Prof. Herbert W. Schnopper Profile

Prof. Herbert W. Schnopper

Senior Astrophysicist at Harvard-Smithsonian Ctr for Astrophysics

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Publications (43)

Proceedings Article | 15 July 2008 Paper

Spiral conical approximations to double reflection Wolter optics

Marco Barbera, Teresa Mineo, Emanuele Perinati, Herbert Schnopper, Daniele Spiga, Angelo Taibi

Proceedings Volume 7011, 701136 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.790963

KEYWORDS: Optical design, Photons, Grazing incidence, X-ray optics, Reflection, Optics manufacturing, X-rays, X-ray telescopes, Point spread functions, Geometrical optics

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Proceedings Article | 20 September 2007 Paper

Characterization of thin plastic foils for applications in x-ray optics technology

Angelo Taibi, Marco Barbera, Giovanni Pareschi, Herbert Schnopper, Giorgia Sironi, Renzo Valtolina

Proceedings Volume 6688, 66881B (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.737115

KEYWORDS: Positron emission tomography, X-ray optics, Polymers, Manufacturing, Aluminum, X-ray technology, X-ray telescopes, Glasses, Reflectivity, Metals

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Proceedings Article | 20 September 2007 Paper

Thin plastic foil X-ray optics with spiral geometry

Marco Barbera, Teresa Mineo, Emanuele Perinati, Herbert Schnopper, Angelo Taibi

Proceedings Volume 6688, 668815 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.737120

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, X-ray optics, X-rays, Grazing incidence, X-ray imaging, Spatial resolution, Geometrical optics, Spectroscopy, Vignetting, Relays

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Proceedings Article | 20 June 2006 Paper

Visible light apparatus for preliminary tests of x-ray optics

C. Pelliciari, J. Dherbecourt, M. Barbera, R. Candia, H. Schnopper

Proceedings Volume 6266, 62663I (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.673396

KEYWORDS: X-ray optics, X-rays, Visible radiation, Optical testing, Grazing incidence, Laser optics, Mirrors, X-ray telescopes, Laser sources, Diffraction

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Proceedings Article | 3 November 2004 Paper

Thin-shell plastic lenses for space and laboratory applications

Herbert Schnopper, Russell Ingram, Eric Silver, Marco Barbera, Roberto Candia, Finn Christensen, Carsten Jensen, Suzanne Romaine, D. Vernani, Vincenzo Cotroneo, Salvatore Varisco, Maria Artale, Kristin Madsen, Alfonso Collura

Proceedings Volume 5537, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.559774

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Lenses, X-ray telescopes, Sensors, Positron emission tomography, X-ray optics, Scattering, Multilayers, X-ray detectors, X-ray imaging

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Proceedings Article | 3 February 2004 Paper

JEM-X: the x-ray monitor on INTEGRAL

Carl Budtz-Jorgensen, N. Lund, Niels Westergaard, S. Brandt, Allan Hornstrup, Ib Rasmussen, S. Laursen, S. Pedersen, Rene Kristansen, P. Mogensen, K. Harpo Andersen, I. Rasmussen, Josef Polny, P. Jensen, C. Oxborrow, J. Chenevez, K. Omoe, Veikko Kamarainen, Tor Andersson, Osmi Vilhu, J. Huovelin, Enrico Costa, Marco Feroci, Alda Rubini, E. Morelli, A. Morbidini, Filippo Frontera, Carlo Pelliciari, G. Loffredo, Guido Zavattini, Vittore Carassiti, M. Morawski, G. Juchnikowski, Victor Reglero, J. Peris, V. Collado, Juana Rodrigo, F. Perez, Jose-Luis Requena, S. Larsson, R. Svensson, A. Zdziarski, A. Castro-Tirado, Herbert Schnopper

Proceedings Volume 5165, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.506791

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Collimators, Calibration, X-ray detectors, Particles, Xenon, Gamma radiation, Spatial resolution, Point spread functions

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2003 Paper

Thin plastic shell x-ray optics: an update

Herbert Schnopper, Marco Barbera, Eric Silver, Russell Ingram, Finn Christensen, Suzanne Romaine, Lester Cohen, Alfonso Collura, Stephen Murray

Proceedings Volume 4851, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461286

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Sensors, X-ray optics, X-ray telescopes, Telescopes, Space telescopes, X-ray imaging, X-ray detectors, Aluminum, Observatories

