SIMBOL-X, an X-ray telescope for the 0.5-70 keV range
Philippe Ferrando (Service d'Astrophysique, CEA/Saclay, France)

TL;DR
SIMBOL-X is a proposed high-energy X-ray telescope using formation flying of two spacecrafts to achieve unprecedented spatial resolution and sensitivity in the 0.5-70 keV range for studying high energy astrophysical sources.
Contribution
It introduces a novel formation flying configuration with two spacecrafts to extend X-ray imaging capabilities up to 70 keV.
Findings
Maximum effective area of ~600 cm²
Spatial resolution of 20 arcsec HEW
Energy coverage up to 70 keV
Abstract
SIMBOL-X is a high energy "mini" satellite class mission that is proposed by a European collaboration for a launch in 2009. SIMBOL-X is making use of a classical X-ray mirror, of ~600 cm2 maximum effective area, with a 30 m focal length in order to cover energies up to several tens of keV. This focal length will be achieved through the use of two spacecrafts in a formation flying configuration. This will give to SIMBOL-X unprecedented spatial resolution (20 arcsec HEW) and sensitivity in the hard X-ray range. By its coverage, from 0.5 to 70 keV, and sensitivity, SIMBOL-X will be an excellent instrument for the study of high energy processes in a large number of sources, both compact and extended.
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Taxonomy
TopicsAdvanced X-ray and CT Imaging · Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques · Particle Detector Development and Performance
