The Lynx Mission Concept Study Interim Report
The Lynx Team

TL;DR
Lynx is a next-generation X-ray observatory designed to significantly surpass current missions like Chandra and Athena in sensitivity, resolution, and field of view, enabling groundbreaking astrophysical discoveries.
Contribution
This report presents the Lynx mission concept, detailing its advanced capabilities and design to achieve unprecedented insights into the universe's origins and evolution.
Findings
100-fold increase in sensitivity over Chandra
16 times larger field of view for imaging
10-20 times higher spectral resolution
Abstract
Lynx is the next-generation observatory which will provide unprecedented X-ray vision into the otherwise invisible Universe to gain understanding of origins and physics of the cosmos. Lynx will see the dawn of black holes, reveal what drives galaxy formation and evolution, and unveil the energetic side of stellar evolution and stellar ecosystems. Lynx science payload will enables radical advances and leaps in capability over NASA's existing flagship Chandra and the ESA's planned Athena mission: 100-fold increase in sensitivity via coupling superb angular resolution with high throughput; 16 times larger field of view (FOV) for sub-arcsecond imaging; and 10-20 times higher spectral resolution for both point-like and extended sources. The Lynx Design Reference Mission has been designed to meet the science objectives of the future while capitalizing where appropriate on decades of…
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Taxonomy
TopicsAstronomy and Astrophysical Research · Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation · Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
