Abstract The W. German ROSAT satellite will carry an X-ray telescope and a UK XUV telescope (the Wide Field Camera). The primary scientific objective is to perform all-sky surveys, over a 6 month period, in the X-ray (6–80 Å) and XUV (60–200 Å) wavebands. Both telescopes view in the same direction, giving simultaneous observations on sources of common interest. During the all-sky survey, the WFC will locate point sources to better than one arc minute, map extended sources and the XUV background, and by use of selected filters, perform broadband photometry. The subsequent pointing phase of at least a year will be used for detailed spectral, spatial and timing studies of selected sources. The aim of this paper is to review the design and performance of the WFC and to describe some of the observations expected to be made.


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    Titel :

    The XUV wide field camera on ROSAT


    Beteiligte:
    Pye, J.P. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.01.1986


    Format / Umfang :

    10 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch



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