The LOFT Ground Segment

E. Bozzo; A. Antonelli; A. Argan; D. Barret; P. Binko; Søren Brandt; E. Cavazzuti; T. Courvoisier; J. W. den Herder; M. Feroci; C. Ferrigno; P. Giommi; D. Götz; L. Guy; M. Hernanz; J. J. M. in't Zand; D. Klochkov; E. Kuulkers; C. Motch; D. Lumb; A. Papitto; C. Pittori; R. Rohlfs; A. Santangelo; C. Schmid; A. D. Schwope; P. J. Smith; N. A. Webb; J. Wilms; S. Zane

doi:10.1117/12.2054728

The LOFT Ground Segment

E. Bozzo, A. Antonelli, A. Argan, D. Barret, P. Binko, Søren Brandt, E. Cavazzuti, T. Courvoisier, J. W. den Herder, M. Feroci, C. Ferrigno, P. Giommi, D. Götz, L. Guy, M. Hernanz, J. J. M. in't Zand, D. Klochkov, E. Kuulkers, C. Motch, D. LumbA. Papitto, C. Pittori, R. Rohlfs, A. Santangelo, C. Schmid, A. D. Schwope, P. J. Smith, N. A. Webb, J. Wilms, S. Zane

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Abstract

LOFT, the Large Observatory For X-ray Timing, was one of the ESA M3 mission candidates that completed their assessment phase at the end of 2013. LOFT is equipped with two instruments, the Large Area Detector (LAD) and the Wide Field Monitor (WFM). The LAD performs pointed observations of several targets per orbit (~90 minutes), providing roughly ~80 GB of proprietary data per day (the proprietary period will be 12 months). The WFM continuously monitors about 1/3 of the sky at a time and provides data for about ~100 sources a day, resulting in a total of ~20 GB of additional telemetry. The LOFT Burst alert System additionally identifies on-board bright impulsive events (e.g., Gamma-ray Bursts, GRBs) and broadcasts the corresponding position and trigger time to the ground using a dedicated system of ~15 VHF receivers. All WFM data are planned to be made public immediately. In this contribution we summarize the planned organization of the LOFT ground segment (GS), as established in the mission Yellow Book 1 . We describe the expected GS contributions from ESA and the LOFT consortium. A review is provided of the planned LOFT data products and the details of the data flow, archiving and distribution. Despite LOFT was not selected for launch within the M3 call, its long assessment phase (> 2 years) led to a very solid mission design and an efficient planning of its ground operations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014 : Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Editors	Tadayuki Takahashi, Jan-Willem A. der Herder, Mark Bautz
Number of pages	7
Publisher	SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering
Publication date	2014
Article number	91446A
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054728
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray - Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montréal, Canada Duration: 22 Jun 2014 → 26 Jun 2014 Conference number: 9144

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Conference	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014
Number	9144
Location	Palais des congrès de Montréal
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montréal
Period	22/06/2014 → 26/06/2014

Series	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
ISSN	0277-786X

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LOFT
X-rays
Ground segment
Space mission

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LOFT: LOFT, the Large Observatory For X-ray Timing
Brandt, S. (Project Manager), Budtz-Jørgensen, C. (Project Participant), Lund, N. (Project Participant), Pedersen, S. M. (Project Manager), Kuvvetli, I. (Project Participant) & Hansen, F. (Project Participant)
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SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2014
Brandt, S. (Participant)
22 Jun 2014 → 27 Jun 2014
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Brandt, S. (Participant)
25 May 2011 → 31 Dec 2013
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Bozzo, E., Antonelli, A., Argan, A., Barret, D., Binko, P., Brandt, S., Cavazzuti, E., Courvoisier, T., Herder, J. W. D., Feroci, M., Ferrigno, C., Giommi, P., Götz, D., Guy, L., Hernanz, M., Zand, J. J. M. I., Klochkov, D., Kuulkers, E., Motch, C., ... Zane, S. (2014). The LOFT Ground Segment. In T. Takahashi, J.-W. A. D. Herder, & M. Bautz (Eds.), Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray Article 91446A SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054728

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The LOFT Ground Segment. / Bozzo, E.; Antonelli, A.; Argan, A. et al.
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. ed. / Tadayuki Takahashi; Jan-Willem A. der Herder; Mark Bautz. SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering, 2014. 91446A (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering).

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Bozzo E, Antonelli A, Argan A, Barret D, Binko P, Brandt S et al. The LOFT Ground Segment. In Takahashi T, Herder JWAD, Bautz M, editors, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering. 2014. 91446A. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.2054728

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