EXTP: Enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarization mission

Zhang SN, Feroci M, Santangelo A, Dong YW, Feng H, Lu FJ, Nandra K, Wang ZS, Zhang S, Bozzo E, Brandt S, De Rosa A, Gou LJ, Hernanz M, Van Der Klis M, Li XD, Liu Y, Orleanski P, Pareschi G, Pohl M, Poutanen J, Qu JL, Schanne S, Stella L, Uttley P, Watts A, Xu RX, Yu WF, In't Zand JJ, Zane S, Alvarez L, Amati L, Baldini L, Bambi C, Basso S, Bhattacharyya S, Bellazzini R, Belloni T, Bellutti P, Bianchi S, Brez A, Bursa M, Burwitz V, Budtz-Jorgensen C, Caiazzo I, Campana R, Cao XL, Casella P, Chen CY, Chen L, Chen TX, Chen Y, Chen Y, Chen YP, Civitani M, Zelati FC, Cui W, Cui WW, Dai ZG, Del Monte E, De Martino D, Di Cosimo S, Diebold S, Dovciak M, Donnarumma I, Doroshenko V, Esposito P, Evangelista Y, Favre Y, Friedrich P, Fuschino F, Galvez JL, Gao ZL, Ge MY, Gevin O, Goetz D, Han DW, Heyl J, Horak J, Hu W, Huang F, Huang QS, Hudec R, Huppenkothen D, Israel GL, Ingram A, Karas V, Karelin D, Jenke PA, Ji L, Kennedy T, Korpela S, Kunneriath D, Labanti C, Li G, Li X, Li ZS, Liang EW, Limousin O, Lin L, Ling ZX, Liu HB, Liu HW, Liu Z, Lu B, Lund N, Lai D, Luo B, Luo T, Ma B, Mahmoodifar S, Marisaldi M, Martindale A, Meidinger N, Men YP, Michalska M, Mignani R, Minuti M, Motta S, Muleri F, Neilsen J, Orlandini M, Pan AT, Patruno A, Perinati E, Picciotto A, Piemonte C, Pinchera M, Rachevski A, Rapisarda M, Rea N, Rossi EM, Rubini A, Sala G, Shu XW, Sgro C, Shen ZX, Soffitta P, Song LM, Spandre G, Stratta G, Strohmayer TE, Sun L, Svoboda J, Tagliaferri G, Tenzer C, Tong H, Taverna R, Torok G, Turolla R, Vacchi A, Wang J, Wang JX, Walton D, Wang K, Wang JF, Wang RJ, Wang YF, Weng SS, Wilms J, Winter B, Wu X, Wu XF, Xiong SL, Xu YP, Xue YQ, Yan Z, Yang S, Yang X, Yang YJ, Yuan F, Yuan WM, Yuan YF, Zampa G, Zampa N, Zdziarski A, Zhang C, Zhang CL, Zhang L, Zhang X, Zhang Z, Zhang WD, Zheng SJ, Zhou P, Zhou XL (2016)

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Conference contribution, Conference Contribution

Publication year: 2016

Publisher: SPIE

Book Volume: 9905

Article Number: 99051Q

ISBN: 9781510601895

DOI: 10.1117/12.2232034

Abstract

EXTP is a science mission designed to study the state of matter under extreme conditions of density, gravity and magnetism. Primary goals are the determination of the equation of state of matter at supra-nuclear density, the measurement of QED effects in highly magnetized star, and the study of accretion in the strong-field regime of gravity. Primary targets include isolated and binary neutron stars, strong magnetic field systems like magnetars, and stellar-mass and supermassive black holes. The mission carries a unique and unprecedented suite of state-of-the-art scientific instruments enabling for the first time ever the simultaneous spectral-timing-polarimetry studies of cosmic sources in the energy range from 0.5-30 keV (and beyond). Key elements of the payload are: the Spectroscopic Focusing Array (SFA) - a set of 11 X-ray optics for a total effective area of ∼0.9 m and 0.6 m at 2 keV and 6 keV respectively, equipped with Silicon Drift Detectors offering <180 eV spectral resolution; the Large Area Detector (LAD) - a deployable set of 640 Silicon Drift Detectors, for a total effective area of ∼3.4 m, between 6 and 10 keV, and spectral resolution better than 250 eV; the Polarimetry Focusing Array (PFA) - a set of 2 X-ray telescope, for a total effective area of 250 cm at 2 keV, equipped with imaging gas pixel photoelectric polarimeters; the Wide Field Monitor (WFM) - a set of 3 coded mask wide field units, equipped with position-sensitive Silicon Drift Detectors, each covering a 90 degrees × 90 degrees field of view. The eXTP international consortium includes major institutions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Universities in China, as well as major institutions in several European countries and the United States. The predecessor of eXTP, the XTP mission concept, has been selected and funded as one of the so-called background missions in the Strategic Priority Space Science Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences since 2011. The strong European participation has significantly enhanced the scientific capabilities of eXTP. The planned launch date of the mission is earlier than 2025.

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University of Turku / Turun yliopisto Finland (FI) National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences / 中国科学院国家天文台 (NAOC) China (CN) National Institute for Astrophysics / Istituto Nazionale Astrofisica (INAF) Italy (IT) Technical University of Denmark / Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU) Denmark (DK) Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) / 中国科学院高能物理研究所 China (CN) Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences Poland (PL) National Institute for Nuclear Physics / Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) Italy (IT) China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) China (CN) Tongji University / 同济大学 China (CN) University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) China (CN) Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) / 中国科学院 China (CN) Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen Germany (DE) Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences Czech Republic (CZ) University of Urbino "Carlo Bo" / Università degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo" (UNIURB) Italy (IT) Institute of Research into the Fundamental Laws of the Universe / Institut de recherche sur les lois fondamentales de l'univers (IRFU) France (FR) Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) / Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Spain (ES) Tsinghua University China (CN) University of Amsterdam Netherlands (NL) Nanjing University China (CN) Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE) / Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics Germany (DE) Università degli Studi Roma Tre Italy (IT) Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) (früher: ITC-irst) Italy (IT) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) India (IN) University of British Columbia Canada (CA) University of Geneva / Université de Genève (UNIGE) Switzerland (CH) Space Research Centre / Centrum Badań Kosmicznych Poland (PL) Shanghai Astronomical Observatory China (CN) Nanjing Normal University (NNU) / 南京师范大学 China (CN) Silesian University in Opava / Slezská univerzita v Opavě Czech Republic (CZ) Leiden University Netherlands (NL) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) United States (USA) (US) University of Oxford United Kingdom (GB) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) United States (USA) (US) Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST) China (CN) Fudan University / 复旦大学 China (CN) Xiamen University China (CN) Cornell University United States (USA) (US) Beijing Normal University China (CN) Xiangtan University (XTU) / 湘潭大学 China (CN) Helsingin yliopisto / University of Helsinki Finland (FI) University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) United States (USA) (US) Netherlands Institute for Space Research / Stichting Ruimteonderzoek Nederland (SRON) Netherlands (NL) Peking University (PKU) / 北京大学 China (CN) University of Padua / Universita degli Studi di Padova Italy (IT) New York University (NYU) United States (USA) (US)

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APA:

Zhang, S.N., Feroci, M., Santangelo, A., Dong, Y.W., Feng, H., Lu, F.J.,... Zhou, X.L. (2016). EXTP: Enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarization mission. In Proceedings of the Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. SPIE.

MLA:

Zhang, S. N., et al. "EXTP: Enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarization mission." Proceedings of the Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2016: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray SPIE, 2016.

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