Dr. Massimo Minuti Profile

Dr. Massimo Minuti

Senior Research Engineer at Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare

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Publications (28)

Proceedings Article | 5 October 2023 Poster + Paper

Advances in gas pixel detectors for x-ray polarimetry: development of the bake and fill system (BFS)

Leonardo Lucchesi, Massimo Minuti, Alessio Nuti, Leonardo Orsini, Michele Pinchera, Carmelo Sgrò

Proceedings Volume 12678, 126781A (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2676673

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Vacuum chambers, Polarimetry, X-ray detectors, Vacuum, X-ray astronomy, X-ray imaging

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

XPOL-III a new generation low noise readout ASIC for x-ray single photon detection

M. Minuti, L. Baldini, A. Brez, R. Bellazzini, M. Pesce-Rollins, M. Pinchera, L. Latronico, L. Lucchesi, A. Manfreda, L. Orsini, C. Sgrò, G. Spandre

Proceedings Volume 12678, 126780N (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2675986

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Polarimetry, Clocks, X-ray detectors, Modulation, Design and modelling, Photodetectors, Iron, Analog electronics, Single photon detectors

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SPIE Journal Paper | 27 July 2023 Open Access

Polarization properties of X-ray tubes used for Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer calibration

Ajay Ratheesh, John Rankin, Enrico Costa, Ettore Del Monte, Alessandro Di Marco, Sergio Fabiani, Fabio La Monaca, Fabio Muleri, Alda Rubini, Paolo Soffitta, Luca Baldini, Massimo Minuti, Michele Pinchera, Carmelo Sgrò

JATIS, Vol. 9, Issue 03, 038002, (July 2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.9.3.038002

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Polarization, Electrons, Photons, Modulation, X-ray detectors, Polarimetry, Calibration, X-ray imaging, Iron

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SPIE Journal Paper | 14 April 2022 Open Access

Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer: prelaunch

Martin Weisskopf, Paolo Soffitta, Luca Baldini, Brian Ramsey, Stephen O'Dell, Roger Romani, Giorgio Matt, William Deininger, Wayne Baumgartner, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Enrico Costa, Jeffery Kolodziejczak, Luca Latronico, Herman Marshall, Fabio Muleri, Stephen Bongiorno, Allyn Tennant, Niccolo Bucciantini, Michal Dovciak, Frédéric Marin, Alan Marscher, Juri Poutanen, Pat Slane, Roberto Turolla, William Kalinowski, Alessandro Di Marco, Sergio Fabiani, Massimo Minuti, Fabio La Monaca, Michele Pinchera, John Rankin, Carmelo Sgrò, Alessio Trois, Fei Xie, Cheryl Alexander, D. Zachery Allen, Fabrizio Amici, Jason Andersen, Angelo Antonelli, Spencer Antoniak, Primo Attiná, Mattia Barbanera, Matteo Bachetti , Randy Baggett, Jeff Bladt, Alessandro Brez, Raffaella Bonino, Christopher Boree, Fabio Borotto, Shawn Breeding, Daniele Brienza, H. Kyle Bygott, Ciro Caporale, Claudia Cardelli, Rita Carpentiero, Simone Castellano, Marco Castronuovo, Luca Cavalli, Elisabetta Cavazzuti, Marco Ceccanti, Mauro Centrone, Saverio Citraro, Fabio D'Amico, Elisa D'Alba, Laura Di Gesu, Ettore Del Monte, Kurtis Dietz, Niccolò Di Lalla, Giuseppe Di Persio, David Dolan, Immacolata Donnarumma, Yuri Evangelista, Kevin Ferrant, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, MacKenzie Ferrie, Joseph Footdale, Brent Forsyth, Michelle Foster, Benjamin Garelick, Shuichi Gunji, Eli Gurnee, Michael Head, Grant Hibbard, Samantha Johnson, Erik Kelly, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Carlo Lefevre, Shelley Le Roy, Pasqualino Loffredo, Paolo Lorenzi, Leonardo Lucchesi, Tyler Maddox, Guido Magazzu, Simone Maldera, Alberto Manfreda, Elio Mangraviti, Marco Marengo, Alessandra Marrocchesi, Francesco Massaro, David Mauger, Jeffery McCracken, Michael McEachen, Rondal Mize, Paolo Mereu, Scott Mitchell, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Alfredo Morbidini, Federico Mosti, Hikmat Nasimi, Barbara Negri, Michela Negro, Toan Nguyen, Isaac Nitschke, Alessio Nuti, Mitch Onizuka, Chiara Oppedisano, Leonardo Orsini, Darren Osborne, Richard Pacheco, Alessandro Paggi, Will Painter, Steven Pavelitz, Christina Pentz, Raffaele Piazzolla, Matteo Perri, Melissa Pesce-Rollins, Colin Peterson, Maura Pilia, Alessandro Profeti, Simonetta Puccetti, Jaganathan Ranganathan, Ajay Ratheesh, Lee Reedy, Noah Root, Alda Rubini, Stephanie Ruswick, Javier Sanchez, Paolo Sarra, Francesco Santoli, Emanuele Scalise, Andrea Sciortino, Christopher Schroeder, Tim Seek, Kalie Sosdian, Gloria Spandre, Chet Speegle, Toru Tamagawa, Marcello Tardiola, Antonino Tobia, Nicholas Thomas, Robert Valerie, Marco Vimercati, Amy Walden, Bruce Weddendorf, Jeffrey Wedmore, David Welch, Davide Zanetti, Francesco Zanetti

