The Large Area Detector of LOFT: the Large Observatory for X-ray Timing

Zane S, Walton D, Kennedy T, Feroci M, Den Herder JW, Ahangarianabhari M, Argan A, Azzarello P, Baldazzi G, Barbera M, Barret D, Bertuccio G, Bodin P, Bozzo E, Bradley L, Cadoux F, Cais P, Campana R, Coker J, Cros A, Del Monte E, De Rosa A, Di Cosimo S, Donnarumma I, Evangelista Y, Favrel Y, Feldmann C, Fraser G, Fuschino F, Grassi M, Hailey MR, Hudec R, Labanti C, Macera D, Malcovati P, Marisaldi M, Martindale A, Mineo T, Muleri F, Nowak M, Orlandini M, Pacciani L, Perinati E, Petracek V, Pohl M, Rachevski A, Smith P, Santangelo A, Seyler JY, Schmid C, Soffitta P, Suchy S, Tenzer C, Uttley P, Vacchi A, Zampa G, Zampa N, Wilms J, Winter B (2014)

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2014

Journal

Book Volume: 9144

Article Number: UNSP 91442W

DOI: 10.1117/12.2054654

Abstract

LOFT (Large Observatory for X-ray Timing) is one of the five candidates that were considered by ESA as an M3 mission (with launch in 2022-2024) and has been studied during an extensive assessment phase. It is specifically designed to perform fast X-ray timing and probe the status of the matter near black holes and neutron stars. Its pointed instrument is the Large Area Detector (LAD), a 10 m(2)-class instrument operating in the 2-30keV range, which holds the capability to revolutionise studies of variability from X-ray sources on the millisecond time scales.The LAD instrument has now completed the assessment phase but was not down-selected for launch. However, during the assessment, most of the trade-offs have been closed leading to a robust and well documented design that will be re-proposed in future ESA calls. In this talk, we will summarize the characteristics of the LAD design and give an overview of the expectations for the instrument capabilities.

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Politecnico di Milano Italy (IT) National Institute for Astrophysics / Istituto Nazionale Astrofisica (INAF) Italy (IT) University College London (UCL) United Kingdom (GB) Institut national de physique nucléaire et de physique des particules (IN2P3) France (FR) University of Geneva / Université de Genève (UNIGE) Switzerland (CH) Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen Germany (DE) National Institute for Nuclear Physics / Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) Italy (IT) University of Leicester United Kingdom (GB) Netherlands Institute for Space Research / Stichting Ruimteonderzoek Nederland (SRON) Netherlands (NL) Czech Technical University in Prague / České vysoké učení technické v Praze Czech Republic (CZ) University of Amsterdam Netherlands (NL) Università degli Studi di Palermo Italy (IT) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States (USA) (US) University of Bologna / Università di Bologna Italy (IT) Università degli Studi di Pavia Italy (IT) Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (IRAP) France (FR) National Centre for Space Studies / Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES) France (FR) Institute of Space Astrophysics and Cosmic Physics / Palermo Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica (IASF) Italy (IT)

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APA:

Zane, S., Walton, D., Kennedy, T., Feroci, M., Den Herder, J.-W., Ahangarianabhari, M.,... Winter, B. (2014). The Large Area Detector of LOFT: the Large Observatory for X-ray Timing.

MLA:

Zane, S., et al. "The Large Area Detector of LOFT: the Large Observatory for X-ray Timing." 2014.

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