Living in a loft

M. Feroci; L. Stella; M. van der Klis; T. J.L. Courvoisier; M. Hernanz; R. Hudec; A. Santangelo; D. Walton; A. Zdziarski; D. Barret; T. Belloni; J. Braga; S. Brandt; C. Budtz-Jørgensen; S. Campana; J. W. den Herder; J. Huovelin; G. L. Israel; M. Pohl; P. Ray; A. Vacchi; S. Zane; A. Argan; P. Attinà; G. Bertuccio; E. Bozzo; R. Campana; D. Chakrabarty; E. Costa; A. De Rosa; E. Del Monte; S. Di Cosimo; I. Donnarumma; Y. Evangelista; D. Haas; P. Jonker; S. Korpela; C. Labanti; P. Malcovati; R. Mignani; F. Muleri; M. Rapisarda; A. R. Rashevski; N. Rea; A. Rubini; C. Tenzer; C. Wilson-Hodge; B. Winter; K. Wood; G. Zampa; N. Zampa; M. A. Abramowicz; M. A. Alpar; D. Altamirano; J. M. Alvarez; L. Amati; C. Amoros; L. A. Antonelli; R. Artigue; P. Azzarello; M. Bachetti; G. Baldazzi; M. Barbera; C. Barbieri; S. Basa; A. Baykal; R. Belmont; L. Boirin; V. Bonvicini; L. Burderi; M. Bursa; C. Cabanac; E. Cackett; G. A. Caliandro; P. Casella; S. Chaty; J. Chenevez; M. J. Coe; A. Collura; A. Corongiu; S. Covino; G. Cusumano; F. D’Amico; S. Dall’Osso; D. De Martino; G. De Paris; G. Di Persio; T. Di Salvo; C. Done; M. Dovčiak; A. Drago; U. Ertan; S. Fabiani; M. Falanga; R. Fender; P. Ferrando; D. Della Monica Ferreira; G. Fraser; F. Frontera; F. Fuschino; J. L. Galvez; P. Ghandi; P. Giommi; O. Godet; E. Göğüş; A. Goldwurm; D. Götz; M. Grassi; P. Guttridge; P. Hakala; G. Henri; W. Hermsen; J. Horak; A. Hornstrup; J. J.M. in’t Zand; J. Isern; E. Kalemci; G. Kanbach; V. Karas; D. Kataria; T. Kennedy; D. Klochkov; W. Kluźniak; K. Kokkotas; I. Kreykenbohm; J. Krolik; L. Kuiper; I. Kuvvetli; N. Kylafis; J. M. Lattimer; F. Lazzarotto; D. Leahy; F. Lebrun; D. Lin; N. Lund; T. Maccarone; J. Malzac; M. Marisaldi; A. Martindale; M. Mastropietro; J. McClintock; I. McHardy; M. Mendez; S. Mereghetti; M. C. Miller; T. Mineo; E. Morelli; S. Morsinck; C. Motch; S. Motta; T. Muñoz-Darias; A. Naletto; V. Neustroev; J. Nevalainen; J. F. Olive; M. Orio; M. Orlandini; P. Orleanski; F. Ozel; L. Pacciani; S. Paltani; I. Papadakis; A. Papitto; A. Patruno; A. Pellizzoni; V. Petráček; J. Petri; P. O. Petrucci; B. Phlips; L. Picolli; A. Possenti; D. Psaltis; D. Rambaud; P. Reig; R. Remillard; J. Rodriguez; P. Romano; M. Romanova; T. Schanz; C. Schmid; A. Segreto; A. Shearer; A. Smith; P. J. Smith; P. Soffitta; N. Stergioulas; M. Stolarski; Z. Stuchlik; A. Tiengo; G. Török; D. Torres; R. Turolla; P. Uttley; S. Vaughan; S. Vercellone; R. Waters; A. Watts; R. Wawrzaszek; N. Webb; J. Wilms; L. Zampieri; A. Zezas; J. Ziolkowski

Living in a loft

M. Feroci
, L. Stella
, M. van der Klis
, T. J.L. Courvoisier
, M. Hernanz
, R. Hudec
, A. Santangelo
, D. Walton
, A. Zdziarski
, D. Barret
, T. Belloni
, J. Braga
, S. Brandt
, C. Budtz-Jørgensen
, S. Campana
, J. W. den Herder
, J. Huovelin
, G. L. Israel
, M. Pohl
, P. Ray

