AXTAR: Mission design concept

The Advanced X-ray Timing Array (AXTAR) is a mission concept for X-ray timing of compact objects that combines very large collecting area, broadband spectral coverage, high time resolution, highly flexible scheduling, and an ability to respond promptly to time-critical targets of opportunity. It is...

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Main Authors: Ray, Paul S. (Author), Chakrabarty, Deepto (Contributor), Wilson-Hodge, Colleen A. (Author), Philips, Bernard F. (Author), Wood, Kent S. (Author), Wolff, Michael T. (Author), Gwon, Chul S. (Author), Strohmayer, Tod E. (Author), Baysinger, Michael (Author), Briggs, Michael S. (Author), Capizzo, Peter (Author), Fabisinski, Leo (Author), Hopkins, Randall C. (Author), Hornsby, Linda S. (Author), Johnson, Les (Author), Maples, C. Dauphne (Author), Miernik, Janie H. (Author), Thomas, Dan (Author), de Geronimo, Gianluigi (Author), Remillard, Ronald A (Author), Levine, Alan M (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor), MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (Contributor), Remillard, Ronald Alan (Contributor), Levine, Alan M. (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SPIE, 2011-03-10T14:35:30Z.
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