The Relativistic Astrophysics Explorer: A New Mission for X-Ray Timing

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dc.creatorKaaret, P.
dc.creatorGrindlay, J.
dc.creatorLamb, F. K.
dc.creatorMorgan, E. H.
dc.creatorSwank, J. H.
dc.creatorZhang, W.
dc.date1999-11-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:34:21Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:34:21Z
dc.descriptionThe great success of the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) has given us a new probe to study strong gravitational fields and to measure the physical properties of black holes and neutron stars. Here, we describe a "next-generation" x-ray timing mission, the Relativistic Astrophysics Explorer (RAE), designed to fit within the envelope of a "medium-sized" mission. The main instruments will be a narrow-field x-ray detector array with an area of at least ten times that of RXTE, and a wide-field x-ray monitor with good sensitivity and few arcminute position resolution. We describe the design of the instruments and the science which will be possible with a factor of ten increase in collecting area.
dc.description4 pages, submitted to proceedings for the "X-ray '99: Stellar Endpoints, AGN and the Diffuse Background" conference, Bologna, Italy Sep 6-10, 1999
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9911209
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9911209
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/15214
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleThe Relativistic Astrophysics Explorer: A New Mission for X-Ray Timing
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