Broadband and large-area x-ray omni sky monitor (BLOSM)

William W. Zhang; Robert Petre; Andrew G. Peele; Keith Jahoda; F. E. Marshall; Yang Soong; Nicholas E. White

doi:10.1117/12.283787

15 October 1997 Broadband and large-area x-ray omni sky monitor (BLOSM)

William W. Zhang, Robert Petre, Andrew G. Peele, Keith Jahoda, F. E. Marshall, Yang Soong, Nicholas E. White

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Proceedings Volume 3114, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy VIII; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.283787
Event: Optical Science, Engineering and Instrumentation '97, 1997, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

We present a conceptual design for a new x-ray all sky monitor (ASM). Compared with previous ASMs, its salient features are: (1) it has a focusing capability that increases the signal to background ratio by a factor of 3; (2) it has a broad-band width: 200 eV to 15 keV; (3) it has a large x-ray collection area: approximately 10² cm²; (4) it has a duty cycle of nearly 100%, and (5) it can measure the position of a new source with an accuracy of a few minutes of arc. These features combined open up an opportunity for discovering new phenomena as well as monitoring existing phenomena with unprecedented coverage and sensitivity.

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William W. Zhang, Robert Petre, Andrew G. Peele, Keith Jahoda, F. E. Marshall, Yang Soong, and Nicholas E. White "Broadband and large-area x-ray omni sky monitor (BLOSM)", Proc. SPIE 3114, EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy VIII, (15 October 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.283787

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