Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 2010
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010aas...21540205s&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #215, #402.05; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 42, p.223
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
Over the next decade, we can expect time domain astronomy to flourish at optical and radio wavelengths. In parallel with these efforts, a dedicated transient "machine" operating at higher energies (X-ray band through soft gamma-rays) is required to reveal the unique subset of events with variable emission predominantly visible above 100 eV. Here we focus on the transient phase space never yet sampled due to the lack of a sensitive wide-field and triggering facility such as EXIST, dedicated exclusively to catching high energy transients and enabling rapid coordinated multi-wavelength follow-up. We describe the advancements in our understanding of known X-ray transients that can only be enabled through a facility like EXIST, and focus on the classes of transients theoretically predicted to be out of reach of current detection capabilities. Finally, there is the exciting opportunity of revealing new classes of X-ray transients and unveiling their nature through coordinated follow-up observations at longer wavelengths.
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