Introduction to the hard x-ray modulation telescope
Abstract
The Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) is China's first astronomical satellite. Based on the Direct Demodulation Method (DDM), it was designed to reconstructs images from data obtained in a scanning mode. Although this project was delayed by about 15 years, it will still bring us merits in some key sciences of observing the galactic transients and measuring the diffuse X-ray emission. This satellite is currently in the phase of flight model production with the expected launch in late 2015.
- Publication:
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Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
- Pub Date:
- July 2014
- DOI:
- 10.1117/12.2054144
- Bibcode:
- 2014SPIE.9144E..21Z