Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-09-05
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Proccedings of the "2008 Nanjing GRB Conference", June 23-27 2008, Nanjing, China
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.3027942
The X and Gamma-ray telescope ECLAIRs is foreseen to be launched on a low Earth orbit (h=630 km, i=30 degrees) aboard the SVOM satellite (Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor), a French-Chinese mission with Italian contribution. Observations are expected to start in 2013. It has been designed to detect and localize Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) or persistent sources of the sky, thanks to its wide field of view (about 2 sr) and its remarkable sensitivity in the 4-250 keV energy range, with enhanced imaging sensitivity in the 4-70 keV energy band. These characteristics are well suited to detect highly redshifted GRBs, and consequently to provide fast and accurate triggers to other onboard or ground-based instruments able to follow-up the detected events in a very short time from the optical wavelength bands up to the few MeV Gamma-Ray domain.
Amoros Carine
Barret Dider
Cordier Bertand
Fesquet M.
Gonzalez Federico
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