The High-Energy X-ray Probe (HEX-P): across the x-ray universe

Kristin K. Madsen; Daniel Stern; Javier Garcia; Matteo Bachetti; Stephano Bianchi; Murray Brightman; Esra Bulbul; Francesca Civano; Joel Coley; Melania Del Santo; Laura Di Gesu; Chris Fragile; Suvi Gezari; Brian Grefenstette; Fiona Harrison; Giorgio Lanzuisi; Bret Lehmer; Rafaella Marqutti; Andrea Merloni; Kaya Mori; Kirpal Nandra; Kerstin Perez; Gabriele Ponti; Peter Predehl; Simonetta Puccetti; Arne Rau; Andrea Santangelo; Daniele Spiga; John Tomsick; Dominic Walton; Joern Wilms; William Zhang

doi:10.1117/12.3018992

22 August 2024 The High-Energy X-ray Probe (HEX-P): across the x-ray universe

Kristin K. Madsen, Daniel Stern, Javier Garcia, Matteo Bachetti, Stephano Bianchi, Murray Brightman, Esra Bulbul, Francesca Civano, Joel Coley, Melania Del Santo, Laura Di Gesu, Chris Fragile, Suvi Gezari, Brian Grefenstette, Fiona Harrison, Giorgio Lanzuisi, Bret Lehmer, Rafaella Marqutti, Andrea Merloni, Kaya Mori, Kirpal Nandra, Kerstin Perez, Gabriele Ponti, Peter Predehl, Simonetta Puccetti, Arne Rau, Andrea Santangelo, Daniele Spiga, John Tomsick, Dominic Walton, Joern Wilms, William Zhang

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Proceedings Volume 13093, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 1309325 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018992
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2024, Yokohama, Japan

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HEX-P is a probe-class mission concept that combines the power of high angular resolution with broad bandpass coverage to provide the necessary leap in capabilities to address the important astrophysical questions of the next decade. HEX-P achieves its breakthrough performance by combining technologies developed by experienced partners and international collaborations. HEX-P will be launched into L1 for a high observing efficiency, and to meet the science goals the payload consists of a suite of three co-aligned X-ray telescopes designed to cover the 0.2 - 80 keV bandpass where accretion is at its peak. The High Energy Telescope (HET) has an effective bandpass of 2-80 keV, and the Low Energy Telescope (LET) an effective bandpass of 0.2-20 keV. The combination of bandpass and high observing efficiency delivers a powerful General Observer platform for a broad science that services a wide community base. The baseline mission is 5 years, with 30% of t

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Kristin K. Madsen, Daniel Stern, Javier Garcia, Matteo Bachetti, Stephano Bianchi, Murray Brightman, Esra Bulbul, Francesca Civano, Joel Coley, Melania Del Santo, Laura Di Gesu, Chris Fragile, Suvi Gezari, Brian Grefenstette, Fiona Harrison, Giorgio Lanzuisi, Bret Lehmer, Rafaella Marqutti, Andrea Merloni, Kaya Mori, Kirpal Nandra, Kerstin Perez, Gabriele Ponti, Peter Predehl, Simonetta Puccetti, Arne Rau, Andrea Santangelo, Daniele Spiga, John Tomsick, Dominic Walton, Joern Wilms, and William Zhang "The High-Energy X-ray Probe (HEX-P): across the x-ray universe", Proc. SPIE 13093, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 1309325 (22 August 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3018992

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