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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Timing techniques applied to distributed modular high-energy astronomy: the H.E.R.M.E.S. project
Andrea SannaLuciano BurderiTiziana Di SalvoFabrizio FioreAlessandro RiggioAngelo GambinoMichèle LavagnaRoberto BertacinYuri EvangelistaRiccardo CampanaFabio FuschinoPaolo LunghiÁNgel MongeBarbara NegriSimone PirrottaSimonetta PuccettiFabrizio AmarilliFilippo AmbrosinoGiavanni Amelino-cameliaAlessio AnitraMarco BarberaMichele BechiniPaolo BelluttiGiuseppe BertuccioJiewei CaoFrancesco CeraudoTianxiang ChenMatteo CinelliMarco CitossiAurora ClericiAndrea ColagrossiSerena CurzelGiovanni Della CasaEvgeny DemenevMelania Del SantoGiuseppe DililloPavel EfremovMarco FerociChiara FeruglioFabrizio FerrandiMauro FioriniMichele FioritoDejan GacnikGabor GalgocziNa GaoMassimo GandolaGiancarlo GhirlandaAndreja GambocMarco GrassiCristiano GuidorziAlejandro GuzmanRosario IariaMile KarlicaUros KosticClaudio LabantiGiovanni La RosaUgo Lo CiceroBorja Loper FernandezPiero MalcovatiAlessandro MaselliArianna MancaFilippo MeleDorottya MilankovichGianluca MorganteLara NavaPaolo NogaraMasanori OhnoDaniele OttolinaAndrea PasqualeAndras PalMatteo PerriMargherita PiccininRaffaele PiazzollaSamuel Pliego-caballeroJacopo PrinettoGiuseppe PucaccoIrina RashevskayaAlexander RashevskyJakub RipaFrancesco RussoAlessandro PapittoSilvia PiranamonteAndrea SantangeloFrancesca ScalaGiulia SciarroneDavid SelcanStefano SilvestriniGiuseppe SottileTomaz RotovnikChristoph TenzerIvan TroisiAndrea VacchiEnrico VirgiliNorbert WernerLingjun WangYupeng XuGianluigi ZampaNicola ZampaGiovanni Zanottisubject
CubeSatsHigh energyHigh-energy astronomyReal-time computingFOS: Physical sciences01 natural sciences7. Clean energy010309 opticsX-rays0103 physical sciencesNano-satellitesTemporal triangulationInstrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)010303 astronomy & astrophysicsConstellationHigh Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)Physicsbusiness.industryDetectorAstrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for AstrophysicsModular designPathfinderTemporal resolutionGamma Ray BurstsTransient (oscillation)Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaAstrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysicsbusinessdescription
The HERMES-TP/SP (High Energy Rapid Modular Ensemble of Satellites -- Technologic and Scientific Pathfinder) is an in-orbit demonstration of the so-called distributed astronomy concept. Conceived as a mini-constellation of six 3U nano-satellites hosting a new miniaturized detector, HERMES-TP/SP aims at the detection and accurate localisation of bright high-energy transients such as Gamma-Ray Bursts. The large energy band, the excellent temporal resolution and the wide field of view that characterize the detectors of the constellation represent the key features for the next generation high-energy all-sky monitor with good localisation capabilities that will play a pivotal role in the future of Multi-messenger Astronomy. In this work, we will describe in detail the temporal techniques that allow the localisation of bright transient events taking advantage of their almost simultaneous observation by spatially spaced detectors. Moreover, we will quantitatively discuss the all-sky monitor capabilities of the HERMES Pathfinder as well as its achievable accuracies on the localisation of the detected Gamma-Ray Bursts.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2021-01-08 | Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray |