Swift X-Ray Telescope Observations of Galactic Transients
- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 525 Davey Lab, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16801 (United States)
The Swift Gamma Ray Burst Explorer is a multi wavelength satellite mission dedicated to detection and follow-up of Gamma-Ray Bursts. Swift is comprised of three instruments, a Gamma-Ray detector (BAT), X-ray telescope (XRT) and UV/Optical telescope (UVOT). Swift is able to react with a fast response to both on-board detected transient events, and events discovered by other missions. This rapid response capability makes it an excellent platform for performing time-critical X-ray transients. The Swift X-Ray Telescope (XRT) is able to perform imaging observations of X-ray transients and obtain localizations to {approx}3.5 arc-second accuracy, aiding optical identification with ground based optical and IR follow-ups. We present an account of the operations of the Swift telescope in response to X-ray transients, particularly focusing on XRT observations, and present some results of X-ray monitoring of X-ray Transients with the XRT.
- OSTI ID:
- 20798736
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 840, Issue 1; Conference: Conference on the transient milky way: A perspective for MIRAX, Sao Jose dos Campos (Brazil), 7-9 Dec 2005; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2216606; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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