Kavli Affiliate: Edmund Bertschinger | First 5 Authors: Hale Bradt, Alan M. Levine, Francis E. Marshall, Ronald A. Remillard, Donald A. Smith | Summary: The role of the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) in the study of Gamma-ray Bursts (GRBs) is reviewed. Through April 2001, the All-Sky Monitor (ASM) and the Proportional Counter Array (PCA) […]
Kavli Affiliate: Edmund Bertschinger | First 5 Authors: Hale Bradt, Ronald A. Remillard, , , | Summary: A concept for an all-sky monitor mission substantially more powerful than the RXTE ASM is presented in brief. It makes use of 31 Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) proportional counters to provide continuous monitoring of the entire x-ray sky, […]
Kavli Affiliate: Edmund Bertschinger | First 5 Authors: Hale Bradt, Alan Levine, Ronald Remillard, Donald A. Smith, | Summary: We present a tabulation of 46 transient x-ray sources monitored with the All-Sky Monitor (ASM) on the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE). They fall into four broad categories: short (~d), intermediate, and long (>500 d) duration […]
Kavli Affiliate: George W. Clark | First 5 Authors: Patrick S. Wojdowski, George W. Clark, Timothy R. Kallman, , | Summary: We have investigated the composition and distribution of the wind of Sk 160, the supergiant companion of the X-ray star SMC X-1, by comparing an X-ray spectrum of the source, obtained with the ASCA […]