$Insight$-HXMT Science Operations

TL;DR

This paper describes the science operations of the $Insight$-HXMT satellite, focusing on how it manages observation proposals, scheduling, and payload monitoring to facilitate X-ray astronomy research.

Contribution

It provides a detailed overview of the operational procedures and systems used for managing $Insight$-HXMT's scientific observations.

Findings

Efficient proposal evaluation and scheduling systems implemented.

Successful monitoring of payload health and status.

Support for broad band X-ray surveys and variability studies.

Abstract

The Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope ($Insight$-HXMT) was successfully launched on June 15th, 2017. It performs broad band X-ray scan survey of the Galactic Plane to detect new black holes and other objects in active states. It also observes X-ray binaries to study their X-ray variabilities. Here we will introduce the Science Operations of $Insight$-HXMT, which is responsible for collecting and evaluating observation proposals, scheduling observations, and monitoring the working status of the payloads.