2012/10/08 by E. Bozzo, P. Esposito, Bozzo, E. +3
Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Frequency and Time Standards #Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #FOS: Physical sciences #Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM) #astro-ph.IM
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1210.2357
Proceedings of the Thirteenth Marcel Grossmann Meeting; 2 pages, 2 figures
arxiv created 2012/10/08 · openalex publication_date 2012/10/08 · arxiv updated 2012/10/09 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
LOFT, the large observatory for X-ray timing, was selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) in February 2011 as one of four medium size mission concepts for the Cosmic Vision program that will compete for a launch opportunity in the early 2020s. LOFT will carry out high-time resolution (10 μs) and spectroscopic observations (<260 eV) of compact objects in the X-ray band (2-80 keV), with unprecedented throughput, thanks to its 10 m2 effective area. LOFT will address the fundamental questions of the Cosmic Vision Theme "Matter under extreme conditions": What is the fundamental equation of state of a compact object? Does matter orbiting close to the event horizon follow the predictions of general relativity?