LOFT session at EWASS 2013 14 June 2013 A special session (Sp14), dedicated to the LOFT mission, will be held on 12 July 2013, as part of the European Week of Astronomy and Space Science (EWASS 2013). Read more
The Large Observatory for X-ray Timing (LOFT) is a candidate mission for the M3 launch opportunity in ESA's Cosmic Vision programme. LOFT is designed to study the behaviour of matter in close proximity to black holes and neutron stars. High-time-resolution X-ray observations will be used to investigate strong-field gravity, to measure black hole masses and spins, and to study the equation of state of ultra-dense matter.
Announcements
Announcement of Opportunity for the provision of scientific payload including SGS elements for the M3 mission candidates 24 September 2012 Proposals are solicited for the scientific payload, including Science Ground Segment (SGS) elements, of the M3 candidate missions EChO, LOFT, MarcoPolo-R, and STE-QUEST. The deadline for submission of proposals is 30 November 2012, 12:00 CET. Read more
Latest Publications
LOFT Mission Requirements Document 11 February 2013 Reference: SRE-F/2012-076/RQ/MA; Issue: 3, Revision: 6. This document aims at providing a complete and comprehensive list of all high level mission requirements (including S/C and payload, launcher, ground segment and operations) necessary to achieve the science goals detailed in the LOFT Science Requirements Document (SRE-SA/LOFT/2011-001, Issue 1, Rev.7). Read more
LOFT Science Requirements Document 19 September 2012 Reference: SRE-SA/LOFT/2011-001; Issue: 1, Revision 6. This document records the scientific requirements for the Large Observatory for X-ray Timing (LOFT). These are the reference requirements through which the Mission Requirements Document will be derived. Read more
LOFT Payload Definition Document 09 October 2012 Reference: SRE-PA/2011.088/; Issue:2, Revision: 4. This Payload Definition Document describes the consolidated instrument designs of the Large Area Detector (LAD) and the Wide Field Monitor (WFM) proposed for LOFT. The current issue (2.0) describes the status of the instruments at the time of the Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the LOFT mission study phase. Read more
LOFT CDF study - External Final Presentation 07 October 2011 This is a summary of the study performed at ESA's Concurrent Design Facility (CDF) into the M-class mission Large Observatory for X-ray Timing (LOFT). Read more
The Large Observatory for X-ray Timing (LOFT) 01 October 2012 This description of LOFT was published in Experimental Astronomy, Volume 34, Issue 2, pp 415-444, 2012. Read more
