Metis publications
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2020
Observations of the Solar Corona from Space
Space Science Reviews, Volume 216, Issue 8, article id. 117, 2020
Global helium abundance measurements in the solar corona
Nature Astronomy, Volume 4, pp. 1134-1139, 2020
Coordination within the remote sensing payload on the Solar Orbiter mission
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 642, id. A6, 12 pp., 2020
The Solar Orbiter Science Activity Plan. Translating solar and heliospheric physics questions into action
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 642, id. A3, 19 pp., 2020
Models and data analysis tools for the Solar Orbiter mission
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 642, id. A2, 32 pp., 2020
The Solar Orbiter mission. Science overview
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 642, id. A1, 31 pp., 2020
On the possibility of detecting helium D3 line polarization with Metis
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 900, Issue 1, id. 8, 2020
Extensive study of a coronal mass ejection with UV and white-light coronagraphs: the need for multiwavelength observations
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 899, Issue 1, id. 12, 2020
Optical design of the multi-wavelength imaging coronagraph Metis for the solar orbiter mission
Experimental Astronomy, Volume 49, Issue 3, pp. 239-263, 2020
2019
On the Fast Solar Wind Heating and Acceleration Processes: A Statistical Study Based on the UVCS Survey Data
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 881, Issue 2, id. L36, 6 pp., 2019
OPSys: optical payload systems facility for space instrumentation integration and calibration
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 11180, id. 111807M, 10 pp., 2019
Probing coronal magnetic fields with sungrazing comets: H I Lyα from pickup ions
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 887, Issue 1, id. 45, 12 pp., 2019
Metis/Solar Orbiter polarimetric visible light channel calibration
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 11180, id. 111803C, 15 pp., 2019
Stray light calibration for the Solar Orbiter/Metis solar coronagraph
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 11180, id. 111802I, 2019
Alignment procedure for the Gregorian telescope of the Metis coronagraph for the Solar Orbiter ESA mission
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 11180, id. 1118076, 2019
Optical performance of the Metis coronagraph on the Solar Orbiter ESA mission
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 11180, id. 111806Y, 2019
Comparing extrapolations of the coronal magnetic field structure at 2.5 R☉ with multi-viewpoint coronagraphic observations
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 627, id. A9, 9 pp., 2019
Effect of the non-uniform solar chromospheric Lyα radiation on determining the coronal H I outflow velocity
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 627, id. A18, 11 pp., 2019
First determination of 2D speed distribution within the bodies of coronal mass ejections with cross-correlation analysis
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 880, Issue 1, id. 41, 14 pp., 2019
Comprehensive analysis of the formation of a shock wave associated with a coronal mass ejection
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 871, Issue 2, id. 212, 16 pp., 2019
2018
Calibration of the liquid crystal visible-light polarimeter for the Metis/Solar Orbiter coronagraph
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10698, id. 1069831, 14 pp., 2018
Wide field of view liquid crystals-based modulator for the polarimeter of the Metis/Solar Orbiter
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10698, id. 1069830, 11 pp., 2018
Measuring the electron temperatures of coronal mass ejections with future space-based multi-channel coronagraphs: a numerical test
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 619, id. A25, 12 pp., 2018
Hot prominence detected in the core of a coronal mass ejection: III. Plasma filling factor from UVCS Lyman-α and Lyman-β observations
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 617, id. A21, 9 pp., 2018
Mapping the solar wind HI outflow velocity in the inner heliosphere by coronagraphic ultraviolet and visible-light observations
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 612, id. A84, 12 pp., 2018
Theory and transport of nearly incompressible magnetohydrodynamic turbulence. IV. Solar coronal turbulence
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 854, Issue 1, id. 32, 18 pp., 2018
Stray-light analyses of the Multielement Telescope for Imaging and Spectroscopy coronagraph on Solar Orbiter
Optical Engineering, Volume 57, id. 015108, 2018
2017
Theory and transport of nearly incompressible magnetohydrodynamics turbulence. III. Evolution of power anistropy in magnetic field fluctuations throughout the heliosphere
