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Solen Balman

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Time domain astronomy with the THESEUS satellite

2021

THESEUS is a medium size space mission of the European Space Agency, currently under evaluation for a possible launch in 2032. Its main objectives are to investigate the early Universe through the observation of gamma-ray bursts and to study the gravitational waves electromagnetic counterparts and neutrino events. On the other hand, its instruments, which include a wide field of view X-ray (0.3-5 keV) telescope based on lobster-eye focussing optics and a gamma-ray spectrometer with imaging capabilities in the 2-150 keV range, are also ideal for carrying out unprecedented studies in time domain astrophysics. In addition, the presence onboard of a 70 cm near infrared telescope will allow simu…

010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciencesmedia_common.quotation_subjectAstronomyAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaSocio-culturaleFOS: Physical sciencesX-ray sources01 natural scienceslaw.inventionTelescopeX-ray sourceSettore FIS/05 - Astronomia E Astrofisicalaw0103 physical sciencesTime domain[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det]Variability010303 astronomy & astrophysicsInstrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)0105 earth and related environmental sciencesmedia_commonTime domain astronomyPhysicsSpectrometerGravitational waveX-rays surveysAstronomyAstronomy and AstrophysicsUniverseSpace and Planetary ScienceSatelliteNeutrinoAstrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for AstrophysicsExperimental Astronomy
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The Large Observatory For x-ray Timing

2014

The Large Observatory For x-ray Timing (LOFT) was studied within ESA M3 Cosmic Vision framework and participated in the final down-selection 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 supra-nuclear densities in the interior of neutron stars. The science payload is based on a Large Area Detector (LAD, 10 m 2 effective area, 2-30 keV, 240 eV spectral resolution, 1 deg collimated field of view) and a WideFi…

x-ray and γ-ray instrumentationcompact objects; microchannel plates; X-ray detectors; X-ray imaging; X-ray spectroscopy; X-ray timing; Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials; Condensed Matter Physics; Computer Science Applications1707 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition; Applied Mathematics; Electrical and Electronic EngineeringVisionX-ray timingObservatoriesField of view01 natural sciences7. Clean energyneutron starsObservatory010303 astronomy & astrophysicsPhysicsEquipment and servicesApplied MathematicsAstrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for AstrophysicsSteradian[ SDU.ASTR.IM ] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM]Computer Science Applications1707 Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionX-ray detectorsCondensed Matter Physicscompact objectsX-ray spectroscopyAstrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for AstrophysicsX-ray detector[PHYS.ASTR.IM]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM]Cosmic VisionSpectral resolutionmicrochannel platesAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaFOS: Physical sciencesNOmicrochannel platecompact objects; microchannel plates; X-ray detectors; X-ray imaging; X-ray spectroscopy; X-ray timing; Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials; Condensed Matter Physics; Applied Mathematics; Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSettore FIS/05 - Astronomia e AstrofisicaX-rayscompact object0103 physical sciencesElectronicOptical and Magnetic MaterialsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringSpectral resolutionInstrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)dense hadronic matterSensors010308 nuclear & particles physicsX-ray imagingAstronomyAccretion (astrophysics)[SDU.ASTR.IM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM]Neutron star13. Climate actionx-ray and γ-ray instrumentation; neutron stars; dense hadronic matter[ PHYS.ASTR.IM ] Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM]Gamma-ray burstastro-ph.IM
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