The Large Observatory for X-ray Timing (LOFT)

M. Feroci; L. Stella; M. van der Klis; T. J. -L. Courvoisier; M. Hernanz; R. Hudec; A. Santangelo; D. Walton; A. Zdziarski; D. Barret; T. Belloni; J. Braga; S. Brandt; C. Budtz-Jorgensen; S. Campana; J. -W. den Herder; J. Huovelin; G. L. Israel; M. Pohl; P. Ray; A. Vacchi; S. Zane; A. Argan; P. Attina; G. Bertuccio; E. Bozzo; R. Campana; D. Chakrabarty; E. Costa; A. De Rosa; E. Del Monte; S. Di Cosimo; I. Donnarumma; Y. Evangelista; D. Haas; P. Jonker; S. Korpela; C. Labanti; P. Malcovati; R. Mignani; F. Muleri; M. Rapisarda; A. Rashevsky; N. Rea; A. Rubini; C. Tenzer; C. Wilson-Hodge; B. Winter; K. Wood; G. Zampa; N. Zampa; M. A. Abramowicz; M. A. Alpar; D. Altamirano; J. M. Alvarez; L. Amati; C. Amoros; L. A. Antonelli; R. Artigue; P. Azzarello; M. Bachetti; G. Baldazzi; M. Barbera; C. Barbieri; S. Basa; A. Baykal; R. Belmont; L. Boirin; V. Bonvicini; L. Burderi; M. Bursa; C. Cabanac; E. Cackett; G. A. Caliandro; P. Casella; S. Chaty; J. Chenevez; M. J. Coe; A. Collura; A. Corongiu; S. Covino; G. Cusumano; F. D'Amico; S. Dall'Osso; D. De Martino; G. De Paris; G. Di Persio; T. Di Salvo; C. Done; M. Dovciak; A. Drago; U. Ertan; S. Fabiani; M. Falanga; R. Fender; P. Ferrando; D. Della Monica Ferreira; G. Fraser; F. Frontera; F. Fuschino; J. L. Galvez; P. Gandhi; P. Giommi; O. Godet; E. Gogus; A. Goldwurm; D. Goetz; M. Grassi; P. Guttridge; P. Hakala; G. Henri; W. Hermsen; J. Horak; A. Hornstrup; J. J. M. in't Zand; J. Isern; E. Kalemci; G. Kanbach; V. Karas; D. Kataria; T. Kennedy; D. Klochkov; W. Kluzniak; K. Kokkotas; I. Kreykenbohm; J. Krolik; L. Kuiper; I. Kuvvetli; N. Kylafis; J. M. Lattimer; F. Lazzarotto; D. Leahy; F. Lebrun; D. Lin; N. Lund; T. Maccarone; J. Malzac; M. Marisaldi; A. Martindale; M. Mastropietro; J. McClintock; I. McHardy; M. Mendez; S. Mereghetti; M. C. Miller; T. Mineo; E. Morelli; S. Morsink; C. Motch; S. Motta; T. Munoz-Darias; G. Naletto; V. Neustroev; J. Nevalainen; J. F. Olive; M. Orio; M. Orlandini; P. Orleanski; F. Ozel; L. Pacciani; S. Paltani; I. Papadakis; A. Papitto; A. Patruno; A. Pellizzoni; V. Petracek; J. Petri; P. O. Petrucci; B. Phlips; L. Picolli; A. Possenti; D. Psaltis; D. Rambaud; P. Reig; R. Remillard; J. Rodriguez; P. Romano; M. Romanova; T. Schanz; C. Schmid; A. Segreto; A. Shearer; A. Smith; P. J. Smith; P. Soffitta; N. Stergioulas; M. Stolarski; Z. Stuchlik; A. Tiengo; D. Torres; G. Toeroek; R. Turolla; P. Uttley; S. Vaughan; S. Vercellone; R. Waters; A. Watts; R. Wawrzaszek; N. Webb; J. Wilms; L. Zampieri; A. Zezas; J. Ziolkowski; Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten

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The Large Observatory for X-ray Timing (LOFT)

