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Ljubiša Babić
Researcher at Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
Publications - 12
Citations - 230
Ljubiša Babić is an academic researcher from Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Telescope & X-ray optics. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 12 publications receiving 171 citations.
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Pre-launch calibration results of the TROPOMI payload on-board the Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite
Quintus Kleipool,Antje Ludewig,Ljubiša Babić,Rolf Bartstra,Remco Braak,Werner Dierssen,Pieter-Jan Dewitte,Pepijn Kenter,Robin Landzaat,Jonatan Leloux,Erwin Loots,Peter Meijering,Emiel van der Plas,Nico Rozemeijer,Dinand Schepers,Daniel Schiavini,Joost Smeets,Giuseppe Vacanti,Frank Vonk,Pepijn Veefkind +19 more
TL;DR: The Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) was successfully launched on 13, October, 2017, carrying the Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite (S5) as its single payload.
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Status of the silicon pore optics technology
Maximilien J. Collon,Giuseppe Vacanti,Nicolas M. Barrière,Boris Landgraf,Ramses Günther,Mark Vervest,Luc Voruz,Sjoerd Verhoeckx,Ljubiša Babić,Laurens Keek,David Girou,Ben Okma,Enrico Hauser,Marco W. Beijersbergen,Marcos Bavdaz,Eric Wille,Sebastiaan Fransen,Brian Shortt,Ivo Ferreira,Jeroen Haneveld,Arenda Koelewijn,Ronald Start,Maurice Wijnperle,Jan-Joost Lankwarden,Coen van Baren,Paul Hieltjes,Jan Willem den Herder,Jan Willem den Herder,Peter Müller,Evelyn Handick,Michael Krumrey,Miranda Bradshaw,Vadim Burwitz,Giovanni Pareschi,Sonny Massahi,Sara Svendsen,Desiree Della Monica Ferreira,Finn Erland Christensen,Giuseppe Valsecchi,Paul Oliver,Ian Chequer,Kevin Ball +41 more
TL;DR: Silicon Pore Optics (SPO) uses commercially available monocrystalline double-sided super-polished silicon wafers as a basis to produce mirrors that form lightweight and stiff high-resolution x-ray optics.
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Silicon pore optics x-ray mirror development for the Athena telescope
Maximilien J. Collon,Ljubiša Babić,Nicolas M. Barrière,Alex Bayerle,Luigi Castiglione,Noë Eenkhoorn,David Girou,Ramses Günther,Enrico Hauser,Yvette Jenkins,Boris Landgraf,Laurens Keek,Ben Okma,Gregorio Mendoza Serrano,Aniket Thete,Giuseppe Vacanti,Sjoerd Verhoeckx,Mark Vervest,Luc Voruz,Marco W. Beijersbergen,Marcos Bavdaz,Eric Wille,Ivo Ferreira,Sebastiaan Fransen,Brian Shortt,Mark Olde Riekerink,Jeroen Haneveld,Arenda Koelewijn,Maurice Wijnperle,Jan Joost Lankwarden,Bart Schurink,Ronald Start,Coen van Baren,Paul Hieltjes,Jan-Willem den Herder,Evelyn Handick,Michael Krumrey,Miranda Bradshaw,Vadim Burwitz,Sonny Massahi,Sara Svendsen,Desiree Della Monica Ferreira,Finn Erland Christensen,Giuseppe Valsecchi,Geeta Kailla,William Mundon,Gavin Philips,Kevin Ball +47 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the status of the technology and of the mass production capabilities, show latest performance results, and discuss the next steps in the development of the system.
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X-ray testing of silicon pore optics
Giuseppe Vacanti,Nicolas M. Barrière,Maximilien J. Collon,Enrico Hauser,Ljubiša Babić,Alex Bayerle,David Girou,Ramses Günther,Laurens Keek,Boris Landgraf,Ben Okma,Sjoerd Verhoeckx,Mark Vervest,Luc Voruz,Marcos Bavdaz,Eric Wille,Michael Krumrey,Peter Müller,Evelyn Handick +18 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the X-ray testing and characterization cycle that the optics are subjected to at the PTB's x-ray Pencil/Paraller Beam Facility (XPBF) 1 and 2 beamlines at the synchrotron radiation facility BESSY II.
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X-ray mirror development and production for the Athena telescope
Maximilien J. Collon,Ljubiša Babić,Nicolas M. Barrière,Alex Bayerle,Luigi Castiglione,Noë Eenkhoorn,David Girou,Ramses Günther,Enrico Hauser,Yvette Jenkins,Boris Landgraf,Laurens Keek,Ben Okma,Gregorio Mendoza Serano,Aniket Thete,Giuseppe Vacanti,Sjoerd Verhoeckx,Mark Vervest,Luc Voruz,Marco W. Beijersbergen,Marcos Bavdaz,Eric Wille,Ivo Ferreira,Sebastiaan Fransen,Brian Shortt,Mark Olde Riekerink,Jeroen Haneveld,Arenda Koelewijn,Maurice Wijnperle,Jan-Joost Lankwarden,Bart Schurink,Ronald Start,Coen van Baren,Paul Hieltjes,Jan Willem den Herder,Jan Willem den Herder,Evelyn Handick,Michael Krumrey,Miranda Bradshaw,Vadim Burwitz,Sonny Massahi,Sara Svendsen,Desiree Della Monica Ferreira,Finn Erland Christensen,Giuseppe Valsecchi,Geeta Kailla,William Mundon,Gavin Phillips,Ian Chequer,Kevin Ball +49 more
TL;DR: Athena, the largest x-ray telescope to be flown by the European Space Agency, uses a revolutionary new modular technology to assemble its 2.6 m diameter lens as discussed by the authors.