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Prof. Paul T. O'Brien

at Univ of Leicester

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Publications (28)

Proceedings Article | 5 October 2023 Presentation + Paper

Einstein probe wide field telescope flight mirror module characterization at PANTER test facility

Surangkhana Rukdee, Vadim Burwitz, Gisela Hartner, Thomas Schmidt, Andreas Langmeier, Thomas Müller, Peter Friedrich, Charlotte Feldman, Paul O'Brien, Gillian Butcher, Richard Willingale, Chen Zhang, Zhixing Ling, Yanfeng Dai, Weimin Yuan

Proceedings Volume 12679, 1267910 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677479

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Reflection, Optical alignment, X-rays, Vacuum chambers, X-ray optics, X-ray telescopes, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2023 Open Access

SVOM-MXT optic and telescope testing at PANTER

Vadim Burwitz, Karine Mercier, François Gonzalez, Jean-Michel Le Duigou, Diego Götz, Aline Meuris, Charlotte Feldman, Jim Pearson, Richard Willingale, Paul O'Brien, Gisela Hartner, Andreas Langmeier, Thomas Müller, Surangkhana Rukdee, Thomas Schmidt

Proceedings Volume 12777, 127773D (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2690351

KEYWORDS: X-ray telescopes, Telescopes, X-ray optics, Optical testing, X-rays, X-ray sources, Vacuum chambers, Point spread functions, Frequency modulation, Fermium

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2023 Open Access

The X-ray testing of Einstein Probe Wide-field X-ray Telescope Qualification Model at PANTER

Surangkhana Rukdee, Vadim Burwitz, Gisela Hartner, Thomas Müller, Thomas Schmidt, Andreas Langmeier, Peter Friedrich, Charlotte Feldman, Paul O'Brien, Richard Willingale, Chen Zhang, Zhixing Ling, Weiman Yuan

Proceedings Volume 12777, 127773F (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2690354

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Point spread functions, X-ray telescopes, Astronomical imaging, X-ray optics, Vacuum chambers, Reflection, Mirrors, X-ray astronomy, Optical alignment

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

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 | 29 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO)

Martin Dyer, Kendall Ackley, Joe Lyman, Krzysztof Ulaczyk, Danny Steeghs, Duncan Galloway, Vik Dhillon, Paul O'Brien, Gavin Ramsay, Kanthanakorn Noysena, Rubina Kotak, Rene Breton, Laura Nuttall, Enric Pallé, Don Pollacco

Proceedings Volume 12182, 121821Y (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629369

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Image processing, Observatories, Astronomy, Robotics, Sensors, Databases

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Stability and assembly precision of MXT line of sight

J. M. Le Duigou, N. Boufracha, V. Burwitz, S. Clamagirand, C. Feldman, A. Gomes, F. Gonzalez, D. Götz, K. Mercier, A. Meuris, P. O'Brien, P. Pasquier, J. Pearson, N. Renault-Tinacci, L. Roucayrol, T. Tourrette, R. Willingale

Proceedings Volume 12187, 121870I (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629898

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Interfaces, X-ray optics, Satellites, Error analysis, Cameras, X-ray imaging, Alignment procedures, Line of sight pointing

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Proceedings Article | 24 August 2021 Presentation + Paper

The Gamow Explorer: a Gamma-Ray Burst Observatory to study the high redshift universe and enable multi-messenger astrophysics

N. White, F. Bauer, W. Baumgartner, M. Bautz, E. Berger, B. Cenko, T.-C. Chang, A. Falcone, H. Fausey, C. Feldman, D. Fox, O. Fox, A. Fruchter, C. Fryer, G. Ghirlanda, K. Gorski, C. Grant, S. Guiriec, M. Hart, D. Hartmann, J. Hennawi, D. Kann, D. Kaplan, J. Kennea, D. Kocevski, C. Kouveliotou, C. Lawrence, A. Levan, A. Lidz, A. Lien, T. Littenberg, L. Mas-Ribas, M. Moss, P. O'Brien, J. O'Meara, D. Palmer, D. Pasham, J. Racusin, R. Remillard, O. Roberts, P. Roming, M. Rud, R. Salvaterra, R. Sambruna, M. Seiffert, G. Sun, N. R. Tanvir, R. Terrile, N. Thomas, A. van der Horst, W. T. Verstrand, P. Willems, C. Wilson-Hodge, E. Young, L. Amati, E. Bozzo, O. Karczewski, C. Hernandez-Monteagudo, R. Rebolo Lopez, R. Genova-Santos, A. Martin, J. Granot, P. Bemiamini, R. Gil, E. Burns

Proceedings Volume 11821, 1182109 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2599293

KEYWORDS: Galactic astronomy, X-rays, Stars, Observatories, James Webb Space Telescope, Astrophysics, Sensors, Metals, Absorption, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2021 Poster + Paper

