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Dr. Andrea Novi

Electro Optics Space Engineering AIV at Leonardo SpA

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Poster + Paper

Comparison of PLATO telescope optical unit test results at ambient and in cryo-vacuum environment for definition of focus plane

Diego Piccotti, A. Novi, M. Marinai, A. Ristori, G. Roini, C. Magliano, V. Binante, U. Barozzi, M. Taiti, M. Burresi, A. Bini, D. Magrin, J. Farinato, A. Cottinelli, M. Salatti, R. Piazzola, I. Pagano

Proceedings Volume 13092, 130924Q (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020226

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Telescopes, Cameras, Metrology, Stars, Design, Performance modeling, Testing and analysis, Planetary science

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

A highly reproducible industrial process for aligning, focusing, and testing the PLATO telescope optical units

A. Novi, D. Piccotti, M. Marinai, U. Barozzi, V. Binante, A. Bini, M. Burresi, E. Capuano, M. Dami, P. Laganà, E. Macrì, O. Nannucci, C. Pompei, G. Postiglione, F. Ruggiero, E. Suetta, M. Taiti, M. Salatti, R. Piazzolla, D. Magrin, J. Farinato, I. Pagano, D. Valletti, F. Marioni, A. Ristori, G. Roini, A. Franciolini, R. Ragazzoni

Proceedings Volume 13092, 1309217 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3020325

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optical alignment, Performance modeling, Cameras, Windows, Tolerancing, Stars, Reproducibility, Lenses, Integrated optics, Cryogenic lens design

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Proceedings Article | 23 August 2024 Presentation + Paper

The TOU of the PLATO mission: product assurance management during flight models production

Simonetta Chinellato, Emanuele Alberto Macri, Chiara Cicciarelli, Giovanni Postiglione, Natalia Auricchio, Joseph Huesler, Timothy Bandy, Alessandro Bini, Francesco Borsa, Alexis Brandeker, Daniele Brienza, Flavia Calderone, Virginie Cessa, Giacomo Dinuzzi, Jacopo Farinato, Mauro Ferrero, Nicolas Gorius, Demetrio Magrin, Luca Marafatto, Massimo Marinai, Matteo Munari, Marco Nebiolo, Andrea Novi, Roberta Orsi, Isabella Pagano, Daniele Piazza, Raffaele Piazzolla, Roberto Ragazzoni, Giammarco Roini, Filippo Ruggiero, Mario Salatti, Elisabetta Tommasi, Donata Valletti, Valentina Viotto

Proceedings Volume 13099, 130990L (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3019863

KEYWORDS: Inspection, Contamination, Cameras, Optical surfaces, Fermium, Optical coatings, Windows, Optics manufacturing, Design, Picture Archiving and Communication System

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Proceedings Article | 12 July 2023 Open Access

Thermal and dynamic qualification test results on PLATO optical mount groups based on lenses made of brittle materials (CaF2, S-FPL51)

Emanuele Capuano, M. Burresi, Andrea Novi, Massimo Marinai, Enrico Battistelli, Mario Salatti, Timothy Bandy, Martin Rieder, Demetrio Magrin, Valentina Viotto

Proceedings Volume 12777, 127772R (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2690301

KEYWORDS: Design and modelling, Astronomical imaging, Adhesives, Glasses, Lenses, Vibration, Telescopes, Visual inspection, Safety, Stars

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Precise localization of the best image plane of PLATO telescope optical units

M. Pagliazzi, M. Dami, C. Pompei, M. Taiti, C. Simonelli, A. Grosso, A. Novi, E. Battistelli, E. Fossati, J. Farinato, D. Magrin, R. Ragazzoni

Proceedings Volume 12180, 121804N (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629937

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Modulation transfer functions, Point spread functions, Stars, Telescopes, Detection and tracking algorithms, Cameras, Imaging systems, Exoplanets, Data modeling

