The Insight-HXMT mission and its recent progresses
S. Zhang, S. N. Zhang, F. J. Lu, T. P. Li, L. M. Song, Y. P. Xu, H., Y.Wang, J. L. Qu, C. Z. Liu, Y. Chen, X. L. Cao, F. Zhang, S. L. Xiong, M. Y., Ge, Y. P. Chen, J. Y. Liao, J. Y. Nie, H. S. Zhao, S. M. Jia, X. B. Li, J., Guan, C. K. Li, J. Zhang, J. Jin, G. F. Wang
TL;DR
The Insight-HXMT mission is China's first astronomical satellite, launched in 2017, focusing on X-ray and gamma-ray observations, with ongoing progress in instrumentation, calibration, data analysis, and scientific results.
Contribution
This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the Insight-HXMT mission's development, capabilities, and recent scientific and technical progress.
Findings
Successful in-orbit performance and calibration
Initial scientific observations and results
Enhanced data processing and background modeling
Abstract
The Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope HXMT or also dubbed as Insight HXMT is China s first astronomical satellite . It was launched on 15 th June 2017 in JiuQuan, China and is currently in service smoothly. It was designed to perform point ing , scan ning and gamma ray burst (GRB) observations and , based on the Direct Demodulation Method (DDM), the image of the scanned sky region can be reconstructed. Here we introduce the mission and its progresses in aspects of payload, core sciences, ground calibration/facility , ground segment, data archive, software, in orbit performance, calibration, background model, observations and preliminary results .
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