The scientific performance of the Microchannel X-ray Telescope on board the SVOM mission
D. Götz
(1)
,
M. Boutelier
(2)
,
V. Burwitz
(3)
,
R. Chipaux
(1)
,
B. Cordier
(1)
,
C. Feldman
,
P. Ferrando
(1)
,
A. Fort
(2)
,
F. Gonzalez
(2)
,
A. Gros
(1)
,
S. Hussein
(4)
,
J.-M. Le Duigou
(2)
,
N. Meidinger
(5)
,
K. Mercier
(2)
,
A. Meuris
(1)
,
J. Pearson
(6)
,
N. Renault-Tinacci
(1)
,
F. Robinet
(4)
,
B. Schneider
(1)
,
R. Willingale
(6)
1
AIM (UMR_7158 / UMR_E_9005 / UM_112) -
Astrophysique Interprétation Modélisation
2 CNES - Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse]
3 MPE - Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik
4 IJCLab - Laboratoire de Physique des 2 Infinis Irène Joliot-Curie
5 MPE - Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
6 School of Physics and Astronomy [Leicester]
2 CNES - Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse]
3 MPE - Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik
4 IJCLab - Laboratoire de Physique des 2 Infinis Irène Joliot-Curie
5 MPE - Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
6 School of Physics and Astronomy [Leicester]
Résumé
The Microchannel X-ray Telescope (MXT) will be the first focusing X-ray telescope based on a "Lobster-Eye" optical design to be flown on Sino-French mission SVOM. SVOM will be dedicated to the study of Gamma-Ray Bursts and more generally time-domain astrophysics. The MXT telescope is a compact (focal length ~ 1.15 m) and light (< 42 kg) instrument, sensitive in the 0.2--10 keV energy range. It is composed of an optical system, based on micro-pore optics (MPOs) of 40 micron pore size, coupled to a low-noise pnCDD X-ray detector. In this paper we describe the expected scientific performance of the MXT telescope, based on the End-to-End calibration campaign performed in fall 2021, before the integration of the SVOM payload on the satellite.
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The scientific performance of the Microchannel X-ray Telescope on board the SVOM mission
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Résumé |
en
The Microchannel X-ray Telescope (MXT) will be the first focusing X-ray telescope based on a "Lobster-Eye" optical design to be flown on Sino-French mission SVOM. SVOM will be dedicated to the study of Gamma-Ray Bursts and more generally time-domain astrophysics. The MXT telescope is a compact (focal length ~ 1.15 m) and light (< 42 kg) instrument, sensitive in the 0.2--10 keV energy range. It is composed of an optical system, based on micro-pore optics (MPOs) of 40 micron pore size, coupled to a low-noise pnCDD X-ray detector. In this paper we describe the expected scientific performance of the MXT telescope, based on the End-to-End calibration campaign performed in fall 2021, before the integration of the SVOM payload on the satellite.
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Auteur(s) |
D. Götz
1
, M. Boutelier
2
, V. Burwitz
3
, R. Chipaux
1
, B. Cordier
1
, C. Feldman
, P. Ferrando
1
, A. Fort
2
, F. Gonzalez
2
, A. Gros
1
, S. Hussein
4
, J.-M. Le Duigou
2
, N. Meidinger
5
, K. Mercier
2
, A. Meuris
1
, J. Pearson
6
, N. Renault-Tinacci
1
, F. Robinet
4
, B. Schneider
1
, R. Willingale
6
1
AIM (UMR_7158 / UMR_E_9005 / UM_112) -
Astrophysique Interprétation Modélisation
( 1005037 )
- AIM - UMR 7158 - UMR E 9005,
ex "Astrophysique Interactions Multi-échelles",
Service d'astrophysique,
CEA/Saclay,
Orme des Merisiers
F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE CEDEX
- France
2
CNES -
Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse]
( 307314 )
- 18 avenue Edouard Belin 31401 Toulouse
- France
3
MPE -
Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik
( 486650 )
- Giessenbachstr.1, 85748 Garching
- Allemagne
4
IJCLab -
Laboratoire de Physique des 2 Infinis Irène Joliot-Curie
( 578151 )
- Bât. 100 et 200, 15 rue Georges Clémenceau 91405 Orsay
- France
5
MPE -
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
( 3743 )
- Allemagne
6
School of Physics and Astronomy [Leicester]
( 1052907 )
- University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH
- Royaume-Uni
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Audience |
Internationale
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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Volume |
55
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Numéro |
2
|
Page/Identifiant |
487-519
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Date de publication |
2023
|
Comité de lecture |
Oui
|
Vulgarisation |
Non
|
Domaine(s) |
|
Mots-clés |
en
X-rays, Space telescopes, Gamma-Ray Bursts, Space missions (SVOM)
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arXiv Id | 2211.13489 |
DOI | 10.1007/s10686-022-09881-6 |
inSPIRE HEP | 2593492 |
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