volume 10709, 107092D (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314195

KEYWORDS: Bismuth, Electroplating, Hard x-rays, X-rays, Quantum efficiency, Sensors, Germanium, X-ray detectors

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

ATHENA WFI optical blocking filters development status toward the end of the instrument phase-A

Marco Barbera, Ugo Lo Cicero, Luisa Sciortino, Fabio D'Anca, Giancarlo Parodi, Miroslaw Rataj, Szymon Polak, Adam Pilch, Norbert Meidinger, Salvatore Sciortino, Gregor Rauw, Graziella Branduardi Raymont, Teresa Mineo, Emanuele Perinati, Paolo Giglio, Alfonso Collura, Salvatore Varisco, Roberto Candia

Proceedings Volume 10699, 106991K (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314448

KEYWORDS: Acoustics, Sensors, Optical filters, Aluminum, Stars, Field effect transistors, Scanning probe lithography, Silicon, Quantum efficiency, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

ATHENA X-IFU thermal filters development status toward the end of the instrument phase-A

Marco Barbera, Ugo Lo Cicero, Luisa Sciortino, Fabio D'Anca, Giuseppe Lo Cicero, Giancarlo Parodi, Salvatore Sciortino, Gregor Rauw, Graziella Branduardi-Raymont, Salvatore Varisco, Salvatore Ferruggia Bonura, Alfonso Collura, Roberto Candia, Gaspare Di Cicca, Paolo Giglio, Antonino Buttacavoli, Francesco Cuttaia, Fabrizio Villa, Massimo Cappi, Thien Lam Trong, Jean-Michel Mesnager, Philippe Peille, Roland den Hartog, Jan Willem den Herder, Brian Jackson, Didier Barret, Luigi Piro

Proceedings Volume 10699, 106991R (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314450

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, X-ray detectors, Space operations, Optical filters, Astrophysics, Thermography, Infrared radiation, Electromagnetism, Infrared sensors

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

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Radio frequency shielding of thin aluminized plastic filters investigated for the ATHENA X-IFU detector

Ugo Lo Cicero, Giuseppe Lo Cicero , Elena Puccio, Nicola Montinaro, Daniele Gulli, Michela Todaro, Enrico Calandra, Pekka Törmä, Francesco Cuttaia, Fabrizio Villa , Salvatore Ferruggia Bonura , Giuseppe Lullo, Alfonso Collura , Fabio D’Anca, Luisa Sciortino , Salvatore Varisco, Brian Jackson, Bert-Joost van Leeuwen, Emilie Gloaguen, M. Barbera

Proceedings Volume 10699, 106994R (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313257

KEYWORDS: Aluminum, Signal attenuation, Coating, Antennas, Sensors, X-rays, X-ray detectors, Optical filters, Thin films, Copper

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

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Structural modelling and mechanical tests supporting the design of the ATHENA X-IFU thermal filters and WFI optical blocking filter

Giancarlo Parodi, Fabio D'Anca, Ugo Lo Cicero, Luisa Sciortino, Miroslaw Rataj, Szymon Polak, Adam Pilch, Norbert Meidinger, Kurt Dittrich, Johannes Hartwig, Valérie Samain, Alfonso Collura, Salvatore Ferruggia Bonura, Antonino Buttacavoli, Marco Barbera

Proceedings Volume 10699, 106994C (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314451

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Thermography, Modeling, Sensors, X-rays, High energy astrophysics, X-ray telescopes, X-ray detectors, Staring arrays, Acoustics

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

Paper

Thermal modelling of the ATHENA X-IFU filters

Luisa Sciortino, Ugo Lo Cicero, Salvatore Ferruggia Bonura, Fabio D'Anca, Antonino Buttacavoli, Elena Puccio, Marco Barbera

Proceedings Volume 10699, 1069950 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314453

KEYWORDS: Thermal modeling, X-ray telescopes, Sensors, Contamination, X-ray detectors, X-rays, High energy astrophysics, Cryogenics, Aluminum, Niobium

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Proceedings Article | 27 October 2016 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Realization and drive tests of active thin glass x-ray mirrors

D. Spiga, M. Barbera, A. Collura, S. Basso, R. Candia, M. Civitani, G. Di Cicca, U. Lo Cicero, G. Lullo, C. Pelliciari, B. Salmaso, L. Sciortino, S. Varisco

