SAX: the wideband mission for x-ray astronomy

Luigi Piro; Livio Scarsi; R. C. Butler

doi:10.1117/12.224910

16 October 1995 SAX: the wideband mission for x-ray astronomy

Luigi Piro, Livio Scarsi, R. C. Butler

Proceedings Volume 2517, X-Ray and EUV/FUV Spectroscopy and Polarimetry; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.224910
Event: SPIE's 1995 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1995, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

In the framework of past and future x-ray missions the SAX satellite, to be launched in March 1996, stands out for its very wide spectral coverage from 0.1 to 200 keV, with well balanced performances of the low energy and high energy instrumentation. The sensitivity of the scientific payload will allow the exploitation of the full band of SAX also for weak sources (1/20 of 3C273), opening new perspectives in the study of spectral shape and variability of several classes of objects. In this paper we briefly describe the main aspects of the mission, with particular regard to its scientific capabilities.

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Luigi Piro, Livio Scarsi, and R. C. Butler "SAX: the wideband mission for x-ray astronomy", Proc. SPIE 2517, X-Ray and EUV/FUV Spectroscopy and Polarimetry, (16 October 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.224910

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