Spectroscopic Time-Resolving Observatory for Broadband Energy X-rays: mission overview

Paul S. Ray; Peter W. A. Roming; Andrea Argan; Zaven Arzoumanian; David R. Ballantyne; Slavko Bogdanov; Walter Bonvicini; Terri J. Brandt; Michal Bursa; Edward M. Cackett; Deepto Chakrabarty; Marc Christophersen; Kathleen M. Coderre; Gianluigi De Geronimo; Ettore Del Monte; Alessandra DeRosa; Harley R. Dietz; Yuri Evangelista; Marco Feroci; Jeremy J. Ford; Cynthia Froning; Christopher L. Fryer; Keith C. Gendreau; Adam Goldstein; Anthony H. Gonzalez; Dieter Hartmann; Margarita Hernanz; Anthony Hutcheson; Jean in ‘t Zand; Peter Jenke; Jamie Kennea; Nicole M. Lloyd-Ronning; Thomas J. Maccarone; Dominic Maes; Craig B. Markwardt; Malgorzata Michalska; Takashi Okajima; Alessandro Patruno; Steven C. Persyn; Mark L. Phillips; Chanda Prescod-Weinstein; Jillian A. Redfern; Ronald A. Remillard; Andrea Santangelo; Carl L. Schwendeman; Clio Sleator; James Steiner; Tod E. Strohmayer; Jiri Svoboda; Christoph Tenzer; Steven P. Thompson; Richard W. Warwick; Anna L. Watts; Colleen A. Wilson-Hodge; Xin Wu; Eric A. Wulf; Gianluigi Zampa

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21 October 2024 Spectroscopic Time-Resolving Observatory for Broadband Energy X-rays: mission overview

Paul S. Ray, Peter W. A. Roming, Andrea Argan, Zaven Arzoumanian, David R. Ballantyne, Slavko Bogdanov, Walter Bonvicini, Terri J. Brandt, Michal Bursa, Edward M. Cackett, Deepto Chakrabarty, Marc Christophersen, Kathleen M. Coderre, Gianluigi De Geronimo, Ettore Del Monte, Alessandra DeRosa, Harley R. Dietz, Yuri Evangelista, Marco Feroci, Jeremy J. Ford, Cynthia Froning, Christopher L. Fryer, Keith C. Gendreau, Adam Goldstein, Anthony H. Gonzalez, Dieter Hartmann, Margarita Hernanz, Anthony Hutcheson, Jean in ‘t Zand, Peter Jenke, Jamie Kennea, Nicole M. Lloyd-Ronning, Thomas J. Maccarone, Dominic Maes, Craig B. Markwardt, Malgorzata Michalska, Takashi Okajima, Alessandro Patruno, Steven C. Persyn, Mark L. Phillips, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Jillian A. Redfern, Ronald A. Remillard, Andrea Santangelo, Carl L. Schwendeman, Clio Sleator, James Steiner, Tod E. Strohmayer, Jiri Svoboda, Christoph Tenzer, Steven P. Thompson, Richard W. Warwick, Anna L. Watts, Colleen A. Wilson-Hodge, Xin Wu, Eric A. Wulf, Gianluigi Zampa

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Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems, Vol. 10, Issue 4, 042504 (October 2024). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.10.4.042504

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We give an overview of the science objectives and mission design of the “Spectroscopic Time-Resolving Observatory for Broadband Energy X-rays” observatory, which has been proposed as a NASA probe-class (∼$1.5B) mission in response to the Astro2020 recommendation for an X-ray probe.

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Paul S. Ray, Peter W. A. Roming, Andrea Argan, Zaven Arzoumanian, David R. Ballantyne, Slavko Bogdanov, Walter Bonvicini, Terri J. Brandt, Michal Bursa, Edward M. Cackett, Deepto Chakrabarty, Marc Christophersen, Kathleen M. Coderre, Gianluigi De Geronimo, Ettore Del Monte, Alessandra DeRosa, Harley R. Dietz, Yuri Evangelista, Marco Feroci, Jeremy J. Ford, Cynthia Froning, Christopher L. Fryer, Keith C. Gendreau, Adam Goldstein, Anthony H. Gonzalez, Dieter Hartmann, Margarita Hernanz, Anthony Hutcheson, Jean in ‘t Zand, Peter Jenke, Jamie Kennea, Nicole M. Lloyd-Ronning, Thomas J. Maccarone, Dominic Maes, Craig B. Markwardt, Malgorzata Michalska, Takashi Okajima, Alessandro Patruno, Steven C. Persyn, Mark L. Phillips, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Jillian A. Redfern, Ronald A. Remillard, Andrea Santangelo, Carl L. Schwendeman, Clio Sleator, James Steiner, Tod E. Strohmayer, Jiri Svoboda, Christoph Tenzer, Steven P. Thompson, Richard W. Warwick, Anna L. Watts, Colleen A. Wilson-Hodge, Xin Wu, Eric A. Wulf, and Gianluigi Zampa "Spectroscopic Time-Resolving Observatory for Broadband Energy X-rays: mission overview," Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems 10(4), 042504 (21 October 2024). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JATIS.10.4.042504

Received: 14 May 2024; Accepted: 23 September 2024; Published: 21 October 2024

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