Absolute timing with the SWIFT X-ray telescope (XRT)

Details Absolute timing with the SWIFT X-ray telescope (XRT) Absolute timing with the SWIFT X-ray telescope (XRT)

Aug 2005

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005spie.5898..377c&link_type=abstract

UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XIV. Edited by Siegmund, Oswald H. W. Proceedings of the SPIE, Vol

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

1

Scientific paper

The X-ray telescope (XRT) on board Swift, launched on 2004 Nov 20, is performing astrometric, spectroscopic and photometric observations of the X-ray emission from Gamma-ray burst afterglows in the energy band 0.2-10 keV. In this paper, we describe the results of the in-flight calibration relative to the XRT timing resolution and absolute timing capabilities. The timing calibration has been performed comparing the main pulse phases of the Crab profile obtained from several XRT observations in Low Rate Photodiode and Windowed Timing mode with those from contemporaneous RXTE observations. The XRT absolute timing is well reproduced with an accuracy of 200 μs for the Low Rate Photodiode and 300 μs for the Windowed Timing mode.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Absolute timing with the SWIFT X-ray telescope (XRT) does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Absolute timing with the SWIFT X-ray telescope (XRT), we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Absolute timing with the SWIFT X-ray telescope (XRT) will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-800859