@inproceedings{15245,
  abstract     = {eXTP is a science mission designed to study the state of matter under extreme conditions of density, gravity and magnetism. Primary goals are the determination of the equation of state of matter at supra-nuclear density, the measurement of QED effects in highly magnetized star, and the study of accretion in the strong-field regime of gravity. Primary targets include isolated and binary neutron stars, strong magnetic field systems like magnetars, and stellar-mass and supermassive black holes. The mission carries a unique and unprecedented suite of state-of-the-art scientific instruments enabling for the first time ever the simultaneous spectral-timing-polarimetry studies of cosmic sources in the energy range from 0.5-30 keV (and beyond). Key elements of the payload are: the Spectroscopic Focusing Array (SFA) - a set of 11 X-ray optics for a total effective area of ∼0.9 m2 and 0.6 m2 at 2 keV and 6 keV respectively, equipped with Silicon Drift Detectors offering <180 eV spectral resolution; the Large Area Detector (LAD) - a deployable set of 640 Silicon Drift Detectors, for a total effective area of ∼3.4 m2, between 6 and 10 keV, and spectral resolution better than 250 eV; the Polarimetry Focusing Array (PFA) - a set of 2 X-ray telescope, for a total effective area of 250 cm2 at 2 keV, equipped with imaging gas pixel photoelectric polarimeters; the Wide Field Monitor (WFM) - a set of 3 coded mask wide field units, equipped with position-sensitive Silicon Drift Detectors, each covering a 90 degrees x 90 degrees field of view. The eXTP international consortium includes major institutions of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Universities in China, as well as major institutions in several European countries and the United States. The predecessor of eXTP, the XTP mission concept, has been selected and funded as one of the so-called background missions in the Strategic Priority Space Science Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences since 2011. The strong European participation has significantly enhanced the scientific capabilities of eXTP. The planned launch date of the mission is earlier than 2025.},
  author       = {Zhang, S. N. and Feroci, M. and Santangelo, A. and Dong, Y. W. and Feng, H. and Lu, F. J. and Nandra, K. and Wang, Z. S. and Zhang, S. and Bozzo, E. and Brandt, S. and De Rosa, A. and Gou, L. J. and Hernanz, M. and van der Klis, M. and Li, X. D. and Liu, Y. and Orleanski, P. and Pareschi, G. and Pohl, M. and Poutanen, J. and Qu, J. L. and Schanne, S. and Stella, L. and Uttley, P. and Watts, A. and Xu, R. X. and Yu, W. F. and in ’t Zand, J. J. M. and Zane, S. and Alvarez, L. and Amati, L. and Baldini, L. and Bambi, C. and Basso, S. and Bhattacharyya, S. and Bellazzini, R. and Belloni, T. and Bellutti, P. and Bianchi, S. and Brez, A. and Bursa, M. and Burwitz, V. and Budtz-Jørgensen, C. and Caiazzo, Ilaria and Campana, R. and Cao, X. L. and Casella, P. and Chen, C. Y. and Chen, L. and Chen, T. and Chen, Y. and Chen, Y. and Chen, Y. P. and Civitani, M. and Coti Zelati, F. and Cui, W. and Cui, W. W. and Dai, Z. G. and Del Monte, E. and de Martino, D. and Di Cosimo, S. and Diebold, S. and Dovciak, M. and Donnarumma, I. and Doroshenko, V. and Esposito, P. and Evangelista, Y. and Favre, Y. and Friedrich, P. and Fuschino, F. and Galvez, J. L. and Gao, Z. L. and Ge, M. Y. and Gevin, O. and Goetz, D. and Han, D. W. and Heyl, J. and Horak, J. and Hu, W. and Huang, F. and Huang, Q. S. and Hudec, R. and Huppenkothen, D. and Israel, G. L. and Ingram, A. and Karas, V. and Karelin, D. and Jenke, P. A. and Ji, L. and Korpela, S. and Kunneriath, D. and Labanti, C. and Li, G. and Li, X. and Li, Z. S. and Liang, E. W. and Limousin, O. and Lin, L. and Ling, Z. X. and Liu, H. B. and Liu, H. W. and Liu, Z. and Lu, B. and Lund, N. and Lai, D. and Luo, B. and Luo, T. and Ma, B. and Mahmoodifar, S. and Marisaldi, M. and Martindale, A. and Meidinger, N. and Men, Y. P. and Michalska, M. and Mignani, R. and Minuti, M. and Motta, S. and Muleri, F. and Neilsen, J. and Orlandini, M. and Pan, A. T. and Patruno, A. and Perinati, E. and Picciotto, A. and Piemonte, C. and Pinchera, M. and Rachevski, A. and Rapisarda, M. and Rea, N. and Rossi, E. M. R. and Rubini, A. and Sala, G. and Shu, X. W. and Sgro, C. and Shen, Z. X. and Soffitta, P. and Song, L. M. and Spandre, G. and Stratta, G. and Strohmayer, T. E. and Sun, L. and Svoboda, J. and Tagliaferri, G. and Tenzer, C. and Hong, T. and Taverna, R. and Torok, G. and Turolla, R. and Vacchi, S. and Wang, J. and Walton, D. and Wang, K. and Wang, J. F. and Wang, R. J. and Wang, Y. F. and Weng, S. S. and Wilms, J. and Winter, B. and Wu, X. and Wu, X. F. and Xiong, S. L. and Xu, Y. P. and Xue, Y. Q. and Yan, Z. and Yang, S. and Yang, X. and Yang, Y. J. and Yuan, F. and Yuan, W. M. and Yuan, Y. F. and Zampa, G. and Zampa, N. and Zdziarski, A. and Zhang, C. and Zhang, C. L. and Zhang, L. and Zhang, X. and Zhang, Z. and Zhang, W. D. and Zheng, S. J. and Zhou, P. and Zhou, X. L.},
  booktitle    = {Proceedings of the SPIE},
  issn         = {0277-786X},
  publisher    = {SPIE},
  title        = {{eXTP: Enhanced X-ray timing and polarization mission}},
  doi          = {10.1117/12.2232034},
  volume       = {9905},
  year         = {2016},
}