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dc.contributor.authorBravo Guil, Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorGarcía-Berro Montilla, Enrique
dc.contributor.authorGutiérrez Cabello, Jordi
dc.contributor.authorJosé Pont, Jordi
dc.contributor.authorGarcía Senz, Domingo
dc.contributor.authorCabestany Moncusí, Joan
dc.contributor.authorMadrenas Boadas, Jordi
dc.contributor.otherUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física i Enginyeria Nuclear
dc.contributor.otherUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Física Aplicada
dc.contributor.otherUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Electrònica
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-13T09:46:38Z
dc.date.created2001-01
dc.date.issued2001-01
dc.identifier.citationBravo, E. [et al.]. SIXE: An X-ray experiment for the MINISAT platform. "Astrophysics and space science", Gener 2001, vol. 276, núm. 1, p. 39-48.
dc.identifier.issn0004-640X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2117/19174
dc.description.abstractSIXE (Spanish Italian X-ray Experiment) is an X-ray payload with geometric area of ~3200 cm2 , formed by four identical gas-filled Multiwire Proportional Counters devoted for a long term spectroscopy of selected X-ray sources in the energy range ~3-60 KeV. The spectral resolution of ~5% for E>35 KeV and ¿E/E=60/E1/2 for E<35 KeV, the continuum sensitivity (3o in 105 s) of ~3•10-6ph/cm2 •KeV, the line detection sensitivity (3o in 105 s) of ~3.5•10-6ph /cm2 •KeV, the time accuracy of 0.1 ms, the experiment weight of ~90 Kg, the full dimensions including the electronic box of ~660x660x400 mm3, the power budget of -40 W, the telemetry rate of :=100 Kbit/s and on-board memory of ~2 Gbytes makes this experiment fully compatible for a minisatellite mission, such as for istance the spanish MINISAT 02. The main scientific goal of SIXE is the study of the short and long term spectral and intensity variabilities of few selected extragalactic and galactic X-ray sources, such as quasars, Seyfert galaxies, high and low mass X-ray binaries, etc. Since the sensitivity and the energy resolution of SIXE are rather good, it is possible to study the behaviour of the eventual Fe lines with respect to the continuum emission. This possibility of SIXE is unique for the present generation of X-ray experiments, since no one is dedicated to long term monitoring of X-ray sources.
dc.format.extent10 p.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.subjectÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física::Astronomia i astrofísica
dc.subject.lcshAstronomy
dc.titleSIXE: An X-ray experiment for the MINISAT platform
dc.typeArticle
dc.subject.lemacAstronomia
dc.contributor.groupUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya. GAA - Grup d'Astronomia i Astrofísica
dc.contributor.groupUniversitat Politècnica de Catalunya. AHA - Arquitectures Hardware Avançades
dc.identifier.doi10.1023/A:1011687211268
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Reviewed
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.springer.com/astronomy/astrophysics+and+astroparticles/journal/10509
dc.rights.accessRestricted access - publisher's policy
local.identifier.drac673335
dc.description.versionPostprint (published version)
dc.date.lift10000-01-01
local.citation.authorBravo, E.; Garcia-berro, E.; Gutierrez, J.; Jose, J.; Garcia, D.; Cabestany, J.; Madrenas, J.
local.citation.publicationNameAstrophysics and space science
local.citation.volume276
local.citation.number1
local.citation.startingPage39
local.citation.endingPage48


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