Scheda Soft gamma-ray astronomy FINAL




Informazioni generali

Focusing soft gamma-ray astronomy: science and technology

Soft gamma-ray astronomy

Progetto

Programma

R & D

Missione spaziale Internazionale

RSN5

RSN4

RSN5

Attività: Nuova; Data inizio: 2021; Data fine: 2026

enrico.virgilli enrico.virgilli@inaf.it

Hard X-ray astronomy is a key field for the study of important astrophysical phenomena. However, the imaging capabilities is limited for the energy >70 keV due to the lack of focusing instruments operating above this energy. A new generation of instruments able to focus hard X-/ soft gamma rays is necessary to shed light on the nature of astrophysical phenomena which are still unclear due to the limitations of current direct view telescopes. Laue lenses can be the answer to those needs. Several studies are carried out in order to optimize the performances of the gamma-ray optics. Several efforts are ongoing in order to design position sensitive detectors capable of providing spectroscopic information as well as depth of interaction (3-d capability) enabling hard X-ray Compton polarimetry

Hard X-ray astronomy is a key field for the study of important astrophysical phenomena. However, the imaging capabilities is limited for the energy >70 keV due to the lack of focusing instruments operating above this energy. A new generation of instruments able to focus hard X-/ soft gamma rays is necessary to shed light on the nature of astrophysical phenomena which are still unclear due to the limitations of current direct view telescopes. Laue lenses can be the answer to those needs. Several studies are carried out in order to optimize the performances of the gamma-ray optics. Several efforts are ongoing in order to design position sensitive detectors capable of providing spectroscopic information as well as depth of interaction (3-d capability) enabling hard X-ray Compton polarimetry.

Fisica degli oggetti compatti galattici ed extragalattici

Fenomeni non termici, raggi cosmici e astroparticelle

Tecnologie per Astronomia delle Alte Energie

Tecnologie per osservazioni da spazio

Trasferimento Tecnologico


Team Summary

15. Personale INAF coinvolto
Numero di partecipanti INAF al progetto: 13
Struttura Nfte N0 TI 2022 TI 2023 TI 2024 TD 2022 TD 2023 TD 2024 Nex Extra
OAS BOLOGNA 4 0 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00
IASF PALERMO 1 0 0.10 0.10 0.10 0 0 0 1 0.10
O.A. BRERA 2 0 0.30 0.30 0.30 0 0 0 0 0.00
Totali 7 0 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 1 0.10
16. Personale Associato INAF coinvolto
Numero di partecipanti Associati INAF: 3
# Struttura TI 2022 TI 2023 TI 2024 TD 2022 TD 2023 TD 2024 Extra
1 UniFe 0.10 0.10 0.10 0 0 0 0.00
2 Dipartimento Fisica e Scienze della Terra - Università di Ferrara 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0.20
3 Università degli Studi di Ferrara 0.10 0.10 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
Totali 0.20 0.20 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20

Fondi a sostegno

21. Totale fondi a disposizione (dato aggregato, k€)
Certi 2022 Certi 2023 Certi 2024 Presunti 2022 Presunti 2023 Presunti 2024
0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0

Produzione scientifica e tecnologica

22. Produzione scientifica e tecnologica - Highlights



Informazioni Pubbliche

Astronomical detectors; Gamma-ray observatories; X-ray observatories; Gamma-ray telescopes; X-ray telescopes; Gamma-ray detectors; X-ray detectors; Spectrometers;

INAF is a leader institute, demonstrated by several collaborations both for optics realization and detector development. OAS-Bo relies on a strong network of collaborators with common backgrounds on the application of solid state detectors for high energy astrophysics. In particular, the collaboration with three European institutions is well established: DTU Space - Copenhagen Denmark CEA-Paris-Saclay, France LIP-Coimbra, Portugal Research groups of these institutions have been collaborating with the INAF team for decades on various aspects related to the development of new instrumentation for hard and gamma-soft X-ray astrophysics: detection technologies, scattering polarimetry, Montecarlo simulations, data analysis techniques. INAF-OAB has provided x-ray optics for several experiments like the X-Ray Telescope (XRT) on board Swift. The experience of the INAF-OAB group has been also made available for the realization of hard X-ray optics.