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The Large Observatory for X-ray Timing (LOFT)

M. Feroci, L. Stella, M. van der Klis, T. J. -L. Courvoisier, M. Hernanz, R. Hudec, A. Santangelo, D. Walton, A. Zdziarski, D. Barret, …

Experimental astronomy, Vol.34(2), pp.415-444

01/10/2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-011-9237-2

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High-time-resolution X-ray observations of compact objects provide direct access to strong-field gravity, to the equation of state of ultradense matter and to black hole masses and spins. A 10 m(2)-class instrument in combination with good spectral resolution is required to exploit the relevant diagnostics and answer two of the fundamental questions of the European Space Agency (ESA) Cosmic Vision Theme "Matter under extreme conditions", namely: does matter orbiting close to the event horizon follow the predictions of general relativity? What is the equation of state of matter in neutron stars? The Large Observatory For X-ray Timing (LOFT), selected by ESA as one of the four Cosmic Vision M3 candidate missions to undergo an assessment phase, will revolutionise the study of collapsed objects in our galaxy and of the brightest supermassive black holes in active galactic nuclei. Thanks to an innovative design and the development of large-area monolithic silicon drift detectors, the Large Area Detector (LAD) on board LOFT will achieve an effective area of similar to 12 m(2) (more than an order of magnitude larger than any spaceborne predecessor) in the 2-30 keV range (up to 50 keV in expanded mode), yet still fits a conventional platform and small/medium-class launcher. With this large area and a spectral resolution of < 260 eV, LOFT will yield unprecedented information on strongly curved spacetimes and matter under extreme conditions of pressure and magnetic field strength.