LEXT: a lobster eye optic for Gamow

Charlotte Feldman, Paul O'Brien, Nicholas White, Wayne Baumgartner, Nicholas Thomas, Alexander Lodge, Marshall Bautz, Erik Hinrichsen

Proceedings Volume 11822, 118221D (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2596854

KEYWORDS: X-ray telescopes, Reflection, X-ray optics, Point spread functions, Iridium, Aluminum

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Proceedings Article | 15 January 2021 Presentation + Paper

The THESEUS space mission: updated design, profile and expected performances

Lorenzo Amati, Paul O'Brien, Diego Götz, Enrico Bozzo, Andrea Santangelo

Proceedings Volume 11444, 114442J (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561297

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

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Proceedings Article | 21 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Development of an imaging system for the THESEUS SXI instrument

Melissa McHugh, Ian Hutchinson, Hannah Natasha Lerman, Paul O'Brien, Richard Willingale, Charlotte Feldman, Andy Beardmore, Roisin Speight, Alex Lodge, Paul Drumm, Nick Waltham, Matthew Clapp

Proceedings Volume 11444, 114448Y (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2563060

KEYWORDS: Imaging systems, X-ray imaging, Imaging spectroscopy, Algorithm development, X-ray astronomy, X-rays, Sensors, Data acquisition, Spectroscopes, Gamma radiation

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

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 | 13 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

The soft x-ray imager on THESEUS: the transient high energy survey and early universe surveyor

Paul O'Brien, Ian Hutchinson, Hannah Lerman, Charlotte Feldman, Melissa McHugh, Alexander Lodge, Richard Willingale, Andy Beardmore, Roisin Speight, Paul Drumm

Proceedings Volume 11444, 114442L (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561301

KEYWORDS: X-ray imaging, Imaging spectroscopy, Astronomy, X-ray optics, Telescopes, High energy astrophysics, New and emerging technologies, X-ray astronomy, Astronomical imaging, Spectroscopes

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

The Gravitational-wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO)

Martin Dyer, Danny Steeghs, Duncan Galloway, Vik Dhillon, Paul O'Brien, Gavin Ramsay, Kanthanakorn Noysena, Enric Pallé, Rubina Kotak, Rene Breton, Laura Nuttall, Don Pollacco, Krzysztof Ulaczyk, Joseph Lyman, Kendall Ackley

Proceedings Volume 11445, 114457G (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561008

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Robotics, Observatories, Lanthanum, Control systems, Prototyping, Signal detection, LIGO, Sensors, Optical instrument design

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

The development of the THESEUS SXI optics

Charlotte Feldman, Paul O'Brien, Richard Willingale, Emile Schyns, Romain Roudot, Ray Fairbend, Julien Séguy, Hannah Lerman, Ian Hutchinson, Melissa McHugh, Alexander Lodge, Roisin Speight

Proceedings Volume 11444, 114448X (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562141

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Gamma radiation, X-ray detectors, X-ray optics, Detector development, Eye, CMOS sensors, Spherical lenses, Manufacturing, Optical design

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Testing of the WXT optics at the University of Leicester

Charlotte Feldman, Paul O'Brien, Richard Willingale, Chen Zhang, Zhixing Ling, Weimin Yuan, Zhenqing Jia, Ge Jin, Longhui Li, Zhao Xu, Zhen Zhang, Hannah Lerman, Ian Hutchinson, Melissa McHugh, Alexander Lodge

Proceedings Volume 11444, 114447R (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562194

KEYWORDS: X-ray telescopes, Optical testing, Calibration, Prototyping, Eye, Aerospace engineering, Space operations, Optical components, Temperature metrology, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Paper

Simulating the effects of thermoelastic deformation on the THESEUS Soft X-ray Imager optics

S. Svendsen, E. Knudsen, S. Blake, T. Oosterbroek, A. 'S Jegers, D. D. Ferreira, T. Prod'homme, B. Shortt, R. Willingale, P. O'Brien

Proceedings Volume 11119, 111191R (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2529113

KEYWORDS: Microchannel plates, X-ray optics, Ray tracing, X-ray imaging, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Presentation + Paper

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

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 | 22 August 2016 Paper

The Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory: top level use cases

A. Bulgarelli, K. Kosack, J. Hinton, G. Tosti, U. Schwanke, J. Schwarz, P. Colomé, V. Conforti, B. Khelifi, J. Goullon, R. Ong, S. Markoff, J. L. Contreras, F. Lucarelli, L. Antonelli, C. Bigongiari, C. Boisson, Z. Bosnjak, S. Brau-Nogué, A. Carosi, A. Chen, G. Cotter, S. Covino, M. Daniel, G. De Cesare, E. de Ona Wilhelmi, M. Della Volpe, F. Di Pierro, V. Fioretti, M. Füßling, M. Garczarczyk, M. Gaug, J. F. Glicenstein, P. Goldoni, D. Götz, P. Grandi, M. Heller, G. Hermann, S. Inoue, J. Knödlseder, J.-P. Lenain, E. Lindfors, S. Lombardi, P. Luque-Escamilla, G. Maier, M. Marisaldi, C. Mundell, N. Neyroud, K. Noda, P. O'Brien, P. O. Petrucci, J. Martí Ribas, M. Ribó, J. Rodriguez, P. Romano, J. Schmid, N. Serre, H. Sol, F. Schussler, A. Stamerra, T. Stolarczyk, J. Vandenbrouck, S. Vercellone, S. Vergani, A. Zech, A. Zoli

