Status of the follow-up X-ray telescope onboard the Einstein probe satellite

Yong Chen; Wei Wei Cui; Da Wei Han; Juan Wang; Yang Ji Yang; Yu Sa Wang; Wei Li; Jia Ma; Yupeng Xu; Fang Jun Lu; Hou Lei Chen; Qing Jun Tang; Weimin Yuan; Peter Friedrich; Norbert Meidinger; Isabell Keil; Vadim Burwitz; Josef Eder; Katinka Hartmann; Kirpal Nandra; Arnoud Keereman; Andrea Santovincenzo; Dervis Vernani; Giovanni Bianucci; Giuseppe Valsecchi; Bo Wang; Lang Ping Wang; Dian Long Wang; Duo Li; Li Zhi Sheng; Peng Fei Qiang; Rong Rong Shi; Xiang Yu Chao; Ze Yu Song; Ziliang Zhang; Jia Huo; Hao Wang; Min Cong; Xiong Tao Yang; Dongjie Hou; Xiao Fan Zhao; Zi Jian Zhao; Tian Xiang Chen; Mao Shun Li; Tong Zhang; Lai Dan Luo; Jing Jing Xu; Gang Li; Qian Zhang; Xi Yan Bi; Yu Xuan Zhu; Nian Yu; Can Chen; Zhong Hua Lv; Bing Lu; Jia Wei Zhang

doi:10.1117/12.2562311

Status of the follow-up X-ray telescope onboard the Einstein probe satellite

Yong Chen^*
, Wei Wei Cui
, Da Wei Han
, Juan Wang
, Yang Ji Yang
, Yu Sa Wang
, Wei Li
, Jia Ma
, Yupeng Xu
, Fang Jun Lu
, Hou Lei Chen
, Qing Jun Tang
, Weimin Yuan
, Peter Friedrich
, Norbert Meidinger
, Isabell Keil
, Vadim Burwitz
, Josef Eder
, Katinka Hartmann
, Kirpal Nandra

Arnoud Keereman, Andrea Santovincenzo, Dervis Vernani, Giovanni Bianucci, Giuseppe Valsecchi, Bo Wang, Lang Ping Wang, Dian Long Wang, Duo Li, Li Zhi Sheng, Peng Fei Qiang, Rong Rong Shi, Xiang Yu Chao, Ze Yu Song, Ziliang Zhang, Jia Huo, Hao Wang, Min Cong, Xiong Tao Yang, Dongjie Hou, Xiao Fan Zhao, Zi Jian Zhao, Tian Xiang Chen, Mao Shun Li, Tong Zhang, Lai Dan Luo, Jing Jing Xu, Gang Li, Qian Zhang, Xi Yan Bi, Yu Xuan Zhu, Nian Yu, Can Chen, Zhong Hua Lv, Bing Lu, Jia Wei Zhang

^*Corresponding author for this work

CAS - Institute of High Energy Physics
CAS - Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
CAS - National Astronomical Observatories
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
ESA/ESTEC
Media Lario S.r.l.
Harbin Institute of Technology
CAS - Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics
CAS - Innovation Academy for Microsatellites
Jilin University

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Abstract

The Einstein Probe (EP) is an X-ray astronomical mission mainly devoting to time-domain astronomy. There are two main scientific payloads onboard EP, the Wide Field X-ray Telescope (WXT) based on the lobster eye optics and the Follow-up X-ray Telescope (FXT). FXT contains two Wolter-1 mirrors with a pnCCD detector on each focus. The total effective area is about 600 cm² and the energy range is 0.3-10 keV. The pnCCD detector cooled by a pulse tube cooler enables high-resolution spectroscopy and imaging combined with excellent time resolution. It will also have several working modes with time resolution ranging from tens of microseconds to 50 milliseconds. Currently, the FXT is in its qualification model phase. The mirror assemblies (STM and TCM) as well as the pnCCD EM module have been manufactured and tested.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020
Subtitle of host publication	Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Editors	Jan-Willem A. den Herder, Shouleh Nikzad, Kazuhiro Nakazawa
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781510636750
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562311
State	Published - 2020
Event	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray - Virtual, Online, United States Duration: 14 Dec 2020 → 18 Dec 2020

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	11444
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Country/Territory	United States
City	Virtual, Online
Period	14/12/20 → 18/12/20

Keywords

Einstein Probe
FXT
Mirror assembly
PnCCD
Wolter-1
X-ray

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Chen, Y., Cui, W. W., Han, D. W., Wang, J., Yang, Y. J., Wang, Y. S., Li, W., Ma, J., Xu, Y., Lu, F. J., Chen, H. L., Tang, Q. J., Yuan, W., Friedrich, P., Meidinger, N., Keil, I., Burwitz, V., Eder, J., Hartmann, K., ... Zhang, J. W. (2020). Status of the follow-up X-ray telescope onboard the Einstein probe satellite. In J.-W. A. den Herder, S. Nikzad, & K. Nakazawa (Eds.), Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray Article 114445B (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 11444). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562311

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Status of the follow-up X-ray telescope onboard the Einstein probe satellite. / Chen, Yong; Cui, Wei Wei; Han, Da Wei et al.
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. ed. / Jan-Willem A. den Herder; Shouleh Nikzad; Kazuhiro Nakazawa. SPIE, 2020. 114445B (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 11444).

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Chen Y, Cui WW, Han DW, Wang J, Yang YJ, Wang YS et al. Status of the follow-up X-ray telescope onboard the Einstein probe satellite. In den Herder JWA, Nikzad S, Nakazawa K, editors, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. SPIE. 2020. 114445B. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.2562311

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