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

Metrology characterization of the PLATO telescope optical units

M. Pagliazzi, M. Dami, C. Pompei, M. Taiti, A. Novi, E. Battistelli, E. Fossati, J. Farinato, D. Magrin, R. Ragazzoni

Proceedings Volume 12180, 121801C (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630094

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Confocal microscopy, Magnetorheological finishing, Staring arrays, Metrology, Interfaces, Calibration, Telescopes, Thermal effects, Optical fabrication

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Alignment and integration of the first PLATO camera

P. Royer, A. Baeke, G. Terrasa, R. Huygen, S. Regibo, J. Farinato, D. Magrin, A. Mazzoli, M. Pajas, B. Vandenbussche, A. Hermans, G. Millou, D. Vassallo, A. Belén Balado Margeli, L. Clermont, A. Cottinelli, L. Ferrari, N. Gorius, W. Laauwen, Y. Levillain, A. Novi, I. Pagano, M. Pertenais, G. Ramos Zapata, M. Salatti, T. Van Kempen

Proceedings Volume 12180, 121804H (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2628898

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Staring arrays, Sensors, Interfaces, Optical alignment, Metrology, Mirrors, Charge-coupled devices, Temperature metrology, Image processing, Space telescopes, Space observatories, Observational astronomy

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Poster + Paper

Hartmann data analysis for PLATO TOU EM

Andrea Cottinelli, Daniele Vassallo, Jacopo Farinato, Demetrio Magrin, Federico Biondi, Pierre Royer, Roberto Ragazzoni, Isabella Pagano, Marco Pagliazzi, Andrea Novi

Proceedings Volume 12180, 121804J (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629942

KEYWORDS: Point spread functions, Error analysis, Cameras, Sensors, Data analysis, Collimators, Telescopes, Geometrical optics, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Poster + Paper

An industrialized and deterministic approach for aligning and focusing the 26 PLATO refractive telescopes, designed for operating in space

A. Novi, E. Battistelli, M. Burresi, E. Capuano, M. Dami, M. Marinai, G. Postiglione, M. Taiti, J. Farinato, D. Magrin, I. Pagano

Proceedings Volume 12180, 121804L (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630755

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Optics manufacturing, Lenses, Space operations, Cameras, Refractor telescopes, Optical instrument design, Coating, Stars, Optical filters

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Proceedings Article | 27 August 2022 Poster + Paper

The PLATO TOU optical design: description, properties, and nominal performances

Matteo Munari, Demetrio Magrin, Roberto Ragazzoni, Isabella Pagano, Valentina Viotto, Jacopo Farinato, Simonetta Chinellato, Flavia Calderone, Luca Marafatto, Davide Greggio, Maria Bergomi, Marco Dima, Nicolas Gorius, Virginie Cessa, Francesca Molendini, Timothy Bandy, Daniele Piazza, Willy Benz, Alexis Brandeker, Andrea Novi, Enrico Battistelli, Matteo Burresi, Emanuele Capuano, Alessandro Grosso, Massimo Marinai, Marco Nebiolo, Mario Salatti, Heike Rauer, Yves Levillain, Jose Alvarez

Proceedings Volume 12180, 121804I (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629598

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Sensors, Scattering, Lenses, Telescopes, Optical design, 3D modeling

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 2022 Presentation + Paper

The TOU of the PLATO mission from a product assurance point of view

Simonetta Chinellato, Natalia Auricchio, Giovanni Postiglione, Joseph Huesler, Timothy Bandy, Enrico Battistelli, Guido Buonanno, Francesco Borsa, Alexis Brandeker, Daniele Brienza, Flavia Calderone, Virginie Cessa, Giacomo Dinuzzi, Jacopo Farinato, Mauro Ferrero, Riccardo Liaci, Demetrio Magrin, Luca Marafatto, Matteo Munari, Marco Nebiolo, Andrea Novi, Isabella Pagano, Daniele Piazza, Roberto Ragazzoni, Mario Salatti, Francesco Santoli, Antonio Saverino, Madine Simoncini, Valentina Viotto, Donata Valletti

