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RESEARCH PRODUCT
EDGE: explorer of diffuse emission and gamma-ray burst explosions
L. PiroDen HerderOhashi J. W. Amati T. Atteia L. Barthelmy J. L. Barbera S. Barret M. Basso D. Boer S. Borgani M. Boyarskiy S. O.Branduardi RaymontBriggs G. Brunetti M. G.Budtz JorgensenBurrows C. Campana D. Caroli S. Chincarini E. Christensen G. Cocchi F. Comastri M. Corsi A. Cotroneo A. Conconi V. Colasanti P. Cusumano L. G.De RosaA.Del SantoEttori M. Ezoe S. Ferrari Y. Feroci L. Finger M. Fishman M. Fujimoto G. Galeazzi R. Galli M. Gatti A. Gehrels F. Gendre N. Ghirlanda B. Ghisellini G. Giommi G. Girardi P. Guzzo M. Haardt L. Hepburn F. Hermsen I. Hoevers W. Holland H. A.In't ZandIshisaki J. Kawahara Y. Kawai H. Kaastra N. Kippen J. M.De KorteKouveliotou P. A. J. Kusenko C. Labanti A. Lieu C. Macculi R. Makishima C. Matt K. Mazzotta G. Mccammon P. Méndez D. Mineo M. Mitchell T. Mitsuda S. Molendi K. Moscardini S. Mushotzky L. Natalucci R. Nicastro L. O'brien F. Osborne P. Paerels J. Page F. Paltani M. Pareschi S. Perinati G. Perola E. Ponman C. Rasmussen T. Roncarelli A. Rosati M. Ruchayskiy P. Quadrini O. Sakurai E. Salvaterra I. Sasaki R. Sato S. Schaye G. Schmitt J. Sciortino J. Shaposhnikov S. Shinozaki M. Spiga K. Suto D. Tagliaferri Y. Takahashi G. Takei T. Tawara Y. Tozzi Y. Tsunemi P. Tsuru H. Ubertini T. Ursino P. Viel E. Vink M. White J. Willingale N. Wijers R. Yoshikawa R. Yamasaki K. N.Enzo Franco Branchinisubject
Vision[SDU.ASTR.CO]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Cosmology and Extra-Galactic Astrophysics [astro-ph.CO]Warm–hot intergalactic mediumAstrophysicsAstrophysics7. Clean energy01 natural sciencesCosmologySettore FIS/05 - Astronomia E AstrofisicaIntergalactic MediumWarm-Hot Intergalactic MediumX-rays Cosmology Clusters Gamma-ray bursts Warm-hot intergalactic medium Missions010303 astronomy & astrophysicsX-ray telescopesX-rays; Cosmology; Clusters; Gamma-ray bursts; Warm– hot intergalactic medium; MissionsPhysicsEquipment and servicesSatellite MissionSpectrometersAstrophysics (astro-ph)X-rays Cosmology Clusters Gamma-ray bursts Warm– hot intergalactic medium MissionsTemperatureAstrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for AstrophysicsCosmologyGamma-ray burstsCosmic VisionSpectral resolutionGalaxy ClustersAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaDark matterFOS: Physical sciencesWarm&ndashAstrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic AstrophysicsMissionshot intergalactic mediumAbsorptionNO010309 opticsX-rayClustersWarm–hot intergalactic mediumGalaxy groups and clusters0103 physical sciencesX-raysGalaxy groups and clustersImaging systems010306 general physicsGamma-ray burstWarm&ndashGalaxy clusterSpatial resolutionSensorsAstronomyX-rays clusters Gamma-Ray Bursts Warm-Hot Intergalactic Medium missionsAstronomy and AstrophysicsGalaxyRedshiftCluster13. Climate actionSpace and Planetary ScienceGamma-ray burstdescription
How structures on various scales formed and evolved from the early Universe up to present time is a fundamental question of astrophysical cosmology. EDGE will trace the cosmic history of the baryons from the early generations of massive star by Gamma-Ray Burst (GRB) explosions, through the period of cluster formation, down to very low redshifts, when between a third and one half of the baryons are expected to reside in cosmic filaments undergoing gravitational collapse by dark matter (Warm Hot Intragalactic Medium: WHIM). In addition EDGE, with its unprecedented observational capabilities, will provide key results on several other topics. The science is feasible with a medium class mission using existing technology combined with innovative instrumental and observational capabilities on a single satellite by: a) observing with fast reaction Gamma-Ray Bursts with a high spectral resolution (R ~ 500). This enables the study of their (star-forming) environment from the Dark to the local Universe and the use of GRB as back light of large scale cosmological structures b) Observing and surveying extended sources (clusters, WHIM) with high sensitivity using two wide field of view X-ray telescopes (one with a high angular resolution and the other with a high spectral resolution).
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2009-03-01 | Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy III. Edited by O'Dell, Stephen L.; Pareschi, Giovanni. Proceedings of the SPIE |