The large observatory for x-ray timing

Tadayuki Takahashi; Jan-Willem A den Herder; Mark Bautz; M Feroci; J. W den Herder; E Bozzo; D Barret; S Brandt; M Hernanz; M van der Klis; M Pohl; A Santangelo; L Stella; A Watts; J Wilms; S Zane; M Ahangarianabhari; C Albertus; M Alford; A Alpar; D Altamirano; L Alvarez; L Amati; C Amoros; N Andersson; A Antonelli; A Argan; R Artigue; B Artigues; J.-L Atteia; P Azzarello; P Bakala; G Baldazzi; S Balman; M Barbera; C van Baren; S Bhattacharyya; A Baykal; T Belloni; F Bernardini; G Bertuccio; S Bianchi; A Bianchini; P Binko; P Blay; F Bocchino; P Bodin; I Bombaci; J.-M Bonnet Bidaud; S Boutloukos; L Bradley; J Braga; E Brown; N Bucciantini; L Burderi; M Burgay; M Bursa; C Budtz-Jørgensen; E Cackett; F. R Cadoux; P Caïs; G. A Caliandro; R Campana; S Campana; F Capitanio; J Casares; P Casella; A. J Castro-Tirado; E Cavazzuti; P Cerda-Duran; D Chakrabarty; F Château; J Chenevez; J Coker; R Cole; A Collura; R Cornelisse; T Courvoisier; A Cros; A Cumming; G Cusumano; A D'Ai; V D'Elia; E Del Monte; A De Luca; D de Martino; J. P. C Dercksen; M de Pasquale; A De Rosa; M Del Santo; S Di Cosimo; S Diebold; T Di Salvo; I Donnarumma; A Drago; M Durant; D Emmanoulopoulos; M. H Erkut; P Esposito; Y Evangelista; A Fabian; M Falanga; Y Favre; C Feldman; V Ferrari; C Ferrigno; M Finger; M. H Finger; G. W Fraser; M Frericks; F Fuschino; M Gabler; D. K Galloway; J. L Galvez Sanchez; E Garcia-Berro; B Gendre; S Gezari; A. B Giles; M Gilfanov; P Giommi; G Giovannini; M Giroletti; E Gogus; A Goldwurm; K Goluchová; D Götz; C Gouiffes; M Grassi; P Groot; M Gschwender; L Gualtieri; C Guidorzi; L Guy; D Haas; P Haensel; M Hailey; F Hansen; D. H Hartmann; C. A Haswell; K Hebeler; A Heger; W Hermsen; J Homan; A Hornstrup; R Hudec; J Huovelin; A Ingram; J. J. M In't Zand; G Israel; K Iwasawa; L Izzo; H. M Jacobs; F Jetter; T Johannsen; P Jonker; J Josè; P Kaaret; G Kanbach; V Karas; D Karelin; D Kataria; L Keek; T Kennedy; D Klochkov; W Kluzniak; K Kokkotas; S Korpela; C Kouveliotou; I Kreykenbohm; L. M Kuiper; I Kuvvetli; C Labanti; D Lai; F. K Lamb; P. P Laubert; F Lebrun; D Lin; D Linder; G Lodato; F Longo; N Lund; T. J Maccarone; D Macera; S Maestre; S Mahmoodifar; D Maier; P Malcovati; I Mandel; V Mangano; A Manousakis; M Marisaldi; A Markowitz; A Martindale; G Matt; I. M McHardy; A Melatos; M Mendez; S Mereghetti; M Michalska; S Migliari; R Mignani; M. C Miller; J. M Miller; T Mineo; G Miniutti; S Morsink; C Motch; S Motta; M Mouchet; G Mouret; J Mulačová; F Muleri; T Muñoz-Darias; I Negueruela; J Neilsen; A. J Norton; M Nowak; P O'Brien; P. E. H Olsen; M Orienti; M Orio; M Orlandini; P Orleański; J. P Osborne; R Osten; F Ozel; L Pacciani; M Paolillo; A Papitto; J. M Paredes; A Patruno; B Paul; E Perinati; A Pellizzoni; A. V Penacchioni; M. A Perez; V Petracek; C Pittori; J Pons; J Portell; A Possenti; J Poutanen; M Prakash; P Le Provost; D Psaltis; D Rambaud; P Ramon; G Ramsay; M Rapisarda; A Rachevski; I Rashevskaya; P. S Ray; N Rea; S Reddy; P Reig; M Reina Aranda; R Remillard; C Reynolds; L Rezzolla; M Ribo; R de la Rie; A Riggio; A Rios; P Rodríguez-Gil; J Rodriguez; R Rohlfs; P Romano; E. M. R Rossi; A Rozanska; A Rousseau; F Ryde; L Sabau-Graziati; G Sala; R Salvaterra; A Sanna; J Sandberg; S Scaringi; S Schanne; J Schee; C Schmid; S Shore; R Schneider; A Schwenk; A. D Schwope; J.-Y Seyler; A Shearer; A Smith; D. M Smith; P. J Smith; V Sochora; P Soffitta; P Soleri; A Spencer; B Stappers; A. W Steiner; N Stergioulas; G Stratta; T. E Strohmayer; Z Stuchlik; S Suchy; V Sulemainov; T Takahashi; F Tamburini; T Tauris; C Tenzer; L Tolos; F Tombesi; J Tomsick; G Torok; J. M Torrejon; D. F Torres; A Tramacere; A Trois; R Turolla; S Turriziani; P Uter; P Uttley; A Vacchi; P Varniere; S Vaughan; S Vercellone; V Vrba; D Walton; S Watanabe; R Wawrzaszek; N Webb; N Weinberg; H Wende; Peter J Wheatley; R Wijers; R Wijnands; M Wille; C. A Wilson-Hodge; B Winter; K Wood; G Zampa; N Zampa; L Zampieri; L Zdunik; A Zdziarski; B Zhang; F Zwart; M Ayre; T Boenke; C Corral van Damme; Erik Kuulkers; D Lumb

