The Swift-XRT imaging performances and serendipitous survey

A. Moretti; M. Perri; M. Capalbi; A. F. Abbey; L. Angelini; A. Beardmore; D. N. Burrows; S. Campana; G. Chincarini; O. Citterio; G. Cusumano; P. A. Evans; P. Giommi; M. R. Goad; O. Godet; C. Guidorzi; D. Grupe; J. E. Hill; J. A. Kennea; V. La Parola; V. Mangano; T. Mineo; D. C. Morris; J. A. Nousek; J. P. Osborne; K. L. Page; C. Pagani; J. Racusin; P. Romano; G. Tagliaferri; F. Tamburelli

doi:10.1117/12.734087

The Swift-XRT imaging performances and serendipitous survey

A. Moretti, M. Perri, M. Capalbi, A. F. Abbey, L. Angelini, A. Beardmore, D. N. Burrows, S. Campana, G. Chincarini, O. Citterio, G. Cusumano, P. A. Evans, P. Giommi, M. R. Goad, O. Godet, C. Guidorzi, D. Grupe, J. E. Hill, J. A. Kennea, V. La ParolaV. Mangano, T. Mineo, D. C. Morris, J. A. Nousek, J. P. Osborne, K. L. Page, C. Pagani, J. Racusin, P. Romano, G. Tagliaferri, F. Tamburelli

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Abstract

We are exploiting the Swift X-ray Telescope (XRT) deepest GRB follow-up observations to study the cosmic X-Ray Background (XRB) population in the 0.2-10 keV energy band. We present some preliminary results of a serendipitous survey performed on 221 fields observed with exposure longer than 10 ks. We show that the XRT is a profitable instrument for surveys and that it is particularly suitable for the search and observation of extended objects like clusters of galaxies. We used the brightest serendipitous sources and the longest observations to test the XRT optics performance and the background characteristics all over the field of view, in different energy bands during the first 2.5 years of fully operational mission.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy III
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Print)	9780819468369
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734087
State	Published - 2007
Event	Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy III - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Aug 29 2007 → Aug 30 2007

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	6688
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

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Other	Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy III
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	8/29/07 → 8/30/07

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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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Moretti, A., Perri, M., Capalbi, M., Abbey, A. F., Angelini, L., Beardmore, A., Burrows, D. N., Campana, S., Chincarini, G., Citterio, O., Cusumano, G., Evans, P. A., Giommi, P., Goad, M. R., Godet, O., Guidorzi, C., Grupe, D., Hill, J. E., Kennea, J. A., ... Tamburelli, F. (2007). The Swift-XRT imaging performances and serendipitous survey. In Optics for EUV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy III Article 66880G (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 6688). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734087

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