Imaging in Hard X-ray Astronomy
| dc.creator | Li, T. P. | |
| dc.date | 2002-12-02 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T02:06:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T02:06:39Z | |
| dc.description | The energy range of hard X-rays is a key waveband to the study of high energy processes in celestial objects, but still remains poorly explored. In contrast to direct imaging methods used in the low energy X-ray and high energy gamma-ray bands, currently imaging in the hard X-ray band is mainly achieved through various modulation techniques. A new inversion technique, the direct demodulation method, has been developed since early 90s. With this technique, wide field and high resolution images can be derived from scanning data of a simple collimated detector. The feasibility of this technique has been confirmed by experiment, balloon-borne observation and analyzing simulated and real astronomical data. Based the development of methodology and instrumentation, a high energy astrophysics mission -- Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) has been proposed and selected in China for a four-year Phase-A study. The main scientific objectives are a full-sky hard X-ray (20-200 keV) imaging survey and high signal-to-noise ratio timing studies of high energy sources. | |
| dc.description | 14 pages, 8 figures. Invited talk at the IAU Symposium No.214: High Energy Processes and Phenomena in Astrophysics | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0212022 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0212022 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/5435 | |
| dc.subject | Astrophysics | |
| dc.title | Imaging in Hard X-ray Astronomy | |
| dc.type | text |