doi:10.1117/12.2055913

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The large observatory for x-ray timing

Tadayuki Takahashi, Jan-Willem A den Herder, Mark Bautz, M Feroci, J. W den Herder, E Bozzo, D Barret, S Brandt, M Hernanz, M van der Klis, …

31/07/2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055913

Abstract

The Large Observatory For x-ray Timing (LOFT) was studied within ESA M3 Cosmic Vision framework and participated in the final downselection for a launch slot in 2022-2024. Thanks to the unprecedented combination of effective area and spectral resolution of its main instrument, LOFT will study the behaviour of matter under extreme conditions, such as the strong gravitational field in the innermost regions of accretion flows close to black holes and neutron stars, and the supranuclear densities in the interior of neutron stars. The science payload is based on a Large Area Detector (LAD, 10 m2 effective area, 2-30 keV, 240 eV spectral resolution, 1° collimated field of view) and a Wide Field Monitor (WFM, 2-50 keV, 4 steradian field of view, 1 arcmin source location accuracy, 300 eV spectral resolution). The WFM is equipped with an on-board system for bright events (e.g. GRB) localization. The trigger time and position of these events are broadcast to the ground within 30 s from discovery. In this paper we present the status of the mission at the end of its Phase A study.

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Title: The large observatory for x-ray timing
Creators - without role: Tadayuki Takahashi
Jan-Willem A den Herder
Mark Bautz
M Feroci - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
J. W den Herder
E Bozzo - Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
D Barret - Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology
S Brandt - DTU Space (France)
M Hernanz - The Netherlands Cancer Institute
M van der Klis - The Netherlands Cancer Institute
M Pohl - Univ. de Genève (Switzerland)
A Santangelo - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
L Stella - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
A Watts - The Netherlands Cancer Institute
J Wilms - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
S Zane - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
M Ahangarianabhari - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
C Albertus - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
M Alford - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
A Alpar - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
D Altamirano - The Netherlands Cancer Institute
L Alvarez - Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
L Amati - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
C Amoros - Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology
N Andersson - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
A Antonelli - INFN (Italy)
A Argan - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
R Artigue - Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology
B Artigues - Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
J.-L Atteia - Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology
P Azzarello - Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
P Bakala - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
G Baldazzi - INFN (Italy)
S Balman - SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
M Barbera - Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
C van Baren - SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
S Bhattacharyya - INFN (Italy)
A Baykal - SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
T Belloni - Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
F Bernardini - The Netherlands Cancer Institute
G Bertuccio - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
S Bianchi - INFN (Italy)
A Bianchini - SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
P Binko - Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
P Blay - SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
F Bocchino - SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
P Bodin - SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
I Bombaci - SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
J.-M Bonnet Bidaud
S Boutloukos - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
L Bradley - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
J Braga - SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
E Brown - SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
N Bucciantini - SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
L Burderi - SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
M Burgay - Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
M Bursa - Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
C Budtz-Jørgensen - Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
E Cackett - The Netherlands Cancer Institute
F. R Cadoux - Univ. de Genève (Switzerland)
P Caïs - Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
G. A Caliandro - Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
R Campana - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
S Campana - Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
F Capitanio - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