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Title: The Large Observatory for X-ray Timing (LOFT)
Creators - without role: M. Feroci - National Institute for Astrophysics
L. Stella - National Institute for Astrophysics
M. van der Klis - The Netherlands Cancer Institute
T. J. -L. Courvoisier - Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
M. Hernanz - IEEC CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
R. Hudec - Czech Technical University in Prague
A. Santangelo - University of Tübingen
D. Walton - MSSL-UCL, Surrey, UK
A. Zdziarski - Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center
D. Barret - Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology
T. Belloni - Brera Astronomical Observatory
J. Braga - National Institute for Space Research
S. Brandt - DTU Space, Copenhagen, Denmark
C. Budtz-Jorgensen - DTU Space, Copenhagen, Denmark
S. Campana - Brera Astronomical Observatory
J. -W. den Herder - SRON, Utrecht, Netherlands
J. Huovelin - University of Helsinki
G. L. Israel - National Institute for Astrophysics
M. Pohl - University of Geneva
P. Ray - Behavioral Tech Research, Inc.
A. Vacchi - INFN Sezione di Trieste
S. Zane - MSSL-UCL, Surrey, UK
A. Argan - National Institute for Astrophysics
P. Attina - Alenia Aermacchi
G. Bertuccio - Politecnico di Milano
E. Bozzo - Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
R. Campana - National Institute for Astrophysics
D. Chakrabarty - IIT@MIT
E. Costa - National Institute for Astrophysics
A. De Rosa - National Institute for Astrophysics
E. Del Monte - National Institute for Astrophysics
S. Di Cosimo - National Institute for Astrophysics
I. Donnarumma - National Institute for Astrophysics
Y. Evangelista - National Institute for Astrophysics
D. Haas - SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
P. Jonker - SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
S. Korpela - University of Helsinki
C. Labanti - National Institute for Astrophysics
P. Malcovati - University of Pavia
R. Mignani - University of Zielona Góra
F. Muleri - National Institute for Astrophysics
M. Rapisarda - National Institute for Astrophysics
A. Rashevsky - INFN Sezione di Trieste
N. Rea - Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
A. Rubini - National Institute for Astrophysics
C. Tenzer - University of Tübingen
C. Wilson-Hodge - Marshall Space Flight Center
B. Winter - MSSL-UCL, Surrey, UK
K. Wood - Behavioral Tech Research, Inc.
G. Zampa - INFN Sezione di Trieste
N. Zampa - INFN Sezione di Trieste
M. A. Abramowicz - University of Gothenburg
M. A. Alpar - Sabancı Üniversitesi
D. Altamirano - The Netherlands Cancer Institute
J. M. Alvarez - IEEC CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
L. Amati - National Institute for Astrophysics
C. Amoros - Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology
L. A. Antonelli - National Institute for Astrophysics
R. Artigue - Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology
P. Azzarello - Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
M. Bachetti - Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology
G. Baldazzi - INFN Sezione di Bologna
M. Barbera - University of Palermo
C. Barbieri - University of Padua
S. Basa - Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille
A. Baykal - Middle East Technical University
R. Belmont - Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology
L. Boirin - Observatory of Strasbourg
V. Bonvicini - INFN Sezione di Trieste
L. Burderi - University of Cagliari
M. Bursa - Prague Astron. Institute, Prague, Czech Republic
C. Cabanac - Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology
E. Cackett - University of Cambridge
G. A. Caliandro - Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
P. Casella - University of Southampton
S. Chaty - CEA Saclay
J. Chenevez - DTU Space, Copenhagen, Denmark
M. J. Coe - University of Southampton
A. Collura - University of Palermo
A. Corongiu - Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari
S. Covino - Brera Astronomical Observatory
G. Cusumano - National Institute for Astrophysics
F. D'Amico - National Institute for Space Research
S. Dall'Osso - Hebrew University of Jerusalem
D. De Martino - Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte
G. De Paris - National Institute for Astrophysics
G. Di Persio - National Institute for Astrophysics
T. Di Salvo - University of Palermo
C. Done - Durham University
M. Dovciak - Prague Astron. Institute, Prague, Czech Republic
A. Drago - University of Ferrara
U. Ertan - Sabancı Üniversitesi
S. Fabiani - National Institute for Astrophysics
M. Falanga - International Space Science Institute
R. Fender - University of Southampton
P. Ferrando - CEA Saclay
D. Della Monica Ferreira - DTU Space, Copenhagen, Denmark
G. Fraser - University of Leicester
F. Frontera - University of Ferrara
F. Fuschino - National Institute for Astrophysics
J. L. Galvez - IEEC CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
P. Gandhi - SAS JAXA, Kanagawa, Japan
P. Giommi - ASI, Rome, Italy
O. Godet - IRAP, Toulouse, France
