PHEMTO: the polarimetric high energy modular telescope observatory
Abstract
Based upon dual focusing techniques, the Polarimetric High-Energy Modular Telescope Observatory (PHEMTO) is designed to have performance several orders of magnitude better than the present hard X-ray instruments, in the 1-600 keV energy range. This, together with its angular resolution of around one arcsecond, and its sensitive polarimetry measurement capability, will give PHEMTO the improvements in scientific performance needed for a mission in the 2050 era in order to study AGN, galactic black holes, neutrons stars, and supernovae. In addition, its high performance will enable the study of the non-thermal processes in galaxy clusters with an unprecedented accuracy.
- Publication:
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Experimental Astronomy
- Pub Date:
- June 2021
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10686-021-09723-x
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1908.08586
- Bibcode:
- 2021ExA....51.1143L
- Keywords:
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- X-/γ-ray focussing telescopes;
- Space mission concept;
- ESA voyage 2050;
- Active Galactic Nuclei;
- Supernovae and supernovae remnants;
- Non-thermal emission;
- Clusters of galaxies;
- Magnetic field;
- Accretion/ejection phenomena;
- Galaxy clusters;
- Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
- E-Print:
- 20 pages, White Paper submitted for High Energy Astrophysics to the Voyage 2050 ESA Call