The wide field monitor onboard the eXTP mission

M. Hernanz; S. Brandt; M. Feroci; P. Orleansky; A. Santangelo; S. Schanne; Xin Wu; J. In'T Zand; S. Zhang; Y. P. Xu; E. Bozzo; Y. Evangelista; J. L. Gálvez; C. Tenzer; F. Zwart; F. J. Lu; S. Zhang; T. X. Cheng; F. Ambrosino; A. Argan; E. Del Monte; C. Budtz-Jørgensen; N. Lund; P. Olsen; C. Mansanet; R. Campana; F. Fuschino; C. Labanti; A. Rachevski; A. Vacchi; G. Zampa; N. Zampa; I. Rashevskaya; P. Bellutti; G. Borghi; F. Ficorella; A. Picciotto; N. Zorzi; O. Limousin; A. Meris

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The wide field monitor onboard the eXTP mission

M. Hernanz, S. Brandt, M. Feroci, P. Orleansky, A. Santangelo, S. Schanne, Xin Wu, J. In'T Zand, S. Zhang, Y. P. Xu, E. Bozzo, Y. Evangelista, J. L. Gálvez, C. Tenzer, F. Zwart, F. J. Lu, S. Zhang, T. X. Cheng, F. Ambrosino, A. ArganE. Del Monte, C. Budtz-Jørgensen, N. Lund, P. Olsen, C. Mansanet, R. Campana, F. Fuschino, C. Labanti, A. Rachevski, A. Vacchi, G. Zampa, N. Zampa, I. Rashevskaya, P. Bellutti, G. Borghi, F. Ficorella, A. Picciotto, N. Zorzi, O. Limousin, A. Meris

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The eXTP (enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry) mission is a major project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and China National Space Administration (CNSA) currently performing an extended phase A study and proposed for a launch by 2025 in a low-earth orbit. The eXTP scientific payload envisages a suite of instruments (Spectroscopy Focusing Array, Polarimetry Focusing Array, Large Area Detector and Wide Field Monitor) offering unprecedented simultaneous wide-band X-ray timing and polarimetry sensitivity. A large European consortium is contributing to the eXTP study and it is expected to provide key hardware elements, including a Wide Field Monitor (WFM). The WFM instrument for eXTP is based on the design originally proposed for the LOFT mission within the ESA context. The eXTP/WFM envisages a wide field X-ray monitor system in the 2-50 keV energy range, achieved through the technology of the large-area Silicon Drift Detectors. The WFM will consist of 3 pairs of coded mask cameras with a total combined Field of View (FoV) of 90×180 degrees at zero response and a source localization accuracy of ∼1 arcmin. In this paper we provide an overview of the WFM instrument design, including new elements with respect to the earlier LOFT configuration, and anticipated performance.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Number of pages	17
Volume	10699
Publisher	SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering
Publication date	2018
Article number	1069948
ISBN (Print)	9781510619517
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313214
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2018 - Austin, United States Duration: 10 Jun 2018 → 15 Jun 2018

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Conference	SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin
Period	10/06/2018 → 15/06/2018
Sponsor	4D Technology Corporation, Andor Technology, Ltd., Astronomical Consultants and Equipment, Inc., Giant Magellan Telescope, SPIE

Keywords

Coded mask imaging
Compact objects
eXTP
Gamma-ray bursts
LOFT
Silicon Drift Detectors
X-ray spectroscopy
X-ray timing

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eXTP: enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission, eXTP
Brandt, S. (Project Participant), Kuvvetli, I. (PI) & Tcherniak, D. (PI)
01/05/2015 → …
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Hernanz, M., Brandt, S., Feroci, M., Orleansky, P., Santangelo, A., Schanne, S., Wu, X., In'T Zand, J., Zhang, S., Xu, Y. P., Bozzo, E., Evangelista, Y., Gálvez, J. L., Tenzer, C., Zwart, F., Lu, F. J., Zhang, S., Cheng, T. X., Ambrosino, F., ... Meris, A. (2018). The wide field monitor onboard the eXTP mission. In Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray (Vol. 10699). Article 1069948 SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2313214

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