JATIS, Vol. 8, Issue 02, 026002, (April 2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.JATIS.8.2.026002

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, Calibration, Polarimetry, X-ray imaging, Polarization, Modulation, Space operations, X-ray sources, Spatial resolution

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2021 Presentation + Paper

The Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE): technical overview IV

Brian Ramsey, Primo Attina, Luca Baldini, Mattia Barbanera, Wayne Baumgartner, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Jeff Bladt, Stephen Bongiorno, Alessandro Brez, Simone Castellano, Rita Carpentiero, Marco Castronuovo, Luca Cavalli, Elisabetta Cavazutti, Fabio D'Amico, Saverio Citraro, Enrico Costa, William Deininger, Elisa D'Alba, Ettore Delmonte, Kurtis Dietz, Niccolo Di Lalla, Alessandro Di Marco, Giusseppe Di Persio, Immacolata Donnarumma, Sergio Fabiani, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Joseph Footdale, Michael Head, William Kalinowski, Jeffery Kolodziejczak, Luca Latronico, Carlo Lefevre, Paolo Lorenzi, Leonardo Lucchesi, Simone Maldera, Alberto Manfreda, Elio Mangravati, Herman Marshall, Giorgio Matt, Massimo Minuti, Rondal Mize, Fabio Muleri, Hikmat Nasimi, Barbara Negri, Alessio Nuti, Stephen O'Dell, Leonardo Orsini, Darren Osborne, Christina Pentz, Maura Pilia, Matteo Perri, Melissa Pesce-Rollins, Colin Peterson, Michele Pinchera, Simonetta Puccetti, John Rankin, Ajay Ratheesh, Roger Romani, Paolo Sarra, Francesco Santoli, Andrea Sciortino, Christopher Schroeder, Carmelo Sgro, Paolo Soffitta, Gloria Spandre, Allyn Tennant, Antonino Tobia, Nicholas Thomas, Alessio Trois, Marco Vimercati, Jeffery Wedmore, Martin Weisskopf, Fei Xie, Francesco Zanetti, Cheryl Alexander, D. Zachery Allen, Fabrizio Amici, Jason Andersen, Angelo Antonelli, Spencer Antoniak, Matteo Bachetti, Randy Baggett, Rafaella Bonino, Christopher Boree, Fabio Borotto, Shawn Breeding, Daniele Brienza, H. Kyle Byggott, Ciro Caporale, Claudia Cardelli, Marco Ceccanti, Mauro Centrone, David Dolan, Yuri Evangelista, Kevin Ferrant, MacKenzie Ferrie, Brent Forsyth, Michelle Foster, Benjamin Garelick, Shuichi Gunji, Eli Gurnee, Grant Hibbard, Samantha Johnson, Eric Kelly, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Fabio La Monaca, Shelley Le Roy, Pasqualino Lofredo, Tyler Maddox, Guido Magazzu, Marco Marengo, Alessandra Marrocchesi, Francesco Massaro, David Mauger, Jeffrey McCracken, Michael McEachen, Paolo Mereu, Scott Mitchell, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Alfredo Morbidini, Federico Mosti, Toan Nguyen, Michela Negro, Isaac Nitschke, Mitch Onizuka, Chiara Oppedisano, Richard Pacheco, Alessandro Paggi, Will Painter, Steven Pavelitz, Raffaele Piazzolla, Alessandro Profeti, Jaganathan Ranganathan, Lee Reedy, Noah Root, Alda Rubini, Stephanie Ruswick, Javier Sanchez, Emanuele Scalise, Tim Seek, Kalie Sosdian, Chet Speegle, Toru Tamagawa, Marcello Tardiola, Robert Valerie, Amy Walden, Bruce Weddendorf, David Welch

