The MAX mission : focusing on
high sensitivity gamma-ray spectroscopy
P. von Ballmoos, H. Halloin, J. Paul, N. Abrosimov, K. Andersen, P.
Astier, S. Basa, D. Barret, P. Bastie, A. Bazzano, A. Bignami, A. Blanchard,
B. Cordier, T. Courvoisier, P. Courtois, A. Ealet, B. Hamelin, M. Harris,
M. Hernanz, J. Isern, P. Jean, J. Knödlseder, Ph. Laurent, F. Lebrun,
X. Leyre, O. Limousin, A. Marcowith, V. Martinot, A. Mazure, L. Natalucci,
J.-F. Olive, R. Pain, S. Paltani, N. Prantzos, H. Riemann, R. Sadat,
H. Sainct, G. Skinner, R. K. Smither, P. Ubertini, F. Vedrenne, G. Weidenspointner
Proceedings of the 5th INTEGRAL Workshop, Munich 16-20 February 2004,
ESA SP-552
Gamma-Ray Astronomy starts
to see CLAIRE : First Light for a Crystal Diffraction Telescope
H. Halloin, P. von Ballmoos, J. Evrard ,G. Skinner, J. Alvarez, M.
Hernanz, N. Abrosimov, P. Bastie,B. Hamelin, P. Jean, J. Knödlseder,
R. Smither, G. Vedrenne
Proceedings of the 5th INTEGRAL Workshop, Munich 16-20 February 2004,
ESA SP-552
CLAIRE : Premières lumières
d'une lentille gamma
("l'intégrale" de la thèse de Hub,
13.5 MB PDF file)
Hubert Halloin
Thèse présentée à l'Université Paul
Sabatier, Toulouse, 18 décembre 2003
CLAIRE’s First Light
P. von Ballmoos, H. Halloin, J. Evrard ,G. Skinner, N. Abrosimov, J.
Alvarez, P. Bastie,B. Hamelin, M. Hernanz, P. Jean, J. Knödlseder,
V. Lonjou, R. Smither, G. Vedrenne
New Astronomy Reviews 48, 243, 2004
MAX - a gamma-ray lens for nuclear astrophysics
P. von Ballmoos, H. Halloin, G. Skinner, R. Smither, J. Paul, N. Abrosimov,
J. Alvarez, P. Astier, P. Bastie, D. Barret, A. Bazzano, A. Boutonnet,
P. Brousse, B. Cordier, T.Courvoisier, G. DiCocco, A. Giuliani, B. Hamelin,
M. Hernanz, P. Jean, J. Isern, J. Knödlseder, P. Laurent, F. Lebrun,
A. Marcowith, V. Martinot, L. Natalucci, JF. Olive, R.Pain, R. Sadat, H.
Sainct, P. Ubertini, G. Vedrenne
SPIE proc. (Intl. Soc. for Optical Engeneering), Vol. 5168, 2004
CLAIRE gamma-ray lens: flight and long
distance test results
H.Halloin, P.von Ballmoos, J.Evrard, G.K.Skinner, M.Hernanz, N.Abrosimov,
P.Bastie, B.Hamelin, V.Lonjou, J.M.Alvarez, A.Laurens, P.Jean, J.Knödlseder,
R.K.Smither, G.Vedrenne
SPIE proc. (Intl. Soc. for Optical Engeneering), Vol. 5168, 2004 (in
press)
Formation Keeping of MAX, a New Concept
of Gamma Ray Telescope
V. Martinot , A. Boutonnet, P. Brousse, H. Sainct and P. von Ballmoos
Proceedings of the 54th International Astronautical Congress, Bremen,
Germany, 2003
Orbit Control
of MAX, a New Concept of Gamma Ray Telescope
V. Martinot , A. Boutonnet, P. Brousse, H. Sainct and P. von Ballmoos
3rd Intl Workshop on Satellite Constellations and Formation Flying,
Pisa, Italy, 24-26 February 2003
Performance of CLAIRE, the first ballon-borne
gamma-ray lens telescope
H. Halloin, P. von Ballmoos, J. Evrard, G.K. Skinner, N. Abrosimov,
P. Bastie, G. Di Cocco, M. George, B. Hamelin, P. Jean, J. Knödlseder,
Ph. Laporte, C. Badenes, Ph. Laurent, A. Laurens, R. K. Smither
accepted for publication in Nuclear Instr. And Meth. In Phys. Res.