A. Vacchi, S. Zane, A. Argan, P. Attinà, G. Bertuccio, E. Bozzo, R. Campana, D. Chakrabarty, E. Costa, A. De Rosa, E. Del Monte, S. Di Cosimo, I. Donnarumma, Y. Evangelista, D. Haas, P. Jonker, S. Korpela, C. Labanti, P. Malcovati, R. Mignani, F. Muleri, M. Rapisarda, A. R. Rashevski, N. Rea, A. Rubini, C. Tenzer, C. Wilson-Hodge, B. Winter, K. Wood, G. Zampa, N. Zampa, M. A. Abramowicz, M. A. Alpar, D. Altamirano, J. M. Alvarez, L. Amati, C. Amoros, L. A. Antonelli, R. Artigue, P. Azzarello, M. Bachetti, G. Baldazzi, M. Barbera, C. Barbieri, S. Basa, A. Baykal, R. Belmont, L. Boirin, V. Bonvicini, L. Burderi, M. Bursa, C. Cabanac, E. Cackett, G. A. Caliandro, P. Casella, S. Chaty, J. Chenevez, M. J. Coe, A. Collura, A. Corongiu, S. Covino, G. Cusumano, F. D’Amico, S. Dall’Osso, D. De Martino, G. De Paris, G. Di Persio, T. Di Salvo, C. Done, M. Dovčiak, A. Drago, U. Ertan, S. Fabiani, M. Falanga, R. Fender, P. Ferrando, D. Della Monica Ferreira, G. Fraser, F. Frontera, F. Fuschino, J. L. Galvez, P. Ghandi, P. Giommi, O. Godet, E. Göğüş, A. Goldwurm, D. Götz, M. Grassi, P. Guttridge, P. Hakala, G. Henri, W. Hermsen, J. Horak, A. Hornstrup, J. J.M. in’t Zand, J. Isern, E. Kalemci, G. Kanbach, V. Karas, D. Kataria, T. Kennedy, D. Klochkov, W. Kluźniak, K. Kokkotas, I. Kreykenbohm, J. Krolik, L. Kuiper, I. Kuvvetli, N. Kylafis, J. M. Lattimer, F. Lazzarotto, D. Leahy, F. Lebrun, D. Lin, N. Lund, T. Maccarone, J. Malzac, M. Marisaldi, A. Martindale, M. Mastropietro, J. McClintock, I. McHardy, M. Mendez, S. Mereghetti, M. C. Miller, T. Mineo, E. Morelli, S. Morsinck, C. Motch, S. Motta, T. Muñoz-Darias, A. Naletto, V. Neustroev, J. Nevalainen, J. F. Olive, M. Orio, M. Orlandini, P. Orleanski, F. Ozel, L. Pacciani, S. Paltani, I. Papadakis, A. Papitto, A. Patruno, A. Pellizzoni, V. Petráček, J. Petri, P. O. Petrucci, B. Phlips, L. Picolli, A. Possenti, D. Psaltis, D. Rambaud, P. Reig, R. Remillard, J. Rodriguez, P. Romano, M. Romanova, T. Schanz, C. Schmid, A. Segreto, A. Shearer, A. Smith, P. J. Smith, P. Soffitta, N. Stergioulas, M. Stolarski, Z. Stuchlik, A. Tiengo, G. Török, D. Torres, R. Turolla, P. Uttley, S. Vaughan, S. Vercellone, R. Waters, A. Watts, R. Wawrzaszek, N. Webb, J. Wilms, L. Zampieri, A. Zezas, J. Ziolkowski

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Abstract

LOFT (Large area Observatory For x-ray Timing) is an innovative mission concept for the next generation of X-ray experiments, submitted to the ESA Call for Medium size missions “M3”. Recent developments in the field of Silicon detectors allowed us to design a realistic observatory devoted to X-ray timing studies with an effective area above 10 m², operating in the energy range 2-30 keV with an energy resolution of ∼250 eV. Such an exceedingly large area (20 times that of RXTE/PCA), with a time resolution better than 10 µs, will enable unprecedently fast and accurate time variability studies related to accreting collapsed objects (e.g. fast coherent pulsations and QPOs). The scientific payload is complemented by a coded-mask wide field monitor based on similar detectors. In this paper we present the mission concept, the payload design and the expected performances.

