The Large Observatory for X-ray Timing (LOFT)

M. Feroci; L. Stella; M. van der Klis; Søren Brandt; Carl Budtz-Jørgensen; Jérôme Chenevez; Desiree Della Monica Ferreira; Allan Hornstrup; Irfan Kuvvetli; Niels Lund

doi:10.1007/s10686-011-9237-2

The Large Observatory for X-ray Timing (LOFT)

M. Feroci, L. Stella, M. van der Klis, Søren Brandt, Carl Budtz-Jørgensen, Jérôme Chenevez, Desiree Della Monica Ferreira, Allan Hornstrup, Irfan Kuvvetli, Niels Lund

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High-time-resolution X-ray observations of compact objects provide direct access to strong-field gravity, to the equation of state of ultradense matter and to black hole masses and spins. A 10 m²-class instrument in combination with good spectral resolution is required to exploit the relevant diagnostics and answer two of the fundamental questions of the European Space Agency (ESA) Cosmic Vision Theme "Matter under extreme conditions", namely: does matter orbiting close to the event horizon follow the predictions of general relativity? What is the equation of state of matter in neutron stars? The Large Observatory For X-ray Timing (LOFT), selected by ESA as one of the four Cosmic Vision M3 candidate missions to undergo an assessment phase, will revolutionise the study of collapsed objects in our galaxy and of the brightest supermassive black holes in active galactic nuclei. Thanks to an innovative design and the development of large-area monolithic silicon drift detectors, the Large Area Detector (LAD) on board LOFT will achieve an effective area of ~12 m² (more than an order of magnitude larger than any spaceborne predecessor) in the 2-30 keV range (up to 50 keV in expanded mode), yet still fits a conventional platform and small/medium-class launcher. With this large area and a spectral resolution of

Original language	English
Journal	Experimental Astronomy
Volume	34
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	415-444
Number of pages	30
ISSN	0922-6435
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-011-9237-2
Publication status	Published - 2012

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X-ray timing
Compact objects
Missions
Neutron stars
Black holes

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LOFT: LOFT, the Large Observatory For X-ray Timing
Brandt, S., Budtz-Jørgensen, C., Lund, N., Pedersen, S. M., Kuvvetli, I. & Hansen, F.
15/02/2011 → …
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25 May 2011 → 31 Dec 2013
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The Large Observatory for X-ray Timing (LOFT)

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