Bibcode
Gros, A.; Goldwurm, A.; Cadolle-Bel, M.; Goldoni, P.; Rodriguez, J.; Foschini, L.; Del Santo, M.; Blay, P.
Bibliographical reference
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.411, p.L179-L183 (2003)
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2003
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Citations
105
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90
Description
The imager on board INTEGRAL (IBIS) presently provides the most detailed
sky images ever obtained at energies above 30 keV. The telescope is
based on a coded aperture imaging system which allows to obtain sky
images in a large field of view (29deg x 29deg)
with an angular resolution of 12'. The System Point Spread Function of
the telescope and its detailed characteristics are here described along
with the specific analysis algorithms used to derive the accurate
point-like source locations. The derived location accuracy is studied
using the first in-flight calibration data on strong sources for the
IBIS/ISGRI system. The dependence of the calibrated location accuracy
with the signal to noise ratio of the sources is presented. These
preliminary studies demonstrate that the IBIS/ISGRI telescope and the
standard scientific analysis software allow source localizations with
accuracy at 90% confidence level better than 1' for sources with signal
to noise ratios >30 over the whole field of view, in agreement with
the expected performances of the instrument.
Based on observations with INTEGRAL, an ESA project with instruments and
science data centre funded by ESA member states (especially the PI
countries: Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Spain), Czech
Republic and Poland, and with the participation of Russia and the USA.