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The Colibrì: taking the pulse of black holes and neutron stars
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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© 2020 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). The authors would like to acknowledge support from the Canadian Space Agency, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the Canada Foundation for Innovation and Compute Canada.Attached Files
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- 107155
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- CaltechAUTHORS:20201217-121917706
Funding
- Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
- Canada Foundation for Innovation
- Compute Canada
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2020-12-17Created from EPrint's datestamp field
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- Proceedings of SPIE
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- 11444