Proceedings Volume 12187, 1218711 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2630416

KEYWORDS: Contamination, Manufacturing, Cameras, Space operations, Picture Archiving and Communication System, Optics manufacturing, Materials processing, Telescopes, Inspection, Contamination control

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Proceedings Article | 15 December 2020 Presentation + Paper

PLATO telescope optical units: an update on working status

D. Magrin, R. Ragazzoni, I. Pagano, V. Viotto, J. Farinato, M. Munari, S. Chinellato, F. Calderone, L. Marafatto, D. Greggio, M. Bergomi, M. Dima, V. Cessa, F. Molendini, T. Bandy, D. Piazza, W. Benz, A. Brandeker, A. Novi, E. Battistelli, M. Burresi, E. Capuano, M. Marinai, M. Nebiolo, M. Salatti, G. Bianucci, F. Marioni, H. Rauer, F. Marliani, Y. Levillain, J. L. Alvarez

Proceedings Volume 11443, 1144312 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562370

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Stars, Cameras, Spectroscopy, Velocity measurements, Planets, Refractor telescopes, Lenses, Aspheric lenses

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Proceedings Article | 15 December 2020 Poster + Paper

Product assurance for the PLATO Telescope optical unit

Simonetta Chinellato, Giovanni Postiglione, Timothy Bandy, Enrico Battistelli, Maria Bergomi, Federico Biondi, Francesco Borsa, Flavia Calderone, Virginie Cessa, Jacopo Farinato, Davide Greggio, Demetrio Magrin, Luca Marafatto, Francesca Molendini, Matteo Munari, Silvia Natalucci, Andrea Novi, Isabella Pagano, Daniele Piazza, Roberto Ragazzoni, Mario Salatti, Valentina Viotto

Proceedings Volume 11443, 114434R (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2561031

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Stars, Optomechanical design, Safety, Exoplanets, Cameras, Optical telescopes, Lenses, Interfaces, Materials processing

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Proceedings Article | 8 August 2018 Paper

From a demonstration model to the flight model: AIV procedures and results for CHEOPS telescope

M. Bergomi, F. Biondi, D. Magrin, L. Marafatto, R. Ragazzoni, V. Viotto, M. Dima, D. Greggio, J. Farinato, L. Lessio, M. Munari, I. Pagano, E. Portaluri, M. Baroni, E. Battistelli, M. Marinai, A. Novi, M. Salatti, E. Tommasi, A. Deep, T. Beck, D. Piazza, W. Benz

Proceedings Volume 10698, 1069854 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313992

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Optical alignment, Telescopes, Space telescopes, Wavefronts, Monochromatic aberrations, Modulation transfer functions, Point spread functions, Mechanics, Exoplanets

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

The telescope optical unit prototype AIV in the framework of the PLATO ESA mission

G. Umbriaco, F. Biondi, J. Farinato, V. Viotto, L. Marafatto, M. Bergomi, E. Portaluri, E. Carolo, D. Greggio, R. Ragazzoni, D. Magrin, D. Vassallo, S. Chinellato, M. Dima, L. Lessio, G. Farisato, D. Piazza, T. Bandy, I. Pagano, G. Piotto, A. Novi, M. Marinai

Proceedings Volume 10698, 106984A (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314122

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Lenses, Telescopes, Stars, Space telescopes, CCD cameras, Prototyping, Tolerancing, Interferometers, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 6 July 2018 Paper