Proceedings Volume 11821, 118210M (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2595302

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Sensors, Space operations, Mirrors, X-rays, Observatories, Polarization, Polarimetry, X-ray imaging, X-ray sources

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Proceedings Article | 12 January 2021 Poster + Paper

Outcomes of the IXPE instrument calibration

Sergio Fabiani, Fabio Muleri, Alessandro Di Marco, Fabio La Monaca, John Rankin, Paolo Soffitta, Fabrizio Amici, Primo Attina, Luca Baldini, Mattia Barbanera, Daniele Brienza, Simone Castellano, Saverio Citraro, Enrico Costa, Yuri Evangelista, Ettore Del Monte, Sergio Di Cosimo, Giuseppe Di Persio, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Carlo Lefevre, Pasqualino Loffredo, Leonardo Lucchesi, Alberto Manfreda, Antonino Tobia, Alfredo Morbidini, Massimo Minuti, Hikmat Nasimi, Alessio Nuti, Raffaele Piazzolla, Leonardo Orsini, Ajay Ratheesh, Michele Pinchera, Alda Rubini, Francesco Santoli, Emanuele Scalise, Carmelo Sgrò, Alessio Trois, Fei Xie

Proceedings Volume 11444, 1144464 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2566998

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Proceedings Article | 17 December 2020 Poster + Paper

The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE): technical overview III

Paolo Soffitta, Primo Attinà, Luca Baldini, Mattia Barbanera, Wayne Baumgartner, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Jeff Bladt, Stephen Bongiorno, Alessandro Brez, Simone Castellano, Rita Carpentiero, Marco Castronuovo, Luca Cavalli, Elisabetta Cavazzuti, Fabio D'Amico, Saverio Citraro, Enrico Costa, William Deininger, Elsa D'Alba, Ettore Del Monte, Kutis Diets, Niccolo' Di Lalla, Alessandro Di Marco, Giuseppe Di Persio, Immacolata Donnarumma, Ronald Elsner, Sergio Fabiani, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Larry Guy, William Kalinowski, Jeffery Kolodziejczak, Luca Latronico, Carlo Lefevre, Paolo Lorenzi, Leonardo Lucchesi, Simone Maldera, Alberto Manfreda, Elio Mangraviti, Herman Marshall, James Masciarelli, Giorgio Matt, Massimo Minuti, Fabio Muleri, Hikmat Nasimi, Barbara Negri, Alessio Nuti, Leonardo Orsini, Darren Osborne, Maura Pilia, Matteo Perri, Melissa Pesce-Rollins, Colin Peterson, Michele Pinchera, Simonetta Puccetti, Brian Ramsey, Ajay Ratheesh, Roger Romani, Paolo Sarra, Francesco Santoli, Andrea Sciortino, Carmelo Sgrò, Brian Smith, Gloria Spandre, Allyn Tennant, Antonino Tobia, Alessio Trois, Marco Vimercati, Jeffrey Wedmnore, Martin Weisskopf, Fei Xie, Francesco Zanetti, Cheryl Alexander, D. Zachery Allen, Fabrizio Amici, Lucio Angelo Antonelli, Spencer Antoniak, Matteo Bachetti, Raffaella Bonino, Fabio Borotto, Shawn Breeding, Daniele Brienza, H. Kyle Bygott, Claudia Cardelli, Marco Ceccanti, Mauro Centrone, Yuri Evangelista, MacKenzie Ferrie, Brent Forsyth, Michele Foster, Eli Gurnee, Grant Hibbard, Sandra Johnson, Erik Kelly, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Fabio La Monaca, Shelley Le Roy, Pasqualino Loffredo, Guido Magazzu', Marco Marengo, Alessandra Marrocchesi, Francesco Massaro, Alfredo Morbidini, Jeffrey McCracken, Michael McEachen, Paolo Mereu, Scott Mitchell, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Federico Mosti, Michela Nigro, Chiara Oppedisano, Richard Pacheco, Alessandro Paggi, Steven Pavelitz, Cristina Pentz, Raffaele Piazzolla, Brad Porter, Alessandro Profeti, Jaganathan Ranganathan, John Rankin, Noah Root, Alda Rubini, Stephanie Ruswick, Javier Sanchez, Emanuele Scalise, Sara Schindhelm, Chet Speegle, Toru Tamagawa, Marcello Tardiola, Amy Walden, Bruce Weddendorf, David Welch, Michael Head, Stuart Gray, Rondal Mize, Stephen O'Dell, Christopher Schroeder, Nicholas Thomas, Randy Bagget, David Dolan, Kevin Ferrant, Joseph Footdale, Benjamin Garelick, Samantha Johnson, Timothy Seek

