The relativistic astrophysics explorer: A new mission for X-ray timing

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Kaaret, P [1 ]
Grindlay, J [1 ]
Lamb, FK [1 ]
Morgan, EH [1 ]
Swank, JH [1 ]
Zhang, W [1 ]
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[1] Harvard Smithsonian Ctr Astrophys, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
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X-RAY ASTRONOMY: STELLAR ENDPOINTS, AGN, AND THE DIFFUSE X-RAY BACKGROUND | 2001年 / 599卷
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instrumentation : detectors; X-rays : general;
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The great success of the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) has given us a new probe to study strong gravitational fields and to measure the physical properties of black holes and neutron stars. Here, we describe a "next-generation" x-ray timing mission, the Relativistic Astrophysics Explorer (RAE), designed to fit within the envelope of a "medium-sized" mission. The main instruments will be a narrow-field x-ray detector array with an area of at least 60,000 cm(2) equal to ten times that of RXTE, and a wide-field x-ray monitor with good sensitivity and few arcminute position resolution. We describe the design of the instruments and the science which will be possible with a factor of ten increase in collecting area.
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