no code implementations • 17 Feb 2021 • Sandro Mereghetti, Giancarlo Ghirlanda, Ruben Salvaterra, Riccardo Campana, Claudio Labanti, Paul H. Connell, Ruben Farinelli, Filippo Frontera, Fabio Fuschino, Jose L. Gasent-Blesa, Cristiano Guidorzi, Michele Lissoni, Michela Rigoselli, John B. Stephen, Lorenzo Amati
We describe the optimization process that led to the current design of the XGIS, based on two identical units with partially overlapping fields of view, and discuss the expected performance of the instrument.
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
2 code implementations • 19 Apr 2017 • Om S. Salafia, Monica Colpi, Marica Branchesi, Eric Chassande-Mottin, Giancarlo Ghirlanda, Gabriele Ghisellini, Susanna Vergani
The electromagnetic (EM) follow-up of a gravitational wave (GW) event requires to scan a wide sky region, defined by the so called "skymap", for the detection and identification of a transient counterpart.
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena