Science with the XEUS High Time Resolution Spectrometer
XEUS has been recently selected by ESA for an assessment study. XEUS is a large mission candidate for the Cosmic Vision program, aiming for a launch date as early as 2018. XEUS is a follow-on to ESA's Cornerstone X-Ray Spectroscopy Mission (XMM-Newton). It will be placed in a halo orbit at L2...
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| author | Homan, Jeroen Zdziarski, A. A. Wilms, J. Poutanen, J. Paltani, Stephane Mereghetti, S. Miller, M. Coleman Miller, J. M. Mendez, M. Gogus, E. Gilfanov, M. Bhattacharyya, S. Belloni, Tomaso M. Barret, Didier |
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| description | XEUS has been recently selected by ESA for an assessment study. XEUS is a large mission candidate for the Cosmic Vision program, aiming for a launch date as early as 2018. XEUS is a follow-on to ESA's Cornerstone X-Ray Spectroscopy Mission (XMM-Newton). It will be placed in a halo orbit at L2, by a single Ariane 5 ECA, and comprises two spacecrafts. The Silicon pore optics assembly of XEUS is contained in the mirror spacecraft while the focal plane instruments are contained in the detector spacecraft, which is maintained at the focus of the mirror by formation flying. The main requirements for XEUS are to provide a focused beam of X-rays with an effective aperture of 5 m[superscript 2] at 1 keV, 2 m[superscript 2] at 7 keV, a spatial resolution better than 5 arcsec, a spectral resolution ranging from 2 to 6 eV in the 0.1-8 keV energy band, a total energy bandpass of 0.1-40 keV, ultra-fast timing, and finally polarimetric capabilities. The High Time Resolution Spectrometer (HTRS) is one of the five focal plane instruments, which comprises also a wide field imager, a hard X-ray imager, a cryogenic spectrometer, and a polarimeter. The HTRS is unique in its ability to cope with extremely high count rates (up to 2 Mcts/s), while providing sub-millisecond time resolution and good (CCD like) energy resolution. In this paper, we focus on the specific scientific objectives to be pursued with the HTRS: they are all centered around the key theme "Matter under extreme conditions" of the Cosmic Vision science program. We demonstrate the potential of the HTRS observations to probe strong gravity and matter at supra-nuclear densities. We conclude this paper by describing the current implementation of the HTRS in the XEUS focal plane. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/526612022-09-28T18:46:58Z Science with the XEUS High Time Resolution Spectrometer Homan, Jeroen Zdziarski, A. A. Wilms, J. Poutanen, J. Paltani, Stephane Mereghetti, S. Miller, M. Coleman Miller, J. M. Mendez, M. Gogus, E. Gilfanov, M. Bhattacharyya, S. Belloni, Tomaso M. Barret, Didier MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research Homan, Jeroen Homan, Jeroen XEUS has been recently selected by ESA for an assessment study. XEUS is a large mission candidate for the Cosmic Vision program, aiming for a launch date as early as 2018. XEUS is a follow-on to ESA's Cornerstone X-Ray Spectroscopy Mission (XMM-Newton). It will be placed in a halo orbit at L2, by a single Ariane 5 ECA, and comprises two spacecrafts. The Silicon pore optics assembly of XEUS is contained in the mirror spacecraft while the focal plane instruments are contained in the detector spacecraft, which is maintained at the focus of the mirror by formation flying. The main requirements for XEUS are to provide a focused beam of X-rays with an effective aperture of 5 m[superscript 2] at 1 keV, 2 m[superscript 2] at 7 keV, a spatial resolution better than 5 arcsec, a spectral resolution ranging from 2 to 6 eV in the 0.1-8 keV energy band, a total energy bandpass of 0.1-40 keV, ultra-fast timing, and finally polarimetric capabilities. The High Time Resolution Spectrometer (HTRS) is one of the five focal plane instruments, which comprises also a wide field imager, a hard X-ray imager, a cryogenic spectrometer, and a polarimeter. The HTRS is unique in its ability to cope with extremely high count rates (up to 2 Mcts/s), while providing sub-millisecond time resolution and good (CCD like) energy resolution. In this paper, we focus on the specific scientific objectives to be pursued with the HTRS: they are all centered around the key theme "Matter under extreme conditions" of the Cosmic Vision science program. We demonstrate the potential of the HTRS observations to probe strong gravity and matter at supra-nuclear densities. We conclude this paper by describing the current implementation of the HTRS in the XEUS focal plane. 2010-03-17T15:59:11Z 2010-03-17T15:59:11Z 2008-07 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0277-786X http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/52661 Barret, D. et al. “Science with the XEUS high time resolution spectrometer.” Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2008: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. Ed. Martin J. L. Turner & Kathryn A. Flanagan. Marseille, France: SPIE, 2008. 70110E-10. © 2008 SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.789278 Proceedings of SPIE Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf The International Society for Optical Engineering SPIE |
| spellingShingle | Homan, Jeroen Zdziarski, A. A. Wilms, J. Poutanen, J. Paltani, Stephane Mereghetti, S. Miller, M. Coleman Miller, J. M. Mendez, M. Gogus, E. Gilfanov, M. Bhattacharyya, S. Belloni, Tomaso M. Barret, Didier Science with the XEUS High Time Resolution Spectrometer |
| title | Science with the XEUS High Time Resolution Spectrometer |
| title_full | Science with the XEUS High Time Resolution Spectrometer |
| title_fullStr | Science with the XEUS High Time Resolution Spectrometer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Science with the XEUS High Time Resolution Spectrometer |
| title_short | Science with the XEUS High Time Resolution Spectrometer |
| title_sort | science with the xeus high time resolution spectrometer |
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