Study of X-ray transients with Scanning Sky Monitor (SSM) onboard AstroSat
Abstract
Scanning Sky Monitor (SSM) onboard AstroSat is an X-ray sky monitor in the energy range 2.5–10 keV. SSM scans the sky for X-ray transient sources in this energy range of interest. If an X-ray transient source is detected in outburst by SSM, the information will be provided to the astronomical community for follow-up observations to do a detailed study of the source in various other bands. SSM instrument, since its power-ON in orbit, has observed a number of X-ray sources. This paper discusses observations of few X-ray transients by SSM. The flux reported by SSM for few sources during its Performance Verification phase (PV phase) is studied and the results are discussed.
- Publication:
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Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy
- Pub Date:
- February 2018
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- Bibcode:
- 2018JApA...39...11R
- Keywords:
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- X-ray sky monitor;
- scanning sky monitor;
- one-dimensional coded mask;
- 1D position sensitive proportional counter;
- AstroSat;
- X-ray transients