Be/X-ray binaries emission models probed by LOFT
Abstract
LOFT, the Large Observatory For X-ray Timing, is a new space mission concept selected by ESA to compete for a lunch opportunity in the early 2020s. The LOFT payload comprises a Large Area Detector (LAD) and a Wide Field Monitor (WFM), designed to study timing and spectral features in the X-ray emission of bright accreting X-ray sources with an unprecedented large effective area (10 m^{2}) and good spectral resolution (200-300 eV). We show here the results that LOFT will be able to achieve in the study of the Be/X-ray binaries sources, by carrying out detailed spectral and timing simulations with the WFM and the LAD. We will review the most recent observational and theoretical advancements in the field with particular emphasis on the observational constraints on the emission models from the accretion columns that will be accessible by exploiting the LOFT capabilities.
- Publication:
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39th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
- Pub Date:
- July 2012
- Bibcode:
- 2012cosp...39..542F