Abstract
eROSITA (extended ROentgen Survey with an Imaging Telescope Array) is the core instrument on the Russian Spektrum-Roentgen-Gamma (SRG) mission which is scheduled for launch in late 2012. eROSITA is fully approved and funded by the German Space Agency DLR and the Max-Planck-Society. The design driving science is the detection of 50-100 thousands Clusters of Galaxies up to redshift z∼1.3 in order to study the large scale structure in the Universe and test cosmological models, especially Dark Energy. This will be accomplished by an all-sky survey lasting for four years plus a phase of pointed observations. eROSITA consists of seven Wolter-I telescope modules, each equipped with 54 Wolter-I shells having an outer diameter of 360 mm. This would provide and effective area at 1.5 keV of ∼1500cm2 and an on axis PSF HEW of 15″ which would provide an effective angular resolution of 25″-30″. In the focus of each mirror module, a fast frame-store pn-CCD will provide a field of view of 1° in diameter for an active FOV of ∼0.83deg2. At the time of writing the instrument development is currently in phase C/D.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | X-ray Astronomy-2009 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Present Status, Multi-Wavelength Approach and Future Perspectives - Proceedings of the International Conference |
| Publisher | American Institute of Physics Inc. |
| Pages | 543-548 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Volume | 1248 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780735407954 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | International Conference on X-ray Astronomy-2009: Present Status, Multi-Wavelength Approach and Future Perspectives - Bologna, Italy Duration: Sep 7 2009 → Sep 11 2009 |
Other
| Other | International Conference on X-ray Astronomy-2009: Present Status, Multi-Wavelength Approach and Future Perspectives |
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| Country | Italy |
| City | Bologna |
| Period | 9/7/09 → 9/11/09 |
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Keywords
- All-sky Survey
- Dark Energy
- X-ray astronomy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
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eROSITA on SRG. / Predehl, Peter; Böhringer, Hans; Brunner, Hermann; Brusa, Marcella; Burwitz, Vadim; Cappelluti, Nico; Churazov, Evgeniy; Dennerl, Konrad; Freyberg, Michael; Friedrich, Peter; Hasinger, Günther; Kendziorra, Eckhard; Kreykenbohm, Ingo; Schmid, Christian; Wilms, Jörn; Lamer, Georg; Meidinger, Norbert; Mühlegger, Martin; Pavlinsky, Mikhail; Robrade, Jan; Santangelo, Andrea; Schmitt, Jürgen; Schwope, Axel; Steinmetz, Matthias; Strüder, Lothar; Sunyaev, Rashid; Tenzer, Chris.
X-ray Astronomy-2009: Present Status, Multi-Wavelength Approach and Future Perspectives - Proceedings of the International Conference. Vol. 1248 American Institute of Physics Inc., 2010. p. 543-548.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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T1 - eROSITA on SRG
AU - Predehl, Peter
AU - Böhringer, Hans
AU - Brunner, Hermann
AU - Brusa, Marcella
AU - Burwitz, Vadim
AU - Cappelluti, Nico
AU - Churazov, Evgeniy
AU - Dennerl, Konrad
AU - Freyberg, Michael
AU - Friedrich, Peter
AU - Hasinger, Günther
AU - Kendziorra, Eckhard
AU - Kreykenbohm, Ingo
AU - Schmid, Christian
AU - Wilms, Jörn
AU - Lamer, Georg
AU - Meidinger, Norbert
AU - Mühlegger, Martin
AU - Pavlinsky, Mikhail
AU - Robrade, Jan
AU - Santangelo, Andrea
AU - Schmitt, Jürgen
AU - Schwope, Axel
AU - Steinmetz, Matthias
AU - Strüder, Lothar
AU - Sunyaev, Rashid
AU - Tenzer, Chris
PY - 2010/1/1
Y1 - 2010/1/1
N2 - eROSITA (extended ROentgen Survey with an Imaging Telescope Array) is the core instrument on the Russian Spektrum-Roentgen-Gamma (SRG) mission which is scheduled for launch in late 2012. eROSITA is fully approved and funded by the German Space Agency DLR and the Max-Planck-Society. The design driving science is the detection of 50-100 thousands Clusters of Galaxies up to redshift z∼1.3 in order to study the large scale structure in the Universe and test cosmological models, especially Dark Energy. This will be accomplished by an all-sky survey lasting for four years plus a phase of pointed observations. eROSITA consists of seven Wolter-I telescope modules, each equipped with 54 Wolter-I shells having an outer diameter of 360 mm. This would provide and effective area at 1.5 keV of ∼1500cm2 and an on axis PSF HEW of 15″ which would provide an effective angular resolution of 25″-30″. In the focus of each mirror module, a fast frame-store pn-CCD will provide a field of view of 1° in diameter for an active FOV of ∼0.83deg2. At the time of writing the instrument development is currently in phase C/D.
AB - eROSITA (extended ROentgen Survey with an Imaging Telescope Array) is the core instrument on the Russian Spektrum-Roentgen-Gamma (SRG) mission which is scheduled for launch in late 2012. eROSITA is fully approved and funded by the German Space Agency DLR and the Max-Planck-Society. The design driving science is the detection of 50-100 thousands Clusters of Galaxies up to redshift z∼1.3 in order to study the large scale structure in the Universe and test cosmological models, especially Dark Energy. This will be accomplished by an all-sky survey lasting for four years plus a phase of pointed observations. eROSITA consists of seven Wolter-I telescope modules, each equipped with 54 Wolter-I shells having an outer diameter of 360 mm. This would provide and effective area at 1.5 keV of ∼1500cm2 and an on axis PSF HEW of 15″ which would provide an effective angular resolution of 25″-30″. In the focus of each mirror module, a fast frame-store pn-CCD will provide a field of view of 1° in diameter for an active FOV of ∼0.83deg2. At the time of writing the instrument development is currently in phase C/D.
KW - All-sky Survey
KW - Dark Energy
KW - X-ray astronomy
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