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 851, Issue 2, id. 117, 9 pp., 2017
Scaled model guidelines for solar coronagraphs' external occulters with an optimized shape
Optics Letters, Volume 42, issue 23, p. 4800 , 2017
Wavefront error measurement of the concave ellipsoidal mirrors of the Metis coronagraph on ESA Solar Orbiter mission
CEAS Space Journal, Volume 9, Issue 4, pp. 451-458, 2017
Exploring the inner acceleration region of solar wind: a study based on coronagraphic UV and visible light data
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 846, Issue 1, id. 86, 17 pp., 2017
Metis, the Multi Element Telescope for Imaging and Spectroscopy: an instrument proposed for the Solar Orbiter mission
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10566, id. 105660L, 10 pp., 2017
Preliminary error budget analysis of the coronagraphic instrument Metis for the Solar Orbiter ESA mission
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10564, id. 105643B, 6 pp., 2017
The optimization of the inverted occulter of the Solar Orbiter/Metis coronagraph/spectrometer
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10564, id. 105640F, 10 pp., 2017
Evaluation of the stray light from the diffraction of Metis coronagraph external occulter
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10564, id. 1056437, 6 pp., 2017
Solar wind magnetic field background spectrum from fluid to kinetic scales
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 472, Issue 1, p. 1052-1059, 2017
Internal checkup illumination sources for Metis coronagraph on Solar Orbiter
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10563, id. 105635J, 7 pp., 2017
Metis: the visible and UV coronagraph for Solar Orbiter
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10563, id. 105631M, 11 pp., 2017
Metis-ESA Solar Orbiter mission internal straylight analysis
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10563, id. 105631N, 8 pp., 2017
Ions irradiation on bi-layer coatings
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10401, id. 104010A, 9 pp., 2017
Optical measurements of the mirrors and of the interferential filter of the Metis coronagraph on Solar Orbiter
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10397, id. 1039716, 12 pp., 2017
Characterization of the UV detector of Solar Orbiter/Metis
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10397, id. 103971K, 14 pp., 2017
Investigating the behaviour of neutral hydrogen Lyα spectral line width in polar coronal holes at solar minimum
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 603, id. A35, 7 pp., 2017
Theory and transport of nearly incompressible magnetohydrodynamics turbulence. II. Transport of nearly incompressible magnetohydrodynamic turbulence from 1 to 75 AU
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 841, Issue 2, id. 85, 11 pp., 2017
Metis coronagraph – Flight Model under acceptance tests
Proceedings of the 68th International Astronautical Congress, 2017
Continuous palladium-based thin films for hydrogen detection
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 10231, id. 102312B, 7 pp., 2017
Turbulent transport in a three-dimensional solar wind
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 837, Issue 1, id. 75, 25 pp., 2017
Theory and transport of nearly incompressible magnetohydrodynamic turbulence
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 835, Issue 2, id. 147, 30 pp., 2017
2016
Linking fluid and kinetic scales in solar wind turbulence
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, Volume 463, Issue 1, p. L79-L83, 2016
Determination of coronal mass ejection physical parameters from a combination of polarized visible light and UV Lyα observations
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 830, Issue 2, id. 58, 13 pp., 2016
Mapping the coronal hydrogen temperature in view of the forthcoming coronagraph observations by Solar Orbiter
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 592, id. A137, 12 pp., 2016
Relaxation processes within flux ropes in solar wind
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 826, Issue 2, id. 205, 7 pp., 2016
Measuring coronal magnetic fields with remote sensing observations of shock waves
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, Volume 3, id. 17, 2016
Hot prominence detected in the core of a coronal mass ejection: Analysis of SOHO/UVCS Lα and SOHO/LASCO visible-light observations
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 589, id. A128, 11 pp., 2016
2015
Study of sungrazing comets with space-based coronagraphs: New possibilities offered by Metis on board Solar Orbiter
Advances in Space Research, Volume 56, Issue 10, p. 2288-2297, 2015
Modelling low-lying, cool solar loops with optically thick radiative losses