Original language	English
Journal	Proceedings of Science
Volume	122
State	Published - 2011
Event	2011 Fast X-Ray Timing and Spectroscopy at Extreme Count Rates, HRS 2011 - Champery, Switzerland Duration: Feb 7 2011 → Feb 11 2011

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abstract = "LOFT (Large area Observatory For x-ray Timing) is an innovative mission concept for the next generation of X-ray experiments, submitted to the ESA Call for Medium size missions “M3”. Recent developments in the field of Silicon detectors allowed us to design a realistic observatory devoted to X-ray timing studies with an effective area above 10 m2, operating in the energy range 2-30 keV with an energy resolution of ∼250 eV. Such an exceedingly large area (20 times that of RXTE/PCA), with a time resolution better than 10 µs, will enable unprecedently fast and accurate time variability studies related to accreting collapsed objects (e.g. fast coherent pulsations and QPOs). The scientific payload is complemented by a coded-mask wide field monitor based on similar detectors. In this paper we present the mission concept, the payload design and the expected performances.",

author = "M. Feroci and L. Stella and \{van der Klis\}, M. and Courvoisier, \{T. J.L.\} and M. Hernanz and R. Hudec and A. Santangelo and D. Walton and A. Zdziarski and D. Barret and T. Belloni and J. Braga and S. Brandt and C. Budtz-J{\o}rgensen and S. Campana and \{den Herder\}, \{J. W.\} and J. Huovelin and Israel, \{G. L.\} and M. Pohl and P. Ray and A. Vacchi and S. Zane and A. Argan and P. Attin{\`a} and G. Bertuccio and E. Bozzo and R. Campana and D. Chakrabarty and E. Costa and \{De Rosa\}, A. and \{Del Monte\}, E. and \{Di Cosimo\}, S. and I. Donnarumma and Y. Evangelista and D. Haas and P. Jonker and S. Korpela and C. Labanti and P. Malcovati and R. Mignani and F. Muleri and M. Rapisarda and Rashevski, \{A. R.\} and N. Rea and A. Rubini and C. Tenzer and C. Wilson-Hodge and B. Winter and K. Wood and G. Zampa and N. Zampa and Abramowicz, \{M. A.\} and Alpar, \{M. A.\} and D. Altamirano and Alvarez, \{J. M.\} and L. Amati and C. Amoros and Antonelli, \{L. A.\} and R. Artigue and P. Azzarello and M. Bachetti and G. Baldazzi and M. Barbera and C. Barbieri and S. Basa and A. Baykal and R. Belmont and L. Boirin and V. Bonvicini and L. Burderi and M. Bursa and C. Cabanac and E. Cackett and Caliandro, \{G. A.\} and P. Casella and S. Chaty and J. Chenevez and Coe, \{M. J.\} and A. Collura and A. Corongiu and S. Covino and G. Cusumano and F. D{\textquoteright}Amico and S. Dall{\textquoteright}Osso and \{De Martino\}, D. and \{De Paris\}, G. and \{Di Persio\}, G. and \{Di Salvo\}, T. and C. Done and M. Dov{\v c}iak and A. Drago and U. Ertan and S. Fabiani and M. Falanga and R. Fender and P. Ferrando and \{Della Monica Ferreira\}, D. and G. Fraser and F. Frontera and F. Fuschino and Galvez, \{J. L.\} and P. Ghandi and P. Giommi and O. Godet and E. G{\"o}ğ{\"u}{\c s} and A. Goldwurm and D. G{\"o}tz and M. Grassi and P. Guttridge and P. Hakala and G. Henri and W. Hermsen and J. Horak and A. Hornstrup and \{in{\textquoteright}t Zand\}, \{J. J.M.\} and J. Isern and E. Kalemci and G. Kanbach and V. Karas and D. Kataria and T. Kennedy and D. Klochkov and W. Klu{\'z}niak and K. Kokkotas and I. Kreykenbohm and J. Krolik and L. Kuiper and I. Kuvvetli and N. Kylafis and Lattimer, \{J. M.\} and F. Lazzarotto and D. Leahy and F. Lebrun and D. Lin and N. Lund and T. Maccarone and J. Malzac and M. Marisaldi and A. Martindale and M. Mastropietro and J. McClintock and I. McHardy and M. Mendez and S. Mereghetti and Miller, \{M. C.\} and T. Mineo and E. Morelli and S. Morsinck and C. Motch and S. Motta and T. Mu{\~n}oz-Darias and A. Naletto and V. Neustroev and J. Nevalainen and Olive, \{J. F.\} and M. Orio and M. Orlandini and P. Orleanski and F. Ozel and L. Pacciani and S. Paltani and I. Papadakis and A. Papitto and A. Patruno and A. Pellizzoni and V. Petr{\'a}{\v c}ek and J. Petri and Petrucci, \{P. O.\} and B. Phlips and L. Picolli and A. Possenti and D. Psaltis and D. Rambaud and P. Reig and R. Remillard and J. Rodriguez and P. Romano and M. Romanova and T. Schanz and C. Schmid and A. Segreto and A. Shearer and A. Smith and Smith, \{P. J.\} and P. Soffitta and N. Stergioulas and M. Stolarski and Z. Stuchlik and A. Tiengo and G. T{\"o}r{\"o}k and D. Torres and R. Turolla and P. Uttley and S. Vaughan and S. Vercellone and R. Waters and A. Watts and R. Wawrzaszek and N. Webb and J. Wilms and L. Zampieri and A. Zezas and J. Ziolkowski",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Copyright owned by the author(s).; 2011 Fast X-Ray Timing and Spectroscopy at Extreme Count Rates, HRS 2011 ; Conference date: 07-02-2011 Through 11-02-2011",

