Paper 13093-84
Paper 13093-84
STROBE-X: Capturing the Universe in Motion
20 June 2024 • 17:10 - 17:30 Japan Standard Time | Room G414/415, North - 4F
Abstract
STROBE-X is a proposed Astrophysics Probe mission to conduct X-ray spectroscopy of time-variable targets and discovery of new sources. STROBE-X consists of three powerful instruments that provide an order of magnitude improvement in collecting area over previous capabilities for broad energy band, time domain spectroscopy, and a wide field monitor that scans 1/3 of the sky to discover new transients and enable rapid follow-up. STROBE-X will be the next generation high-energy cornerstone for time domain and multi-messenger astrophysics.
Presenter
Southwest Research Institute (United States)
Dr. Froning is a Staff Scientist at Southwest Research Institute. She earned her PhD at the University of Texas at Austin in 1999. Following research positions at STScI, the University of Colorado, and UT, she joined SwRI in 2022. Dr. Froning is an expert in the fabrication of spectrographs for space and ground-based observatories and in observational stellar astrophysics. She was the Project Scientist for the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph, a UV instrument on HST, and has acted as the PI or project manager for several optical spectrograph projects for SDSS-V, TMT, GMT, and Gemini. She is the Deputy PI for the proposed Astrophysics Probe mission, STROBE-X.