The Latest Version of SiFAP: Beyond Microsecond Time Scale Photometry of Variable Objects

被引：11

作者：

Ambrosino, F. ^{[1
,2
]}

Cretaro, P. ^{[2
]}

Meddi, F. ^{[2
]}

Rossi, C. ^{[2
]}

Sclavi, S. ^{[2
]}

Bruni, I. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Osserv Astron Roma, Ist Nazl Astrofis, Via Frascati 33, I-00078 Monte Porzio Catone, RM, Italy

[2] Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dipartimento Fis, Ple A Moro 5, I-00185 Rome, Italy

[3] Osservatorio Astron Bologna, Ist Nazl Astrofis, Via Ranzani 1, I-40127 Bologna, Italy

来源：

JOURNAL OF ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTATION | 2016年 / 5卷 / 03期

关键词：

SiFAP; high speed photometry; photon time of arrival; variable objects;

D O I：

10.1142/S2251171716500057

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

Technical improvements of the Silicon Fast optical Astronomical Photometer (SiFAP) allow the instrumentation to integrate photons coming from the target in time windows down to 20 mu s. Further hardware improvement has been implemented to tag the Time of Arrival (ToA) of each single photon. In addition, a new commercial GPS unit has replaced the older commercial unit improving time resolution. The latest version of SiFAP has been calibrated to check photometric sensitivity and linearity through observations of several standard stars. SiFAP has been also successfully tested by observing the HZ/Her X-1 Binary System estimating the spin period of the pulsar (Her X-1). Our results have been then compared to data available in literature.

引用

页数：8

共 4 条

[1] SiFAP: A SIMPLE SUB-MILLISECOND ASTRONOMICAL PHOTOMETER [J].

Ambrosino, F. ;

Meddi, F. ;

Nesci, R. ;

Rossi, C. ;

Sclavi, S. ;

Bruni, I. .

JOURNAL OF ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTATION, 2013, 2 (01)

[2] Fast multichannel astronomical photometer based on silicon photo multipliers mounted at the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo [J].

Ambrosino, Filippo ;

Meddi, Franco ;

Rossi, Corinne ;

Sclavi, Silvia ;

Nesci, Roberto ;

Bruni, Ivan ;

Ghedina, Adriano ;

Riverol, Luis ;

Di Fabrizio, Luca .

GROUND-BASED AND AIRBORNE INSTRUMENTATION FOR ASTRONOMY V, 2014, 9147

[3] Continuous monitoring of pulse period variations in Hercules X-1 using Swift/BAT [J].

Klochkov, D. ;

Staubert, R. ;

Postnov, K. ;

Shakura, N. ;

Santangelo, A. .

ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS, 2009, 506 (03) :1261-1267

[4] A New Fast Silicon Photomultiplier Photometer [J].

Meddi, F. ;

Ambrosino, F. ;

Nesci, R. ;

Rossi, C. ;

Sclavi, S. ;

Bruni, I. ;

Ruggieri, A. ;

Sestito, S. .

PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC, 2012, 124 (915) :448-453

← 1 →