Published April 14, 2003
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Journal article
The Swift X-Ray telescope
Creators
- 1. Penn State University, 525 Davey Lab, University Park, PA 16802 (United States)
- 2. University of Leicester (United Kingdom)
- 3. Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera (Italy)
Description
The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Explorer is designed to make prompt multiwavelength observations of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) and their afterglows. The X-ray Telescope (XRT) provides key capabilities that permit Swift to determine GRB positions with several arcsecond accuracy within 100 seconds of the burst onset. We present an overview of the XRT and its capabilities. The XRT is designed to observe GRB afterglows covering 7 orders of magnitude in flux in the 0.2-10 keV band, with completely autonomous operation. Accurate GRB positions are determined within seconds of target acquisition and are sent to the ground for distribution over the GCN. The XRT can also measure redshifts of GRBs if they have Fe line emission or other spectral features
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.1579408;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Journal Volume
- 662
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 488-490
- ISSN
- 0094-243X
- CODEN
- APCPCS
Conference
- Title
- International meeting on gamma ray burst and afterglow astronomy
- Dates
- 5-9 Nov 2001
- Place
- Woods Hole, MA (United States)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 35067884
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ACCURACY; AFTERGLOW; COSMIC GAMMA BURSTS; RED SHIFT; TELESCOPES; X RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- COSMIC RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION; RADIATIONS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2003 American Institute of Physics