The MECSicans
The Medium Energy Concentrator Spectrometer team has evolved during the various
phases of the SAX project. Some persons formerly involved even in a key role,
like the latest Experiment Investigators
G.Boella,
S.Re and
G.Conti,
have now happily (![[:-)]](idle.gif)
) moved to other projects or institutions,
while other persons, engaged
from the beginning or at a later stage, are at present (Feb 98) still
active (![[:-|]](active.gif)
) and busy (![[:-(]](busy.gif)
).
The team includes mainly staff of two CNR institutes :
IFCTR in Milan and
IFCAI in Palermo.
We list here all people in alphabetic order according to the "busy flag".
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is the current MECS analysis software responsible.
He has assisted the E.I. for the on-board operating modes, and participated
to other SAX mission activities. He has participated to the organization of
the ground calibration campaign, to the commissioning phase, and to the
relevant analysis.
Giancarlo Cusumano
(IFCAI)
follows the analysis of the ground and flight calibrations,
with particular regard to the optics effective area.
Stefano Del Sordo
(IFCAI)
follows the analysis of the ground and flight calibrations, with
particular regard to the modelling of the detector unit.
-
follows the analysis of the ground and flight calibrations, and other
SAX mission activities, with particular regard to the data and s/w organization.
She has participated to the ground calibration campaign, to the commissioning
phase, and to the relevant data analysis organization.
-
follows the analysis of the ground and flight calibrations, with
particular regard to anything which concerns the response matrix.
She is assembling together all contributions in the matrix
generation program.
-
participated to the ground calibration campaign and to the commissioning
phase, and follows the analysis of the ground and flight calibrations, with
particular regard to the optics point spread function.
-
is the current MECS calibration responsible.
He has been involved in the Mirror Unit development since early phases
(in particular for the ray tracing program), supports the project as IFCAI
director, participated to the ground calibration campaign and to
the analysis of the ground and flight calibrations.
Chris Butler (ASI)
has been the SAX Payload Manager, and is the present
BeppoSAX Flight Director and he has to be considered as MECS Team
ad honorem member for his unvaluable support in all the
MECS activities.
-
has been the Optics Experiment Investigator during the development
phase, has followed the development of the Mirror Units and their integration
on the satellite, has participated to the organization of the ground
calibration campaign, to the commissioning phase, and to the relevant
analysis.
Giovanni La Rosa
(IFCAI)
has followed the development of the GSPC detectors and their integration
on the satellite, has participated to the entire ground calibration campaign,
to the commissioning phase, and to the relevant analysis.
-
(University of Milan,
and formerly IFCTR)
has been the MECS Experiment Investigator for the overall experiment
during the entire development phase (beside being the
SAX Project Scientist, and the former IFCTR director).
- participated to earlier work on the optics side.
Angelo Bonura
(formerly at IFCAI) participated to earlier work on the detector side.
Filippo Celi (IFCAI)
participated to earlier work on the detector side.
Oberto Citterio
(formerly at INFN and IFCTR, presently at
Merate Observatory)
has developed the electroforming techniques for X-ray optics, which is now being
employed also for Jet-X and XMM.
Paolo Conconi (Merate Observatory)
participated
to earlier work on the optics side.
Renato Di Raffaele (IFCAI)
participated to earlier work on the detector side.
Fabrizio Giambertone
(formerly at IFCAI)
maintained the local SAX s/w systems and data archive.
Salvo Giarrusso
(IFCAI)
supported Peppino Manzo and Stefano Re in an early phase of the
detector development.
Luigi Lombardo
(formerly at IFCAI) participated to earlier work on the detector side.
Peppino Manzo
(formerly at IFCAI, presently at ITESRE)
has been Detector Experiment Investigator in an early phase,
before swapping his role with Stefano Re as HP-GSPC E.I..
Enrico Mattaini
(IFCTR)
has played a key role in the manufacturing of the prototypes
of the Mirror Units, the finalization of the electroforming technique,
and all mechanical aspects.
Stefano Re
(formerly at IFCAI)
has been the latest Detector Experiment Investigator
in charge during the development phase, has followed the development of the
GSPC detectors and organized the ground calibration campaign at Panter.
Emilio Santambrogio
(IFCTR)
supported Enrico Mattaini in the development of the Mirror Units.
Giorgio Sironi (University of Milan)
participated to earlier work on the detector side.
-
participated to the ground calibrations and managed the local SAX
Computer System.