Dr. Gianpaolo Motta Profile

Dr. Gianpaolo Motta

at Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera

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Proceedings Article | 20 November 2017 Open Access

Design and development by direct polishing of the WFXT thin polynomial mirror shells

L. Proserpio, S. Campana, O. Citterio, M. Civitani, H. Combrinck, P. Conconi, V. Cotroneo, R. Freeman, E. Mattini, P. Langstrof, R. Morton, G. Motta, O. Oberle, G. Pareschi, G. Parodi, C. Pels, C. Schenk, R. Stock, G. Tagliaferri

Proceedings Volume 10565, 105652N (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2309176

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Proceedings Article | 12 October 2011 Paper

Progress on precise grinding and polishing of thin glass monolithic shell (towards WFXT)

O. Citterio, M. Civitani, J. Arnold, S. Campana, H. Combrinck, P. Conconi, V. Cotroneo, R. Freeman, E. Mattaini, R. Morton, G. Motta, G. Pareschi, G. Parodi, L. Proserpio, S. Schuler, P. Simpson, G. Tagliaferri, D. Walker

Proceedings Volume 8147, 814714 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.895309

KEYWORDS: Polishing, Mirrors, Surface finishing, Glasses, Silica, X-ray telescopes, X-rays, Spatial resolution, Off axis mirrors, Manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 2010 Paper

Composite panels for optical mirrors for Cherenkov Telescopes: development of the cold glass slumping technology

R. Canestrari, G. Motta, G. Pareschi, S. Basso, M. Doro, E. Giro, L. Lessio

Proceedings Volume 7739, 77390H (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.857268

KEYWORDS: Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Mirrors, Glasses, Telescopes, Foam, Prototyping, Space telescopes, Manufacturing, Point spread functions, Composites

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2009 Paper

Techniques for the manufacturing of stiff and lightweight optical mirror panels based on slumping of glass sheets: concepts and results

R. Canestrari, M. Ghigo, G. Pareschi, S. Basso, G. Motta, M. Doro, E. Giro, L. Lessio

Proceedings Volume 7437, 743711 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826145

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Glasses, Atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, Telescopes, Foam, Prototyping, Optics manufacturing, Manufacturing, Astronomy, Lightweight mirrors

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