A broad band and large area X-ray omni sky monitor (BLOSM)

被引：1

作者：

Zhang, W

Petre, R

Peele, AN

Jahoda, K

Marshall, FE

Soong, Y

White, NE

机构：

来源：

EUX, X-RAY, AND GAMMA-RAY INSTRUMENTATION FOR ASTRONOMY VIII | 1997年 / 3114卷

关键词：

instrumentation; x-ray optics; all sky monitor;

D O I：

10.1117/12.283787

中图分类号：

V [航空、航天];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0825 ;

摘要：

We present a conceptual design for a new X-ray all sky monitor (ASM). Compared with previous ASMs, its salient features are: (1) it has a focusing capability that increases the signal to background ratio by a factor of 3; (2) it has a broad-band width: 200 eV to 15 keV; (3) it has a large X-ray collection area: similar to 10(2) cm(2); (4) it has a duty cycle of nearly 100%, and (5) it can measure the position of a new source with an accuracy of a few minutes of are. These features combined open up an opportunity for discovering new phenomena as well as monitoring existing phenomena with unprecedented coverage and sensitivity.

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页码：466 / 480

页数：15