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Feroci, M, Stella, L, van der Klis, M, Courvoisier, TJL, Hernanz, M, Hudec, R, Santangelo, A, Walton, D, Zdziarski, A, Barret, D, Belloni, T, Braga, J, Brandt, S, Budtz-Jørgensen, C, Campana, S, den Herder, JW, Huovelin, J, Israel, GL, Pohl, M, Ray, P, Vacchi, A, Zane, S, Argan, A, Attinà, P, Bertuccio, G, Bozzo, E, Campana, R, Chakrabarty, D, Costa, E, De Rosa, A, Del Monte, E, Di Cosimo, S, Donnarumma, I, Evangelista, Y, Haas, D, Jonker, P, Korpela, S, Labanti, C, Malcovati, P, Mignani, R, Muleri, F, Rapisarda, M, Rashevski, AR, Rea, N, Rubini, A, Tenzer, C, Wilson-Hodge, C, Winter, B, Wood, K, Zampa, G, Zampa, N, Abramowicz, MA, Alpar, MA, Altamirano, D, Alvarez, JM, Amati, L, Amoros, C, Antonelli, LA, Artigue, R, Azzarello, P, Bachetti, M, Baldazzi, G, Barbera, M, Barbieri, C, Basa, S, Baykal, A, Belmont, R, Boirin, L, Bonvicini, V, Burderi, L, Bursa, M, Cabanac, C, Cackett, E, Caliandro, GA, Casella, P, Chaty, S, Chenevez, J, Coe, MJ, Collura, A, Corongiu, A, Covino, S, Cusumano, G, D’Amico, F, Dall’Osso, S, De Martino, D, De Paris, G, Di Persio, G, Di Salvo, T, Done, C, Dovčiak, M, Drago, A, Ertan, U, Fabiani, S, Falanga, M, Fender, R, Ferrando, P, Della Monica Ferreira, D, Fraser, G, Frontera, F, Fuschino, F, Galvez, JL, Ghandi, P, Giommi, P, Godet, O, Göğüş, E, Goldwurm, A, Götz, D, Grassi, M, Guttridge, P, Hakala, P, Henri, G, Hermsen, W, Horak, J, Hornstrup, A, in’t Zand, JJM, Isern, J, Kalemci, E, Kanbach, G, Karas, V, Kataria, D, Kennedy, T, Klochkov, D, Kluźniak, W, Kokkotas, K, Kreykenbohm, I, Krolik, J, Kuiper, L, Kuvvetli, I, Kylafis, N, Lattimer, JM, Lazzarotto, F, Leahy, D, Lebrun, F, Lin, D, Lund, N, Maccarone, T, Malzac, J, Marisaldi, M, Martindale, A, Mastropietro, M, McClintock, J, McHardy, I, Mendez, M, Mereghetti, S, Miller, MC, Mineo, T, Morelli, E, Morsinck, S, Motch, C, Motta, S, Muñoz-Darias, T, Naletto, A, Neustroev, V, Nevalainen, J, Olive, JF, Orio, M, Orlandini, M, Orleanski, P, Ozel, F, Pacciani, L, Paltani, S, Papadakis, I, Papitto, A, Patruno, A, Pellizzoni, A, Petráček, V, Petri, J, Petrucci, PO, Phlips, B, Picolli, L, Possenti, A, Psaltis, D, Rambaud, D, Reig, P, Remillard, R, Rodriguez, J, Romano, P, Romanova, M, Schanz, T, Schmid, C, Segreto, A, Shearer, A, Smith, A, Smith, PJ, Soffitta, P, Stergioulas, N, Stolarski, M, Stuchlik, Z, Tiengo, A, Török, G, Torres, D, Turolla, R, Uttley, P, Vaughan, S, Vercellone, S, Waters, R, Watts, A, Wawrzaszek, R, Webb, N, Wilms, J, Zampieri, L, Zezas, A & Ziolkowski, J 2011, 'Living in a loft', Proceedings of Science, vol. 122.

