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Detection of short high-energy transients in the local universe with SVOM/ECLAIRs
The coincidental detection of the gravitational wave event GW 170817 and the gamma-ray burst GRB 170817A marked the advent of multi-messenger astronomy and represented a milestone in the study of GRBs. Signifi...
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Characterizing the dead time of the ECLAIRs camera on board the mission SVOM
French (CNES) and Chinese (CNSA) space agencies collaborate to build the SVOM (Space-based multi-band Variable Object Monitor) mission due to be launched in 2021 to study gamma-ray bursts and high-energy trans...
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Scientific prospects for spectroscopy of the gamma-ray burst prompt emission with SVOM
SVOM (Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor) is a Sino-French space mission dedicated to the study of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) in the next decade, capable to detect ...
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ORIGIN: metal creation and evolution from the cosmic dawn
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The Large Observatory for X-ray Timing (LOFT)
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...