Proceedings Volume 9965, 996509 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231284

KEYWORDS: Glasses, Mirrors, X-ray telescopes, X-rays, X-ray optics, Optics manufacturing, Microchannel plates, Electrodes, Spatial resolution, X-ray imaging

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Proceedings Article | 27 October 2016 Presentation + Paper

Presentation + Paper

Electrical connections and driving electronics for piezo-actuated x-ray thin glass optics

Ugo Lo Cicero, Luisa Sciortino, Giuseppe Lullo, Maurizio Di Bella, Marco Barbera, Alfonso Collura, Roberto Candia, Daniele Spiga, Stefano Basso, Marta Civitani, Carlo Pelliciari, Bianca Salmaso

Proceedings Volume 9965, 99650A (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2237910

KEYWORDS: Electronics, X-ray optics, Glasses, Actuators, Mirrors, X-ray telescopes, Electronics, Optical amplifiers, Photoresist materials, Amplifiers, Active optics

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2016 Paper

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Temperature effects on the performances of the ATHENA X-IFU thermal filters

Marco Barbera, Ugo Lo Cicero, Luisa Sciortino, Elena Magnano, Igor Píš, Angela Ciaravella, Alfonso Collura, Antonio Jimenez Escobar, Matteo Levantino, Flavio Nuzzo

Proceedings Volume 9905, 990560 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232323

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Optical filters, Absorption filters, Sensors, Aluminum, Temperature metrology, Absorption, Thermography, Reflection, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2016 Paper

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Surface investigation and aluminum oxide estimation on test filters for the ATHENA X-IFU and WFI detectors

Luisa Sciortino, Ugo Lo Cicero, Elena Magnano, Igor Píš, Marco Barbera

Proceedings Volume 9905, 990566 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232376

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Aluminum, X-rays, Sensors, Oxides, Infrared sensors, Photons, Ultraviolet radiation, X-ray imaging, Photoemission spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 4 September 2015 Paper

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Manufacturing and testing a thin glass mirror shell with piezoelectric active control

D. Spiga, M. Barbera, A. Collura, S. Basso, R. Candia, M. Civitani, M. Di Bella, G. Di Cicca, U. Lo Cicero, G. Lullo, C. Pelliciari, M. Riva, B. Salmaso, L. Sciortino, S. Varisco

Proceedings Volume 9603, 96031N (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2189990

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Glasses, X-rays, Amplifiers, X-ray optics, Actuators, Manufacturing, Spatial resolution, Electrodes, Optics manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2015 Paper

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The optical blocking filter for the ATHENA wide field imager: ongoing activities towards the conceptual design

M. Barbera, G. Branduardi-Raymont, A. Collura, A. Comastri, J. Eder, T. Kamisiński, U. Lo Cicero, N. Meidinger, T. Mineo, S. Molendi, G. Parodi, A. Pilch, L. Piro, M. Rataj, G. Rauw, L. Sciortino, S. Sciortino, P. Wawer

Proceedings Volume 9601, 960109 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2189326

KEYWORDS: Optical filters, Aluminum, Sensors, Stars, X-rays, Acoustics, X-ray optics, Signal attenuation, Structural analysis, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 2014 Paper

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Active shape correction of a thin glass/plastic x-ray mirror

D. Spiga, M. Barbera, S. Basso, M. Civitani, A. Collura, S. Dell'Agostino, U. Lo Cicero, G. Lullo, C. Pelliciari, M. Riva, B. Salmaso, L. Sciortino

Proceedings Volume 9208, 92080A (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2063349

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Glasses, X-rays, X-ray optics, Actuators, Spatial resolution, Finite element methods, Neodymium, Astronomy, Ions

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

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Status of the EPIC thin and medium filters on-board XMM-Newton after more than 10 years of operation I: laboratory measurements on back-up filters

Marco Barbera, Simonpietro Agnello, Gianpiero Buscarino, Alfonso Collura, Fabio Gastaldello, Nicola La Palombara, Ugo Lo Cicero, Andrea Tiengo, Luisa Sciortino, Salvatore Varisco, Anna Maria Venezia

Proceedings Volume 8859, 885914 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2030896

KEYWORDS: Aluminum, Optical filters, X-rays, Atomic force microscopy, Metals, Fermium, Frequency modulation, Silicon, Oxides, Raman spectroscopy

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