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Title:
Announcement of the Swift/BAT Hard X-ray Transient Monitor
Authors:
Krimm, H.; Barbier, L.; Barthelmy, S. D.; Cummings, J.; Fenimore, E.; Gehrels, N.; Markwardt, C.; Palmer, D.; Parsons, A.; Sakamoto, T.; Sato, G.; Sanwal, D.; Stamatikos, M.; Tueller, J.
Publication:
The Astronomer's Telegram, #904
Publication Date:
10/2006
Origin:
ATEL
Keywords:
X-ray, AGN, Binaries, Cataclysmic Variables, Pulsars, Quasars, Transients
Bibliographic Code:
2006ATel..904....1K

Abstract

The Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) on the Swift satellite is a large field of view instrument that continually monitors the sky to provide the gamma-ray burst trigger for Swift. An average of more than 70% of the sky is observed on a daily basis. These survey mode data in the 15-50 keV energy band are analyzed to derive count rates for 221 known hard X-ray sources on time scales ranging from one minute to 24 hours.
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