BlackCAT CubeSat: a soft x-ray sky monitor, transient finder, and burst detector for high-energy and multimessenger astophysics

Chattopadhyay, Tanmoy; Falcon, Abraham D.; Burrows, David N.; Fox, Derek B.; Palmer, David

doi:10.1117/12.2314274

Title: BlackCAT CubeSat: a soft x-ray sky monitor, transient finder, and burst detector for high-energy and multimessenger astophysics

Abstract

Here we present the conceptual design of a wide field imager onboard a 6U class CubeSat platform for the study of GRB prompt and afterglow emission and detection of electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational waves in soft X-rays. The planned instrument configuration consists of an array of X-ray Hybrid CMOS detectors (HCD), chosen for their soft-X-ray response, flexible and rapid readout rate, and low power, which makes these detectors well suited for detecting bright transients on a CubeSat platform. The wide field imager is realized by a 2D coded mask. This paper will give an overview of the instrument design and the scientific requirements of the proposed mission.

Authors:

Chattopadhyay, Tanmoy ^[1]; Falcon, Abraham D. ^[1]; Burrows, David N. ^[1]; Fox, Derek B. ^[1]; Palmer, David ^[1]

Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)

Publication Date:: Fri Jul 06 00:00:00 EDT 2018

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1565887

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-18-26344
Journal ID: ISSN 0277-786X ; 1996-756X (Electronic); TRN: US2000928

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 10699; Conference: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation , Austin, TX (United States), 10-15 June 2018; Journal ID: ISSN 0277-786X

Publisher:: SPIE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; Astronomy and Astrophysics; X-ray Hybrid CMOS detector; CubeSat; SWide field imager; coded mask; X-ray transients

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                    Chattopadhyay, Tanmoy, Falcon, Abraham D., Burrows, David N., Fox, Derek B., and Palmer, David. BlackCAT CubeSat: a soft x-ray sky monitor, transient finder, and burst detector for high-energy and multimessenger astophysics.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Chattopadhyay, Tanmoy, Falcon, Abraham D., Burrows, David N., Fox, Derek B., & Palmer, David. BlackCAT CubeSat: a soft x-ray sky monitor, transient finder, and burst detector for high-energy and multimessenger astophysics.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314274

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                    Chattopadhyay, Tanmoy, Falcon, Abraham D., Burrows, David N., Fox, Derek B., and Palmer, David. Fri .  
"BlackCAT CubeSat: a soft x-ray sky monitor, transient finder, and burst detector for high-energy and multimessenger astophysics".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314274.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1565887.

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  title        = {BlackCAT CubeSat: a soft x-ray sky monitor, transient finder, and burst detector for high-energy and multimessenger astophysics},

  author       = {Chattopadhyay, Tanmoy and Falcon, Abraham D. and Burrows, David N. and Fox, Derek B. and Palmer, David},

  abstractNote = {Here we present the conceptual design of a wide field imager onboard a 6U class CubeSat platform for the study of GRB prompt and afterglow emission and detection of electromagnetic counterparts of gravitational waves in soft X-rays. The planned instrument configuration consists of an array of X-ray Hybrid CMOS detectors (HCD), chosen for their soft-X-ray response, flexible and rapid readout rate, and low power, which makes these detectors well suited for detecting bright transients on a CubeSat platform. The wide field imager is realized by a 2D coded mask. This paper will give an overview of the instrument design and the scientific requirements of the proposed mission.},

  doi          = {10.1117/12.2314274},

  journal      = {Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering},

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  volume       = 10699,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Fri Jul 06 00:00:00 EDT 2018},

  month        = {Fri Jul 06 00:00:00 EDT 2018}

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