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.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray |
| Editors | Tadayuki Takahashi, Jan-Willem A den Herder, Mark Bautz |
| Publisher | SPIE |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Volume | 9144 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780819496126 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
| Event | Conference on Space Telescopes and Instrumentation - Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray 2014 - Montreal, Canada Duration: 22 Jun 2014 → 26 Jun 2014 https://spie.org/AS14/conferencedetails/space-telescopes-and-instrumentation-uv-to-gamma (Proceedings) |
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| Name | Proceedings of SPIE |
|---|---|
| Publisher | SPIE |
| Volume | 9144 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0277-786X |
Conference
| Conference | Conference on Space Telescopes and Instrumentation - Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray 2014 |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| City | Montreal |
| Period | 22/06/14 → 26/06/14 |
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Keywords
- compact objects
- microchannel plates
- X-ray detectors
- X-ray imaging
- X-ray spectroscopy
- X-ray timing
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The large observatory for x-ray timing. / Feroci, M.; Den Herder, J. W.; Bozzo, E.; Barret, D.; Brandt, S.; Hernanz, M.; Van Der Klis, M.; Pohl, M.; Santangelo, A.; Stella, L.; Watts, A.; Wilms, J.; Zane, S.; Ahangarianabhari, M.; Albertus, C.; Alford, M.; Alpar, A.; Altamirano, D.; Alvarez, L.; Amati, L.; Amoros, C.; Andersson, N.; Antonelli, A.; Argan, A.; Artigue, R.; Artigues, B.; Atteia, J. L.; Azzarello, P.; Bakala, P.; Baldazzi, G.; Balman, S.; Barbera, M.; Van Baren, C.; Bhattacharyya, S.; Baykal, A.; Belloni, T.; Bernardini, F.; Bertuccio, G.; Bianchi, S.; Bianchini, A.; Binko, P.; Blay, P.; Bocchino, F.; Bodin, P.; Bombaci, I.; Bonnet Bidaud, J. M.; Boutloukos, S.; Bradley, L.; Braga, J.; Brown, E.; Bucciantini, N.; Burderi, L.; Burgay, M.; Bursa, M.; Budtz-Jørgensen, C.; Cackett, E.; Cadoux, F. R.; Caïs, P.; Caliandro, G. A.; Campana, R.; Campana, S.; Capitanio, F.; Casares, J.; Casella, P.; Castro-Tirado, A. J.; Cavazzuti, E.; Cerda-Duran, P.; Chakrabarty, D.; Château, F.; Chenevez, J.; Coker, J.; Cole, R.; Collura, A.; Cornelisse, R.; Courvoisier, T.; Cros, A.; Cumming, A.; Cusumano, G.; D'ai, A.; D'elia, V.; Del Monte, E.; De Luca, A.; De Martino, D.; Dercksen, J. P.C.; De Pasquale, M.; De Rosa, A.; Del Santo, M.; Di Cosimo, S.; Diebold, S.; Di Salvo, T.; Donnarumma, I.; Drago, A.; Durant, M.; Emmanoulopoulos, D.; Erkut, M. H.; Esposito, P.; Evangelista, Y.; Fabian, A.; Falanga, M.; Favre, Y.; Feldman, C.; Ferrari, V.; Ferrigno, C.; Finger, M.; Finger, M. H.; Fraser, G. W.; Frericks, M.; Fuschino, F.; Gabler, M.; Galloway, D. K.; Galvez Sanchez, J. L.; Garcia-Berro, E.; Gendre, B.; Gezari, S.; Giles, A. B.; Gilfanov, M.; Giommi, P.; Giovannini, G.; Giroletti, M.; Gogus, E.; Goldwurm, A.; Goluchová, K.; Götz, D.; Gouiffes, C.; Grassi, M.; Groot, P.; Gschwender, M.; Gualtieri, L.; Guidorzi, C.; Guy, L.; Haas, D.; Haensel, P.; Hailey, M.; Hansen, F.; Hartmann, D. H.; Haswell, C. A.; Hebeler, K.; Heger, A.; Hermsen, W.; Homan, J.; Hornstrup, A.; Hudec, R.; Huovelin, J.; Ingram, A.; In't