The High-Energy X-ray Probe (HEX-P)
Morrissey P, Madsen K, Amini R, Dawson D, Grefenstette B, Abramovici A, Bandyopadhyay S, Vila GC, Franklin S, Johnson W, Kedar S, Lane M, Lee K, Smith M, Stern D, Zusack S, Arenberg J, McEachen M, McCreary L, Rodgers J, Coutinho D, Müeller-Seidlitz J, Nandra K, Predehl P, Strecker R, Dauner L, Kenyon S, Markie P, Zhang WW, Basso S, Moretti A, Pareschi G, Spiga D, Valsecchi G, Vernani D (2023)
Publication Type: Conference contribution
Publication year: 2023
Publisher: SPIE
Book Volume: 12678
Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Event location: San Diego, CA, USA
ISBN: 9781510665705
DOI: 10.1117/12.2676988
Abstract
HEX-P is a probe-class mission concept that will combine high angular resolution (< 5′′ at 6 keV) X-ray imaging and broad energy sensitivity (0.2 − 80 keV) to enable revolutionary new insights into black holes, neutron stars, and other extreme environments powering the high energy universe. HEX-P prioritizes broad band imagery and high resolution simultaneously, providing a wealth of information not possible with any other planned or operating observatory. HEX-P achieves its breakthrough performance by combining technologies developed by experienced partners: high resolution low energy imagery with silicon segmented mirrors provided by the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC, Greenbelt, MD); state of the art high energy imagery from nickel shell mirror technology developed by Media Lario (Bosisio Parini, Italy) and the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF, Merate, Italy) through a contribution from the Italian Space Agency (ASI, Rome, Italy); high speed, high resolution Depleted P-Channel Field Effect Transistor (DEPFET) detectors through a contribution from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE, Garching, Germany); photon counting high energy detectors from the NuSTAR team at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech, Pasadena CA); and a spacecraft and payload structure with a 20 m deployable boom developed by Northrop Grumman (Falls Church, VA).
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Involved external institutions
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
United States (USA) (US)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
United States (USA) (US)
Northrop Grumman Corporation
United States (USA) (US)
National Institute for Astrophysics / Istituto Nazionale Astrofisica (INAF)
Italy (IT)
Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE) / Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Germany (DE)
Media Lario S.r.l.
Italy (IT)
United States (USA) (US)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
United States (USA) (US)
Northrop Grumman Corporation
United States (USA) (US)
National Institute for Astrophysics / Istituto Nazionale Astrofisica (INAF)
Italy (IT)
Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik (MPE) / Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Germany (DE)
Media Lario S.r.l.
Italy (IT)
How to cite
APA:
Morrissey, P., Madsen, K., Amini, R., Dawson, D., Grefenstette, B., Abramovici, A.,... Vernani, D. (2023). The High-Energy X-ray Probe (HEX-P). In Oswald H. Siegmund, Keri Hoadley (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. San Diego, CA, USA: SPIE.
MLA:
Morrissey, Patrick, et al. "The High-Energy X-ray Probe (HEX-P)." Proceedings of the UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XXIII 2023, San Diego, CA, USA Ed. Oswald H. Siegmund, Keri Hoadley, SPIE, 2023.
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