The Colibrì high-resolution x-ray telescope

Jeremy Heyl; Ilaria Caiazzo; Sarah Gallagher; Kelsey Hoffman; Samar Safi-Harb

doi:10.1117/12.2562625

13 December 2020 The Colibrì high-resolution x-ray telescope

Jeremy Heyl, Ilaria Caiazzo, Sarah Gallagher, Kelsey Hoffman, Samar Safi-Harb

Proceedings Volume 11444, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 114442A (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562625
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2020, Online Only

Abstract

We propose a high-time-resolution, high-spectral-resolution X-ray telescope that uses transition-edge sensors (TES) as detectors and collector optics to direct the X-rays onto the focal plane, providing a large effective area in a small satellite. The key science driver of the instrument is to study neutron stars and accreting black holes. The proposed instrument is built upon two technologies that are already at high TRL: TES X-ray detectors and collector optics.

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Jeremy Heyl, Ilaria Caiazzo, Sarah Gallagher, Kelsey Hoffman, and Samar Safi-Harb "The Colibrì high-resolution x-ray telescope", Proc. SPIE 11444, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2020: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 114442A (13 December 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2562625

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