Proceedings Volume 9913, 991331 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232224

KEYWORDS: Observatories, Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Telescopes, Software development, Astronomy, Software engineering, Physics, Telecommunications, Error analysis, Galactic astronomy

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Today the scientific community is facing an increasing complexity of the scientific projects, from both a technological and a management point of view. The reason for this is in the advance of science itself, where new experiments with unprecedented levels of accuracy, precision and coverage (time and spatial) are realised. Astronomy is one of the fields of the physical sciences where a strong interaction between the scientists, the instrument and software developers is necessary to achieve the goals of any Big Science Project. The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) will be the largest ground-based very high-energy gamma-ray observatory of the next decades. To achieve the full potential of the CTA Observatory, the system must be put into place to enable users to operate the telescopes productively. The software will cover all stages of the CTA system, from the preparation of the observing proposals to the final data reduction, and must also fit into the overall system. Scientists, engineers, operators and others will use the system to operate the Observatory, hence they should be involved in the design process from the beginning. We have organised a workgroup and a workflow for the definition of the CTA Top Level Use Cases in the context of the Requirement Management activities of the CTA Observatory. Scientists, instrument and software developers are collaborating and sharing information to provide a common and general understanding of the Observatory from a functional point of view. Scientists that will use the CTA Observatory will provide mainly Science Driven Use Cases, whereas software engineers will subsequently provide more detailed Use Cases, comments and feedbacks. The main purposes are to define observing modes and strategies, and to provide a framework for the flow down of the Use Cases and requirements to check missing requirements and the already developed Use-Case models at CTA sub-system level. Use Cases will also provide the basis for the definition of the Acceptance Test Plan for the validation of the overall CTA system. In this contribution we present the organisation and the workflow of the Top Level Use Cases workgroup.

Proceedings Article | 25 July 2016 Paper

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

Aberrations in square pore micro-channel optics used for x-ray lobster eye telescopes

R. Willingale, J. Pearson, A. Martindale, C. Feldman, R. Fairbend, E. Schyns, S. Petit, J. Osborne, P. O'Brien

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99051Y (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232946

KEYWORDS: X-ray optics, X-ray telescopes, X-ray optics, Eye, X-rays, X-ray telescopes, Optics manufacturing, Manufacturing, Spatial resolution, Spherical lenses, Microchannel plates, Reflection

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2016 Paper

Observing the WHIM with Athena

T. Brand, J. Wilms, T. Dauser, P. Peille, B. Cobo, M. Ceballos, R. A. den Hartog, J. Kaastra, P. O'Brien, X. Barcons, L. Piro, J.-W. den Herder, D. Barret

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99055F (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2234442

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Absorption, Signal to noise ratio, Light, Device simulation, Exoplanets, Planets, Stars, Sensors, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 18 July 2016 Paper

The Transient High Energy Sky and Early Universe Surveyor (THESEUS)

Lorenzo Amati, Paul O'Brien, Diego Götz

Proceedings Volume 9905, 99051M (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2231525

KEYWORDS: Gamma radiation, Space telescopes, Telescopes, X-rays, Satellites, X-ray telescopes, Spectroscopy, Fused deposition modeling, Space operations, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 31 July 2014 Paper

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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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2014 Paper

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 | 25 September 2012 Paper

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 | 3 October 2007 Paper

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 | 25 January 2002 Paper

LOBSTER-ISS: an imaging x-ray all-sky monitor for the International Space Station

George Fraser, Adam Brunton, Nigel Bannister, James Pearson, Martin Ward, Tim Stevenson, D. Watson, Bob Warwick, S. Whitehead, Paul O'Brian, Nicholas White, Keith Jahoda, Kevin Black, Stanley Hunter, Phil Deines-Jones, William Priedhorsky, Steven Brumby, Konstantin Borozdin, Thomas Vestrand, A. Fabian, Keith Nugent, Andrew Peele, Thomas Irving, Steve Price, Steve Eckersley, Ian Renouf, Mark Smith, Arvind Parmar, I. McHardy, P. Uttley, Andrew Lawrence

Proceedings Volume 4497, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454217

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Microchannel plates, Sensors, X-ray optics, X-ray astronomy, X-ray imaging, Gamma radiation, Galactic astronomy, Stars, Space telescopes

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