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The ESA M3 candidate mission LOFT (Large Observatory For x-ray Timing) has been designed to study strong gravitational fields by observing compact objects, such as black-hole binaries or neutron-star systems and supermassive black-holes,…
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics
2014-08-29
S. Schanne , D. Götz , H. Le Provost , F. Château , E. Bozzo , S. Brandt
Supergiant Fast X-ray transients are a subclass of high mass X-ray binaries displaying a peculiar and still poorly understood extreme variability in the X-ray domain. These sources undergo short sporadic outbursts (LX ~ 10^36 - 10^37…
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics
2015-06-12
E. Bozzo , P. Romano , C. Ferrigno , P. Esposito , V. Mangano
Supergiant Fast X-ray Transients (SFXT) are a class of High-Mass X-ray Binaries whose optical counterparts are O or B supergiant stars, and whose X-ray outbursts are ~ 4 orders of magnitude brighter than the quiescent state. LOFT, the Large…
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics
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The eXTP (enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry) mission is a major project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and China National Space Administration (CNSA) currently performing an extended phase A study and proposed for a launch by…
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics
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M. Hernanz , S. Brandt , M. Feroci , P. Orleanski , A. Santangelo , S. Schanne , Xin Wu , J. in't Zand , S. N. Zhang , Y. P. Xu , E. Bozzo , Y. Evangelista , J. L. Gálvez , C. Tenzer , F. Zwart , F. J. Lu , S. Zhang , T. X. Chen , F. Ambrosino , A. Argan , E. Del Monte , C. Budtz-Jørgensen , N. Lund , P. Olsen , C. Mansanet , R. Campana , F. Fuschino , C. Labanti , A. Rachevski , A. Vacchi , G. Zampa , N. Zampa , I. Rashevskaya , P. Bellutti , G. Borghi , F. Ficorella , A. Picciotto , N. Zorzi , O. Limousin , A. Meuris
The great success of the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) has given us a new probe to study strong gravitational fields and to measure the physical properties of black holes and neutron stars. Here, we describe a "next-generation" x-ray…
Astrophysics · Physics
2007-05-23
P. Kaaret , J. Grindlay , F. K. Lamb , E. H. Morgan , J. H. Swank , W. Zhang
The Scientific objectives of the LOFT mission, e.g., the study of the Neutron Star equation of state and of the Strong Gravity, require accurate energy, time and flux calibration for the 500k channels of the SDD detectors, as well as the…
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics
2015-06-11
Luigi Pacciani , Paolo Soffitta , Andrea Argan , Didier Barret , Enrico Bozzo , Marco Feroci , George W. Fraser , Jan-Willem den Herder , Martin Pohl , Christian Schmid , Chris Tenzer , Andrea Vacchi , Dave Walton , Gianluigi Zampa , Silvia Zane
We describe the Spectroscopic Time-Resolving Observatory for Broadband Energy X-rays (STROBE-X), a probe-class mission concept that will provide an unprecedented view of the X-ray sky, performing timing and spectroscopy over both a broad…
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics
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We describe updated scientific goals for the wide-field, millimeter-wave survey that will be produced by the Simons Observatory (SO). Significant upgrades to the 6-meter SO Large Aperture Telescope (LAT) are expected to be complete by 2028,…
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics
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The Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) is an observatory designed to perform gamma-ray astronomy in the energy range 20 MeV to 300 GeV, with supporting measurements for gamma-ray bursts from 10 keV to 25 MeV. GLAST will be…
Astrophysics · Physics
2009-06-23
D. Paneque , A. Borgland , A. Bovier , E. Bloom , Y. Edmonds , S. Funk , G. Godfrey , R. Rando , L. Wai , P. Wang
The Advanced X-ray Timing Array (AXTAR) is a mission concept for X-ray timing of compact objects that combines very large collecting area, broadband spectral coverage, high time resolution, highly flexible scheduling, and an ability to…
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics
2015-05-19
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In this White Paper we present the potential of the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry (eXTP) mission for studies related to Observatory Science targets. These include flaring stars, supernova remnants, accreting white dwarfs, low and…
