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Time domain astronomy with the THESEUS satellite
THESEUS is a medium size space mission of the European Space Agency, currently under evaluation for a possible launch in 2032. Its main objectives are to investigate the early Universe through the observation ...
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Open AccessPHEMTO: the polarimetric high energy modular telescope observatory
Based upon dual focusing techniques, the Polarimetric High-Energy Modular Telescope Observatory (PHEMTO) is designed to have performance several orders of magnitude better than the present hard X-ray instrumen...
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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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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...
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Open AccessTriple F—a comet nucleus sample return mission
The Triple F (Fresh From the Fridge) mission, a Comet Nucleus Sample Return, has been proposed to ESA’s Cosmic Vision program. A sample return from a comet enables us to reach the ultimate goal of cometary resear...
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The Giada Experiment for the Rosetta Mission
The Grain Impact Analyser and Dust Accumulator (GIADA) instrument, on board the ESA Rosetta mission, shall analyse the physical and dynamical properties of grains ejected by the target comet and monitor the co...
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The Accretion-Ejection Instability: Observational Tests
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The Accretion-Ejection Instability: Observational Tests
QPOs are commonly considered to originate in the disks of X-ray binaries. One thus expects, and most often observes, that the QPO frequency decreases as the disk inner radius increases. However Sobczak et al. (19...
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The 2000 April multiwavelength campaign of GRS 1915+105
We report results from multiwavelength observations of the microquasarGRS 1915+105 performed during the 2000 April campaign. This is one ofthe biggest campaigns ever made for this source covering the broadband...