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The COSPIX mission: focusing on the energetic and obscured Universe | P. Ferrando
; A. Goldwurm
; P. Laurent
; O. Limousin
; V. Beckmann
; M. Arnaud
; X. Barcons
; D. Bomans
; I. Caballero
; F. Carrera
; S. Chaty
; J. Chenevez
; R. Chipaux
; F. Christensen
; A. Claret
; S. Corbel
; J. Croston
; E. Daddi
; M. De Becker
; A. Decourchelle
; D. Elbaz
; M. Falanga
; C. Ferrari
; C. Feruglio
; D. Götz
; C. Gouiffès
; C. Hailey
; M. Hernanz
; I. Kreykenbohm
; J. Malzac
; J. Martignac
; F. Mattana
; A. Meuris
; G. Miniutti
; K. Nalewajko
; I. Negueruela
; S. O'Dell
; S. Paltani
; R. Petre
; P.-O. Petrucci
; M. Pierre
; F. Pinsard
; G. Ponti
; G. Rauw
; N. Rea
; M. Renaud
; J.-L. Robert
; J. Rodriguez
; A. Rozanska
; A. Santangelo
; J.-L. Sauvageot
; S. Soldi
; M. Tagger
; C. Tenzer
; R. Terrier
; G. Trap
; P. Varnière
; J. Wilms
; W. Zhang
; J. Zurita Heras
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8 Apr 2011 | Abstract: | Tracing the formation and evolution of all supermassive black holes,
including the obscured ones, understanding how black holes influence their
surroundings and how matter behaves under extreme conditions, are recognized as
key science objectives to be addressed by the next generation of instruments.
These are the main goals of the COSPIX proposal, made to ESA in December 2010
in the context of its call for selection of the M3 mission. In addition,
COSPIX, will also provide key measurements on the non thermal Universe,
particularly in relation to the question of the acceleration of particles, as
well as on many other fundamental questions as for example the energetic
particle content of clusters of galaxies. COSPIX is proposed as an observatory
operating from 0.3 to more than 100 keV. The payload features a single long
focal length focusing telescope offering an effective area close to ten times
larger than any scheduled focusing mission at 30 keV, an angular resolution
better than 20 arcseconds in hard X-rays, and polarimetric capabilities within
the same focal plane instrumentation. In this paper, we describe the science
objectives of the mission, its baseline design, and its performances, as
proposed to ESA. | Source: | arXiv, 1104.1544 | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites |
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