Science objectives of the Einstein Probe mission
Chinese Academy of Sciences · National Astronomical Observatories · +42 more institutions
Abstract
Abstract The Einstein Probe (EP) is an interdisciplinary mission of time-domain and X-ray astronomy. Equipped with a wide-field lobster-eye X-ray focusing imager, EP will discover cosmic X-ray transients and monitor the X-ray variability of known sources in 0.5–4 keV, at a combination of detecting sensitivity and cadence that is not accessible to the previous and current wide-field monitoring missions. EP can perform quick characterisation of transients or outbursts with a Wolter-I X-ray telescope onboard. In this paper, the science objectives of the EP mission are presented. EP is expected to enlarge the sample of previously known or predicted but rare types of transients with a wide range of timescales.…
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Authors
96- WYWeimin YuanCorresponding
Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Astronomical Observatories, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- LDLi‐Xin Dai
University of Hong Kong
- HFHua Feng
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of High Energy Physics
- CJChichuan Jin
Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Astronomical Observatories, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- PGP. G. Jonker
Radboud University Nijmegen, Space Research Organisation Netherlands
Topics & keywords
- Einstein
- Theoretical physics
- Physics
- Classical mechanics