PLATO: the ESA mission for exo-planets discovery

Demetrio Magrin, Roberto Ragazzoni, Heike Rauer, Isabella Pagano, Valerio Nascimbeni, Giampaolo Piotto, Valentina Viotto, Daniele Piazza, Timothy Bandy, Stefano Basso, Willy Benz, Maria Bergomi, Federico Biondi, Francesco Borsa, Anko Börner, Alexis Brandeker, Mathias Brändli, Giordano Bruno, Juan Cabrera, Flavia Calderone, Virginie Cessa, Simonetta Chinellato, Thierry De Roche, Marco Dima, Anders Erikson, Jacopo Farinato, Mauro Ghigo, Davide Greggio, Maximilian Klebor, Luca Marafatto, Matteo Munari, Valery Mogulsky, Martin Pertenais, Gisbert Peter, Elisa Portaluri, Martin Rieder, Steve Rockstein, Mario Schweitzer, Daniela Sicilia, Gabriele Umbriaco, Matthias Wieser, Ana Heras, Filippo Marliani, Simone Pirrotta, Mario Salatti, Elisabetta Tommasi, Riccardo Bardazzi, Enrico Battistelli, Mauro Brotini, Matteo Burresi, Emanuele Capuano, Massimo Marinai, Andrea Novi, Claude Català

Proceedings Volume 10698, 106984X (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313538

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Planets, Stars, Exoplanets, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Optical filters, Lenses, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 29 July 2016 Paper

Aligning the demonstration model of CHEOPS

M. Bergomi, F. Biondi, L. Marafatto, M. Dima, D. Greggio, J. Farinato, D. Magrin, R. Ragazzoni, V. Viotto, M. Gullieuszik, G. Farisato, L. Lessio, E. Portaluri, M. Munari, I. Pagano, M. Marinai, A. Novi, C. Pompei, D. Piazza, T. Beck, V. Cessa, W. Benz

Proceedings Volume 9904, 990439 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232136

KEYWORDS: Integrated optics, Thermography, Exoplanets, Thermal modeling, Optical alignment, Mirrors, Neodymium, Monochromatic aberrations, Wavefronts, Spherical lenses

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Proceedings Article | 25 July 2008 Paper

Wavefront corrective lens for the Subaru Laser Launching Telescope

A. Novi, R. Canestrari, M. Ghigo, Y. Hayano

Proceedings Volume 7018, 701807 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787897

KEYWORDS: Ion beam finishing, Telescopes, Mirrors, Ion beams, Wavefronts, Spatial frequencies, Solar concentrators, Ions, Argon, Integrated optics

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Proceedings Article | 23 July 2008 Paper

The optical manufacturing of the refocusing mechanism of NIRSpec

A. Novi, M. Taccola, J. Koehler, M. Di Giampietro

Proceedings Volume 7018, 701820 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.787851

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Optics manufacturing, Polishing, Coating, Cryogenics, Silver, Ion beams, James Webb Space Telescope, Zerodur, Surface finishing

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 2007 Paper

Characterization of hydrogenated silicon carbide produced by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition at low temperature

G. Pareschi, G. Taglioni, S. Basso, O. Citterio, V. De Caprio, M. Ghigo, L. Novella, A. Novi, D. Spiga, L. Stringhetti

Proceedings Volume 6666, 66660B (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734095

KEYWORDS: Silicon carbide, Cladding, Mirrors, Aluminum, Chemical vapor deposition, Ion beam finishing, Metals, Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, Surface finishing, X-rays

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Proceedings Article | 14 September 2007 Paper

Correction of high spatial frequency errors on optical surfaces by means of ion beam figuring

M. Ghigo, R. Canestrari, D. Spiga, A. Novi

Proceedings Volume 6671, 667114 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734273

KEYWORDS: Ion beams, Solar concentrators, Ions, Mirrors, Spatial frequencies, Silicon carbide, Sputter deposition, Ion beam finishing, Iron, Argon

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2005 Paper

Launch telescope for astronomical adaptive optics

Alberto Caruso, Andrea Novi, Giuseppe Basile

Proceedings Volume 5962, 596224 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.625091

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Mirrors, Monochromatic aberrations, Optical alignment, Wavefronts, Astronomical telescopes, Optics manufacturing, Sodium, Optical coatings, Tolerancing

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Proceedings Article | 24 September 2004 Paper

Development of sintered-SiC and C/SiC mirrors for cryogenic telescope

Giuseppe Mondello, Andrea Novi, Christophe Devilliers

Proceedings Volume 5494, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.550765