Sect. A, 2003
Design and flight performance of a crystal
diffraction telescope
H. Halloin, P. von Ballmoos, J. Evrard, G.K. Skinner, N. Abrosimov,
P. Bastie, G. Di Cocco, M. George, B. Hamelin, P. Jean, J. Knödlseder,
Ph. Laporte, C. Badenes, Ph. Laurent, A. Laurens, R. K. Smither
SPIE Proc. (August 22-28, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawaii), 2002, in press
CLAIRE : The First Flight of a
Gamma-Ray Lens
P. von Ballmoos, J. Evrard, G.K. Skinner, N. Abrosimov, P. Bastie,
G. Di Cocco, M. George, H. Halloin, B. Hamelin, P. Jean, J. Knödlseder,
Ph. Laporte, Ph. Laurent, A. Laurens, R. K. Smither
ESA Symp. Proc. ‘Exploring the Gamma-Ray Universe, SP-459, 649, 2001
L'astronomie gamma commence
à voir CLAIRE
P. von Ballmoos
CNES magazine No 11, janvier, 2001
CLAIRE - Towards the First Light for a Gamma-Ray Lens
P. Laporte A. Kohnle, N. Abrosimov, P. Bastie, B. Cordier, G. Di Cocco,
L. Gizzi, B. Hamelin, P. Jean, P. Laurent, P. Paltani, G.K. Skinner, R.
K. Smither, P. von Ballmoos
Nuclear Instr. And Meth. In Phys. Res. Sect. A , 442, 438, 2000
Towards the First Light for a Gamma-Ray Lens
P. Laporte A. Kohnle, N. Abrosimov, P. Bastie, B. Cordier, G. Di Cocco,
L. Gizzi, B. Hamelin, P. Jean, P. Laurent, P. Paltani, G.K. Skinner, R.
K. Smither, P. von Ballmoos
Astrophysical Letters and Commiunications, 39, 453, 1999
Measurement of Diffraction Efficiencies Relevant to Crystal Lens
Telescopes
A. Kohnle, R. K. Smither, T. Graber, P. Fernandez, P. von Ballmoos
Nuclear Instr. And Meth. In Phys. Res. Sect. A ,Vol. 416, pp. 493-504,
1998
Gamma-Ray Lens Telescopes for the Observation
of Nuclear Transitions
von Ballmoos P.
Mem. Soc. Astron. It., in press, 1998
Realization
of a Tunable Crystal Lens as an Instrument to Focus Gamma Rays
A. Kohnle, R. K. Smither, T. Graber, Ph. Laporte, J.F. Olive, P. von
Ballmoos
Nuclear Instr. And Meth. In Phys. Res. Sect. A ,Vol. 408, pp. 553-561,
1998
A Gamma-Ray Lens for Nuclear Astrophysics
("l'intégrale" de la thèse d'Antje,
2.5 Mb PDF file)
A. Kohnle
Thèse présentée à l'Université Paul
Sabatier, Toulouse, 2 juin 1998
Recent
Progress in Focussing Gamma Rays
A. Kohnle, R. K. Smither, T. Graber, P. von Ballmoos
SPIE (Intl. Soc. for Optical Engeneering), Vol. 3114, 1997
Crystal Diffraction Lenses for Astrophysical Experiments
R. K. Smither, T. Graber, P. von Ballmoos, A. Kohnle,
Proc. Low/Medium Energy Gamma Ray Astrophysics Mission Workshop, Lansdowne
Va. 1996
A Tunable Crystal Diffraction Telescope for
the International Space Station
P. von Ballmoos, A. Kohnle, J.-F. Olive, G. Vedrenne, R. K. Smither,
P. B. Fernandez, T. Graber
ESA Symposium Proc. on ‘Space Station Utilisation’, SP-386, 433, 1996
Recent Progress in Focusing Gamma-Rays
A. Kohnle, P. von Ballmoos, J. Naya, J.F. Olive, G. Vedrenne, R.K.
Smither, M. Faiz, P.B. Fernandez, T. Graber
ESA Symp. Proc. ‘The Transparent Univers’, SP-382, 353, 1997
Experimental results obtained with the
positron annihilation radiation telescope of the Toulouse-Argonne
collaboration
Naya J., von Ballmoos P., Smither R.K., Faiz M., Fernandez P.,
Graber T., Albernhe F., Vedrenne G.
