2003 - Astronomia - Università degli Studi di Firenze

Educational and training activities
The XUVLab is an academic research center. Therefore, educational and training activities are one
of the main targets. The expertise of the XUVLab team is in the field of technologies for space- and
ground-based astrophysics: these activities contribute to spread further this know-how among
students and staff through seminars, lectures, short courses for professional advancements, thesis, Ph.D.
thesis. Fellowships have been granted to graduated and post-doc students to carry out studies on
detectors and space instrumentation. The XUVLab has also employed technicians and associate
researcher and still some of them are part of the staff. They contribute to the development of
experimental activities, but they also acquire substantial expertise on instrumentation, equipments,
characterization procedures, electronics, and optics.
A list of the degree and Ph.D. thesis completed at the XUVLab in 2003 is hereafter reported:
1. L. Gambicorti, "Studio degli adattatori ottici per i rivelatori della superficie focale di EUSO",
Degree Thesis in Physics, Università degli Studi di Firenze, 2003
2. R. Brescia, "Studio di rivelatori UV a diamante in configurazione trasversale per applicazioni
astrofisiche", Degree Thesis in Physics, Università degli Studi di Firenze, 2003
3. L. Gori, "CCD camera for the polarimetric channels of HERSCHEL", PhD Thesis, XV Ciclo,
Università degli Studi di Firenze, 2003
XUVLab activity summary 2003
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educational and training activities