The wift X-ray telescope

Space Science Reviews

Volumn 120, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 165-195

  Burrows, David N ^a   Hill, J E ^a   Nousek, J A ^a   Kennea, J A ^a   Wells, A ^b   Osborne, J P ^b   Abbey, A F ^b   Beardmore, A ^b   Mukerjee, K ^b   Short, A D T ^b   Chincarini, G ^c   Campana, S ^c   Citterio, O ^c   Moretti, A ^c   Pagani, C ^c   Tagliaferri, G ^c   Giommi, P ^d   Capalbi, M ^d   Tamburelli, F ^d   Angelini, L ^e   Cusumano, G ^f   Brauninger H W ^g   Burkert, W ^g   Hartner, G D ^g   more..

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BRERA   (Italy)

^d ASI SCIENCE DATA CENTER   (Italy)

^e NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^f INAF IASF PALERMO   (Italy)

^g MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gamma ray burst; Swift; X ray CCD detector; X ray instrumentation; X ray mirrors; X ray telescope

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; GAMMA RAYS; MIRRORS; OPTIMIZATION; X RAYS;

GAMMA-RAY BURST; X-RAY CCD DETECTORS; X-RAY MIRRORS; X-RAY TELESCOPE;

TELESCOPES;

EID: 29344438622     PISSN: 00386308     EISSN: 15729672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11214-005-5097-2     Document Type: Article

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