Proceedings Volume 11444, 1144462 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2567001

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Presentation + Paper

The back-end electronics for the imaging x-ray polarimetry explorer telescope

Mattia Barbanera, Saverio Citraro, Carlo Magazzu, Alberto Manfreda, Massimo Minuti, Hikmat Nasimi, Carmelo Sgrò

Proceedings Volume 11444, 114445X (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2560982

KEYWORDS: X-ray telescopes, Electronics, X-ray imaging, X-rays, Polarimetry, Sensors, Human-machine interfaces, Imaging spectroscopy, Photons, Field programmable gate arrays

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Paper

The Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE): technical overview II

Stephen O'Dell, Primo Attinà, Luca Baldini, Mattia Barbanera, Wayne Baumgartner, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Jeff Bladt, Stephen Bongiorno, Alessandro Brez, Elisabetta Cavazzuti, Saverio Citraro, Enrico Costa, William Deininger, Ettore Del Monte, Kurtis Dietz, Niccolò Di Lalla, Immacolata Donnarumma, Ronald Elsner, Sergio Fabiani, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Larry Guy, William Kalinowski, Victoria Kaspi, Anthony Kelley, Jeffrey Kolodziejczak, Luca Latronico, Carlo Lefevre, Leonardo Lucchesi, Alberto Manfreda, Herman Marshall, James Masciarelli, Giorgio Matt, Massimo Minuti, Fabio Muleri, Hikmat Nasimi, Alessio Nuti, Leonardo Orsini, Darren Osborne, Matteo Perri, Melissa Pesce-Rollins, Colin Peterson, Michele Pinchera, Simonetta Puccetti, Brian Ramsey, Ajay Ratheesh, Roger Romani, Francesco Santoli, Andrea Sciortino, Carmelo Sgrò, Brian Smith, Gloria Spandre, Paolo Soffitta, Allyn Tennant, Antonino Tobia, Alessio Trois, Jeffrey Wedmore, Martin Weisskopf, Fei Xie, Francesco Zanetti, Cheryl Alexander, D. Zachery Allen, Fabrizio Amici, Spencer Antoniak, Raffaella Bonino, Fabio Borotto, Shawn Breeding, Daniele Brienza, H. Kyle Bygott, Ciro Caporale, Claudia Cardelli, Marco Ceccanti, Mauro Centrone, Giuseppe Di Persio, Yuri Evangelista, MacKenzie Ferrie, Joseph Footdale, Brent Forsyth, Michelle Foster, Shuichi Gunji, Eli Gurnee, Grant Hibbard, Sandra Johnson, Eric Kelly, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Fabio La Monaca, Shelley Le Roy, Pasqualino Loffredo, Guido Magazzu, Marco Marengo, Alessandra Marrocchesi, Francesco Massaro, Jeffery McCracken, Michael McEachen, Paolo Mereu, Scott Mitchell, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Alfredo Morbidini, Federico Mosti, Michela Negro, Chiara Oppedisano, Richard Pacheco, Alessandro Paggi, Steven Pavelitz, Christina Pentz, Raffaele Piazzola, Brad Porter, Alessandro Profeti, Jaganathan Ranganathan, John Rankin, Noah Root, Alda Rubini, Stephanie Ruswick, Javier Sanchez, Emanuele Scalise, Sarah Schindhelm, Chet Speegle, Toru Tamagawa, Marcello Tardiola, Amy Walden, Bruce Weddendorf, David Welch

Proceedings Volume 11118, 111180V (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2530646