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Optics manufacturing, Prototyping, Cryogenics, Polishing, Cladding, Silicon carbide, Optical testing, Telescopes, Ion beam finishing

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Proceedings Article | 12 December 2003 Paper

Comparison of sintered-SiC and C/SiC mirror behavior at cryogenic temperatures

Andrea Novi, Giuseppe Mondello, Christophe Devilliers, Aldo Caso, Matthias Krodel, Mauro Ghigo, Christian duJeu

Proceedings Volume 5179, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.507261

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Silicon carbide, Polishing, Cladding, Cryogenics, Optics manufacturing, Manufacturing, Optical coatings, Reflectivity, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 5 November 2001 Paper

Lightweight SiC foamed mirrors for space applications

Andrea Novi, Giuseppe Basile, Oberto Citterio, Mauro Ghigo, Aldo Caso, Gianluigi Cattaneo, G. Svelto

Proceedings Volume 4444, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.447323

KEYWORDS: Silicon carbide, Foam, Mirrors, Space telescopes, Ion beams, Skin, Telescopes, Space mirrors, Polishing, Optics manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 6 September 1999 Paper

Approach for axisymmetrical asphere polishing with full-area tools

Andrea Novi, Mauro Melozzi

Proceedings Volume 3739, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.360140

KEYWORDS: Polishing, Aspheric lenses, Surface finishing, Optics manufacturing, Interferometers, Aspheric optics, Polishing equipment, Interferometry, Optical spheres, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 27 January 1997 Paper

Solar diffuser preflight calibration set-up

Etienne Renotte, Andrea Novi, Demetrio Labate, Mauro Melozzi, Claudio Giunti, Roland Meynart

Proceedings Volume 2957, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.265449

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Diffusers, Receivers, Calibration, Monochromators, Lamps, Solids, Reflectivity, Signal detection, Signal to noise ratio

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Proceedings Article | 11 November 1994 Paper

Optical monitor of the JET-X on the Spectrum X-Gamma

Elio Antonello, Oberto Citterio, A. Perenzoni, Ennio Poretti, A. Landi, Andrea Novi, G. Simoncini

Proceedings Volume 2279, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.193162

KEYWORDS: Stars, Charge-coupled devices, Space operations, Space telescopes, Telescopes, Sensors, Cameras, Mirrors, Geometrical optics, Ultraviolet radiation

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 1994 Paper

Design of the optical/UV telescope in the x-ray multimirror (XMM) optical monitor

Andrea Novi, Demetrio Labate, Elio Antonello, Mark Cropper, Richard Bingham

Proceedings Volume 2209, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.185269

KEYWORDS: Space telescopes, Telescopes, Mirrors, X-ray telescopes, Sensors, X-ray optics, Optical instrument design, Aluminum, X-rays, Thermography

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 1994 Paper

Design and critical technology breadboarding of a high-resolution thermal infrared radiometer (HRTIR)

Dominique Dubet, Alberto Menardi, Roland Meynart, Louis-Pascal Angebault, Jean-Paul Chamonal, Siegfried Craubner, Andrea Novi

Proceedings Volume 2209, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.185254

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Electronics, Thermography, Signal detection, Refractor telescopes, Calibration, Interference (communication), Mirrors, Photodiodes, Temperature metrology

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Proceedings Article | 23 September 1993 Paper

High-resolution imaging spectrometer (HRIS): optics, focal plane, and calibration

Fritz Blechinger, Dave Charlton, Robert Davancens, Bernd Harnisch, Bernd Kunkel, Roland Meynart, Andrea Novi, Eon O'Mongain, Horst Schwarzer, Philip Slater

Proceedings Volume 1937, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.157058

KEYWORDS: Spectroscopy, Calibration, Short wave infrared radiation, Detector arrays, Modulation transfer functions, Telescopes, Mirrors, Staring arrays, Charge-coupled devices, Radio optics

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