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The LOFT mission concept: a status update

Date Issued
2016
Author(s)
FEROCI, MARCO
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Bozzo, E.
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Brandt, S.
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Hernanz, M.
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van der Klis, M.
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Liu, L. -P.
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Orleanski, P.
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Pohl, M.
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Santangelo, A.
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Schanne, S.
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STELLA, Luigi
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Linares, M.
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MULERI, FABIO
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D'Elia, V.
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Linder, D.
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Lodato, G.
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Xu, R.
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Longo, F.
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Lu, F.
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Ribo, M.
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Kanbach, G.
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Goldwurm, A.
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DE LUCA, Andrea
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Alvarez, L.
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Lund, N.
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Maccarone, T. J.
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Macera, D.
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Maestre, S.
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Takahashi, T.
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Yu, W.
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Mahmoodifar, S.
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Dai, Z.
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Keek, L.
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Barbera, Marco
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Maier, D.
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Malcovati, P.
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Strohmayer, T. E.
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de la Rie, R.
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Malzac, J.
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Malone, C.
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Mandel, I.
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AMATI, LORENZO
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Behar, O.
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Zhang, S. -N.
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MANGANO, VALERIA
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Wijers, R.
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Manousakis, A.
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Muñoz-Darias, T.
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MARELLI, MARTINO
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Margueron, J.
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Stuchlik, Z.
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DEL MONTE, Ettore  
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Riggio, A.
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Marisaldi, M.  
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Goluchová, K.
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Negueruela, I.
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Michalska, M.
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DE MARTINO, Domitilla  
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Neilsen, J.
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Neubert, T.
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Norton, A. J.
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Nowak, M.
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Nucita, A.
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O'Brien, P.
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Doroshenko, V.
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Götz, D.
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Hermsen, W.
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Oertel, M.
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den Herder, J. W.
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Cavazzuti, E.
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Yuan, F.
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ARGAN, ANDREA  
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Dercksen, J. P. C.
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Olsen, P. E. H.
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ORIENTI, Monica  
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ORIO, Marina  
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Staubert, R.
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ORLANDINI, MAURO  
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Osborne, J. P.
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van Baren, C.
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Osten, R.
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Cavechi, Y.
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Ozel, F.
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Yuan, W.
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Homan, J.
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Marinucci, A.
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PACCIANI, LUIGI  
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Gou, L.
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Paerels, F.
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Paltani, S.
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De Pasquale, M.
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Artigue, R.
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Paolillo, M.  
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Celestin, S.
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Suchy, S.
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Papadakis, I.
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Smith, P. J.
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PAPITTO, ALESSANDRO  
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Gouiffes, C.
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Paragi, Z.
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Paredes, J. M.
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Rios, A.
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Hornstrup, A.
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Patruno, A.
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Paul, B.
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Cerda-Duran, P.
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Pederiva, F.
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Perinati, E.
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Suleimanov, V.
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Mouchet, M.
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Huppenkothen, D.
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DE ROSA, ALESSANDRA  
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PELLIZZONI, ALBERTO PAOLO  
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Artigues, B.
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Penacchioni, A. V.
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Peretz, U.
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Cumming, A.
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Chakrabarty, D.
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Perez, M. A.
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Hudec, R.
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Enoto, T.
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Perez-Torres, M.
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Peterson, B. M.
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Yuan, Y.
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Tamburini, F.
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Petracek, V.
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PITTORI, Carlotta  
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Pons, J.
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DEL SANTO, MELANIA  
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Falanga, M.
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Portell, J.
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CAMPANA, Sergio  
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POSSENTI, ANDREA  
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Rischke, D. H.
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Atteia, J. -L.
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Postnov, K.
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Zampa, G.
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Huovelin, J.
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Tauris, T.
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Poutanen, J.
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Rodríguez-Gil, P.
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Ray, P. S.
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Ahangarianabhari, M.
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Rodriguez, J.
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Rohlfs, R.
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Ballantyne, D.
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ROMANO, Patrizia  
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Rossi, E. M. R.
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Rozanska, A.
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Jonker, P.
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Martindale, A.
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Rousseau, A.
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Jacobs, H. M.
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GRANDI, PAOLA  
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Chamel, N.
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Diebold, S.
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Inam, S. C.
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Rudak, B.
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Russell, D. M.
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Ryde, F.
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Sabau-Graziati, L.
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Sakamoto, T.
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Erkut, M. H.
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Sala, G.
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Grassi, M.
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Baldazzi, G.
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Château, F.
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Martínez, G.
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Le Provost, H.
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SALVATERRA, Ruben  
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Salvetti, D.
