Novel X-ray telescopes for wide-field X-ray monitoring
Creators
- 1. Academy of science of Czech Republic, Ondrejov (Czech Republic)
- 2. Centre for advanced X-ray technologies Reflex sro, Prague (Czech Republic)
- 3. Czech Technical Univ., Prague (Czech Republic). Faculty of Nuclear Science
Description
We report on fully innovative very wide-field of view X-ray telescopes with high sensitivity as well as large field of view. The prototypes are very promising, allowing the proposals for space projects with very wide-field Lobster-eye X-ray optics to be considered. The novel telescopes will monitor the sky with unprecedented sensitivity and angular resolution of order of 1 arcmin. They are expected to contribute essentially to study and to understand various astrophysical objects such as AGN, SNe, Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), X-ray flashes (XRFs), galactic binary sources, stars, CVs, X-ray novae, various transient sources, etc. The Lobster optics based X-ray All Sky Monitor is capable to detect around 20 GRBs and 8 XRFs yearly and this will surely significantly contribute to the related science
Availability note (English)
Also avalaible from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1393/ncc/i2005-10144-yAdditional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuovo Cimento della Societa Italiana di Fisica. C, Geophysics and Space Physics
- Journal Volume
- 28C
- Journal Issue
- 4-5
- Journal Page Range
- p. 743-746
- ISSN
- 1124-1896
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Italy
- Country of Input or Organization
- Italy
- INIS RN
- 37047522
- Subject category
- S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS; COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES; SENSITIVITY; TELESCOPES; X-RAY DETECTION
- Descriptors DEC
- COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC RAY SOURCES; DETECTION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATIONS