First Images from HERO, a Hard X‐Ray Focusing Telescope

Autor: Jeffery J. Kolodziejczak, Brian D. Ramsey, Martin C. Weisskopf, Jeff Apple, Ronald F. Elsner, Darell Engelhaupt, C. M. Benson, Cheryl D. Alexander, Kurtis L. Dietz, Douglas A. Swartz, Kajal K. Ghosh, Chet O. Speegle, Stephen L. O'Dell
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: The Astrophysical Journal. 568:432-435
ISSN: 1538-4357
0004-637X
Popis: We are developing a balloon-borne hard-x-ray telescope that utilizes grazing incidence optics. Termed HERO, for High-Energy Replicated Optics, the instrument will provide unprecented sensitivity in the hard-x-ray region and will achieve milliCrab-level sensitivity in a typical 3-hour balloon-flight observation and 50 microCrab sensitivity on ultra-long-duration flights. A recent proof-of-concept flight, featuring a small number of mirror shells captured the first focused hard-x-ray images of galactic x-ray sources. Full details of the payload, its expected future performance and its recent measurements are provided.
Databáze: OpenAIRE