The swift X-ray telescope (XRT)

D. N. Burrows; J. E. Hill; J. A. Nousek; A. A. Wells; A. D. Short; R. M. Ambrosi; G. Chincarini; O. Citterio; G. Tagliaferri

doi:10.1117/12.461279

The swift X-ray telescope (XRT)

D. N. Burrows, J. E. Hill, J. A. Nousek, A. A. Wells, A. D. Short, R. M. Ambrosi, G. Chincarini, O. Citterio, G. Tagliaferri

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The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Explorer will be launched late in 2003 to make prompt multiwavelength observations of Gamma-Ray Bursts and Afterglows. The X-ray Telescope (XRT) provides key capabilities that permit Swift to determine GRB positions with several arcsecond accuracy within 100 seconds of the burst onset. The XRT is designed to observe GRB afterglows covering over seven orders of magnitude in flux in the 0.2-10 keV band, with completely autonomous operation. GRB positions are determined within seconds of target acquisition, and accurate positions are sent to the ground for distribution over the GCN. The XRT can also measure redshifts of GRBs for bursts with Fe line emission or other spectral features.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1320-1325
Number of pages	6
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	4851
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461279
State	Published - 2002
Event	X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Telescopes and Instruments for Astronomy - Waikoloa, HI, United States Duration: Aug 24 2002 → Aug 28 2002

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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