E. Gogus - Sabanci Univ, Istanbul, Turkey
A. Goldwurm - CEA Saclay
D. Goetz - CEA Saclay
M. Grassi - University of Pavia
P. Guttridge - MSSL UCL, Surrey, England
P. Hakala - Finnish Ctr Astron ESO, FINCA, Piikkio, Finland
G. Henri - Lab Astrophys Grenoble, Grenoble, France
W. Hermsen - SRON, Utrecht, Netherlands
J. Horak - Prague Astron Inst, Prague, Czech Republic
A. Hornstrup - DTU Space, Copenhagen, Denmark
J. J. M. in't Zand - SRON, Utrecht, Netherlands
J. Isern - IEEC CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
E. Kalemci - Sabanci Univ, Istanbul, Turkey
G. Kanbach - MPE, Garching, Germany
V. Karas - Prague Astron Inst, Prague, Czech Republic
D. Kataria - MSSL UCL, Surrey, England
T. Kennedy - MSSL UCL, Surrey, England
D. Klochkov - University of Tübingen
W. Kluzniak - N Copernicus Astron Ctr, Warsaw, Poland
K. Kokkotas - University of Tübingen
I. Kreykenbohm - Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany
J. Krolik - Johns Hopkins University
L. Kuiper - SRON, Utrecht, Netherlands
I. Kuvvetli - DTU Space, Copenhagen, Denmark
N. Kylafis - University of Crete
J. M. Lattimer - Stony Brook University
F. Lazzarotto - INAF IASF Roma, I-00133 Rome, Italy
D. Leahy - University of Calgary
F. Lebrun - CEA Saclay
D. Lin - IRAP, Toulouse, France
N. Lund - DTU Space, Copenhagen, Denmark
T. Maccarone - University of Southampton
J. Malzac - IRAP, Toulouse, France
M. Marisaldi - INAF IASF Bologna, Bologna, Italy
A. Martindale - University of Leicester
M. Mastropietro - INAF IASF Roma, I-00133 Rome, Italy
J. McClintock - Harvard Smithsonian Ctr Astrophys, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
I. McHardy - University of Southampton
M. Mendez - University of Groningen
S. Mereghetti - INAF IASF Milano, Milan, Italy
M. C. Miller - Univ Maryland, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
T. Mineo - INAF IASF Palermo, Palermo, Italy
E. Morelli - INAF IASF Roma, I-00133 Rome, Italy
S. Morsink - University of Alberta
C. Motch - Observ Astron, Strasbourg, France
S. Motta - Mylan
T. Munoz-Darias - INAF OA Brera, Milan, Italy
G. Naletto - University of Padua
V. Neustroev - University of Oulu
J. Nevalainen - University of Helsinki
J. F. Olive - IRAP, Toulouse, France
M. Orio - INAF OA Torino, Turin, Italy
M. Orlandini - INAF IASF Bologna, Bologna, Italy
P. Orleanski - Polish Acad Sci, Space Res Ctr, PL-01237 Warsaw, Poland
F. Ozel - University of Arizona
L. Pacciani - INAF IASF Roma, I-00133 Rome, Italy
S. Paltani - University of Geneva
I. Papadakis - University of Crete
A. Papitto - INAF OA Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
A. Patruno - University of Amsterdam
A. Pellizzoni - INAF OA Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
V. Petracek - Czech Tech Univ, CR-16635 Prague, Czech Republic
J. Petri - Observ Astron, Strasbourg, France
P. O. Petrucci - Lab Astrophys Grenoble, Grenoble, France
B. Phlips - NRL, Washington, DC USA
L. Picolli - University of Pavia
A. Possenti - INAF OA Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
D. Psaltis - University of Arizona
D. Rambaud - IRAP, Toulouse, France
P. Reig - University of Crete
R. Remillard - Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya
J. Rodriguez - CEA Saclay
P. Romano - INAF IASF Palermo, Palermo, Italy
M. Romanova - Cornell University
T. Schanz - University of Tübingen
C. Schmid - Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany
A. Segreto - INAF IASF Palermo, Palermo, Italy
A. Shearer - Galway Univ, Galway, Ireland
A. Smith - MSSL UCL, Surrey, England
P. J. Smith - MSSL UCL, Surrey, England
P. Soffitta - INAF IASF Roma, I-00133 Rome, Italy
N. Stergioulas - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
M. Stolarski - Polish Acad Sci, Space Res Ctr, PL-01237 Warsaw, Poland
Z. Stuchlik - Silesian Univ Opava, Opava, Czech Republic
A. Tiengo - INAF IASF Milano, Milan, Italy
D. Torres - IEEC CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
G. Toeroek - Silesian Univ Opava, Opava, Czech Republic
R. Turolla - University of Padua
P. Uttley - University of Southampton
S. Vaughan - University of Leicester
S. Vercellone - INAF IASF Palermo, Palermo, Italy
R. Waters - SRON, Utrecht, Netherlands
A. Watts - University of Amsterdam
R. Wawrzaszek - Polish Acad Sci, Space Res Ctr, PL-01237 Warsaw, Poland
N. Webb - IRAP, Toulouse, France
J. Wilms - Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany
L. Zampieri - INAF OA Padova, Padua, Italy
A. Zezas - University of Crete
J. Ziolkowski - N Copernicus Astron Ctr, Warsaw, Poland
Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten
Publication Details: Experimental astronomy, Vol.34(2), pp.415-444
Publisher: Springer Nature
Number of pages: 30
Grant note: ICREA ST/H001972/1 / STFC; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) ST/H00260X/1 / Science and Technology Facilities Council; UK Research & Innovation (UKRI); Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) ST/J002240/1 / UK Space Agency
Identifiers: 9915132808331
Academic Unit: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article