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(2014) The large observatory for x-ray timing. In: Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012 : Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, Montréal, 22 Jun 2014. Published in: SPIE Proceedings, Volume 9144 91442T. ISSN 0277-786X. doi:10.1117/12.2055913 Research output not available from this repository, contact author.
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2055913
Abstract
The Large Observatory For x-ray Timing (LOFT) was studied within ESA M3 Cosmic Vision framework and participated in the final downselection for a launch slot in 2022-2024. Thanks to the unprecedented combination of effective area and spectral resolution of its main instrument, LOFT will study the behaviour of matter under extreme conditions, such as the strong gravitational field in the innermost regions of accretion flows close to black holes and neutron stars, and the supranuclear densities in the interior of neutron stars. The science payload is based on a Large Area Detector (LAD, 10 m2 effective area, 2-30 keV, 240 eV spectral resolution, 1° collimated field of view) and a Wide Field Monitor (WFM, 2-50 keV, 4 steradian field of view, 1 arcmin source location accuracy, 300 eV spectral resolution). The WFM is equipped with an on-board system for bright events (e.g. GRB) localization. The trigger time and position of these events are broadcast to the ground within 30 s from discovery. In this paper we present the status of the mission at the end of its Phase A study.
| Item Type: | Conference Item (Paper) | ||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Physics | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | SPIE Proceedings | ||||
| Publisher: | Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers | ||||
| ISSN: | 0277-786X | ||||
| Book Title: | Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray | ||||
| Official Date: | 31 July 2014 | ||||
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| Volume: | Volume 9144 | ||||
| Page Range: | 91442T | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1117/12.2055913 | ||||
| Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Conference Paper Type: | Paper | ||||
| Title of Event: | Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012 : Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray | ||||
| Type of Event: | Conference | ||||
| Location of Event: | Montréal | ||||
| Date(s) of Event: | 22 Jun 2014 |
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