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2003 Paper

B-MINE, the balloon-borne microcalorimeter nuclear line explorer

Eric Silver, Herbert Schnopper, Christine Jones, William Forman, Simon Bandler, Stephen Murray, Suzanne Romaine, Patrick Slane, Jonathan Grindlay, Norman Madden, Jeffrey Beeman, Eugene Haller, David Smith, Marco Barbera, Alfonso Collura, Finn Christensen, Brian Ramsey, Stanford Woosley, Roland Diehl, Gregory Tucker, Juan Fabregat, Victor Reglero, Alvaro Gimenez

Proceedings Volume 4851, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461410

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, Calcium, Sensors, Data acquisition, Spectral resolution, Multilayers, X-ray telescopes, X-rays, Astrophysics, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 14 February 2003 Paper

Realistic inexpensive soft x-ray polarimeter and the potential scientific return

Herman Marshall, Stephen Murray, John Chappell, Herbert Schnopper, Eric Silver, Martin Weisskopf

Proceedings Volume 4843, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459486

KEYWORDS: Polarization, X-rays, Sensors, Mirrors, Reflectivity, Multilayers, Stars, Polarimetry, Modulation, Microchannel plates

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Proceedings Article | 30 January 2002 Paper

Lightweight thin plastic foil x-ray telescopes

Herbert Schnopper, Marco Barbera, Eric Silver, Russell Ingram, Finn Christensen, Suzanne Romaine, Lester Cohen, Alfonso Collura, Stephen Murray

Proceedings Volume 4496, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454371

KEYWORDS: X-rays, X-ray telescopes, X-ray optics, X-ray imaging, Telescopes, Multilayers, X-ray technology, Space telescopes, Aluminum, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 6 December 2001 Paper

X-ray monochromator for divergent beam radiography using conventional and laser-produced x-ray sources

Herbert Schnopper, Suzanne Romaine, Andrzej Krol

Proceedings Volume 4502, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.449864

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Monochromators, X-ray sources, Lanthanum, Crystals, Barium, Absorption, Reflectivity, Angiography, X-ray imaging

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Proceedings Article | 13 December 2000 Paper

NTD germanium-based microcalorimeters for hard x-ray spectroscopy

Eric Silver, Simon Bandler, Herbert Schnopper, Stephen Murray, Marco Barbera, Norman Madden, Don Landis, Jeffrey Beeman, Eugene Haller

Proceedings Volume 4140, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.409135

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Hard x-rays, X-rays, Tin, Spectral resolution, Spectroscopy, Germanium, Calcium, Astrophysics, Connectors

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Proceedings Article | 22 October 1999 Paper

Toward a 2-eV microcalorimeter x-ray spectrometer for Constellation-X

Caroline Stahle, Simon Bandler, Troy Barbee, Jeffrey Beeman, Regis Brekosky, Blas Cabrera, Mark Cunningham, Steven Deiker, Enectali Figueroa-Feliciano, Fred Finkbeiner, Matthias Frank, Keith Gendreau, Eugene Haller, Gene Hilton, Kent Irwin, Richard Kelley, Simon Labov, Mary Li, Norman Madden, John Martinis, Dan McCammon, Sae Woo Nam, Frederick Porter, Herbert Schnopper, Eric Silver, Andrew Szymkowiak, Gregory Tucker, Arthur Walker, D. Wollman

Proceedings Volume 3765, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.366490

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Spectroscopy, Sensors, Silicon, Superconductors, Germanium, Semiconductors, Interference (communication), Phonons, Quasiparticles

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 1999 Paper

X-ray optics made from thin plastic foils

Herbert Schnopper, Eric Silver, Russell Ingram, Finn Christensen, Ahsen Hussain, Marco Barbera, Suzanne Romaine, Alfonso Collura, Almus Kenter, Simon Bandler, Stephen Murray

Proceedings Volume 3766, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.363649

KEYWORDS: X-ray telescopes, X-rays, X-ray optics, Telescopes, Scattering, Sensors, Multilayers, Space telescopes, X-ray imaging, Gold

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 1997 Paper

Objective Crystal Spectrometer (OXS) on the Spectrum-X-y satellite: crystal calibrations

