Abstract:
The scanning sky monitor (SSM) on the ASTROSAT is an
instrument to be used for detecting and locating new x-ray transients and to
study the long term behavior of the known bright x-ray sources in the celestial
sphere. The SSM is very similar in design to the ASM on RXTE. The first
phase of the hardware development for this experiment is to design, fabricate
and test an engineering model. This paper describes the principle of operation
and the design specifications of the SSM and highlights the current status of
the testing of the detector.
