no code implementations • 17 Feb 2021 • Sandro Mereghetti, Giancarlo Ghirlanda, Ruben Salvaterra, Riccardo Campana, Claudio Labanti, Paul H. Connell, Ruben Farinelli, Filippo Frontera, Fabio Fuschino, Jose L. Gasent-Blesa, Cristiano Guidorzi, Michele Lissoni, Michela Rigoselli, John B. Stephen, Lorenzo Amati
We describe the optimization process that led to the current design of the XGIS, based on two identical units with partially overlapping fields of view, and discuss the expected performance of the instrument.
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
no code implementations • 15 Nov 2019 • Daniele D'Agostino, Luca Roverelli, Gabriele Zereik, Giuseppe La Rocca, Andrea De Luca, Ruben Salvaterra, Andrea Belfiore, Gianni Lisini, Giovanni Novara, Andrea Tiengo
Modern soft X-ray observatories can yield unique insights into time domain astrophysics, and a huge amount of information is stored - and largely unexploited - in data archives.
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics