The Scientific Role of JEM-X: the X-ray monitor on INTEGRAL
N. Lund, N.J. Westergaard, S. Brandt, A. Hornstrup, and C. Budtz-Jø rgensen
Abstract
JEM-X is the X-ray monitor onboard INTEGRAL. It consists of two
independent coded mask telescopes each with a 25% transparent
HURA mask an a 500 cm2 detector. The primary energy band is
3 - 35 keV and it overlaps with that of the INTEGRAL imager: IBIS.
The scientific program of INTEGRAL contains frequently repeated scans
of the galactic plane in search for appearing or disappearing sources.
Also a deep scan of the galactic center is foreseen. During this
program JEM-X will detect and monitor a large number of X-ray sources
in particular accreting X-ray pulsars and X-ray transients including
black hole candidates. Also extra-galactic sources, in particular AGN,
will be observed. JEM-X together with IBIS will determine and model
the shape and variability of the X/gamma-ray spectra of various classes
of sources. The long-term behavior of galactic binary sources
will be studied by continuous or repeated observations. The paper
discusses several expected observational results based on
the JEM-X sensitivity, energy resolution, and the time resolution.
In addition some typical observations during the INTEGRAL lifetime
are simulated.
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