ESA study of XEUS, a potential follow-on to XMM-Newton
| Autor: | A. Lyngvi, Philippe Gondoin, Anthony J. Peacock, Arvind Parmar, David H. Lumb, D. de Wilde, Nicola Rando, Marcos Bavdaz, Peter Verhoeve |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Cosmic Vision
Spacecraft business.industry Computer science Payload Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena media_common.quotation_subject Frame (networking) Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Astronomy Universe law.invention Telescope Observatory law Physics::Space Physics Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Space Science business media_common |
| Zdroj: | International Conference on Space Optics — ICSO 2006. |
| DOI: | 10.1117/12.2308079 |
| Popis: | In October 2005, based on a massive response by the Science Community to ESA’s call for themes in space science, a large aperture X-ray Observatory (XRO) was identified as a candidate project for Europe within the frame of the 2015-2025 Cosmic Vision program. Such a mission would represent the natural follow-on to XMM Newton, providing a large aperture X-ray telescope combined with high spectral and time resolution instruments, capable of investigating matter under extreme conditions and the evolution of the early universe. The paper summarises the results of the most recent ESA internal study activities, leading to an updated mission configuration, with a mirror and a detector spacecraft flying in formation around L2 and a consolidated scientific payload design. The paper also describes the ongoing technology development activities for the payload and for the spacecraft that will play a crucial role in case ESA would decide to develop such a mission. |
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