Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray · 2018 · 42 citations · 5 references
Natural SciencesAerospace EngineeringAstronomyGamma-ray AstronomyObservational AstronomyX-ray AstronomyGamma-ray InstrumentationGamma-ray TelescopesSky SurveysSpace-based Gamma-ray ObservatoriesX-ray OpticsX-ray TelescopesDemodulationGamma-ray ImagingHard X-ray OpticsHard X-ray TelescopesInstrumental Background CalibrationOn-orbit Sensor PerformanceSpace-based Gamma-ray TelescopesTelescope Array Design
The Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT or also dubbed as Insight-HXMT) is China’s first astronomical satellite. It was launched on 15th June 2017 in JiuQuan, China and is currently in service smoothly. It was designed to perform pointing, scanning and gamma-ray burst (GRB) observations and, based on the Direct Demodulation Method (DDM), the image of the scanned sky region can be reconstructed. Here we introduce the mission and its progresses in aspects of payload, core sciences, ground calibration/facility, ground segment, data archive, software, in-orbit performance, calibration, background model, observations and preliminary results.
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Multi-messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger
Americanae (AECID Library) · 2017 · 1.4K citations · Full text
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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