The Scanning Sky Monitor (SSM) on ASTROSAT

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The Scanning Sky Monitor (SSM) on ASTROSAT

Seetha, S. / Ramadevi, M.C. / Babu, V.C. / Sharma, M.R. / Murthy, N.S.R. / Ashoka, B.N. / Shyama, K.C. / Kulkarni, R. / Meena, G. / Sreekumar, P.

Abstract

AbstractThe Scanning Sky Monitor is one of the experiments onboard the ASTROSAT, an Indian multiwavelength astronomy satellite mission. This experiment will detect and monitor X-ray transients in the energy band 2–10keV. It is similar in design to the ASM on RXTE. It consists of position-sensitive proportional counters with one-dimensional mask. We describe the configuration of the experiment. We also discuss some of the results obtained using a detector which has already been fabricated and tested in our laboratory.

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Title :

The Scanning Sky Monitor (SSM) on ASTROSAT

Contributors:

Seetha, S. (author) / Ramadevi, M.C. (author) / Babu, V.C. (author) / Sharma, M.R. (author) / Murthy, N.S.R. (author) / Ashoka, B.N. (author) / Shyama, K.C. (author) / Kulkarni, R. (author) / Meena, G. (author) / Sreekumar, P. (author)

Published in:

Advances in Space Research ; 38 , 12 ; 2995-2998

Publication date :

2005-09-30

Size :

4 pages

ISSN :

0273-1177

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2005.09.046

Type of media :

Article (Journal)