Zand, J. J.M.; Israel, G.; Iwasawa, K.; Izzo, L.; Jacobs, H. M.; Jetter, F.; Johannsen, T.; Jonker, P.; Josè, J.; Kaaret, P.; Kanbach, G.; Karas, V.; Karelin, D.; Kataria, D.; Keek, L.; Kennedy, T.; Klochkov, D.; Kluzniak, W.; Kokkotas, K.; Korpela, S.; Kouveliotou, C.; Kreykenbohm, I.; Kuiper, L. M.; Kuvvetli, I.; Labanti, C.; Lai, D.; Lamb, F. K.; Laubert, P. P.; Lebrun, F.; Lin, D.; Linder, D.; Lodato, G.; Longo, F.; Lund, N.; Maccarone, T. J.; Macera, D.; Maestre, S.; Mahmoodifar, S.; Maier, D.; Malcovati, P.; Mandel, I.; Mangano, V.; Manousakis, A.; Marisaldi, M.; Markowitz, A.; Martindale, A.; Matt, G.; Mchardy, I. M.; Melatos, A.; Mendez, M.; Mereghetti, S.; Michalska, M.; Migliari, S.; Mignani, R.; Miller, M. C.; Miller, J. M.; Mineo, T.; Miniutti, G.; Morsink, S.; Motch, C.; Motta, S.; Mouchet, M.; Mouret, G.; Mulaová, J.; Muleri, F.; Muñoz-Darias, T.; Negueruela, I.; Neilsen, J.; Norton, A. J.; Nowak, M.; O'brien, P.; Olsen, P. E.H.; Orienti, M.; Orio, M.; Orlandini, M.; Orleaaski, P.; Osborne, J. P.; Osten, R.; Ozel, F.; Pacciani, L.; Paolillo, M.; Papitto, A.; Paredes, J. M.; Patruno, A.; Paul, B.; Perinati, E.; Pellizzoni, A.; Penacchioni, A. V.; Perez, M. A.; Petracek, V.; Pittori, C.; Pons, J.; Portell, J.; Possenti, A.; Poutanen, J.; Prakash, M.; Le Provost, P.; Psaltis, D.; Rambaud, D.; Ramon, P.; Ramsay, G.; Rapisarda, M.; Rachevski, A.; Rashevskaya, I.; Ray, P. S.; Rea, N.
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. ed. / Tadayuki Takahashi; Jan-Willem A den Herder; Mark Bautz. Vol. 9144 SPIE, 2014. 91442T (Proceedings of SPIE; Vol. 9144).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Paper › Research
TY - GEN
T1 - The large observatory for x-ray timing
AU - Feroci, M.
AU - Den Herder, J. W.
AU - Bozzo, E.
AU - Barret, D.
AU - Brandt, S.
AU - Hernanz, M.
AU - Van Der Klis, M.
AU - Pohl, M.
AU - Santangelo, A.
AU - Stella, L.
AU - Watts, A.
AU - Wilms, J.
AU - Zane, S.
AU - Ahangarianabhari, M.
AU - Albertus, C.
AU - Alford, M.
AU - Alpar, A.
AU - Altamirano, D.
AU - Alvarez, L.
AU - Amati, L.
AU - Amoros, C.
AU - Andersson, N.
AU - Antonelli, A.
AU - Argan, A.
AU - Artigue, R.
AU - Artigues, B.
AU - Atteia, J. L.
AU - Azzarello, P.
AU - Bakala, P.
AU - Baldazzi, G.
AU - Balman, S.
AU - Barbera, M.
AU - Van Baren, C.
AU - Bhattacharyya, S.
AU - Baykal, A.
AU - Belloni, T.
AU - Bernardini, F.
AU - Bertuccio, G.
AU - Bianchi, S.
AU - Bianchini, A.
AU - Binko, P.
AU - Blay, P.
AU - Bocchino, F.
AU - Bodin, P.
AU - Bombaci, I.
AU - Bonnet Bidaud, J. M.
AU - Boutloukos, S.
AU - Bradley, L.
AU - Braga, J.
AU - Brown, E.
AU - Bucciantini, N.
AU - Burderi, L.
AU - Burgay, M.
AU - Bursa, M.
AU - Budtz-Jørgensen, C.
AU - Cackett, E.
AU - Cadoux, F. R.
AU - Caïs, P.
AU - Caliandro, G. A.
AU - Campana, R.
AU - Campana, S.
AU - Capitanio, F.
AU - Casares, J.
AU - Casella, P.
AU - Castro-Tirado, A. J.
AU - Cavazzuti, E.
AU - Cerda-Duran, P.
AU - Chakrabarty, D.
AU - Château, F.
AU - Chenevez, J.
AU - Coker, J.
AU - Cole, R.
AU - Collura, A.
AU - Cornelisse, R.
AU - Courvoisier, T.
AU - Cros, A.
AU - Cumming, A.
AU - Cusumano, G.
AU - D'ai, A.
AU - D'elia, V.
AU - Del Monte, E.
AU - De Luca, A.
AU - De Martino, D.
AU - Dercksen, J. P.C.
AU - De Pasquale, M.
AU - De Rosa, A.
AU - Del Santo, M.
AU - Di Cosimo, S.
AU - Diebold, S.
AU - Di Salvo, T.
AU - Donnarumma, I.
AU - Drago, A.
AU - Durant, M.
AU - Emmanoulopoulos, D.
AU - Erkut, M. H.
AU - Esposito, P.
AU - Evangelista, Y.
AU - Fabian, A.
AU - Falanga, M.
AU - Favre, Y.
AU - Feldman, C.
AU - Ferrari, V.
AU - Ferrigno, C.
AU - Finger, M.
