In-orbit performance and calibration of the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) Proportional Counter Array (PCA)

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Jahoda ◽  
Jean H. Swank ◽  
Alan B. Giles ◽  
Michael J. Stark ◽  
Tod Strohmayer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Proportional Counter ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Proportional Counter Array

scholarly journals The X-Ray Timing Explorer

1990 ◽  
Vol 123 ◽  
pp. 89-110
Author(s):  
H. V. Bradt ◽  
A. M. Levine ◽  
E. H. Morgan ◽  
R. A. Remillard ◽  
J. H. Swank ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neutron Star ◽  
Neutron Stars ◽  
Active Galactic Nuclei ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
Proportional Counter ◽  
Galactic Nuclei ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Sky Monitor ◽  
Proportional Counter Array ◽  
Millisecond Timing

AbstractThe capabilities of the X-ray Timing Explorer (XTE) are described with particular attention paid to current scientific problems it will address from galactic neutron star systems to active galactic nuclei. It features a low-background continuous 2-200 keV response with large apertures (a 0.63-m2 proportional counter array and a 0.16-m2 dual rocking NaI/CsI scintillation array). Rapid response (in hours) to temporal phenomena, e.g. transients, is obtained by virtue of a scanning all-sky monitor and rapid maneuverability. XTE will carry out detailed energy-resolved studies of phenomena close to neutron stars (e.g. QPO’s) because of its sub-millisecond timing (to 10 μs), its high telemetry rates (to 256 kb/s), and the high throughput of its data system (to ≳ 2 × 105 c s−1).

Laboratory performance of the proportional counter array experiment for the X-ray Timing Explorer

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
William W. Zhang ◽  
Alan B. Giles ◽  
Keith Jahoda ◽  
Yang Soong ◽  
Jean H. Swank ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Proportional Counter ◽  
Laboratory Performance ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Proportional Counter Array

The Main Characteristics of GRO J1744−28 Observed by the Proportional Counter Array Experiment on the [ITAL]Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer[/ITAL]

1996 ◽  
Vol 469 (1) ◽  
pp. L25-L28 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. B. Giles ◽  
J. H. Swank ◽  
K. Jahoda ◽  
W. Zhang ◽  
T. Strohmayer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Proportional Counter ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Proportional Counter Array

scholarly journals Preliminary Results on Intermittent Behaviour of Millisecond Pulsar SAX J1808.4-3658

2004 ◽  
Vol 194 ◽  
pp. 220-220
Author(s):  
M. T. Menna ◽  
A. Papitto ◽  
L. Burderi ◽  
T. Di Salvo ◽  
L. Stella ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Proportional Counter ◽  
Millisecond Pulsar ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Binary Pulsar ◽  
Orbital Parameters ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Proportional Counter Array ◽  
Year 2000

We analyzed RXTE data from the burst of the year 2000 of the X-ray millisecond binary pulsar SAX J 1808.4-3658 with the intent of determining the new orbital parameters.We used the observations of SAX J1808.4-3658 performed by the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) when the source was again detected in outburst during the period January-March 2000 (Wijnands et al. 2001). In particular we examined the data from the Proportional Counter Array (РСA) (Jahoda et al. 1996). We first applied barycentric correction to the data using the optical coordinates of the source (Roche et al. 98).

scholarly journals Calibration of the Rossi X‐Ray Timing Explorer Proportional Counter Array

2006 ◽  
Vol 163 (2) ◽  
pp. 401-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith Jahoda ◽  
Craig B. Markwardt ◽  
Yana Radeva ◽  
Arnold H. Rots ◽  
Michael J. Stark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Proportional Counter ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Proportional Counter Array
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