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SANNA, ALBERTO  
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Ingram, A.
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Di Salvo, T.
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Sandberg, J.
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Greiner, J.
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Zampa, N.
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Savolainen, T.
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Behar, E.
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Scaringi, S.
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Schaffner-Bielich, J.
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Schatz, H.
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TAVECCHIO, Fabrizio  
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Amoros, C.
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Schee, J.
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Schmid, C.
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Grinberg, V.
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Baldo, M.
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Serino, M.
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ZAMPIERI, Luca  
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Mehdipour, M.
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In't Zand, J. J. M.
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Shakura, N.
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Dong, Y.
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Shore, S.
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Schnittman, J. D.
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Hebeler, K.
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Groot, P.
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SCHNEIDER, RAFFAELLA  
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McHardy, I. M.
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Schwenk, A.
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Schwope, A. D.
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Chen, C.
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Zdunik, L.
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Sedrakian, A.
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Seyler, J. -Y.
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Shearer, A.
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ISRAEL, Gian Luca  
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Alford, M.
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Balman, S.
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Slowikowska, A.
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Tenzer, C.
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Tamura, H.
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Sims, M.
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Chen, Y.
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Medina-Tanco, G.
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Zdziarski, A.
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Smith, A.
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Thielemann, F. K.
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Steiner, A. W.
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Tiengo, A.
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Tolos, L.
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Doyle, G.
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Tombesi, Francesco  
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Barret, D.
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Tomsick, J.
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MINEO, TERESA  
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Psaltis, D.
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Torok, G.
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Mihara, T.
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Gschwender, M.
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Jetter, F.
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Melatos, A.
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Torrejon, J. M.
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Torres, D. F.
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TORRESI, ELEONORA  
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Tramacere, A.
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Traulsen, I.
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Karas, V.
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TROIS, ALESSIO  
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Drake, S. A.
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Bhattacharyya, S.
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Pye, J.
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Sobolewska, M.
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Turolla, R.
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Turriziani, S.
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Baykal, A.
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Mendez, M.
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Johannsen, T.
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Typel, S.
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Chenevez, J.
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Uter, P.
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Fabian, A.
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Uttley, P.
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Vacchi, A.
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Varniere, P.
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Zech, A.
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Di Cosimo, S.
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Vaughan, S.
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VERCELLONE, STEFANO  
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Durant, M.
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Vietri, M.
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Chernyakova, M.
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Ramon, P.
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MEREGHETTI, Sandro  
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Vincent, F. H.
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Jenke, P. A.
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Vrba, V.
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Begelman, M.
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Markoff, S. B.
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Walton, D.
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Qu, J.
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Wang, J.
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Wang, Z.
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Gualtieri, L.
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Coker, J.
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Watanabe, S.
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Wawrzaszek, R.
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Webb, N.
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Migliari, S.
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Emmanoulopoulos, D.
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Weinberg, N.
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Zhang, B.
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CUSUMANO, GIANCARLO  
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Wende, H.
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Guedel, M.
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Rambaud, D.
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Cole, R.
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Wheatley, P.
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BELLONI, Tomaso Maria Melchiorre  
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Zhang, C.
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Zhang, S.
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Josè, J.
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Zingale, M.
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Esposito, P.
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Zwart, F.
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Reina Aranda, M.
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Sochora, V.
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BERNARDINI, Federico  
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Rea, N.
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Andersson, N.
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Azzarello, P.
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Bertuccio, G.
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Bianchi, S.
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Bianchini, A.
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Binko, P.
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Blay, P.
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Mouret, G.
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BOCCHINO, Fabrizio  
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Kaaret, P.
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SOFFITTA, PAOLO  
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Wijnands, R.
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Bode, M.
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Bodin, P.
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EVANGELISTA, YURI  
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Ramsay, G.
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Miller, M. C.
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Bombaci, I.
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Guidorzi, C.
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Bonnet Bidaud, J. -M.
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Boutloukos, S.
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Bouyjou, F.
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Bradley, L.
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COLLURA, Alfonso  
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Iwasawa, K.
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Braga, J.
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Briggs, M. S.
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Kalamkar, K.
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Brown, E.
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Guy, L.
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Rapisarda, M.
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Buballa, M.
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Miller, J. M.
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BUCCIANTINI, NICCOLO'  
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Watts, A.
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Prakash, M.
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Burderi, L.
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Soleri, P.
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BURGAY, MARTA  
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Bursa, M.
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Haas, D.
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Budtz-Jørgensen, C.
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Cackett, E.
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Cadoux, F.
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Rashevski, A.
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Kalemci, E.
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Cais, P.
