List of works - Stefano Basso

Design concepts for the Cherenkov Telescope Array CTA: an advanced facility for ground-based high-energy gamma-ray astronomy

article by Marcos Actis et al published 23 November 2011 in Experimental Astronomy

Introducing the CTA concept

XIPE: the X-ray imaging polarimetry explorer

scientific article (publication date: 24 August 2013)

POLARIX: a pathfinder mission of X-ray polarimetry

Speckle observations with PISCO in Merate: IV. Astrometric measurements of visual binaries in 2005

scholarly article

The orbit of the visual binary ADS 8630 (γ Vir)

PLATO: a multiple telescope spacecraft for exo-planets hunting

article published in 2016

IXO glass mirrors development in Europe

article

eXTP: Enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarization mission

article

Profile reconstruction of grazing-incidence x-ray mirrors from intra-focal x-ray full imaging

XIPE: the x-ray imaging polarimetry explorer

article

The imaging properties of the gas pixel detector as a focal plane polarimeter

PLATO: the ESA mission for exo-planets discovery

article published in 2018

X-ray optical units made of glass: achievements and perspectives

Direct hot slumping and accurate integration process to manufacture prototypal x-ray optical units made of glass

Cavezzo, the first Italian meteorite recovered by the PRISMA fireball network. Orbit, trajectory, and strewn-field

scientific article

Design and development of the optics system for the NHXM Hard X-ray and Polarimetric Mission

article

FRIPON: a worldwide network to track incoming meteoroids

scientific article published in December 2020

Production of thin glass mirrors by hot slumping for x-ray telescopes: present process and ongoing development

article

The PLATO opto-mechanical unit prototyping and AIV phase

article published in 2010

Thermal effects on PLATO point spread function

article published in 2016

Cold shaping of thin glass foils: a fast and cost-effective solution for making light-weight astronomical x-ray optics

Active and passive shielding design optimization and technical solutions for deep sensitivity hard x-ray focusing telescopes

article published in 2005

Hot slumping glass technology and integration process to manufacture a grazing incidence scaled prototype for the IXO telescope modules

SIMBOL-X: the problem of the calibrating a 0.5-80 keV 20m focal length focussing telescope

XIAO: a soft x-ray telescope for the SVOM mission

article published in 2008

On the Compliance of Simbol-X Mirror Roughness with its Effective Area Requirements

Development of hot slumping technique and last optical performances obtained on a 500mm diameter slumped segment prototype for adaptive optics

Physics potential of the International Axion Observatory (IAXO)

scientific article published on 24 June 2019

Design of the IXO optics based on thin glass plates connected by reinforcing ribs

A high resolution large x-ray mission based on thin glass: optomechanical design

Development of high angular resolution x-ray telescopes based on slumped glass foils

Lynx Mission concept status

PLATO: detailed design of the telescope optical units

The enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission—eXTP

article

Fused silica segments: a possible solution for x-ray telescopes with very high angular resolution like Lynx/XRS

An integration machine for the assembly of the x-ray optic units based on thin slumped glass foils for the IXO mission

Final correction by Ion Beam Figuring of thin shells for X-ray telescopes

The x-ray mirrors for the EXIST/SXI telescope

Development of lightweight optical segments for adaptive optics

article

A novel approach for the realization of thin glass substrates for optical mirrors

Thin fused silica shells for high-resolution and large collecting area x-ray telescopes (like Lynx/XRS)

Slumping technique for the manufacturing of a representative x-ray grazing incidence mirror module for future space missions

Integrated modeling for parametric evaluation of smart x-ray optics

Ion figuring of large prototype mirror segments for the E-ELT

IXO x-ray mirrors based on slumped glass segments with reinforcing ribs: optical and mechanical design, image error budget, and optics unit integration process

The mirror module design for the cryogenic x-ray imaging spectrometer on-board ORIGIN

ORIGIN: metal creation and evolution from the cosmic dawn

The optics system of the New Hard X-ray Mission: design and development

article

List of works by Stefano Basso

Design concepts for the Cherenkov Telescope Array CTA: an advanced facility for ground-based high-energy gamma-ray astronomy

Introducing the CTA concept

XIPE: the X-ray imaging polarimetry explorer

POLARIX: a pathfinder mission of X-ray polarimetry

Speckle observations with PISCO in Merate: IV. Astrometric measurements of visual binaries in 2005

The orbit of the visual binary ADS 8630 (γ Vir)

PLATO: a multiple telescope spacecraft for exo-planets hunting

IXO glass mirrors development in Europe

eXTP: Enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarization mission

Profile reconstruction of grazing-incidence x-ray mirrors from intra-focal x-ray full imaging

XIPE: the x-ray imaging polarimetry explorer

The imaging properties of the gas pixel detector as a focal plane polarimeter

PLATO: the ESA mission for exo-planets discovery

X-ray optical units made of glass: achievements and perspectives

Direct hot slumping and accurate integration process to manufacture prototypal x-ray optical units made of glass

Cavezzo, the first Italian meteorite recovered by the PRISMA fireball network. Orbit, trajectory, and strewn-field

Design and development of the optics system for the NHXM Hard X-ray and Polarimetric Mission

FRIPON: a worldwide network to track incoming meteoroids

Production of thin glass mirrors by hot slumping for x-ray telescopes: present process and ongoing development

The PLATO opto-mechanical unit prototyping and AIV phase

Thermal effects on PLATO point spread function

Cold shaping of thin glass foils: a fast and cost-effective solution for making light-weight astronomical x-ray optics

Active and passive shielding design optimization and technical solutions for deep sensitivity hard x-ray focusing telescopes

Hot slumping glass technology and integration process to manufacture a grazing incidence scaled prototype for the IXO telescope modules

SIMBOL-X: the problem of the calibrating a 0.5-80 keV 20m focal length focussing telescope

XIAO: a soft x-ray telescope for the SVOM mission

On the Compliance of Simbol-X Mirror Roughness with its Effective Area Requirements

Development of hot slumping technique and last optical performances obtained on a 500mm diameter slumped segment prototype for adaptive optics

Physics potential of the International Axion Observatory (IAXO)

Design of the IXO optics based on thin glass plates connected by reinforcing ribs

A high resolution large x-ray mission based on thin glass: optomechanical design

Development of high angular resolution x-ray telescopes based on slumped glass foils

Lynx Mission concept status

PLATO: detailed design of the telescope optical units

The enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission—eXTP

Fused silica segments: a possible solution for x-ray telescopes with very high angular resolution like Lynx/XRS

An integration machine for the assembly of the x-ray optic units based on thin slumped glass foils for the IXO mission

Final correction by Ion Beam Figuring of thin shells for X-ray telescopes

The x-ray mirrors for the EXIST/SXI telescope

Development of lightweight optical segments for adaptive optics

A novel approach for the realization of thin glass substrates for optical mirrors

Thin fused silica shells for high-resolution and large collecting area x-ray telescopes (like Lynx/XRS)

Slumping technique for the manufacturing of a representative x-ray grazing incidence mirror module for future space missions

Integrated modeling for parametric evaluation of smart x-ray optics

Ion figuring of large prototype mirror segments for the E-ELT

IXO x-ray mirrors based on slumped glass segments with reinforcing ribs: optical and mechanical design, image error budget, and optics unit integration process

The mirror module design for the cryogenic x-ray imaging spectrometer on-board ORIGIN

ORIGIN: metal creation and evolution from the cosmic dawn

The optics system of the New Hard X-ray Mission: design and development

Technologies for manufacturing of high angular resolution multilayer coated optics for the New Hard X-ray Mission: a status report II