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 583, id.A54, 10 pp., 2015
Physical conditions of coronal plasma at the transit of a shock driven by a coronal mass ejection
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 812, Issue 2, id. 119, 13 pp., 2015
Spectral analysis of magnetic fluctuations at proton scales from fast to slow solar wind
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 811, Issue 2, id. L17, 6 pp., 2015
Future capabilities of CME polarimetric 3D reconstructions with the Metis instrument: A numerical test
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 582, id.A72, 12 pp., 2015
Acktar magic black coating for the challenging environmental conditions of Metis
Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Materials in the Space Environment, 2015
The transport of low-frequency turbulence in astrophysical flows. II. Solutions for the super-Alfvénic solar wind
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 805, Issue 1, id. 63, 18 pp., 2015
Visible light and ultraviolet observations of coronal structures: physical properties of an equatorial streamer and modelling of the F corona
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 577, id. A34, 9 pp., 2015
Radial evolution of spectral characteristics of magnetic field fluctuations at proton scales
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 805, Issue 1, id. 46, 9 pp., 2015
Uncertainties in polarimetric 3D reconstructions of coronal mass ejections
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 576, id. A93, 8 pp. , 2015
Study of optical materials to be used on Multi Element Telescope for Imaging and Spectroscopy instrument
Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, Volume 1, id. 024003, 2015
2014
Reflective and transmissive broadband coating polarizers in a spectral range centered at 121.6 nm
Journal of Optics, Volume 16, Issue 12, id. 125713, 2014
Spectral slope variation at proton scales from fast to slow solar wind
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 793, Issue 1, id. L15, 5 pp., 2014
Development of optical components for Metis instrument
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9207, id. 92070S, 9 pp., 2014
Damage of EUV optical coatings induced by alpha-particles bombardment
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9207, id. 920715, 8 pp., 2014
On-board detection and removal of cosmic ray and solar energetic particle signatures for the Solar Orbiter-Metis coronagraph
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9152, id. 91522Q, 9 pp., 2014
On-board CME detection algorithm for the Solar Orbiter-Metis coronagraph
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9152, id. 91520K, 11 pp., 2014
Coating and surface finishing definition for the Solar Orbiter/Metis inverted external occulter
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9151, id. 91515H, 15 pp., 2014
In-flight UV and polarized-VL radiometric calibrations of the Solar Orbiter/Metis imaging coronagraph
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9144, id. 914409, 15 pp., 2014
Hardware and software architecture on board Solar Orbiter/Metis: an update
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9144, id. 91443F, 13 pp., 2014
Polarimetric calibrations and astronomical polarimetry in the V-band with Solar Orbiter/Metis instrument
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 9143, id. 91434V, 9 pp., 2014
Stereoscopic observations of the effects of a halo CME on the solar coronal structure
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 567, id. A9, 8 pp., 2014
Three-dimensional stereoscopic analysis of a coronal mass ejection and comparison with UV spectroscopic data
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 790, Issue 1, id. 25, 11 pp., 2014
Da SOHO a Solar Orbiter
Atti dei Convegni Lincei, Volume 285, 2014
Radial evolution of the intermittency of density fluctuations in the fast solar wind
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 786, Issue 1, id. 53, 8 pp., 2014
Stereoscopic investigation on plasma density fluctuations in the outer solar corona
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 565, id. A22, 4 pp., 2014
Plasma physical parameters along coronal mass ejection-driven shocks: I Ultra-violet and white-light observations
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 784, Issue 2, id. 102, 11 pp., 2014
Measurements with STEREO/COR1 data of drag forces acting on small-scale blobs falling in the intermediate corona
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 562, id. A74, 10 pp., 2014
Magnetic structure of an activated filament in a flaring active region
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Volume 561, id. A98, 9 pp., 2014
Stochasticity and persistence of solar coronal mass ejections
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 781, Issue 1, id. L1, 5 pp.
