eROSITA on SRG

Peter Predehl; Robert Andritschke; Werner Becker; Walter Bornemann; Heinrich Bräuninger; Hermann Brunner; Thomas Boller; Vadim Burwitz; Wolfgang Burkert; Nicolas Clerc; Evgeniy Churazov; Diogo Coutinho; Konrad Dennerl; Josef Eder; Valentin Emberger; Tanja Eraerds; Michael J. Freyberg; Peter Friedrich; Maria Fürmetz; Antonis Georgakakis; Christoph Grossberger; Frank Haberl; Olaf Hälker; Gisela Hartner; Günther Hasinger; Johannes Hoelzl; Heinrich Huber; Andreas von Kienlin; Walter Kink; Ingo Kreykenbohm; Georg Lamer; Ilya Lomakin; Igor Lapchov; Lorenzo Lovisari; Norbert Meidinger; Andrea Merloni; Benjamin Mican; Joseph Mohr; Siegfried Müller; Kirpal Nandra; Florian Pacaud; Mikhail N. Pavlinsky; Emanuele Perinati; Elmar Pfeffermann; Daniel Pietschner; Jonas Reiffers; Thomas Reiprich; Jan Robrade; Mara Salvato; Andrea E. Santangelo; Manami Sasaki; Hartmut Scheuerle; Christian Schmid; Jürgen Schmitt; Axel D. Schwope; Rashid Sunyaev; Christoph Tenzer; Lars Tiedemann; Weizong Xu; Valeri Yaroshenko; Sabine Walther; Michael Wille; Jörn Wilms; Yu-Ying Zhang

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31 July 2014 eROSITA on SRG

Peter Predehl, Robert Andritschke, Werner Becker, Walter Bornemann, Heinrich Bräuninger, Hermann Brunner, Thomas Boller, Vadim Burwitz, Wolfgang Burkert, Nicolas Clerc, Evgeniy Churazov, Diogo Coutinho, Konrad Dennerl, Josef Eder, Valentin Emberger, Tanja Eraerds, Michael J. Freyberg, Peter Friedrich, Maria Fürmetz, Antonis Georgakakis, Christoph Grossberger, Frank Haberl, Olaf Hälker, Gisela Hartner, Günther Hasinger, Johannes Hoelzl, Heinrich Huber, Andreas von Kienlin, Walter Kink, Ingo Kreykenbohm, Georg Lamer, Ilya Lomakin, Igor Lapchov, Lorenzo Lovisari, Norbert Meidinger, Andrea Merloni, Benjamin Mican, Joseph Mohr, Siegfried Müller, Kirpal Nandra, Florian Pacaud, Mikhail N. Pavlinsky, Emanuele Perinati, Elmar Pfeffermann, Daniel Pietschner, Jonas Reiffers, Thomas Reiprich, Jan Robrade, Mara Salvato, Andrea E. Santangelo, Manami Sasaki, Hartmut Scheuerle, Christian Schmid, Jürgen Schmitt, Axel D. Schwope, Rashid Sunyaev, Christoph Tenzer, Lars Tiedemann, Weizong Xu, Valeri Yaroshenko, Sabine Walther, Michael Wille, Jörn Wilms, Yu-Ying Zhang

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Proceedings Volume 9144, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; 91441T (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055426
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

eROSITA (extended ROentgen Survey with an Imaging Telescope Array) is the core instrument on the Russian/German Spektrum-Roentgen-Gamma (SRG) mission which is now officially scheduled for launch on March 26, 2016. eROSITA will perform a deep survey of the entire X-ray sky. In the soft band (0.5-2 keV), it will be about 30 times more sensitive than ROSAT, while in the hard band (2-8 keV) it will provide the first ever true imaging survey of the sky. The design driving science is the detection of large samples of galaxy clusters to redshifts z < 1 in order to study the large scale structure in the universe and test cosmological models including Dark Energy. In addition, eROSITA is expected to yield a sample of a few million AGN, including obscured objects, revolutionizing our view of the evolution of supermassive black holes. The survey will also provide new insights into a wide range of astrophysical phenomena, including X-ray binaries, active stars and diffuse emission within the Galaxy. eROSITA is currently (June 2014) in its flight model and calibration phase. All seven flight mirror modules (+ 1 spare) have been delivered and measured in X-rays. The first camera including the complete electronics has been extensively tested (vacuum + X-rays). A pre-test of the final end-toend test has been performed already. So far, all subsystems and components are well within their expected performances.

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Peter Predehl, Robert Andritschke, Werner Becker, Walter Bornemann, Heinrich Bräuninger, Hermann Brunner, Thomas Boller, Vadim Burwitz, Wolfgang Burkert, Nicolas Clerc, Evgeniy Churazov, Diogo Coutinho, Konrad Dennerl, Josef Eder, Valentin Emberger, Tanja Eraerds, Michael J. Freyberg, Peter Friedrich, Maria Fürmetz, Antonis Georgakakis, Christoph Grossberger, Frank Haberl, Olaf Hälker, Gisela Hartner, Günther Hasinger, Johannes Hoelzl, Heinrich Huber, Andreas von Kienlin, Walter Kink, Ingo Kreykenbohm, Georg Lamer, Ilya Lomakin, Igor Lapchov, Lorenzo Lovisari, Norbert Meidinger, Andrea Merloni, Benjamin Mican, Joseph Mohr, Siegfried Müller, Kirpal Nandra, Florian Pacaud, Mikhail N. Pavlinsky, Emanuele Perinati, Elmar Pfeffermann, Daniel Pietschner, Jonas Reiffers, Thomas Reiprich, Jan Robrade, Mara Salvato, Andrea E. Santangelo, Manami Sasaki, Hartmut Scheuerle, Christian Schmid, Jürgen Schmitt, Axel D. Schwope, Rashid Sunyaev, Christoph Tenzer, Lars Tiedemann, Weizong Xu, Valeri Yaroshenko, Sabine Walther, Michael Wille, Jörn Wilms, and Yu-Ying Zhang "eROSITA on SRG", Proc. SPIE 9144, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 91441T (31 July 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055426

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