HERMES: a swarm of nano-satellites for high energy astrophysics and fundamental physics

Fabrizio Fiore; Luciano Burderi; Tiziana Di Salvo; Marco Feroci; Claudio Labanti; Michelle R. Lavagna; Simone Pirrotta

doi:10.1117/12.2311980

9 July 2018 HERMES: a swarm of nano-satellites for high energy astrophysics and fundamental physics

Fabrizio Fiore, Luciano Burderi, Tiziana Di Salvo, Marco Feroci, Claudio Labanti, Michelle R. Lavagna, Simone Pirrotta

Proceedings Volume 10699, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 106992Q (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311980
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2018, Austin, Texas, United States

Abstract

HERMES (High Energy Rapid Modular Ensemble of Satellites) is a mission concept based on a swarm of nano-satellites in low Earth orbit, hosting simple but fast scintillators to probe the X-ray emission of bright high-energy transients. The three main scientific objectives of HERMES are: 1) the accurate and prompt localisation of bright hard X-ray/soft gamma-ray transients such as Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs). Fast high energy transients are among the likely electromagnetic counterparts of the gravitational wave events (GWE) recently discovered by Advanced LIGO/Virgo, and of the Fast Radio Burst. 2) Open the window of timing down to a fraction of micro-seconds at X-ray energies, and thus investigate for the first time the micro-second structure of GRBs. 3) Test quantum space-time scenarios by measuring the delay time between GRB photons of different energy. A technologic pathfinder has been recently funded by Italian Ministry of University and Research.

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Fabrizio Fiore, Luciano Burderi, Tiziana Di Salvo, Marco Feroci, Claudio Labanti, Michelle R. Lavagna, and Simone Pirrotta "HERMES: a swarm of nano-satellites for high energy astrophysics and fundamental physics", Proc. SPIE 10699, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 106992Q (9 July 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311980

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