The high-energy x-ray probe (HEX-P)

Patrick Morrissey; Kristin Madsen; Rashied Amini; Douglas Dawson; Brian Grefenstette; Alex Abramovici; Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay; Guillem Casadesus Vila; Steve Franklin; William Johnson; Sharon Kedar; Marc Lane; Karen Lee; Miles Smith; Daniel Stern; Steven Zusack; Jonathan Arenberg; Mike McEachen; Lance McCreary; Jeff Rodgers; Diogo Coutinho; Johannes Müeller-Seidlitz; Kirpal Nandra; Peter Predehl; Rafael Strecker; Lea Dauner; Steve Kenyon; Paul Markie; William W. Zhang; Stefano Basso; Alberto Moretti; Giovanni Pareschi; Daniele Spiga; Giuseppe Valsecchi; Dervis Vernani

doi:10.1117/12.2676988

5 October 2023 The high-energy x-ray probe (HEX-P)

Patrick Morrissey, Kristin Madsen, Rashied Amini, Douglas Dawson, Brian Grefenstette, Alex Abramovici, Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay, Guillem Casadesus Vila, Steve Franklin, William Johnson, Sharon Kedar, Marc Lane, Karen Lee, Miles Smith, Daniel Stern, Steven Zusack, Jonathan Arenberg, Mike McEachen, Lance McCreary, Jeff Rodgers, Diogo Coutinho, Johannes Müeller-Seidlitz, Kirpal Nandra, Peter Predehl, Rafael Strecker, Lea Dauner, Steve Kenyon, Paul Markie, William W. Zhang, Stefano Basso, Alberto Moretti, Giovanni Pareschi, Daniele Spiga, Giuseppe Valsecchi, Dervis Vernani

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Proceedings Volume 12678, UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XXIII; 126780H (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2676988
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2023, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

HEX-P is a probe-class mission concept that will combine high angular resolution (⪅ 5 ′′ at 6 keV) x-ray imaging and broad energy sensitivity (0.2 − 80 keV) to enable revolutionary new insights into black holes, neutron stars, and other extreme environments powering the high energy universe. HEX-P prioritizes broad band imagery and high resolution simultaneously, providing a wealth of information not possible with any other planned or operating observatory. HEX-P achieves its breakthrough performance by combining technologies developed by experienced partners: high resolution low energy imagery with silicon segmented mirrors provided by the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC, Greenbelt, MD); state of the art high energy imagery from nickel shell mirror technology developed by Media Lario (Bosisio Parini, Italy) and the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF, Merate, Italy) through a contribution from the Italian Space Agency (ASI, Rome, Italy); high speed, high resolution Depleted P-Channel Field Effect Transistor (DEPFET) detectors through a contribution from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE, Garching, Germany); photon counting high energy detectors from the NuSTAR team at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech, Pasadena CA); and a spacecraft and payload structure with a 20 m deployable boom developed by Northrop Grumman (Falls Church, VA).

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Patrick Morrissey, Kristin Madsen, Rashied Amini, Douglas Dawson, Brian Grefenstette, Alex Abramovici, Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay, Guillem Casadesus Vila, Steve Franklin, William Johnson, Sharon Kedar, Marc Lane, Karen Lee, Miles Smith, Daniel Stern, Steven Zusack, Jonathan Arenberg, Mike McEachen, Lance McCreary, Jeff Rodgers, Diogo Coutinho, Johannes Müeller-Seidlitz, Kirpal Nandra, Peter Predehl, Rafael Strecker, Lea Dauner, Steve Kenyon, Paul Markie, William W. Zhang, Stefano Basso, Alberto Moretti, Giovanni Pareschi, Daniele Spiga, Giuseppe Valsecchi, and Dervis Vernani "The high-energy x-ray probe (HEX-P)", Proc. SPIE 12678, UV, X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Space Instrumentation for Astronomy XXIII, 126780H (5 October 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2676988

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