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_id: '15245'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: '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.'
article_number: '99051Q '
article_processing_charge: No
arxiv: 1
author:
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  last_name: Zhang
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citation:
  ama: 'Zhang SN, Feroci M, Santangelo A, et al. eXTP: Enhanced X-ray timing and polarization
    mission. In: <i>Proceedings of the SPIE</i>. Vol 9905. SPIE; 2016. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232034">10.1117/12.2232034</a>'
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  ieee: 'S. N. Zhang <i>et al.</i>, “eXTP: Enhanced X-ray timing and polarization
    mission,” in <i>Proceedings of the SPIE</i>, 2016, vol. 9905.'
  ista: 'Zhang SN et al. 2016. eXTP: Enhanced X-ray timing and polarization mission.
    Proceedings of the SPIE. vol. 9905, 99051Q.'
  mla: 'Zhang, S. N., et al. “EXTP: Enhanced X-Ray Timing and Polarization Mission.”
    <i>Proceedings of the SPIE</i>, vol. 9905, 99051Q, SPIE, 2016, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2232034">10.1117/12.2232034</a>.'
  short: S.N. Zhang, M. Feroci, A. Santangelo, Y.W. Dong, H. Feng, F.J. Lu, K. Nandra,
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    Ji, S. Korpela, D. Kunneriath, C. Labanti, G. Li, X. Li, Z.S. Li, E.W. Liang,
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date_created: 2024-03-26T10:42:21Z
date_published: 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2024-03-27T08:23:11Z
day: '01'
doi: 10.1117/12.2232034
extern: '1'
external_id:
  arxiv:
  - '1607.08823'
intvolume: '      9905'
language:
- iso: eng
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publication: Proceedings of the SPIE
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title: 'eXTP: Enhanced X-ray timing and polarization mission'
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