Observatory science with eXTP

In'T Zand JJM, Bozzo E, Qu J, Li XD, Amati L, Chen Y, Donnarumma I, Doroshenko V, Drake SA, Hernanz M, Jenke PA, Maccarone TJ, Mahmoodifar S, De Martino D, De Rosa A, Rossi EM, Rowlinson A, Sala G, Stratta G, Tauris TM, Wilms J, Wu X, Zhou P, Agudo I, Altamirano D, Atteia JL, Andersson NA, Baglio MC, Ballantyne DR, Baykal A, Behar E, Belloni T, Bhattacharyya S, Bianchi S, Bilous A, Blay P, Braga J, Brandt S, Brown EF, Bucciantini N, Burderi L, Cackett EM, Campana R, Campana S, Casella P, Cavecchi Y, Chambers F, Chen L, Chen YP, Chenevez J, Chernyakova M, Jin C, Ciolfi R, Costantini E, Cumming A, D'Ai A, Dai ZG, D'Ammando F, De Pasquale M, Degenaar N, Del Santo M, D'Elia V, Di Salvo T, Doyle G, Falanga M, Fan X, Ferdman RD, Feroci M, Fraschetti F, Galloway DK, Gambino AF, Gandhi P, Ge M, Gendre B, Gill R, Gotz D, Gouiffes C, Grandi P, Granot J, Guedel M, Heger A, Heinke CO, Homan J, Iaria R, Iwasawa K, Izzo L, Ji L, Jonker PG, Jose J, Kaastra JS, Kalemci E, Kargaltsev O, Kawai N, Keek L, Komossa S, Kreykenbohm I, Kuiper L, Kunneriath D, Li G, Liang EW, Linares M, Longo F, Lu F, Lutovinov AA, Malyshev D, Malzac J, Manousakis A, Mchardy I, Mehdipour M, Men Y, Mendez M, Mignani RP, Mikusincova R, Miller MC, Miniutti G, Motch C, Nattila J, Nardini E, Neubert T, O'Brien PT, Orlandini M, Osborne JP, Pacciani L, Paltani S, Paolillo M, Papadakis IE, Paul B, Pellizzoni A, Peretz U, Perez Torres MA, Perinati E, Prescod-Weinstein C, Reig P, Riggio A, Rodriguez J, Rodriguez-Gil P, Romano P, Rozanska A, Sakamoto T, Salmi T, Salvaterra R, Sanna A, Santangelo A, Savolainen T, Schanne S, Schatz H, Shao L, Shearer A, Shore SN, Stappers BW, Strohmayer TE, Suleimanov VF, Svoboda J, Thielemann FK, Tombesi F, Torres DF, Torresi E, Turriziani S, Vacchi A, Vercellone S, Vink J, Wang JM, Wang J, Watts AL, Weng S, Weinberg NN, Wheatley PJ, Wijnands R, Woods TE, Woosley SE, Xiong S, Xu Y, Yan Z, Younes G, Yu W, Yuan F, Zampieri L, Zane S, Zdziarski AA, Zhang SN, Zhang S, Zhang S, Zhang X, Zingale M (2019)


Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2019

Journal

Publisher: SCIENCE PRESS

Book Volume: 62

Article Number: ARTN 029506

Journal Issue: 2

DOI: 10.1007/s11433-017-9186-1

Abstract

In this White Paper we present the potential of the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry (eXTP) mission for studies related to Observatory Science targets. These include flaring stars, supernova remnants, accreting white dwarfs, low and high mass X-ray binaries, radio quiet and radio loud active galactic nuclei, tidal disruption events, and gamma-ray bursts. eXTP will be excellently suited to study one common aspect of these objects: their often transient nature. Developed by an international Consortium led by the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Science, the eXTP mission is expected to be launched in the mid 2020s.

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Nanjing University CN China (CN) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) US United States (USA) (US) Netherlands Institute for Space Research / Stichting Ruimteonderzoek Nederland (SRON) NL Netherlands (NL) University of Geneva / Université de Genève (UNIGE) CH Switzerland (CH) Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) / 中国科学院 CN China (CN) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) US United States (USA) (US) National Institute for Astrophysics / Istituto Nazionale Astrofisica (INAF) IT Italy (IT) State University of New York at Albany (UNY Albany / UAlbany) US United States (USA) (US) University of Amsterdam NL Netherlands (NL) Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH) / Ίδρυμα Τεχνολογίας και Έρευνας GR Greece (GR) Leiden University NL Netherlands (NL) University of Southampton GB United Kingdom (GB) Middle East Technical University (METU) / Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi TR Turkey (TR) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) IN India (IN) Armagh Observatory GB United Kingdom (GB) Università degli Studi di Palermo IT Italy (IT) McGill University CA Canada (CA) Technical University of Denmark / Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU) DK Denmark (DK) Istanbul University / İstanbul Üniversitesi TR Turkey (TR) Università degli Studi Roma Tre IT Italy (IT) Technion - 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Astronomical Observatory of Padova IT Italy (IT) University of Pisa / Università di Pisa (UniPi) IT Italy (IT) Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences PL Poland (PL) Università degli Studi di Cagliari IT Italy (IT) University of Turku / Turun yliopisto FI Finland (FI) Arcetri Observatory / Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (INAF) IT Italy (IT) University of Leicester GB United Kingdom (GB) Aoyama-Gakuin-University / 青山学院大学 JP Japan (JP) University of California Santa Cruz US United States (USA) (US) University of Washington US United States (USA) (US) Université de Strasbourg (UDS) FR France (FR) University of Warwick GB United Kingdom (GB) Aalto University Espoo FI Finland (FI) Xiamen University CN China (CN) Nanjing Normal University (NNU) / 南京师范大学 CN China (CN) University of the Virgin Islands VI Virgin Islands, U.S. (VI) University of Crete / Πανεπιστήμιο Κρήτης GR Greece (GR) Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II IT Italy (IT) University of Arizona US United States (USA) (US) Hubei University of Education CN China (CN) INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Cagliari IT Italy (IT) Italian Space Agency / Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) IT Italy (IT) International Space Science Institute (ISSI) CH Switzerland (CH) Univerzita Karlova v Praze / Charles University in Prague CZ Czech Republic (CZ) Raman Research Institute (RRI) IN India (IN) Wayne State University (WSU) US United States (USA) (US) University of East Anglia GB United Kingdom (GB) University College London (UCL) GB United Kingdom (GB)

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APA:

In'T Zand, J.J.M., Bozzo, E., Qu, J., Li, X.-D., Amati, L., Chen, Y.,... Zingale, M. (2019). Observatory science with eXTP. Science China-Physics Mechanics & Astronomy, 62(2). https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11433-017-9186-1

MLA:

In'T Zand, Jean J. M., et al. "Observatory science with eXTP." Science China-Physics Mechanics & Astronomy 62.2 (2019).

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