Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Aug 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004head....8.1201b&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, HEAD meeting #8, #12.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 36, p.924
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
The Generation-X Vision Mission has been selected by NASA to investigate a concept for a next generation X-ray telescope designed to study the very early universe with 1000-times greater sensitivity than current X-ray telescopes. The scientific goals for Gen-X include studying the first generations of stars and black holes in the epoch z=10-20, the evolution of black holes and galaxies from high z to the present, the chemical evolution of the universe and the properties of matter under extreme conditions. The key parameters required to meet these goals define a challenging mission and include an effective area of 100 m2 at 1 keV, and an angular resolution (HPD) of 0.1 arcsec over an energy band of 0.1-10 keV. We discuss the plan and organization of the Gen-X study, the trace of science requirements to the key mission parameters, and provide an overview of the science, technology and mission studies to be performed.
Brissenden Roger J.
Gen-X Team
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