New results on focusing of gamma-rays with Laue lenses (2009)
Ferrari, F., Frontera, F., Loffredo, G., Virgilli, E., Guidorzi, C., Carassiti, V., ...
We report on new results on the development activity of broad band Laue lenses for hard X-/gamma-ray astronomy (70/100-600 keV). After the development of a first prototype, whose performance was...
Focusing of gamma-rays with Laue lenses: first results (2008)
Frontera, F., Loffredo, G., Pisa, A., Nobili, F., Carassiti, V., Evangelisti, F., ...
We report on the first results obtained from our development project of focusing gamma-rays ($>$60 keV) by using Laue lenses. The first lens prototype model has been assembled and tested. We describe...
Development status of a Laue lens project for gamma-ray astronomy (2007)
Frontera, F., Loffredo, G., Pisa, A., Milani, L., Nobili, F., Auricchio, N., ...
We report the status of the HAXTEL project, devoted to perform a design study and the development of a Laue lens prototype. After a summary of the major results of the design study, the approach...
Gamma-ray lens development status for a European Gamma-Ray Imager (2006)
Frontera, F., Pisa, A., Carassiti, V., Evangelisti, F., Loffredo, G., Pellicciotta, D., ...
A breakthrough in the sensitivity level of the hard X-/gamma-ray telescopes, which today are based on detectors that view the sky through (or not) coded masks, is expected when focusing optics will...
Laue Lens Development for Hard X-rays (>60 keV) (2005)
Pellicciotta, D., Frontera, F., Loffredo, G., Pisa, A., Andersen, K., Courtois, P., ...
Results of reflectivity measurements of mosaic crystal samples of Cu (111) are reported. These tests were performed in the context of a feasibility study of a hard X-ray focusing telescope for space...
Exploring the Hard X-/soft gamma-ray Continuum Spectra with Laue Lenses (2005)
Frontera, F., Pisa, A., De Chiara, P., Loffredo, G., Pellicciotta, D., Carassiti, V., ...
The history of X-ray astronomy has shown that any advancement in our knowledge of the X-ray sky is strictly related to an increase in instrument sensitivity. At energies above 60 keV, there are...
Feasibility study of a Laue lens for hard X-rays for space astronomy (2004)
Pisa, A., Frontera, F., De Chiara, P., Loffredo, G., Pellicciotta, D., Landini, G., ...
We report on the feasibility study of a Laue lens for hard X-rays (>60 keV)based on mosaic crystals, for astrophysical applications. In particular we discuss the scientific motivations, its...