KEYWORDS: X-ray astronomy, X-ray imaging, X-rays, Polarimetry, Space operations, Polarization, Data communications, Astrophysics, Observatories, X-ray telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2018 Presentation + Paper

The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE): technical overview

Stephen O'Dell, Luca Baldini, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Enrico Costa, Ronald Elsner, Victoria Kaspi, Jeffery Kolodziejczak, Luca Latronico, Herman Marshall, Giorgio Matt, Fabio Mulieri, Brian Ramsey, Roger Romani, Paolo Soffitta, Allyn Tennant, Martin Weisskopf, D. Zachary Allen, Fabrizio Amici, Spencer Antoniak, Primo Attina, Matteo Bachetti, Mattia Barbanera, Wayne Baumgartner, Jeff Bladt, Stephen Bongiorno, Fabio Borotto, Thomas Brooks, Scott Bussinger, H. Kyle Bygott, Elisabetta Cavazzuti, Marco Ceccanti, Saverio Citraro, William Deininger, Ettore Del Monte, Kurtis Dietz, Niccolò Di Lalla, Giuseppe Di Persio, Immacolata Donnarumma, Jennifer Erickson, Yuri Evangelista, Sergio Fabiani, Riccardo Ferrazzoli, Michele Foster, Manuela Giusti, Shuichi Gunji, Larry Guy, Sandra Johnson, William Kalinowski, Anthony Kelley, Kiranmayee Kilaru, Carlo Lefevre, Simone Maldera, Alberto Manfreda, Marco Marengo, James Masciarelli, Mike McEachen, Paolo Mereu, Massimo Minuti, Mark Mitchell, Scott Mitchell, Ikuyuki Mitsuishi, Alfredo Morbidini, Federico Mosti, Hikmat Nasimi, Barbara Negri, Leonardo Orsini, Darren Osborne, Steven Pavelitz, Christina Pentz, Matteo Perri, Melissa Pesce-Rollins, Colin Peterson, Raffaele Piazzolla, Stefano Pieraccini, Maura Pilia, Michele Pinchera, Simonetta Puccetti, Jaganathan Ranganathan, Tim Read, Alda Rubini, Francesco Santoli, Paolo Sarra, Sarah Schindhelm, Andrea Sciortino, Chris Seckar, Carmelo Sgrò, Brian Smith, Chet Speegle, Toru Tamagawa, Marcello Tardiola, Antonino Tobia, Alessia Tortosa, Alessio Trois, Bruce Weddendorf, Jeff Wedmore, Davide Zanetti

Proceedings Volume 10699, 106991X (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314146

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, Calibration, Space operations, X-ray telescopes, Polarization, Telescopes, Observatories, X-ray detectors, Polarimetry

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Proceedings Article | 26 January 2017 Paper

