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G. Vecchi
Researcher at INAF
Publications - 42
Citations - 278
G. Vecchi is an academic researcher from INAF. The author has contributed to research in topics: Figuring & Polishing. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 41 publications receiving 230 citations. Previous affiliations of G. Vecchi include Brera Astronomical Observatory.
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Ion figuring of large prototype mirror segments for the E-ELT
Mauro Ghigo,G. Vecchi,Stefano Basso,Oberto Citterio,Marta Civitani,E. Mattaini,G. Pareschi,Giorgia Sironi +7 more
TL;DR: The results obtained figuring the 1 m corner-to-corner test segment are reported and the estimation and optimization of the time requested to correct the surface adopting strategies to mitigate the well-known thermal problems related to the Zerodur material.
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Production of thin glass mirrors by hot slumping for x-ray telescopes: present process and ongoing development
Bianca Salmaso,Stefano Basso,C. Brizzolari,C. Brizzolari,Marta Civitani,Mauro Ghigo,G. Pareschi,Daniele Spiga,G. Tagliaferri,G. Vecchi +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented the results obtained with AF32 and EAGLE XG (by Corning) glass types, as well as a newly procured cylindrical Zerodur K20 mould.
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Performance simulations for the ground-based, expanded-beam x-ray source BEaTriX
Daniele Spiga,Bianca Salmaso,Stefano Basso,Mauro Ghigo,Giorgia Sironi,G. Vecchi,Vincenzo Cotroneo,Paolo Conconi,Giovanni Pareschi,Gianpiero Tagliaferri,Marcos Bavdaz,Ivo Ferreira,Luigina Arcangeli,Massimilano Rossi,Vadim Burwitz,Surangkhana Rukdee,Gisela Hartner,Thomas Mueller,Thomas Schmidt,Andreas Langmeier,Desiree Della Monica Ferreira,Nis C. Gellert,Sonny Massahi,Finn Erland Christensen +23 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a set of comprehensive optical simulations were used to predict the collimation performances of the paraboloidal mirror, including the effect of surface errors obtained from metrology.
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X-ray optical units made of glass: achievements and perspectives
Marta Civitani,Stefano Basso,Mauro Ghigo,G. Pareschi,Bianca Salmaso,Daniele Spiga,G. Tagliaferri,G. Vecchi,Vadim Burwitz,Gisela Hartner,Benedikt Menz +10 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an overview of the project development, reporting on the very promising results achieved so far, including in-focus full illumination X-ray tests of the prototype (Proof of Concept, POC#2, integrated at the beginning of 2013) for which an HEW of 22.1'
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Manufacturing and testing of the X-ray collimating mirror for the BEaTriX facility
G. Vecchi,Vincenzo Cotroneo,Mauro Ghigo,Stefano Basso,Bianca Salmaso,Giorgia Sironi,Daniele Spiga,Paolo Conconi,Giovanni Pareschi,Gianpiero Tagliaferri,Vadim Burwitz,Gisela Hartner,Thomas Müller,Surangkhana Rukdee,Thomas Schmidt,Finn Erland Christensen,Desiree Della Monica Ferreira,Nis C. Gellert,Sonny Massahi,Marcos Bavdaz,Ivo Ferreira +20 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the development and test of the collimating mirror, a paraboloid sector having an optical surface of 400 mm ´ 60 mm and sagittal radii of about 155 mm.