HXMT - A Chinese high energy astrophysics mission
Abstract
The Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope mission HXMT is mainly devoted to performing a hard X-ray all-sky imaging survey with both high sensitivity and high spatial resolution In the energy range of 20 - 250 keV HXMT can perform full-sky hard X-ray survey with angular resolution 5 prime position accuracy 1 prime and sensitivity better than Integral IBIS and Swift BAT HXMT can also make high signal-to-noise ratio pointing observations of scientific hot spot sources with sensitivity sim 3 0 times 10 -7 ph cm -2 s -1 keV -1 3 100keV 10 5 s for detailed temporal and spectral studies HXMT was selected in 2000 as a project under the Major State Basic Research Program of China for its feasibility and technical demonstration study and in October 2005 HXMT entered the full design phase and was listed as a candidate for the first dedicated astronomy satellite around 2010
- Publication:
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36th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
- Pub Date:
- 2006
- Bibcode:
- 2006cosp...36.2815L