eXTP: Enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarization mission

S. N. Zhang, M. Feroci, A. Santangelo, Y. W. Dong, H. Feng, F. J. Lu, K. Nandra, Z. S. Wang, S. Zhang, E. Bozzo, S. Brandt, A. De Rosa, L. J. Gou, M. Hernanz, M. van der Klis, X. D. Li, Y. Liu, P. Orleanski, G. Pareschi, M. Pohl, J. Poutanen, J. L. Qu, S. Schanne, L. Stella, P. Uttley, A. Watts, R. Xu, W. F. Yu, J. J. M. in ’t Zand, S. Zane, L. Alvarez, L. Amati, L. Baldini, C. Bambi, S. Basso, S. Bhattacharyya, R. Bellazzini, T. Belloni, P. Bellutti, S. Bianchi, A. Brez, M. Bursa, V. Burwitz, C. Budtz-Jørgensen, I. Caiazzo, R. Campana, X. L. Cao, P. Casella, C. Y. Chen, L. Chen, T. Chen, Y. Chen, M. Civitani, F. Coti Zelati, W. Cui, Z. G. Dai, E. Del Monte, D. de Martino, S. Di Cosimo, S. Diebold, M. Dovciak, I. Donnarumma, V. Doroshenko, P. Esposito, Y. Evangelista, Y. Favre, P. Friedrich, F. Fuschino, J. Galvez, Z. Gao, M. Ge, O. Gevin, D. Goetz, D. Han, J. Heyl, J. Horak, W. Hu, F. Huang, Q. S. Huang, R. Hudec, D. Huppenkothen, G. L. Israel, A. Ingram, V. Karas, D. Karelin, P. Jenke, L. Ji, S. Korpela, D. Kunneriath, C. Labanti, G. Li, X. Li, Z. S. Li, E. W. Liang, O. Limousin, L. Lin, Z. X. Ling, H. B. Liu, H. Liu, Z. Liu, B. Lu, N. Lund, D. Lai, B. Luo, T. Luo, B. Ma, S. Mahmoodifar, M. Marisaldi, A. Martindale, N. Meidinger, Y. P. Men, M. Michalska, R. Mignani, M. Minuti, S. Motta, F. Muleri, J. Neilsen, M. Orlandini, A. T. Pan, A. Patruno, E. Perinati, A. Picciotto, C. Piemonte, M. Pinchera, A. Rachevski, M. Rapisarda, N. Rea, E. M. Rossi, A. Rubini, G. Sala, X. W. Shu, C. Sgro, Z. X. Shen, P. Soffitta, L. Song, G. Spandre, G. Stratta, T. Strohmayer, L. Sun, J. Svoboda, G. Tagliaferri, C. Tenzer, T. Hong, R. Taverna, G. Torok, R. Turolla, S. Vacchi, J. Wang, D. Walton, K. Wang, J. F. Wang, R. J. Wang, Y. Wang, S. Weng, J. Wilms, B. Winter, X. Wu, S. L. Xiong, Y. Xu, Y. Xue, Z. Yan, S. Yang, X. Yang, Y. J. Yang, F. Yuan, W. Yuan, Y. F. Yuan, G. Zampa, N. Zampa, A. Zdziarski, C. Zhang, C. L. Zhang, L. Zhang, X. Zhang, Z. Zhang, W. Zhang, S. Zheng, P. Zhou, X. Zhou

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99051Q (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232034

KEYWORDS: Physics, Polarization, X-rays, Sensors, Polarimetry, Magnetism, Observatories, Astronomy, Stars, Astrophysics

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eXTP is a science mission designed to study the state of matter under extreme conditions of density, gravity and magnetism. Primary goals are the determination of the equation of state of matter at supra-nuclear density, the measurement of QED effects in highly magnetized star, and the study of accretion in the strong-field regime of gravity. Primary targets include isolated and binary neutron stars, strong magnetic field systems like magnetars, and stellar-mass and supermassive black holes. The mission carries a unique and unprecedented suite of state-of-the-art scientific instruments enabling for the first time ever the simultaneous spectral-timing-polarimetry studies of cosmic sources in the energy range from 0.5-30 keV (and beyond). Key elements of the payload are: the Spectroscopic Focusing Array (SFA) - a set of 11 X-ray optics for a total effective area of ∼0.9 m² and 0.6 m² at 2 keV and 6 keV respectively, equipped with Silicon Drift Detectors offering <180 eV spectral resolution; the Large Area Detector (LAD) - a deployable set of 640 Silicon Drift Detectors, for a total effective area of ∼3.4 m², between 6 and 10 keV, and spectral resolution better than 250 eV; the Polarimetry Focusing Array (PFA) – a set of 2 X-ray telescope, for a total effective area of 250 cm² at 2 keV, equipped with imaging gas pixel photoelectric polarimeters; the Wide Field Monitor (WFM) - a set of 3 coded mask wide field units, equipped with position-sensitive Silicon Drift Detectors, each covering a 90 degrees x 90 degrees field of view. The eXTP international consortium includes major institutions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Universities in China, as well as major institutions in several European countries and the United States. The predecessor of eXTP, the XTP mission concept, has been selected and funded as one of the so-called background missions in the Strategic Priority Space Science Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences since 2011. The strong European participation has significantly enhanced the scientific capabilities of eXTP. The planned launch date of the mission is earlier than 2025.