INAF OAS Bologna laboratories for detector calibration and tests; LARIX facility - University of Ferrara; BEDE-D1 X-ray diffractometer INAF OAB Merate


15. Team members, Informazioni generali


15. Personale INAF coinvolto

# Nome E-mail Struttura TI Qualifica Ruolo nel Progetto FTE Impegnate (2022/2023/2024) FTE Presunte (2022/2023/2024) Extra
1 enrico.virgilli enrico.virgilli@inaf.it OAS BOLOGNA Y RICERCATORE Simulations and experimental validation X X X X X X X OK
2 ezio.caroli ezio.caroli@inaf.it OAS BOLOGNA N ASSOCIATO QUIESCENTE Detector design and test X X X X X X X OK
3 stefano.delsordo delsordo@ifc.inaf.it IASF PALERMO Y RICERCATORE Detector calibration X X X X X X X OK
4 john.stephen john.stephen@inaf.it OAS BOLOGNA Y PRIMO RICERCATORE Science and simulations X X X X X X X OK
5 natalia.auricchio natalia.auricchio@inaf.it OAS BOLOGNA Y TECNOLOGO Detector tests X X X X X X X OK
6 daniele.spiga daniele.spiga@inaf.it O.A. BRERA Y PRIMO TECNOLOGO Science and simulations X X X X X X X OK
7 giorgia.sironi giorgia.sironi@inaf.it O.A. BRERA Y TECNOLOGO Simulations/GRACE coordinator X X X X X X X OK
8 mauro.orlandini mauro.orlandini@inaf.it OAS BOLOGNA Y PRIMO RICERCATORE Science and simulations X X X X X X X OK
9 alberto.segreto alberto.segreto@iasf-palermo.inaf.it IASF PALERMO Y RICERCATORE Software development and simulations X X X X X X X OK
10 ruben.farinelli ruben.farinelli@inaf.it OAS BOLOGNA Y RICERCATORE Sviluppo Software e simulazioni X X X X X X X OK
11 giovanni.decesare giovanni.decesare@inaf.it OAS BOLOGNA Y C.T.E.R. Simulations and data analysis X X X X X X X OK
12 loredana.bassani loredana.bassani@inaf.it OAS BOLOGNA N ASSOCIATO QUIESCENTE membro del team X X X X X X X OK
13 filomena.schiavone filomena.schiavone@inaf.it OAS BOLOGNA Y C.T.E.R. Partecipante X X X X X X X OK

16. Personale Associato INAF coinvolto

# Nome E-mail Struttura TI Qualifica Ruolo nel Progetto FTE Impegnate (2022/2023/2024) FTE Presunte (2022/2023/2024) Extra
1 piero.rosati rosati@infn.it UniFe Y Professore Ordinario Partecipante [0.1, 0.1, 0.1] [0.0, 0.0, 0.0] 0.0
2 filippo.frontera frontera@fe.infn.it Dipartimento Fisica e Scienze della Terra - Università di Ferrara Y Professore Ordinario in quiescenza Partecipante [0, 0, 0] [0.0, 0.0, 0.0] 0.2
3 cristiano.guidorzi guidorzi@fe.infn.it Università degli Studi di Ferrara Y Ricercatore Partecipante [0.1, 0.1, 0] [0.0, 0.0, 0.0] 0.0

21. Fondi a Sostegno Iniziativa

La scheda soft gamma-ray astronomy rappresenta un insieme di progetti, dei quali alcuni finanziati ASI, altri INAF. Vi sono anche finanziamento ottenuti da altre agenzie spaziali (agenzia portoghese)


Tabella fondi:

# Provenienza Certi 2022 (k€) Certi 2023 (k€) Certi 2024 (k€) Presun. 2022 (k€) Presun. 2023 (k€) Presun. 2024 (k€) Totale Certi (k€) Totale Presunti (k€)
1 Accordo ASI INAF 2017 0 0 None 0 0 None 0 0
2 Finaziamento Agenzia spaziale portoghese (GLOSS) 0 0 None 0 0 None 0 0
3 GRACE 0 0 None 0 0 None 0 0
4 0 0 0 None 0 0 None 0 0
5 0 0 0 None 0 0 None 0 0


Tabella fondi Astrofisica Fondamentale e PNRR:
# Provenienza Fondi 2022 (€) Fondi 2023 (€) Fondi 2024 (€)