The All Sky Monitor for the X-ray Timing Explorer

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Jan 1988

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IN: X-ray instrumentation in astronomy II; Proceedings of the Meeting, San Diego, CA, Aug. 15-17, 1988 (A89-40276 17-35). Bellin

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Photometry, Sky Surveys (Astronomy), X Ray Astronomy, X Ray Timing Explorer, Least Squares Method, Optimization, Sensitivity, X Ray Sources

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The All Sky Monitor (ASM) for the X-ray Timing Explorer (XTE), whose purpose is to record a photometric history of known objects and to detect and locate transient objects, is discussed. This instrument uses the multiple pinhole approach to avoid photon starvation for good photometric capability together with good angular resolution and an excellent capability for locating transients. While the XTE ASM does not have the ideal imaging qualities of the uniformly redundant array-based designs, it is simpler to build and requires a modest telemetry bandwidth; since the ASM is intended for detection, location, and photometry of discrete point sources, imaging is of secondary importance.

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