Proceedings Article | 11 October 2016 Paper

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. 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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 | 18 July 2016 Paper

Performance of the Gas Pixel Detector: an x-ray imaging polarimeter for upcoming missions of astrophysics

Fabio Muleri, Paolo Soffitta, Luca Baldini, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Alessandro Brez, Enrico Costa, Niccolò Di Lalla, Ettore Del Monte, Yuri Evangelista, Luca Latronico, Alberto Manfreda, Massimo Minuti, Melissa Pesce-Rollins, Michele Pinchera, Alda Rubini, Carmelo Sgrò, Francesca Spada, Gloria Spandre

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99054G (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233206

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-ray imaging, Polarimetry, X-rays, Modulation, Image sensors, X-ray imaging, Polarization, Prototyping, Photon polarization, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2015 Paper

LAMP: a micro-satellite based soft x-ray polarimeter for astrophysics

Rui She, Hua Feng, Fabio Muleri, Paolo Soffitta, Renxin Xu, Hong Li, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Zhanshan Wang, Daniele Spiga, Massimo Minuti, Alessandro Brez, Gloria Spandre, Michele Pinchera, Carmelo Sgrò, Luca Baldini, Mingwu Wen, Zhengxiang Shen, Giovanni Pareschi, Gianpiero Tagliaferri, Kashmira Tayabaly, Bianca Salmaso, Yafeng Zhan

Proceedings Volume 9601, 96010I (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2186133

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Polarimetry, Photons, Lamps, Mirrors, Polarization, Stars, Sensors, Magnetism, Electroluminescent displays

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

Effect of a magnetic field generated by permanent magnets on the GPD polarization sensitivity

Paolo Soffitta, Enrico Costa, Alfredo Morbidini, Fabio Muleri, Alda Rubini, Daniele Spiga, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Alessandro Brez, Luca de Ruvo, Massimo Minuti, Michele Pinchera, Gloria Spandre

Proceedings Volume 9144, 91444P (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2069867

KEYWORDS: Magnetism, Diffusion, Modulation, X-rays, Electrons, Titanium, Sensors, X-ray sources, Polarization, X-ray detectors

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

The gas pixel detector at the focus of an x-ray optics

Paolo Soffitta, Enrico Costa, Ettore Del Monte, Sergio Fabiani, Fabio Muleri, Alda Rubini, Daniele Spiga, Gianpiero Tagliaferri, Giovanni Pareschi, Stefano Basso, Oberto Citterio, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Alessandro Brez, Luca de Ruvo, Massimo Minuti, Michele Pinchera, Carmelo Sgró, Gloria Spandre, Vadim Burwitz, Wolfgang Burkert, Benedikt Menz, Gisela Hartner

Proceedings Volume 8859, 88590N (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024284

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, X-ray optics, Data acquisition, Polarimetry, X-ray telescopes, Monte Carlo methods, X-ray astronomy, Electronics, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

A small mission featuring an imaging x-ray polarimeter with high sensitivity

Martin Weisskopf, Luca Baldini, Ronaldo Bellazini, Alessandro Brez, Enrico Costa, Richard Dissly, Ronald Elsner, Sergio Fabiani, Giorgio Matt, Massimo Minuti, Fabio Muleri, Steve O'Dell, Michele Pinchera, Brian Ramsey, Alda Rubini, Carmelo Sgro', Paolo Soffitta, Gloria Spandre

Proceedings Volume 8859, 885908 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2024473

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Polarimetry, Polarization, Sensors, X-ray imaging, Magnetism, Mirrors, X-ray optics, X-ray telescopes, X-ray detectors

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Proceedings Article | 25 September 2012 Paper

A new design for the gas pixel detector

Fabio Muleri, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Alessandro Brez, Enrico Costa, Sergio Fabiani, Massimo Minuti, Michele Pinchera, Alda Rubini, Paolo Soffitta, Gloria Spandre

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84430L (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.926006

KEYWORDS: Modulation, Sensors, Polarization, Photons, X-rays, Prototyping, Absorption, Polarimetry, Crystals, Titanium

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

Performance of an Ar-DME imaging photoelectric polarimeter

S. Fabiani, R. Bellazzini, F. Berrilli, A. Brez, E. Costa, M. Minuti, F. Muleri, M. Pinchera, A. Rubini, P. Soffitta, G. Spandre

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84431C (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925374

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Modulation, Absorption, Sensors, X-rays, Polarization, Prototyping, Hard x-rays, Beryllium, X-ray optics

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2012 Paper

The background of the gas pixel detector and its impact on imaging X-ray polarimetry

Paolo Soffitta, Riccardo Campana, Enrico Costa, Sergio Fabiani, Fabio Muleri, Alda Rubini, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Alessandro Brez, Massimo Minuti, Michele Pinchera, Gloria Spandre

Proceedings Volume 8443, 84431F (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.925385

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Polarimetry, X-rays, X-ray detectors, Polarization, Modulation, X-ray imaging, Shape analysis, Collimation, Clouds

