X-Ray Transients in the SRG/eROSITA All-Sky Survey. Issue Volume 14:Issue S339(2018) (November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rau, A.
• Editors: Griffin, E.
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. Volume 14:Issue S339(2018)
• Page Start: 145
• Page End: 145
• Publication Date: 2017-11
• Subjects: X-rays: general, -- surveys; Astronomy -- Congresses; Astronomy -- Periodicals; 520
• DOI: 10.1017/S1743921318002430
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1743-9213

Abstract

Abstract: eROSITA (the extended ROentgen Survey with an Imaging Telescope Array) onboard the Spectrum Roentgen Gamma mission will perform a deep all-sky X-ray survey. During the first four years of operation the satellite will scan the entire sky every once every half year, visiting any position between 8 and 500 times. The eROSITA scanning strategy will test a wide range of times-scales, from seconds to years, and thus provide a powerful window into the X-ray transient and variable sky. This contribution summarised the key science opportunities for time-domain studies with eROSITA, and presented strategies for finding transients in the all-sky survey data.