Calibration of the NuSTAR high-energy focusing X-ray telescope

KK Madsen, FA Harrison, CB Markwardt… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the calibration of the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) X-ray
satellite. We used the Crab as the primary effective area calibrator and constructed a piece …

The spin of the near-extreme Kerr black hole GRS 1915+ 105

JE McClintock, R Shafee, R Narayan… - The Astrophysical …, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
Based on a spectral analysis of the X-ray continuum that employs a fully relativistic accretion
disk model, we conclude that the compact primary of the binary X-ray source GRS 1915+ …

Discovery of powerful gamma-ray flares from the Crab Nebula

M Tavani, A Bulgarelli, V Vittorini, A Pellizzoni, E Striani… - Science, 2011 - science.org
The well-known Crab Nebula is at the center of the SN1054 supernova remnant. It consists
of a rotationally powered pulsar interacting with a surrounding nebula through a relativistic …

Monte Carlo simulator and ancillary response generator of Suzaku XRT/XIS system for spatially extended source analysis

Y Ishisaki, Y Maeda, R Fujimoto, M Ozaki… - Publications of the …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
We have developed a framework for the Monte Carlo simulations of X-Ray Telescope (XRT)
and X-ray Imaging Spectrometer (XIS) on board Suzaku, mainly for the scientific analysis of …

The Crab Nebula as a standard candle in very high-energy astrophysics

M Meyer, D Horns, HS Zechlin - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2010 - aanda.org
The continuum high-energy gamma-ray emission between 1 GeV and 10 5 GeV from the
Crab Nebula has been measured for the first time in overlapping energy bands by the Fermi …

Cosmic X-ray background and earth albedo spectra with Swift BAT

M Ajello, J Greiner, G Sato, DR Willis… - The Astrophysical …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT We use Swift BAT Earth occultation data at different geomagnetic latitudes to
derive a sensitive measurement of the cosmic X-ray background (CXB) and of the Earth …

Hitomi (ASTRO-H) X-ray astronomy satellite

T Takahashi, M Kokubun, K Mitsuda… - Journal of …, 2018 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The Hitomi (ASTRO-H) mission is the sixth Japanese x-ray astronomy satellite developed by
a large international collaboration, including Japan, USA, Canada, and Europe. The mission …

INTEGRAL observations of the cosmic X-ray background in the 5–100 keV range via occultation by the Earth

E Churazov, R Sunyaev, M Revnivtsev… - Astronomy & …, 2007 - aanda.org
Aims. We study the spectrum of the cosmic X-ray background (CXB) in energy range~ 5-100
keV. Methods. Early in 2006 the INTEGRAL observatory performed a series of four 30 ks …

A NEUTRON STAR STIFF EQUATION OF STATE DERIVED FROM COOLING PHASES OF THE X-RAY BURSTER 4U 1724− 307

V Suleimanov, J Poutanen, M Revnivtsev… - The Astrophysical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Thermal emission during X-ray bursts is a powerful tool for determining neutron star (NS)
masses and radii if the Eddington flux and the apparent radius in the cooling tail can be …

XL-Calibur–a second-generation balloon-borne hard X-ray polarimetry mission

Q Abarr, H Awaki, MG Baring, R Bose… - Astroparticle …, 2021 - Elsevier
XL-Calibur is a hard X-ray (15-80 keV) polarimetry mission operating from a stabilised
balloon-borne platform in the stratosphere. It builds on heritage from the X-Calibur mission …