Instrumentation package for ESA's (XEUS) X-ray Early Universe Spectroscopy mission

David H. Lumb

doi:10.1117/12.508578

3 February 2004 Instrumentation package for ESA's (XEUS) X-ray Early Universe Spectroscopy mission

David H. Lumb

Proceedings Volume 5165, X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XIII; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.508578
Event: Optical Science and Technology, SPIE's 48th Annual Meeting, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The Xeus mission is designed to explore the X-ray emission from objects in the Universe at high redshifts. A package of instruments has been defined in some detail that allows the scientific goals of the mission to be met. It comprises narrow field imaging spectrometers of both TES and STJ designs, and a Wide Field Imager with novel Silicon Active - Pixel sensing elements. Finally we discuss the utilisation of the largest yet conceived mirror collecting area that facilitates secondary science such as high time resolution, polarimetry and extensions to high energies > 10keV.

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David H. Lumb "Instrumentation package for ESA's (XEUS) X-ray Early Universe Spectroscopy mission", Proc. SPIE 5165, X-Ray and Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XIII, (3 February 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.508578

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