Daniele Spiga
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Daniele Spiga is a leading figure in the development of advanced X-ray optics, with a primary focus on the fabrication and integration of lightweight, high-resolution mirrors for future space telescopes. His major contributions center on the precise assembly of segmented X-ray optics, particularly through the innovative use of interfacing ribs to align and bond thin glass sheets. This work is critical for achieving the demanding angular resolution—around 5 arc seconds half-energy width (HEW)—and the large effective area required by next-generation, long-focal-length X-ray observatories. Spiga’s research on slumping borosilicate glass sheets has been instrumental in creating cost-effective, lightweight mirror segments without sacrificing performance. His 2013 paper on accurate integration, which has garnered 21 citations, is a foundational reference in the field, demonstrating how to overcome the mechanical challenges of aligning multiple mirror segments. By enabling the construction of telescopes that are both powerful and feasible to launch, Spiga’s work directly supports missions aiming to unlock new discoveries in high-energy astrophysics, from black hole studies to galaxy cluster evolution.
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- 1Accurate integration of segmented x-ray optics using interfacing ribs21 citations · 2013