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The aim of the space mission concept \theseus~is to continue to collect and study the GRB events like \swift. It will allow us to study the early Universe. Moreover, it will offer us to study with unprecedented sensitivity GRB emission and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-07 A. Rossi , G. Stratta , E. Maiorano , L. Amati , L. Nicastro , E. Palazzi

The Infra-Red Telescope (IRT) on board the Transient High Energy Sky and Early Universe Surveyor (THESEUS) ESA M5 candidate mission will play a key role in identifying and characterizing moderate to high redshift Gamma-Ray Bursts…

Modern Multimessenger Astronomy is a powerful instrument for performing cosmological crucial tests of the Standard Cosmological Model in the wide redshift interval up to $z \sim 10$. This is principally important for discussion related to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-09-25 S. I. Shirokov , I. V. Sokolov , V. V. Vlasyuk , L. Amati , V. V. Sokolov , Yu. V. Baryshev

We will discuss the observing strategy of the Transient High Energy Sky and Early Universe Surveyor (THESEUS) mission proposed to ESA as a response to the M5 call for proposals. The description of THESEUS and its science goals can be found…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-02-07 F. Frontera , L. Amati , P. O'Brien , D. Götz , E. Bozzo , C. Tenzer , R. Campana , F. Fuschino , C. Labanti , M. Orlandini , P. Attinà , C. Contini , B. Morelli

The knowledge of the class of short Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs), characterised by a duration of the gamma-ray emission $\leq 2$ s, experienced an impressive boost in the last decade. In particular, the discovery of short GRB afterglows in 2005…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-02-07 P. D'Avanzo

The recent discovery of the electromagnetic counterpart of the gravitational wave source GW170817 has demonstrated the huge informative power of multi-messenger observations. Late '20s and early '30s will be a mature era for multi-messenger…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-07 G. Stratta , L. Amati , R. Ciolfi , S. Vinciguerra

The response of the X and Gamma Imaging Spectrometer (XGIS) instrument onboard the Transient High Energy Sky and Early Universe Surveyor (THESEUS) mission, selected by ESA for an assessment phase in the framework of the Cosmic Vision M5…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-02-18 Riccardo Campana , Fabio Fuschino , Claudio Labanti , Sandro Mereghetti , Enrico Virgilli , Valentina Fioretti , Mauro Orlandini , John B. Stephen , Lorenzo Amati

XEUS is under study by ESA as part of the Horizon 2000+ program to utilize the International Space Station (ISS) for astronomical applications. XEUS will be a long-term X-ray observatory with an initial mirror area of 6m2 at 1 keV that will…

HERMES is a scientific mission composed of 3U nano-satellites dedicated to the detection and localization of high-energy astrophysical transients, with a distributed space architecture to form a constellation in Earth orbits. The space…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-10-13 Andrea Colagrossi , Jacopo Prinetto , Stefano Silvestrini , Michèle Lavagna

Gamma-ray astronomy is a branch whose potential has not yet been fully exploited. The observations of elemental and isotopic abundances in supernova (SN) explosions are key probes not only of the stellar structure and evolution but also for…

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is designed to be the next major observatory operating in the Very High Energy (VHE, $\gtrsim 100$ GeV) gamma-ray band. It will build on the imaging atmospheric Cherenkov technique but will go much…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-02-07 M. G. Bernardini

Gamma-ray bursts produce afterglows that can be observed across the electromagnetic spectrum and can provide insight into the nature of their progenitors. While most telescopes that observe afterglows are designed to rapidly react to…

The experimental search for ultra high energy cosmic messengers, from $E\sim 10^{19}$ eV to beyond $E\sim 10^{20}$ eV, at the very end of the known energy spectrum, constitutes an extraordinary opportunity to explore a largely unknown…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-14 Andrea Santangelo , Alessandro Petrolini

Gamma ray bursts (GRBs) are the most energetic eruptions known in the Universe. Instruments such as Compton-GRO/BATSE and the GRB monitor on BeppoSAX have detected more than 2700 GRBs and, although observational confirmation is still…

We propose to perform a continuously scanning all-sky survey from 200 keV to 80 MeV achieving a sensitivity which is better by a factor of 40 or more compared to the previous missions in this energy range. The Gamma-Ray Imaging, Polarimetry…

The Sino-French space mission SVOM (Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor) is mainly designed to detect and localize Gamma-Ray Burst events (GRBs). The satellite, to be launched late 2021, embarks a set of gamma-ray,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-07 B. Cordier , D. Götz , C. Motch

The radiation process of GRB prompt emission remains highly debated till date. Though a smoothly broken powerlaw function like Band provides an excellent fit to most of the cases, a spectrum with a broad top or double hump structure has…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-02-07 R. Basak

The primary scientific goal of the GRIPS mission is to revolutionize our understanding of the early universe using gamma-ray bursts. We propose a new generation gamma-ray observatory capable of unprecedented spectroscopy over a wide range…

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