AU - Finger, M. H.
AU - Fraser, G. W.
AU - Frericks, M.
AU - Fuschino, F.
AU - Gabler, M.
AU - Galloway, D. K.
AU - Galvez Sanchez, J. L.
AU - Garcia-Berro, E.
AU - Gendre, B.
AU - Gezari, S.
AU - Giles, A. B.
AU - Gilfanov, M.
AU - Giommi, P.
AU - Giovannini, G.
AU - Giroletti, M.
AU - Gogus, E.
AU - Goldwurm, A.
AU - Goluchová, K.
AU - Götz, D.
AU - Gouiffes, C.
AU - Grassi, M.
AU - Groot, P.
AU - Gschwender, M.
AU - Gualtieri, L.
AU - Guidorzi, C.
AU - Guy, L.
AU - Haas, D.
AU - Haensel, P.
AU - Hailey, M.
AU - Hansen, F.
AU - Hartmann, D. H.
AU - Haswell, C. A.
AU - Hebeler, K.
AU - Heger, A.
AU - Hermsen, W.
AU - Homan, J.
AU - Hornstrup, A.
AU - Hudec, R.
AU - Huovelin, J.
AU - Ingram, A.
AU - In't Zand, J. J.M.
AU - Israel, G.
AU - Iwasawa, K.
AU - Izzo, L.
AU - Jacobs, H. M.
AU - Jetter, F.
AU - Johannsen, T.
AU - Jonker, P.
AU - Josè, J.
AU - Kaaret, P.
AU - Kanbach, G.
AU - Karas, V.
AU - Karelin, D.
AU - Kataria, D.
AU - Keek, L.
AU - Kennedy, T.
AU - Klochkov, D.
AU - Kluzniak, W.
AU - Kokkotas, K.
AU - Korpela, S.
AU - Kouveliotou, C.
AU - Kreykenbohm, I.
AU - Kuiper, L. M.
AU - Kuvvetli, I.
AU - Labanti, C.
AU - Lai, D.
AU - Lamb, F. K.
AU - Laubert, P. P.
AU - Lebrun, F.
AU - Lin, D.
AU - Linder, D.
AU - Lodato, G.
AU - Longo, F.
AU - Lund, N.
AU - Maccarone, T. J.
AU - Macera, D.
AU - Maestre, S.
AU - Mahmoodifar, S.
AU - Maier, D.
AU - Malcovati, P.
AU - Mandel, I.
AU - Mangano, V.
AU - Manousakis, A.
AU - Marisaldi, M.
AU - Markowitz, A.
AU - Martindale, A.
AU - Matt, G.
AU - Mchardy, I. M.
AU - Melatos, A.
AU - Mendez, M.
AU - Mereghetti, S.
AU - Michalska, M.
AU - Migliari, S.
AU - Mignani, R.
AU - Miller, M. C.
AU - Miller, J. M.
AU - Mineo, T.
AU - Miniutti, G.
AU - Morsink, S.
AU - Motch, C.
AU - Motta, S.
AU - Mouchet, M.
AU - Mouret, G.
AU - Mulaová, J.
AU - Muleri, F.
AU - Muñoz-Darias, T.
AU - Negueruela, I.
AU - Neilsen, J.
AU - Norton, A. J.
AU - Nowak, M.
AU - O'brien, P.
AU - Olsen, P. E.H.
AU - Orienti, M.
AU - Orio, M.
AU - Orlandini, M.
AU - Orleaaski, P.
AU - Osborne, J. P.
AU - Osten, R.
AU - Ozel, F.
AU - Pacciani, L.
AU - Paolillo, M.
AU - Papitto, A.
AU - Paredes, J. M.
AU - Patruno, A.
AU - Paul, B.
AU - Perinati, E.
AU - Pellizzoni, A.
AU - Penacchioni, A. V.
AU - Perez, M. A.
AU - Petracek, V.
AU - Pittori, C.
AU - Pons, J.
AU - Portell, J.
AU - Possenti, A.
AU - Poutanen, J.
AU - Prakash, M.
AU - Le Provost, P.
AU - Psaltis, D.
AU - Rambaud, D.
AU - Ramon, P.
AU - Ramsay, G.
AU - Rapisarda, M.
AU - Rachevski, A.
AU - Rashevskaya, I.
AU - Ray, P. S.
AU - Rea, N.
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - compact objects
KW - microchannel plates
KW - X-ray detectors
KW - X-ray imaging
KW - X-ray spectroscopy
KW - X-ray timing
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U2 - 10.1117/12.2055913
DO - 10.1117/12.2055913
M3 - Conference Paper
AN - SCOPUS:84922526544
VL - 9144
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE
BT - Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014
A2 - Takahashi, Tadayuki
A2 - den Herder, Jan-Willem A
A2 - Bautz, Mark
PB - SPIE
T2 - Conference on Space Telescopes and Instrumentation - Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray 2014
Y2 - 22 June 2014 through 26 June 2014
ER -