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The Large Area Detector onboard the eXTP mission

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    SYSNO ASEP0496247
    Document TypeC - Proceedings Paper (int. conf.)
    R&D Document TypeConference Paper
    TitleThe Large Area Detector onboard the eXTP mission
    Author(s) Feroci, M. (IT)
    Ahangarianabhari, M. (IT)
    Ambrosi, G. (IT)
    Ambrosino, F. (IT)
    Argan, A. (IT)
    Barbera, M. (IT)
    Bayer, J. (DE)
    Bellutti, P. (IT)
    Bertucci, B. (IT)
    Bertuccio, G. (IT)
    Karas, Vladimír (ASU-R) RID, ORCID
    Svoboda, Jiří (ASU-R) RID, ORCID
    Number of authors71
    Article number106991C
    Source TitleSpace Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. - Bellingham : SPIE, 2018 - ISSN 0277-786X - ISBN 9781510619517
    Number of pages15 s.
    Publication formOnline - E
    ActionSpace Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018
    Event date10.06.2018 - 15.06.2018
    VEvent locationAustin
    CountryUS - United States
    Event typeWRD
    Languageeng - English
    CountryUS - United States
    Keywordscapillary plates ; silicon detectors ; X-ray Astronomy
    Subject RIVBN - Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics, Astrophysics
    OECD categoryAstronomy (including astrophysics,space science)
    Institutional supportASU-R - RVO:67985815
    UT WOS000452819200030
    EID SCOPUS85051842877
    DOI10.1117/12.2312466
    AnnotationThe eXTP (enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry) mission is a major project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and China National Space Administration (CNSA) currently performing an extended phase A study and proposed for a launch by 2025 in a low-earth orbit. The eXTP scientific payload envisages a suite of instruments (Spectroscopy Focusing Array, Polarimetry Focusing Array, Large Area Detector and Wide Field Monitor) offering unprecedented simultaneous wide-band X-ray spectral, timing and polarimetry sensitivity. A large European consortium is contributing to the eXTP study and it is expected to provide key hardware elements, including a Large Area Detector (LAD). The LAD instrument for eXTP is based on the design originally proposed for the LOFT mission within the ESA context. The eXTP/LAD envisages a deployed 3.4 m2 effective area in the 2-30 keV energy range, achieved through the technology of the large-area Silicon Drift Detectors - offering a spectral resolution of up to 200 eV FWHM at 6 keV - and of capillary plate collimators - limiting the field of view to about 1 degree. In this paper we provide an overview of the LAD instrument design, including new elements with respect to the earlier LOFT configuration.
    WorkplaceAstronomical Institute
    ContactRadka Svašková, bibl@asu.cas.cz, Tel.: 323 620 326
    Year of Publishing2019
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