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics
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The silicon drift detectors are at the basis of the instrumentation aboard the Large Observatory For x-ray Timing (LOFT) satellite mission, which underwent a three year assessment phase within the "Cosmic Vision 2015 - 2025" long-term…
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics
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We present the Spectroscopic Time-Resolving Observatory for Broadband Energy X-rays (STROBE-X), a probe-class mission concept selected for study by NASA. It combines huge collecting area, high throughput, broad energy coverage, and…
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics
2019-03-11
Paul S. Ray , Zaven Arzoumanian , David Ballantyne , Enrico Bozzo , Soren Brandt , Laura Brenneman , Deepto Chakrabarty , Marc Christophersen , Alessandra DeRosa , Marco Feroci , Keith Gendreau , Adam Goldstein , Dieter Hartmann , Margarita Hernanz , Peter Jenke , Erin Kara , Tom Maccarone , Michael McDonald , Michael Nowak , Bernard Phlips , Ron Remillard , Abigail Stevens , John Tomsick , Anna Watts , Colleen Wilson-Hodge , Kent Wood , Silvia Zane , Marco Ajello , Will Alston , Diego Altamirano , Vallia Antoniou , Kavitha Arur , Dominic Ashton , Katie Auchettl , Tom Ayres , Matteo Bachetti , Mislav Balokovic , Matthew Baring , Altan Baykal , Mitch Begelman , Narayana Bhat , Slavko Bogdanov , Michael Briggs , Esra Bulbul , Petrus Bult , Eric Burns , Ed Cackett , Riccardo Campana , Amir Caspi , Yuri Cavecchi , Jerome Chenevez , Mike Cherry , Robin Corbet , Michael Corcoran , Alessandra Corsi , Nathalie Degenaar , Jeremy Drake , Steve Eikenberry , Teruaki Enoto , Chris Fragile , Felix Fuerst , Poshak Gandhi , Javier Garcia , Adam Goldstein , Anthony Gonzalez , Brian Grefenstette , Victoria Grinberg , Bruce Grossan , Sebastien Guillot , Tolga Guver , Daryl Haggard , Craig Heinke , Sebastian Heinz , Paul Hemphill , Jeroen Homan , Michelle Hui , Daniela Huppenkothen , Adam Ingram , Jimmy Irwin , Gaurava Jaisawal , Amruta Jaodand , Emrah Kalemci , David Kaplan , Laurens Keek , Jamie Kennea , Matthew Kerr , Michiel van der Klis , Daniel Kocevski , Mike Koss , Adam Kowalski , Dong Lai , Fred Lamb , Silas Laycock , Joseph Lazio , Davide Lazzati , Dana Longcope , Michael Loewenstein , Dipankair Maitra , Walid Majid , W. Peter Maksym , Christian Malacaria , Raffaella Margutti , Adrian Martindale , Ian McHardy , Manuel Meyer , Matt Middleton , Jon Miller , Cole Miller , Sara Motta , Joey Neilsen , Tommy Nelson , Scott Noble , Paul O'Brien , Julian Osborne , Rachel Osten , Feryal Ozel , Nipuni Palliyaguru , Dheeraj Pasham , Alessandro Patruno , Vero Pelassa , Maria Petropoulou , Maura Pilia , Martin Pohl , David Pooley , Chanda Prescod-Weinstein , Dimitrios Psaltis , Geert Raaijmakers , Chris Reynolds , Thomas E. Riley , Greg Salvesen , Andrea Santangelo , Simone Scaringi , Stephane Schanne , Jeremy Schnittman , David Smith , Krista Lynne Smith , Bradford Snios , Andrew Steiner , Jack Steiner , Luigi Stella , Tod Strohmayer , Ming Sun , Thomas Tauris , Corbin Taylor , Aaron Tohuvavohu , Andrea Vacchi , Georgios Vasilopoulos , Alexandra Veledina , Jonelle Walsh , Nevin Weinberg , Dan Wilkins , Richard Willingale , Joern Wilms , Lisa Winter , Michael Wolff , Jean in 't Zand , Andreas Zezas , Bing Zhang , Abdu Zoghbi
The Large Optical/infrared Telescope (LOT) is a ground-based 12m diameter optical/infrared telescope which is proposed to be built in the western part of China in the next decade. Based on satellite remote sensing data, along with…
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics
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The great success of the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) has shown that X-ray timing is an excellent tool for the study of strong gravitational fields and the measurement of fundamental physical properties of black holes and neutron…
Scheduled for launch in 2030, the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarization (eXTP) telescope is a Chinese space-based mission aimed at studying extreme conditions and phenomena in astrophysics. eXTP will feature three main payloads:…
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics
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eXTP is a science mission designed to study the state of matter under extreme conditions of density, gravity and magnetism. Primary targets include isolated and binary neutron stars, strong magnetic field systems like magnetars, and…
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2020-03-17
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