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AU - Feroci, M.

AU - Stella, L.

AU - van der Klis, M.

AU - Courvoisier, T. J.L.

AU - Hernanz, M.

AU - Hudec, R.

AU - Santangelo, A.

AU - Walton, D.

AU - Zdziarski, A.

AU - Barret, D.

AU - Belloni, T.

AU - Braga, J.

AU - Brandt, S.

AU - Budtz-Jørgensen, C.

AU - Campana, S.

AU - den Herder, J. W.

AU - Huovelin, J.

AU - Israel, G. L.

AU - Pohl, M.

AU - Ray, P.

AU - Vacchi, A.

AU - Zane, S.

AU - Argan, A.

AU - Attinà, P.

AU - Bertuccio, G.

AU - Bozzo, E.

AU - Campana, R.

AU - Chakrabarty, D.

AU - Costa, E.

AU - De Rosa, A.

AU - Del Monte, E.

AU - Di Cosimo, S.

AU - Donnarumma, I.

AU - Evangelista, Y.

AU - Haas, D.

AU - Jonker, P.

AU - Korpela, S.

AU - Labanti, C.

AU - Malcovati, P.

AU - Mignani, R.

AU - Muleri, F.

AU - Rapisarda, M.

AU - Rashevski, A. R.

AU - Rea, N.

AU - Rubini, A.

AU - Tenzer, C.

AU - Wilson-Hodge, C.

AU - Winter, B.

AU - Wood, K.

AU - Zampa, G.

AU - Zampa, N.

AU - Abramowicz, M. A.

AU - Alpar, M. A.

AU - Altamirano, D.

AU - Alvarez, J. M.

AU - Amati, L.

AU - Amoros, C.

AU - Antonelli, L. A.

AU - Artigue, R.

AU - Azzarello, P.

AU - Bachetti, M.

AU - Baldazzi, G.

AU - Barbera, M.

AU - Barbieri, C.

AU - Basa, S.

AU - Baykal, A.

AU - Belmont, R.

AU - Boirin, L.

AU - Bonvicini, V.

AU - Burderi, L.

AU - Bursa, M.

AU - Cabanac, C.

AU - Cackett, E.

AU - Caliandro, G. A.

AU - Casella, P.

AU - Chaty, S.

AU - Chenevez, J.

AU - Coe, M. J.

AU - Collura, A.

AU - Corongiu, A.

AU - Covino, S.

AU - Cusumano, G.

AU - D’Amico, F.

AU - Dall’Osso, S.

AU - De Martino, D.

AU - De Paris, G.

AU - Di Persio, G.

AU - Di Salvo, T.

AU - Done, C.

AU - Dovčiak, M.

AU - Drago, A.

AU - Ertan, U.

AU - Fabiani, S.

AU - Falanga, M.

AU - Fender, R.

AU - Ferrando, P.

AU - Della Monica Ferreira, D.

AU - Fraser, G.

AU - Frontera, F.

AU - Fuschino, F.

AU - Galvez, J. L.

AU - Ghandi, P.

AU - Giommi, P.

AU - Godet, O.

AU - Göğüş, E.

AU - Goldwurm, A.

AU - Götz, D.

AU - Grassi, M.

AU - Guttridge, P.

AU - Hakala, P.

AU - Henri, G.

AU - Hermsen, W.

AU - Horak, J.

AU - Hornstrup, A.

AU - in’t Zand, J. J.M.

AU - Isern, J.

AU - Kalemci, E.

AU - Kanbach, G.

