Overview of the Cyclone Hard X-Ray Observatory

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Sep 2001

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2001esasp.459..541b&link_type=abstract

In: Exploring the gamma-ray universe. Proceedings of the Fourth INTEGRAL Workshop, 4-8 September 2000, Alicante, Spain. Editor:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

High Energy Astrophysics, X-Ray/Gamma-Ray Detectors, Satellite Missions

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In response to the recent NASA-SMEX Announcement of Opportunity, our collaboration proposed the Cyclone Hard X-Ray Observatory. Cyclone is a broadband pointed astrophysical observatory, combining the highest spectral resolutions (E/ΔE~30 - 300) and angular resolutions (15") achieved in the optimized hard X-ray range (10 - 200 keV). The instrument consists of 19 co-aligned rotation modulation collimator (RMC) telescopes, each with a high spectral resolution, 6-cm diameter germanium detector (GeD) covering energies from 3 keV to 600 keV. Both the optics and detectors are actively shielded with 15-mm BGO to gain low background and high sensitivity to astrophysical sources. A 550-km altitude, circular equatorial orbit also minimizes background. Building strongly upon instrumental heritage from the High-Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (HESSI) program, Cyclone would be ready for launch by September 2003. All of the data and software will be made public immediately, and the observatory will maintain a large Guest Observer Program. This paper provides a brief overview of the scientific goals, instrument design, and expected performance. A more detailed instrument paper has been presented elsewhere (Boggs et al., 2000).

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