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Proceedings Article | 30 July 2010 Paper

The high-energy detector of the New Hard X-ray Mission (NHXM): design concept

R. Bellazzini, A. Brez, M. Minuti, M. Pinchera, G. Spandre, A. Argan, O. Catalano, E. Costa, C. Fiorini, G. Malaguti, G. Pareschi, G. Tagliaferri, M. Uslenghi

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77323O (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856573

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Cameras, Crystals, Mirrors, Polarimetry, Hard x-rays, Silicon, Space telescopes, Electronics, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2010 Paper

A set of x-ray polarimeters for the New Hard X-ray Imaging and Polarimetric Mission

Paolo Soffitta, Enrico Costa, Fabio Muleri, Riccardo Campana, Ettore Del Monte, Sergio Di Cosimo, Yuri Evangelista, Sergio Fabiani, Marco Feroci, Francesco Lazzarotto, Alda Rubini, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Alessandro Brez, Massimo Minuti, Nicola Omodei, Michele Pinchera, Massimiliano Razzano, Carmelo Sgrò, Gloria Spandre, Andrea Argan, Giorgio Matt

Proceedings Volume 7732, 77321A (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.856434

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Sensors, Polarization, Telescopes, Hard x-rays, X-rays, Imaging spectroscopy, Photons, Space telescopes, Prototyping

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

X-ray polarimetry on-board of HXMT

Paolo Soffitta, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Gianpiero Tagliaferri, Enrico Costa, Giovanni Pareschi, Stefano Basso, Vincenzo Cotroneo, Massimo Frutti, Francesco Lazzarotto, Fabio Muleri, Alda Rubini, Gloria Spandre, Alessandro Brez, Luca Baldini, Jean Bregeon, Massimo Minuti, Giorgio Matt, Filippo Frontera

Proceedings Volume 7011, 701128 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789363

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Sensors, Space telescopes, X-rays, Telescopes, Electronics, X-ray telescopes, Polarization, Photons, Interfaces

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Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

The gas pixel detector as an x-ray photoelectric polarimeter with a large field of view

Fabio Muleri, Paolo Soffitta, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Alessandro Brez, Enrico Costa, Sergio Fabiani, Massimo Frutti, Massimo Minuti, Maria Barbara Negri, Michele Pinchera, Alda Rubini, Gloria Spandre

Proceedings Volume 7011, 70112A (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789621

KEYWORDS: Photons, Sensors, Modulation, Polarization, Polarimetry, X-rays, X-ray detectors, Absorption, Phase shift keying, X-ray astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2008 Paper

XPOL: a photoelectric polarimeter onboard XEUS

Enrico Costa, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Jean Bregeon, Alessandro Brez, Massimo Frutti, Sergio Di Cosimo, Luca Latronicio, Francesco Lazzarotto, Giorgio Matt, Massimo Minuti, Ennio Morelli, Fabio Muleri, Michele Pinchera, Massimiliano Razzano, Alda Rubini, Paolo Soffitta, Gloria Spandre

Proceedings Volume 7011, 70110F (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789545

KEYWORDS: Polarimetry, Sensors, Polarization, Electronics, Calibration, X-rays, Photons, Satellites, Spatial resolution, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2007 Paper

A very compact polarizer for an x-ray polarimeter calibration

Fabio Muleri, Paolo Soffitta, Ronaldo Bellazzini, Alessandro Brez, Enrico Costa, Sergio Fabiani, Massimo Frutti, Massimo Minuti, Maria Barbara Negri, Piermarco Pascale, Alda Rubini, Giuseppe Sindoni, Gloria Spandre

Proceedings Volume 6686, 668610 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734647

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Diffraction, Photons, X-rays, Sensors, Aluminum, Polarization, Calibration, Capillaries, Iron

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Proceedings Article | 15 June 2006 Paper

First light from a very large area pixel array for high-throughput x-ray polarimetry

R. Bellazzini, G. Spandre, M. Minuti, L. Baldini, A. Brez, F. Cavalca, L. Latronico, N. Omodei, M. Massai, C. Sgrò, E. Costa, P. Soffitta, F. Krummenacher, R. de Oliveira

Proceedings Volume 6266, 62663Y (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.671401

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Polarimetry, Electrons, Modulation, Analog electronics, X-ray detectors, Polarization, Data acquisition, Chromium

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