LOFT: the Large Observatory For X-ray Timing

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LOFT: the Large Observatory For X-ray Timing

M. Feroci Jw Den Herder Jw Bozzo E. Barret D. Brandt S. Hernanz M. Van Der Klis M. Pohl M. Santangelo A. Stella L. Watts A. Wilms J. Zane S. Ahangarianabhari M. Alpar A. Altamirano D. Alvarez L. Amati L. Amoros C. Andersson N. Antonelli A. Argan A. Artigue R Azzarello P Balman S. Barbera M. Belloni T. Bertuccio G. Bianchi S. Bianchini A. Bodin P. Bidaud Jmb Boutloukos S. Braga J. Brown E. Bucciantini N. Burderi L. Bursa M. Budtz Jorgensen C. Cackett E. Cadoux Fr Cais P. Caliandro Ga Campana R. Campana S. Casella P. Chakrabarty D. Chenevez J. Coker J. Cole R. Collura A. Courvoisier T. Cros A. Cumming A. Cusumano G. D'ai A. D'elia V. Del Monte E. De Martino D. De Rosa A. Di Cosimo S. Diebold S. Di Salvo T. Donnarumma I. Drago A. Durant M. Emmanoulopoulos D. Evangelista Y. Fabian A. Falanga M. Favre Y. Feldman C. Ferrigno C. Finger Mh Fraser Gw Fuschino F. Galloway Dk Sanchez Jlg Garcia Berro E. Gendre B. Gezari S. Giles Ab Gilfanov M. Giommi P. Giovannini G. Giroletti M. Goldwurm A. Gotz D. Gouiffes C. Grassi M. Groot P. Guidorzi C. Haas D. Hansen F. Hartmann Dh Haswell Ca Heger A. Homan J. Hornstrup A. Hudec R. Huovelin J. Ingram A. In't Zand Jjm Isern J. Israel G. Izzo L. Jonker P. Kaaret P. Karas V. Karelin D. Kataria D. Keek L. Kennedy T. Klochkov D. Kluzniak W. Kokkotas K. Korpela S. Kouveliotou C. Kreykenbohm I. Kuiper Lm Kuvvetli I. Labanti C. Lai D. Lamb Fk Lebrun F. Lin D. Linder D. Lodato G. Longo F. Lund N. Maccarone Tj Macera D. Maier D. Malcovati P. Mangano V. Manousakis A. Marisaldi M. Markowitz A. Martindale A. Matt G. Mchardy Im Melatos A. Mendez M. Migliari S. Mignani R. Miller Mc Miller Jm Mineo T. Miniutti G. Morsink S. Motch C. Motta S. Mouchet M. Muleri F. Norton Aj Nowak M. O'brien P. Orienti M. Orio M. Orlandini M. Orleanski P. Osborne Jp Osten R. Ozel F. Pacciani L. Papitto A. Paul B. Perinati E. Petracek V. Portell J. Poutanen J. Psaltis D. Rambaud D. Ramsay G. Rapisarda M. Rachevski A. Ray Ps Rea N. Reddy S. Reig P. Aranda Mr Remillard R. Reynolds C. Rodriuez Gil P. Rodriguez J. Romano P. Rossi Emr Ryde F. Sabau Graziati L. Sala G. Salvaterra R. Sanna A. Schanne S. Schee J. Schmid C. Schwenk A. Schwope Ad Seyler Jy Shearer A. Smith A. Smith Dm Smith Pj Sochora V. Soffitta P. Soleri P. Stappers B. Stelzer B. Stergioulas N. Stratta G. Strohmayer Te Stuchlik Z. Suchy S. Sulemainov V. Takahashi T. Tamburini F. Tenzer C. Tolos L. Torok G. Torrejon Jm Torres Df Tramacere A. Trois A. Turriziani S. Uter P. Uttley P. Vacchi A. Varniere P. Vaughan S. Vercellone S. Vrba V. Walton D. Watanabe S. Wawrzaszek R. Webb N. Weinberg N. Wende H. Wheatley P. Wijers R. Wijnands R. Wille M. Wilson Hodge Ca Winter B. Wood K. Zampa G. Zampa N. Zampieri L. Zdziarski A. Zhang B.Giuseppe Baldazzi

subject

[PHYS.ASTR.IM]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM]Vision X-ray timing Astronomy SPIE Proceedings Observatories X-ray timing X-ray spectroscopy X-ray imaging compact objects Silicon Drift Chambers FOS: Physical sciences ddc:500.2 X-ray missions Space (mathematics)Astrophysics 01 natural sciences 7. Clean energy Settore FIS/05 - Astronomia E Astrofisica X-rays 0103 physical sciences Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials Instrumentation (computer programming)Electrical and Electronic Engineering Aerospace engineering Diagnostics Compact objects 010303 astronomy & astrophysics Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)Physics Spatial resolution sezele Sensors 010308 nuclear & particles physics business.industry Applied Mathematics X-ray imaging Silicon Drift Chamber Computer Science Applications1707 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Condensed Matter Physics Compact objects; 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 Engineering [SDU.ASTR.IM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM]X-ray spectroscopy Silicon Drift Chambers; X-ray missions Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics business

description

The LOFT mission concept is one of four candidates selected by ESA for the M3 launch opportunity as Medium Size missions of the Cosmic Vision programme. The launch window is currently planned for between 2022 and 2024. LOFT is designed to exploit the diagnostics of rapid X-ray flux and spectral variability that directly probe the motion of matter down to distances very close to black holes and neutron stars, as well as the physical state of ultra-dense matter. These primary science goals will be addressed by a payload composed of a Large Area Detector (LAD) and a Wide Field Monitor (WFM). The LAD is a collimated (<1 degree field of view) experiment operating in the energy range 2-50 keV, with a 10 m^2 peak effective area and an energy resolution of 260 eV at 6 keV. The WFM will operate in the same energy range as the LAD, enabling simultaneous monitoring of a few-steradian wide field of view, with an angular resolution of <5 arcmin. The LAD and WFM experiments will allow us to investigate variability from submillisecond QPO's to year-long transient outbursts. In this paper we report the current status of the project.

year	journal	country	edition	language
2012-07-01

10.1117/12.926310 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00732888