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An Australian Broad-band Satellite for X-ray Astronomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

J. G. Greenhill ,
K. B. Fenton ,
R. K. Sood  and
I. R. Tuohy
J. G. Greenhill
Affiliation:
Physics Department, University of Tasmania
K. B. Fenton
Affiliation:
Physics Department, University of Tasmania
R. K. Sood
Affiliation:
Physics (RAAF) Department, Melbourne University
I. R. Tuohy
Affiliation:
Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, Australian National University
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Abstract

A broad-band (2-190 keV) Australian X-ray satellite could provide a spectral sensitivity substantially better than HEAO-1 or any presently approved spacecraft. It would be virtually unique by providing simultaneously data over a wide energy range with high sensitivity and energy resolution in the little measured region above 30 keV. These measurements are vital to our understanding of such diverse topics as the cyclotron line production mechanism in binary sources, the structure of the magnetosphere of neutron stars, the origin of the diffuse cosmic X-ray background and the nature of the giant power sources in active galaxies and stellar black holes. Details of the proposed spacecraft and scientific objectives are given.

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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , 1985 , pp. 186 - 194
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Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1985

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