Nuclear Instr. And Meth. In Phys. Res. Sect. A, Vol. 373, 159,
1996
Hard
x-ray telescope mission
P. Gorenstein, K. D. Joensen, S. E. Romaine, D. M. Worrall, R. Cameron,
M. C. Weisskopf, B. D. Ramsey, J. W. Bilbro, R. A. Kroeger,
N. A. Gehrels, A. M. Parsons, R. K. Smither, F. E. Christensen,
O. Citterio, P. Von Ballmoos
SPIE (Intl. Soc. for Optical Engeneering), Vol. 2807, 1996 (ed.
Ramsey B.D and Parnell T.A)
Crystal
diffraction lens telescope for focusing nuclear gamma rays
R. K. Smither, P. B. Fernandez, T. Graber, P. von Ballmoos, J. E. Naya,
F. Albernhe, G. Vedrenne, M. Faiz,
SPIE (Intl. Soc. for Optical Engeneering), Vol. 2806, p.509, 1996 (ed.
Ramsey B.D and Parnell T.A)
Crystal diffraction telescopes for nuclear
astrophysics
P. von Ballmoos, A. Kohnle, J.-F. Olive, G. Vedrenne, R. K. Smither,
P. B. Fernandez, M. Faiz, T. Graber
SPIE (Intl. Soc. for Optical Engeneering), Vol. 2806, p.372, 1996 (ed.
Ramsey B.D and Parnell T.A)
Future instrumental capabilities in the energy
range of low and medium gamma-rays
von Ballmoos P.
Space Science Reviews, 75, 83, 1996
Instrument
concepts for high resolution gamma ray spectroscopy
P. Jean, J. Naya, J-F. Olive and P. von Ballmoos
Astron. Astrophys.Suppl.Ser., 120, 673, 1996
Future Goals for Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy
von Ballmoos P.,
Exp.Astron, vol. 6, no. 4, p.85, 1995
A Review of Crystal Diffraction and its Application to Focusing of
Gamma-Rays
Smither R.K., von Ballmoos P., Faiz M., Fernandez P., Graber T. Albernhe
F., Naya J., Vedrenne G.
Exp.Astron, vol. 6, no. 4, p.47, 1995
The
Hard X-Ray Telescope Mission
P. Gorenstein, K. Joensen, S. Romaine, D. Worrall, R. Cameron , M.
Weisskopf, B. Ramsey, J. Bilbro, N. Kroeger, N. Gehrels, A. Parsons, R.
Smither, F. Christensen, O. Citterio, P. von Ballmoos
Bull. American Astron. Soc., 187, #72.03, 1995
Gamma-ray Line Astrophysics with a Crystal Diffraction Lens System
Smither R.K., von Ballmoos P.
proc. 17th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, Munich 1995
(Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences)
Experimental results obtained with the
positron annihilation radiation telescope of the Toulouse-Argonne collaboration
Naya J., Smither R.K., von Ballmoos P., Albernhe F., Vedrenne
G., Faiz M., Fernandez P., Graber T.
proc: Imaging in High Energy Astronomy, p.313, Anacapri, Sept 1994,
(Kluwer) 1995
A space borne crystal diffraction telescope
for the energy range of nuclear transitions
von Ballmoos P., Smither R.K., Naya J., Albernhe F., Vedrenne
G., Faiz M., Fernandez P., Graber T.
proc: Imaging in High Energy Astronomy, p.239, Anacapri, Sept 1994,
(Kluwer) 1995
Future Goals for Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy
von Ballmoos P.,
proc: Imaging in High Energy Astronomy, p.85, Anacapri, Sept 1994,
(Kluwer) 1995
A Review of Crystal Diffraction and its Application to Focusing of
Gamma-Rays
Smither R.K., von Ballmoos P., Faiz M., Fernandez P., Graber T. Albernhe
F., Naya J., Vedrenne G.
proc: Imaging in High Energy Astronomy, p.47, Anacapri, Sept 1994,
(Kluwer) 1995
A
Positron Annihilation Radiation Telescope making use of Laue Diffraction
in a Crystal Lens
von Ballmoos P., Smither R.K.
Astrophys.J. Suppl Ser. 92, 663, 1994
mise à jour : février 2004
questions et commentaires : Peter
von Ballmoos