A spectroscopic performance of the Swift X-ray Telescope for gamma-ray burst afterglow studies

Details A spectroscopic performance of the Swift X-ray Telescope for gamma-ray burst afterglow studies A spectroscopic performance of the Swift X-ray Telescope for gamma-ray burst afterglow studies

Feb 2004

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X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XIII. Edited by Flanagan, Kathryn A.; Siegmund, Oswald H. W. Proceedings o

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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The Swift X-ray Telescope is a powerful instrument for measuring the X-ray spectral properties of GRB afterglows. The spectroscopic capabilities are obtained through the energy resolving properties of the X-ray CCD imager in the focal plane of the X-ray Telescope. A range of CCD operating modes allow GRB afterglows to be followed over 5 orders of brightness as the afterglow decays. The spectroscopic response in each mode has been determined as part of the XRT calibration program and is being incorporated into the XRT instrument response matrices. These responses are being used to simulate GRB spectra as part of the pre-launch mission planning for Swift.

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