2013
Plasma heating in a post eruption current sheet: A case study based on ultraviolet, soft, and hard X-ray data
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 777, Issue 2, id. 93, 17 pp., 2013
On board processing procedures for the Solar Orbiter Metis coronagraph
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8892, id. 889218, 12 pp., 2013
Novel space coronagraphs: Metis, a flexible optical design for multi-wavelength imaging and spectroscopy
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8862, id. 88620G, 12 pp., 2013
An analysis of magnetohydrodynamic invariants of magnetic fluctuations within interplanetary flux ropes
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 776, Issue 1, id. 3, 9 pp., 2013
Characterization of linear polarizers in the wavelength range 100-150 nm (VUV) for solar physics applications
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8862, id. 88620Y, 12 pp., 2013
Preliminary tolerance analysis of the coronagraphic instrument Metis for the Solar Orbiter ESA mission
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8862, id. 88620X, 8 pp., 2013
Recent advances in electronics and software for the Metis coronagraph aboard Solar Orbiter
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8862, id. 88620U, 13 pp., 2013
Improved stray light suppression performance for the Solar Orbiter/Metis inverted external occulter
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8862, id. 886204, 19 pp., 2013
Solar alpha particles damage effects on UV and EUV optical coatings
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8862, id. 886207, 6 pp., 2013
Test of a multilayer-coated EUV grating for I-IV order spectroscopic measurements of the solar corona
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8862, id. 886208, 7 pp., 2013
Study of a coronal mass ejection with SOHO/UVCS and STEREO data
Advances in Space Research, Volume 52, Issue 5, p. 957-962, 2013
The visible light source for Metis stray-light tests: preliminary design
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8862, id. 886210, 15 pp., 2013
Solar energetic particle modulations associated with coherent magnetic structures
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 770, Issue 1, id. 11, 14 pp., 2013
Detection of plasma fluctuations in white-light images of the outer solar corona: Investigation of the spatial and temporal evolution
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 767, Issue 2, id. 138, 14 pp., 2013
2012
Electro-optical polarimeters for ground-based and space-based observations of the solar K-corona
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8450, id. 845040, 10 pp., 2012
MESSI: the Metis instrument software simulator
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8449, 84491L, 2012
Multi-Element Telescope for Imaging and Spectroscopy (Metis) coronagraph for the Solar Orbiter mission
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8443, id. 844309, 12 pp., 2012
Imaging polarimetry with the Metis coronagraph of the Solar Orbiter mission
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8443, id. 84433J, 10 pp., 2012
Metis: a novel coronagraph design for the Solar Orbiter mission
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8443, id. 84433H, 13 pp., 2012
Analysis of optical efficiency of Metis coronagraph telescope on board of the Solar Orbiter mission
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8443, id. 84433G, 15 pp., 2012
A prototype of the UV detector for Metis on Solar Orbiter
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8443, id. 84433I, 9 pp., 2012
The processing and power unit of the Metis coronagraph aboard the Solar Orbiter space mission
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8442, id. 84424I, 12 pp., 2012
Optimization of the occulter for the Solar Orbiter/Metis coronagraph
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8442, id. 844227, 12 pp., 2012
Preliminary internal straylight analysis of the Metis instrument for the Solar Orbiter ESA mission
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8442, id. 84424N, 8 pp., 2012
Long-term stability of Mg/SiC multilayers
Optical Engineering, Volume 51, Issue 2, id. 023801-023801-9, 2012
2011
External occulter laboratory demonstrator for the forthcoming formation flying coronagraphs
Applied Optics, Volume 50, issue 36, p. 6632, 2011
The Solar Orbiter Metis coronagraph data signal processing chain
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8167, id. 81672C, 2011
Identification of super- and subcritical regions in shocks driven by coronal mass ejections
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 739, Issue 2, id. L64, 3 pp., 2011
Imaging polarimeters based on liquid crystal variable retarders: an emergent technology for space instrumentation
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8160, id. 81600Y, 2011
Long term stability of optical coatings in close solar environment
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8148, id. 81480X, 2011
