BlackCAT CubeSat: A Soft X-ray Sky Monitor, Transient Finder, and Burst Detector for High-energy and Multimessenger Astrophysics

被引：6

作者：

Chattopadhyay, Tanmoy ^{[1
]}

Falcone, Abraham D. ^{[1
]}

Burrows, David N. ^{[1
]}

Fox, Derek B. ^{[1
]}

Palmer, David ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Penn State Univ, University Pk, PA 16802 USA

[2] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87544 USA

来源：

SPACE TELESCOPES AND INSTRUMENTATION 2018: ULTRAVIOLET TO GAMMA RAY | 2018年 / 10699卷

关键词：

X-ray Hybrid CMOS detector; CubeSat; Wide field imager; Coded mask; X-ray transients;

D O I：

10.1117/12.2314274

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

Here we present the conceptual design of a wide field imager onboard a 6U class CubeSat platform for the study of GRB prompt and afterglow emission and detection of electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational waves in soft X-rays. The planned instrument configuration consists of an array of X-ray Hybrid CMOS detectors (HCD), chosen for their soft-X-ray response, flexible and rapid readout rate, and low power, which makes these detectors well suited for detecting bright transients on a CubeSat platform. The wide field imager is realized by a 2D coded mask. We will give an overview of the instrument design and the scientific requirements of the proposed mission.

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