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Coriat, M.
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Heger, A.
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Caliandro, G. A.
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Song, L.
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Haensel, P.
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CAMPANA, RICCARDO  
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Favre, Y.
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Cornelisse, R.
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Costamante, L.
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Miniutti, G.
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Cros, A.
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Karelin, D.
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Cui, W.
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Wille, M.
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Feldman, C.
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Stergioulas, N.
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Degenaar, N.
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Donnarumma, I.
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Fender, R.
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Feng, H.
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Ferrari, V.
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Ferrigno, C.
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Finger, M.
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Finger, M. H.
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Morsink, S.
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Wilson-Hodge, C. A.
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Cao, X.
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Wilms, J.
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Fraser, G. W.
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Kataria, D.
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Spencer, A.
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Reddy, S.
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Frericks, M.
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Fullekrug, M.
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FUSCHINO, FABIO  
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Gabler, M.
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Galloway, D. K.
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Hailey, M.
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MIGNANI, Roberto  
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Gálvez Sanchez, J. L.
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Gandhi, P.
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Motch, C.
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Gao, Z.
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STAMERRA, Antonio  
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Garcia-Berro, E.
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Reig, P.
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Zane, S.
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Czerny, B.
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Smith, D. M.
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Gendre, B.
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Winter, B.
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Gevin, O.
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Gezari, S.
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Giles, A. B.
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Gilfanov, M.
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Giommi, P.
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Stappers, B.
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Motta, S.
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Giovannini, Gabriele  
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Hamuguchi, K.
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Markowitz, A.
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GIROLETTI, MARCELLO  
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Walk, S. J.
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Gogus, E.
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Kennedy, T.
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Hansen, F.
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Hartmann, D. H.
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Remillard, R.
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Agudo, I.
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Mulačová, J.
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Haswell, C. A.
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CAPITANIO, FIAMMA  
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Klochkov, D.
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Izzo, L.
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Albertus, C.
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Kluzniak, W.
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Koerding, E.
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Kokkotas, K.
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Komossa, S.
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Korpela, S.
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Kouveliotou, C.
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Bakala, P.
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Casares, J.
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D'AI', ANTONINO  
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Kowalski, A. F.
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Antonelli, A.
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Wood, K.
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Stevens, A. L.
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Kreykenbohm, I.
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Alpar, A.
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Kuiper, L. M.
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Kunneriath, D.
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Kurkela, A.
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Rashevskaya, I.
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Kuvvetli, I.
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La Franca, F.
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Reynolds, C.
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LABANTI, CLAUDIO  
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Woosley, S. E.
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Lai, D.
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Stratta, G.  
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D'AMMANDO, FILIPPO  
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Hempel, M.
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Lamb, F. K.
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CASELLA, Piergiorgio  
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Lachaud, C.
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Laubert, P. P.
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Altamirano, D.
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Lebrun, F.
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Li, X.
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Wu, X.
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Rezzolla, L.
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Liang, E.
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PRANDONI, ISABELLA  
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Limousin, O.
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Castro-Tirado, A. J.
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Lin, D.
DOI
10.1117/12.2233161
Abstract
The Large Observatory For x-ray Timing (LOFT) is a mission concept which was proposed to ESA as M3 and M4 candidate in the framework of the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 program. Thanks to the unprecedented combination of effective area and spectral resolution of its main instrument and the uniquely large field of view of its wide field monitor, LOFT will be able to study the behaviour of matter in extreme conditions such as the strong gravitational field in the innermost regions close to black holes and neutron stars and the supra-nuclear densities in the interiors of neutron stars. The science payload is based on a Large Area Detector (LAD, >8m2 effective area, 2-30 keV, 240 eV spectral resolution, 1 degree collimated field of view) and a Wide Field Monitor (WFM, 2-50 keV, 4 steradian field of view, 1 arcmin source location accuracy, 300 eV spectral resolution). The WFM is equipped with an on-board system for bright events (e.g., GRB) localization. The trigger time and position of these events are broadcast to the ground within 30 s from discovery. In this paper we present the current technical and programmatic status of the mission.
Coverage
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
All editors
den Herder, Jan-Willem A.; Takahashi, Tadayuki; Bautz, Marshall
Series
PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE  
Volume
9905
Start page
99051R
Conferenece
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Conferenece place
Edinburgh, UK
Conferenece date
26 June-1 July, 2016
Uri
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12386/25144
Url
https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/9905/1/The-LOFT-mission-concept-a-status-update/10.1117/12.2233161.full?SSO=1
Issn Identifier
0277-786X
Ads BibCode
2016SPIE.9905E..1RF
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