Status of the All-Sky Monitor on RXTE

Journal Article · Tue Aug 21 00:00:00 EDT 2007 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2774898· OSTI ID:21067360

Bradt, Hale; Levine, Alan M; Morgan, Edward H; Remillard, Ronald ^[1]

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1. Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139 (United States)

The All-Sky Monitor on the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer is performing well after 10.5 years of operation despite gradual degradation of its three detectors. It continues to find and follow variable sources and thereby allow other observatories to observe them at interesting times. Light curves of recent transients covering 1-2 years and those of persistent or recurrent sources covering 10.5 years are presented.

• OSTI ID: 21067360
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 924, Issue 1; Conference: International conference on multicolor landscape of compact objects and their explosive origins, Cefalu, Sicily (Italy), 11-24 Jun 2006; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2774898; (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
COSMIC PHOTONS
COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES
OPERATION
PHOTON EMISSION
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIATION MONITORS
TELESCOPE COUNTERS
TRANSIENTS
X RADIATION
X-RAY DETECTION