The large area detector of LOFT: The Large Observatory for X-ray Timing

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

doi:10.1117/12.2054654

The large area detector of LOFT: The Large Observatory for X-ray Timing

S. Zane
, D. Walton
, T. Kennedy
, M. Feroci
, J. W. Den Herder
, M. Ahangarianabhari
, A. Argan
, P. Azzarello
, G. Baldazzi
, M. Barbera
, D. Barret
, G. Bertuccio
, P. Bodin
, E. Bozzo
, L. Bradley
, F. Cadoux
, P. Cais
, R. Campana
, J. Coker
, A. Cros

E. Del Monte, A. De Rosa, S. Di Cosimo, I. Donnarumma, Y. Evangelista, Y. Favre, C. Feldman, G. Fraser, F. Fuschino, M. Grassi, M. R. Hailey, R. Hudec, C. Labanti, P. Malcovati, D. Macera, M. Marisaldi, A. Martindale, T. Mineo, F. Muleri, M. Nowak, M. Orlandini, L. Pacciani, E. Perinati, V. Petracek, M. Pohl, A. Rachevski, P. Smith, A. Santangelo, J. Y. Seyler, C. Schmid, P. Soffitta, S. Suchy, C. Tenzer, P. Uttley, A. Vacchi, G. Zampa, N. Zampa, J. Wilms, B. Winter

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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 m²-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 reproposed 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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014
Subtitle of host publication	Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Editors	Tadayuki Takahashi, Jan-Willem A. den Herder, Mark Bautz
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9780819496126
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054654
State	Published - 2014
Event	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray - Montreal, Canada Duration: Jun 22 2014 → Jun 26 2014

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9144
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

Conference

Conference	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	06/22/14 → 06/26/14

Keywords

Compact Objects
Timing
X-ray

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Zane, S., Walton, D., Kennedy, T., Feroci, M., Den Herder, J. W., 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., ... Winter, B. (2014). The large area detector of LOFT: The Large Observatory for X-ray Timing. In T. Takahashi, J.-W. A. den Herder, & M. Bautz (Eds.), Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray Article 91442W (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9144). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054654

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The large area detector of LOFT: The Large Observatory for X-ray Timing. / Zane, S.; Walton, D.; Kennedy, T. et al.
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. ed. / Tadayuki Takahashi; Jan-Willem A. den Herder; Mark Bautz. SPIE, 2014. 91442W (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9144).

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Zane S, Walton D, Kennedy T, Feroci M, Den Herder JW, Ahangarianabhari M et al. The large area detector of LOFT: The Large Observatory for X-ray Timing. In Takahashi T, den Herder JWA, Bautz M, editors, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. SPIE. 2014. 91442W. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.2054654

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