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Published March 11, 2003 | Version Published
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High-resolution spectroscopic imaging (HSI) mission

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  • 1. ROR icon California Institute of Technology
  • 2. ROR icon University of California, Berkeley
  • 3. ROR icon Technical University of Denmark
  • 4. ROR icon Goddard Space Flight Center
  • 5. ROR icon Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
  • 6. ROR icon Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  • 7. ROR icon University of Arizona
  • 8. ROR icon University of California, Santa Cruz

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Abstract

The High-Resolution Spectroscopic Imaging Mission is designed to be the first instrument to make true images of the hard X-ray/soft gamma-ray (2 - 600 keV) sky. By focusing energetic X-rays and low-energy gamma-rays, HSI will observe the cosmos with an unprecedented combination of sensitivity, spectral resolution, and angular resolving power. HSI is based on an array of multilayer grazing-incidence optics focusing onto high-resolution solid-state germanium pixel detectors with a focal length of 30-50 m. This paper describes the primary scientific objectives, technical approach to the instrumentation, and mission design.

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© 2003 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).

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Proceedings of SPIE
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4851