The Swift X-Ray Telescope

Author(s)
Burrows, David N.
Hill, J. E.
Nousek, J. A.
Capalbi, Milvia
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gamma-ray burst

X-ray telescope

Swift

X-ray instrumentation...

X-ray CCD detector

X-ray mirrors

gamma-ray burst

Date Issued
2005-10-01
Mission(s)
Abstract
he Swift Gamma-Ray Explorer is designed to make prompt multiwavelength observations of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and GRB afterglows. The X-ray telescope (XRT) enables Swift to determine GRB positions with a few arcseconds accuracy within 100 s of the burst onset.
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