The Wide Field Cameras flying onboard the BeppoSAX satellite represent the
latest generation of coded mask
X-ray cameras. Their unrivalled field of view,
combined with appropriate spatial and temporal resolution (1 arcmin and 0.5 ms
respectively) and modest energy resolution (20% at 6 keV), make the instruments
well suited to perform extensive studies of large areas of the sky and to study
transient X-ray phenomena.
Acknowledgements
We want to thank all the people at SRON that have helped us over the years to define and build the Wide Field Cameras. Our special gratitude goes to Dr. R.C. Butler of ASI. Without his unrelenting critical involvement SAX would not have been where it is now.