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MXT instrument on-board the French-Chinese SVOM mission

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posted on 2019-05-09, 08:45 authored by K Mercier, F Gonzalez, D Götz, M Boutelier, N Boufracha, V Burwitz, MC Charmeau, P Drumm, C Feldman, A Gomes, JM Le Duigou, N Meidinger, A Meuris, P O'Brien, J Osborne, P Pasqier, L Perraud, JF Pearson, F Pinsard, E Raynal, R Willingale
The SVOM (Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor) French-Chinese mission is dedicated to the detection, localization and study of Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) and other high-energy transient phenomena. We first present the general description of the French payload composed of the ECLAIRs instrument, dedicated to GRB detection and localization and the MXT instrument, dedicated to GRB follow-up observation in soft X-ray band. Then the paper describes more in detail the design and the performances of the MXT instrument, finally a status of MXT development will be given.

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Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2018, 10699, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 1069921

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/Organisation/COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING/Department of Physics and Astronomy

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Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

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Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)

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0277-786X

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1996-756X

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9781510619517

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2018

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2019-05-09

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https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/10699/2313561/MXT-instrument-on-board-the-French-Chinese-SVOM-mission/10.1117/12.2313561.short?SSO=1

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