Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Dec 1998
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998tx19.confe..69l&link_type=abstract
Abstracts of the 19th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology, held in Paris, France, Dec. 14-18, 1998. Eds.:
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Scientific paper
BALLERINA is a satellite project currently selected (together with 3 other candidates) for a five month phase-A study within the Danish Small-Satellite Programme. BALLERINA combines an all-sky monitor yielding instantaneous half-degree size error boxes with rapid maneuverability and a wide field X-ray telescope. The project aims to study the transition phase from the gamma-burst to the afterglow phase, and to distribute sub-arcminute positions for the bursts in near real time. We expect to be able to lock-on to the source with the X-ray telescope in less than 3 minutes from the trigger, and to provide the accurate burst position to the general astronomical community within 10 minutes. While waiting for the bursts we plan to study other transient and persistent X-ray sources .
Ballerina Consortium
Lund Niels
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