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Giorgia Sironi
Researcher at INAF
Publications - 105
Citations - 760
Giorgia Sironi is an academic researcher from INAF. The author has contributed to research in topics: Telescope & Cherenkov Telescope Array. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 85 publications receiving 584 citations. Previous affiliations of Giorgia Sironi include Brera Astronomical Observatory.
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First optical validation of a Schwarzschild Couder telescope: the ASTRI SST-2M Cherenkov telescope
Enrico Giro,Rodolfo Canestrari,Giorgia Sironi,Elisa Antolini,Paolo Conconi,Carlos Eduardo Fermino,C. Gargano,G. Rodeghiero,G. Rodeghiero,Francesco G. Russo,Salvatore Scuderi,Gino Tosti,V. Vassiliev,Giovanni Pareschi +13 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented the optical qualification of the ASTRI SST-2M telescope for Cherenkov Gamma ray Astronomy and wide field observations with CTA.
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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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Making the ATHENA optics using Silicon Pore Optics
Maximilien J. Collon,Markus Ackermann,Ramses Günther,Abdelhakim Chatbi,Giuseppe Vacanti,Mark Vervest,Alex Yanson,Marco W. Beijersbergen,Marcos Bavdaz,Eric Wille,Jeroen Haneveld,Mark Olde Riekerink,Arenda Koelewijn,Coen van Baren,Peter Müller,Michael Krumrey,Vadim Burwitz,Giorgia Sironi,Mauro Ghigo +18 more
TL;DR: Silicon Pore Optics, after 10 years of development, forms now the basis for future large class astrophysics Xray observatories, such as the ATHENA mission to study the hot and energetic universe, matching the L2 science theme recently selected by ESA for launch in 2028 as mentioned in this paper.
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The ASTRI camera for the Cherenkov Telescope Array
Osvaldo Catalano,M. Capalbi,C. Gargano,S. Giarrusso,Domenico Impiombato,Giovanni La Rosa,Maria Concetta Maccarone,Teresa Mineo,Francesco Russo,P. Sangiorgi,Alberto Segreto,Giuseppe Sottile,Benedetto Biondo,Giovanni Bonanno,S. Garozzo,Alessandro Grillo,Davide Marano,Giuseppe Romeo,Salvatore Scuderi,Rodolfo Canestrari,Paolo Conconi,Enrico Giro,Giovanni Pareschi,Giorgia Sironi,Vito Conforti,Fulvio Gianotti,R. Gimenes +26 more
TL;DR: The main features of the ASTRI camera, its performance and results obtained during the commissioning phase of theASTRI SST-2M prototype are described in view ofThe ASTRI mini-array implementation.
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Accurate integration of segmented x-ray optics using interfacing ribs
Marta Civitani,Stefano Basso,Oberto Citterio,Paolo Conconi,Mauro Ghigo,Giovanni Pareschi,Laura Proserpio,Bianca Salmaso,Giorgia Sironi,Daniele Spiga,Gianpiero Tagliaferri,A. Zambra,Francesco Martelli,Giancarlo Parodi,Pierluigi Fumi,Daniele Gallieni,Matteo Tintori,Marcos Bavdaz,Eric Wille +18 more
TL;DR: An innovative assembly concept has been investigated, based on glass reinforcing ribs, that allows the correction of residual low-frequency errors still present on the mirror foil profile after slumping.