Zhou, Ping;
Mao, Jirong;
Zhang, Liang;
Patruno, Alessandro;
Bozzo, Enrico;
Xu, Yanjun;
Santangelo, Andrea;
... Zuo, Wenwen; + view all
(2025)
Observatory science with eXTP.
Science China Physics Mechanics and Astronomy
, 68
(11)
, Article 119507. 10.1007/s11433-025-2799-0.
(In press).
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Abstract
Scheduled for launch in 2030, the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarization (eXTP) telescope is a Chinese space-based mission aimed at studying extreme conditions and phenomena in astrophysics. eXTP will feature three main payloads: Spectroscopy Focusing Array (SFA), Polarimetry Focusing Array (PFA), and a Wide-field Camera (W2C). This white paper outlines observatory science, incorporating key scientific advances and instrumental changes since the publication of the previous white paper. We will discuss perspectives of eXTP on the research domains of flare stars, supernova remnants, pulsar wind nebulae, cataclysmic variables, X-ray binaries, ultraluminous X-ray sources, active galactic nucleus (AGN), and pulsar-based positioning and timekeeping.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Observatory science with eXTP |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11433-025-2799-0 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-025-2799-0 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author-accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | X-ray astronomy, X-ray polarimetry, stars, supernova remnants, pulsar wind nebulae, cataclysmic variables, X-ray binaries, ultraluminous X-ray sources, active galactic nuclei |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Space and Climate Physics |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10216626 |
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