AU - Karas, V.

AU - Kataria, D.

AU - Kennedy, T.

AU - Klochkov, D.

AU - Kluźniak, W.

AU - Kokkotas, K.

AU - Kreykenbohm, I.

AU - Krolik, J.

AU - Kuiper, L.

AU - Kuvvetli, I.

AU - Kylafis, N.

AU - Lattimer, J. M.

AU - Lazzarotto, F.

AU - Leahy, D.

AU - Lebrun, F.

AU - Lin, D.

AU - Lund, N.

AU - Maccarone, T.

AU - Malzac, J.

AU - Marisaldi, M.

AU - Martindale, A.

AU - Mastropietro, M.

AU - McClintock, J.

AU - McHardy, I.

AU - Mendez, M.

AU - Mereghetti, S.

AU - Miller, M. C.

AU - Mineo, T.

AU - Morelli, E.

AU - Morsinck, S.

AU - Motch, C.

AU - Motta, S.

AU - Muñoz-Darias, T.

AU - Naletto, A.

AU - Neustroev, V.

AU - Nevalainen, J.

AU - Olive, J. F.

AU - Orio, M.

AU - Orlandini, M.

AU - Orleanski, P.

AU - Ozel, F.

AU - Pacciani, L.

AU - Paltani, S.

AU - Papadakis, I.

AU - Papitto, A.

AU - Patruno, A.

AU - Pellizzoni, A.

AU - Petráček, V.

AU - Petri, J.

AU - Petrucci, P. O.

AU - Phlips, B.

AU - Picolli, L.

AU - Possenti, A.

AU - Psaltis, D.

AU - Rambaud, D.

AU - Reig, P.

AU - Remillard, R.

AU - Rodriguez, J.

AU - Romano, P.

AU - Romanova, M.

AU - Schanz, T.

AU - Schmid, C.

AU - Segreto, A.

AU - Shearer, A.

AU - Smith, A.

AU - Smith, P. J.

AU - Soffitta, P.

AU - Stergioulas, N.

AU - Stolarski, M.

AU - Stuchlik, Z.

AU - Tiengo, A.

AU - Török, G.

AU - Torres, D.

AU - Turolla, R.

AU - Uttley, P.

AU - Vaughan, S.

AU - Vercellone, S.

AU - Waters, R.

AU - Watts, A.

AU - Wawrzaszek, R.

AU - Webb, N.

AU - Wilms, J.

AU - Zampieri, L.

AU - Zezas, A.

AU - Ziolkowski, J.

PY - 2011

Y1 - 2011

N2 - LOFT (Large area Observatory For x-ray Timing) is an innovative mission concept for the next generation of X-ray experiments, submitted to the ESA Call for Medium size missions “M3”. Recent developments in the field of Silicon detectors allowed us to design a realistic observatory devoted to X-ray timing studies with an effective area above 10 m2, operating in the energy range 2-30 keV with an energy resolution of ∼250 eV. Such an exceedingly large area (20 times that of RXTE/PCA), with a time resolution better than 10 µs, will enable unprecedently fast and accurate time variability studies related to accreting collapsed objects (e.g. fast coherent pulsations and QPOs). The scientific payload is complemented by a coded-mask wide field monitor based on similar detectors. In this paper we present the mission concept, the payload design and the expected performances.

AB - LOFT (Large area Observatory For x-ray Timing) is an innovative mission concept for the next generation of X-ray experiments, submitted to the ESA Call for Medium size missions “M3”. Recent developments in the field of Silicon detectors allowed us to design a realistic observatory devoted to X-ray timing studies with an effective area above 10 m2, operating in the energy range 2-30 keV with an energy resolution of ∼250 eV. Such an exceedingly large area (20 times that of RXTE/PCA), with a time resolution better than 10 µs, will enable unprecedently fast and accurate time variability studies related to accreting collapsed objects (e.g. fast coherent pulsations and QPOs). The scientific payload is complemented by a coded-mask wide field monitor based on similar detectors. In this paper we present the mission concept, the payload design and the expected performances.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85053333774

M3 - Conference article

SN - 1824-8039

VL - 122

JO - Proceedings of Science

JF - Proceedings of Science

T2 - 2011 Fast X-Ray Timing and Spectroscopy at Extreme Count Rates, HRS 2011

Y2 - 7 February 2011 through 11 February 2011

ER -

Living in a loft

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