SIMBOL-X, a new generation X-ray telescope for the 0.5-70 keV range

dc.creatorFerrando, Philippe
dc.date2002-09-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:04:58Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:04:58Z
dc.descriptionSIMBOL-X is a high energy "mini" satellite class mission that is proposed by a French-Italian-English collaboration for a launch in 2009. SIMBOL-X is making use of a classical X-ray mirror, of ~ 600 cm2 maximum effective area, with a 30 m focal length in order to cover energies up to several tens of keV. This focal length will be achieved through the use of two spacecrafts in a formation flying configuration. This will give to SIMBOL-X unprecedented spatial resolution (20" HEW) and sensitivity in the hard X-ray range. By its coverage, from 0.5 to 70 keV, and sensitivity, SIMBOL-X will be an excellent instrument for the study of high energy processes in a large number of sources, as in particular accreting black-holes, extragalactic jets and AGNs.
dc.description4 pages, 3 figures; Proceedings of the 4th Microquasar Workshop, eds. Ph Durouchoux, Y. Fuchs and J. Rodriguez, published by the Center for Space Physics: Kolkata
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0209062
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0209062
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/4963
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleSIMBOL-X, a new generation X-ray telescope for the 0.5-70 keV range
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