Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2014 · 78 citations · 2 references
Natural SciencesAstronomyPhysicsObservational AstronomyOpticsX-ray AstronomyGalactic X-ray SourcesX-ray DetectionX-ray DetectorsX-ray OpticsX-ray SpectroscopyX-ray TelescopesAstronomical X-ray DetectionDemodulationDiffuse X-ray EmissionHard X-ray OpticsHard X-ray Telescopes
The Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) is China’s first astronomical satellite. Based on the Direct Demodulation Method (DDM), it was designed to reconstructs images from data obtained in a scanning mode. Although this project was delayed by about 15 years, it will still bring us merits in some key sciences of observing the galactic transients and measuring the diffuse X-ray emission. This satellite is currently in the phase of flight model production with the expected launch in late 2015.
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Introduction to a calibration facility for hard X-ray detectors
Xu Zhou, Xinqiao Li, Wei Jiang et al. · Experimental Astronomy · 2014 · 32 citations