Salim Abdali, Finn Christensen, Herbert Schnopper, Leif Gerward, Hans-Joachim Wiebicke, Ingolf Halm, Eric Louis, Harm-Jan Voorma, Eberhard Spiller, Charles Tarrio

Proceedings Volume 3114, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.283779

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Reflectivity, Mirrors, Spectroscopy, Multilayers, Silicon, Laser induced fluorescence, X-rays, Calibration, Laser crystals

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 1997 Paper

Optical measurements of the XSPECT mirrors and the assembled mirror modules for the SODART x-ray telescope on the Spectrum-X-Gamma satellite

Niels Westergaard, Josef Polny, Finn Christensen, Hans Noergaard-Nielsen, Herbert Schnopper

Proceedings Volume 3113, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.278877

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Point spread functions, Space telescopes, Optical testing, X-ray telescopes, Calibration, Ray tracing, Telescopes, Optical alignment, Scattering

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Proceedings Article | 11 July 1997 Paper

Production, assembly, and alignment of the XSPECT mirror modules for the SODART x-ray telescope on the Spectrum Roentgen Gamma satellite

Josef Polny, Niels Westergaard, Finn Christensen, Hans Noergaard-Nielsen, Herbert Schnopper

Proceedings Volume 3113, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.278864

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Telescopes, Space telescopes, X-ray telescopes, Optics manufacturing, Tolerancing, Optical alignment, Assembly tolerances, Optical testing, Satellites

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Proceedings Article | 18 October 1996 Paper

Joint European x-ray monitor (JEM-X): x-ray monitor for ESA's INTEGRAL mission

Herbert Schnopper, Carl Budtz-Joergensen, Niels Westergaard, Allan Hornstrup, Veikko Kamarainen, J. Huovelin, Osmi Vilhu, Enrico Costa, Luigi Piro, Filippo Frontera, Giuseppe Manzo, Salvatore Giarrusso, A. Castro-Tirado, Victor Reglero, R. Svensson, A. Fabian, A. Zdziarski, M. Morawski, Keith Jahoda, Rashid Sunyaev, M. Pavlinsky

Proceedings Volume 2806, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.253989

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Collimators, X-rays, Spatial resolution, Calibration, Electronics, Xenon, Imaging systems, Coded apertures, Gamma radiation

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Proceedings Article | 18 October 1996 Paper

Preliminary background prediction for the INTEGRAL x-ray monitor JEM-X

Marco Feroci, Enrico Costa, Carl Budtz-Joergensen, Herbert Schnopper, Niels Westergaard, Massimo Rapisarda

Proceedings Volume 2806, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.253990

KEYWORDS: Sensors, X-rays, Photons, Monte Carlo methods, Molybdenum, Satellites, Luminescence, Collimators, Xenon, Space operations

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Proceedings Article | 18 October 1996 Paper

In-flight calibration system for the INTEGRAL x-ray monitor JEM-X

Enrico Costa, Marco Feroci, Lidia Barbanera, Massimo Frutti, Alda Rubini, Carl Budtz-Joergensen, Herbert Schnopper

Proceedings Volume 2806, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.253991

KEYWORDS: Calibration, Sensors, X-rays, Electronics, Photons, Collimators, Satellites, X-ray detectors, Electrons, Power supplies

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Proceedings Article | 19 July 1996 Paper

Soft x-ray calibration of the Co/C multilayer mirrors for the Objective Crystal Spectrometer on the Spectrum Roentgen-Gamma satellite

Salim Abdali, Charles Tarrio, Finn Christensen, Herbert Schnopper

Proceedings Volume 2805, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.245114

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Reflectivity, X-rays, Spectroscopy, Satellites, Solids, Calibration, Mirrors, Polishing, Multilayers

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Proceedings Article | 20 June 1995 Paper

X-ray study of a SODART flight telescope using the expanded beam x-ray optics beamline at the Daresbury synchrotron

Finn Christensen, Allan Hornstrup, Peter Frederiksen, Salim Abdali, P. Grundsoe, Josef Polny, Niels Westergaard, Hans Noergaard-Nielsen, Herbert Schnopper, C. Hall, R. Lewis

Proceedings Volume 2515, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.212612

KEYWORDS: Telescopes, X-ray telescopes, Mirrors, Sensors, Space telescopes, X-rays, X-ray optics, Synchrotrons, Point spread functions, Detector arrays

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