Liquid crystals Lyot filter for solar coronagraphy
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8148, id. 814808, 2011
OPSys: optical payload systems facility for testing space coronagraphs
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8148, id. 81480W, 2011
SiC/Mg multilayer coatings for SCORE coronagraph: long term stability analysis
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8148, id. 81480M, 2011
Space-qualified liquid-crystal variable retarders for wide-field-of-view coronagraphs
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8148, id. 814810, 2011
Innovative multilayer coatings for space solar physics: performances and stability over time
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 8076, id. 807608, 2011
Solar Orbiter. The need to go close to the Sun
Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana, Volume 82, p. 412, 2011
2010
First complete determination of plasma physical parameters across a coronal mass ejection-driven shock
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 720, Issue 1, pp. 130-143, 2010
2009
SCORE CCD visible camera calibration for the HERSCHEL suborbital mission
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7438, id. 74380J, 8 pp., 2009
Calibration of the EKPol K-corona imaging polarimeter
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 7438, id. 74380W, 2009
CCD cameras and Spacewire interfaces for HERSCHEL/SCORE suborbital mission
Astrophysics and Space Science, Volume 320, Issue 1-3, pp. 239-241, 2009
2007
Numerical simulations of coronal hole-associated neutral solar wind as expected at the Solar Orbiter position
Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 112, Issue A6, id. A06110, 2007
Numerical simulations of the neutral solar wind distribution as expected at the Solar Orbiter position
Proceedings of The Second Solar Orbiter Workshop, ESA SP-641, id. 10, 2007
A comprehensive study of the initiation and early evolution of a coronal mass ejection from ultraviolet and white-light data
The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 655, Issue 1, pp. 576-590, 2007
2006
Stray-light analysis for the SCORE coronagraphs of HERSCHEL
Applied Optics IP, Volume 45, Issue 26, pp. 6657-6667, 2006
2005
KPol: liquid crystal polarimeter for K-corona observations from the SCORE coronagraph
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5901, pp. 389-399, 2005
Space applications of Si/B4C multilayer coatings at extreme ultra-violet region; comparison with standard Mo/Si coatings
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 5901, pp. 161-172, 2005
The scientific possibilities for coronagraphy from the Solar Orbiter
Advances in Space Research, Volume 36, Issue 8, p. 1367-1374, 2005
2004
CCD camera for ground- and space-based solar corona observations
Proc. of the SPIE, Volume 5171, pp. 247-257, 2004
2003
The Ultraviolet Coronagraph of the HERSCHEL experiment
Proceedings of the 10th International Solar Wind Conference. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 679, p. 846-849, 2003
Italian Space Solar Physics Programs within the International Living with a Star Initiative
Memorie della Società Astronomica Italiana Supplement, Volume 3, p. 316, 2003
UVCI for HERSCHEL: instrument description and activity status report
Memorie della Società Astronomica Italiana, Volume 74, p. 839, 2003
Imaging Stokes polarimeter based on liquid crystals for the study of the K-solar corona
Memorie della Società Astronomica Italiana, Volume 74, p. 528-529, 2003
Ultraviolet Visible-light Coronagraphic Imager (UVCI) for HERSCHEL (Helium esonance Scattering in Corona & HELiosphere)
Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 4853, p. 162-171, 2003
2002
Solar Orbiter, a high-resolution mission to the Sun and inner heliosphere
Advances in Space Research, Volume 29, Issue 12, p. 2027-2040, 2002
2001
Solar Orbiter, a high-resolution mission to the Sun and inner heliosphere
Proceedings of the SPIE Volume 4498, p. 1-15, 2001
Stray light evaluation of the Ultraviolet and Visible-light Coronagraph Imager (UVCI) rocket prototype
Proceedings of the SPIE Volume 4498, p. 27-38, 2001
The Sun's Global Corona in 3D
Proceedings of the First Solar Orbiter Workshop, ESA SP-493, p. 43-50, 2001
Coronagraph Instrumentation Payload Splinter Group Report
Proceedings of the First Solar Orbiter Workshop, ESA SP-493, p. 145-148, 2001
Extended UV corona imaging from the Solar Orbiter: the Ultraviolet and Visible-light Coronagraph (UVC)
Proceedings of the First Solar Orbiter Workshop, ESA SP-493, p. 217-222, 2001
Solar Orbiter, a high-resolution mission to the Sun and inner heliosphere
Proceedings of the First Solar Orbiter Workshop, ESA SP-493, p. 11-16, 2001
Solar Orbiter, a high-resolution mission to the Sun and inner heliosphere
Proceedings of IAU Symposium 203, 2001
2000
Ultraviolet and Visible-light Coronagraph for the Solar Orbiter mission
Proceedings of the SPIE Volume 4139, p. 378-389, 2000
Solar Orbiter
Assessment Study Report, ESA-SCI (2000) 6, 2000