| Autor: |
Paul L. Hink, Richard E. Rothschild, Ron Remillard, Keith Jahoda, B. L. Dingus, Duane Gruber, S. S. Holt, H. V. Bradt, R. M. Pelling, Jean H. Swank, E. H. Morgan, A. M. Levine, J. G. Jernigan |
| Rok vydání: |
1990 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
International Astronomical Union Colloquium. 123:89-110 |
| ISSN: |
0252-9211 |
| DOI: |
10.1017/s0252921100076946 |
| Popis: |
The capabilities of the X-ray Timing Explorer (XTE) are described with particular attention paid to current scientific problems it will address from galactic neutron star systems to active galactic nuclei. It features a low-background continuous 2-200 keV response with large apertures (a 0.63-m2 proportional counter array and a 0.16-m2 dual rocking NaI/CsI scintillation array). Rapid response (in hours) to temporal phenomena, e.g. transients, is obtained by virtue of a scanning all-sky monitor and rapid maneuverability. XTE will carry out detailed energy-resolved studies of phenomena close to neutron stars (e.g. QPO’s) because of its sub-millisecond timing (to 10 μs), its high telemetry rates (to 256 kb/s), and the high throughput of its data system (to ≳ 2 × 105 c s−1). |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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