All-sky monitors for X-ray astronomy

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Sep 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987ssrv...45..269h&link_type=abstract

Space Science Reviews (ISSN 0038-6308), vol. 45, no. 3-4, 1987, p. 269-289.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Spaceborne Telescopes, X Ray Astronomy, X Ray Telescopes, Neutron Stars, Sensitivity, Sky Surveys (Astronomy), Space Stations, X Ray Sources

Scientific paper

The rationale for a semipermanent all-sky X-ray monitor and a variety of options for its implementation are discussed. It is concluded that the Space Station offers an excellent opportunity for hosting such a monitor, and that a set of pinhole cameras can be configured to provide an effective and economical monitor system. A baseline of six independent pinhole modules, each of which requires approximately 1 cu ft, 30 pounds, 2 W and 100 bits per second, can provide full sky coverage with scientifically interesting sensitivities. No other resources or special accommodation (such as detailed alignment registration, time-tagging, or on-orbit servicing) would be required. The baseline system can locate bright sources to a few arcmin and can simultaneously measure each of the several hundred sources in the sky brighter than a few thousandths the intensity of the Crab nebula every day for decades.

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