J Casares - Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
P Casella - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
A. J Castro-Tirado - Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
E Cavazzuti - INFN (Italy)
P Cerda-Duran - SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
D Chakrabarty - Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
F Château - SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
J Chenevez - Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
J Coker - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
R Cole - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
A Collura - Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology
R Cornelisse - Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
T Courvoisier - Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
A Cros - Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology
A Cumming - Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
G Cusumano - Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
A D'Ai - Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
V D'Elia - INFN (Italy)
E Del Monte - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
A De Luca - Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology
D de Martino - Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
J. P. C Dercksen - SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
M de Pasquale - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
A De Rosa - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
M Del Santo - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
S Di Cosimo - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
S Diebold - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
T Di Salvo - Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
I Donnarumma - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
A Drago - Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology
M Durant - Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology
D Emmanoulopoulos - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
M. H Erkut - Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology
P Esposito - Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology
Y Evangelista - Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology
A Fabian - Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology
M Falanga - Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology
Y Favre - Univ. de Genève (Switzerland)
C Feldman
V Ferrari
C Ferrigno
M Finger
M. H Finger
G. W Fraser
M Frericks
F Fuschino
M Gabler
D. K Galloway
J. L Galvez Sanchez
E Garcia-Berro
B Gendre
S Gezari
A. B Giles
M Gilfanov
P Giommi
G Giovannini
M Giroletti
E Gogus
A Goldwurm
K Goluchová
D Götz
C Gouiffes
M Grassi
P Groot
M Gschwender
L Gualtieri
C Guidorzi
L Guy
D Haas
P Haensel
M Hailey
F Hansen
D. H Hartmann
C. A Haswell
K Hebeler
A Heger
W Hermsen
J Homan
A Hornstrup
R Hudec
J Huovelin
A Ingram
J. J. M In't Zand
G Israel
K Iwasawa
L Izzo
H. M Jacobs
F Jetter
T Johannsen
P Jonker
J Josè
P Kaaret
G Kanbach
V Karas
D Karelin
D Kataria
L Keek
T Kennedy
D Klochkov
W Kluzniak
K Kokkotas
S Korpela
C Kouveliotou
I Kreykenbohm
L. M Kuiper
I Kuvvetli
C Labanti
D Lai
F. K Lamb
P. P Laubert
F Lebrun
D Lin
D Linder
G Lodato
F Longo
N Lund
T. J Maccarone
D Macera
S Maestre
S Mahmoodifar
D Maier
P Malcovati
I Mandel
V Mangano
A Manousakis
M Marisaldi
A Markowitz
A Martindale
G Matt
I. M McHardy
A Melatos
M Mendez
S Mereghetti
M Michalska
S Migliari
R Mignani
M. C Miller
J. M Miller
T Mineo
G Miniutti
S Morsink
C Motch
S Motta
M Mouchet
G Mouret
J Mulačová
F Muleri
T Muñoz-Darias
I Negueruela
J Neilsen
A. J Norton
M Nowak
P O'Brien
P. E. H Olsen
M Orienti
M Orio
M Orlandini
P Orleański
J. P Osborne
R Osten
F Ozel
L Pacciani
M Paolillo
A Papitto
J. M Paredes
A Patruno
B Paul
E Perinati
A Pellizzoni
A. V Penacchioni
M. A Perez
V Petracek
C Pittori
J Pons
J Portell
A Possenti
J Poutanen
M Prakash
P Le Provost
D Psaltis
D Rambaud
P Ramon
G Ramsay
M Rapisarda
A Rachevski
I Rashevskaya
P. S Ray
N Rea
S Reddy
P Reig
M Reina Aranda
R Remillard
C Reynolds
L Rezzolla
M Ribo
R de la Rie
A Riggio
A Rios
P Rodríguez-Gil
J Rodriguez
R Rohlfs
P Romano
E. M. R Rossi
A Rozanska
A Rousseau
F Ryde
L Sabau-Graziati
G Sala
R Salvaterra
A Sanna
J Sandberg
S Scaringi
S Schanne
J Schee
C Schmid
S Shore
R Schneider
A Schwenk
A. D Schwope
J.-Y Seyler
A Shearer
A Smith
D. M Smith
P. J Smith
V Sochora
P Soffitta
P Soleri
A Spencer
B Stappers
A. W Steiner
N Stergioulas
G Stratta
T. E Strohmayer
Z Stuchlik
S Suchy
V Sulemainov
T Takahashi
F Tamburini
T Tauris
C Tenzer
L Tolos
F Tombesi
J Tomsick
G Torok
J. M Torrejon
D. F Torres
A Tramacere
A Trois
R Turolla
S Turriziani
P Uter
P Uttley
A Vacchi
P Varniere
S Vaughan
S Vercellone
V Vrba
D Walton
S Watanabe
R Wawrzaszek
N Webb
N Weinberg
H Wende
Peter J Wheatley
R Wijers
R Wijnands
M Wille
C. A Wilson-Hodge
B Winter
K Wood
G Zampa
N Zampa
L Zampieri
L Zdunik
A Zdziarski
B Zhang
F Zwart
M Ayre
T Boenke
C Corral van Damme
Erik Kuulkers
D Lumb
Publisher: Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers
Identifiers: 9914760408331
Academic Unit: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Language: English
Resource Type: Conference proceeding