Extreme Physics via X-rays from Black Holes and ‘Neutron’ Stars
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A combination of microchannel plate optics and a 32×32 pixel microcalorimeter would allow the successor to the Rossi XTE to explore new domains of spectroscopic timing in a MIDEX class mission. With ∼10 times the area and ∼100 times the spectral resolution of the PCA (and 10 times that of silicon detectors) such a mission would be able to explore redshifts and plasma conditions in weak line features over a wide range of celestial sources. This would allow several tests of basic physics, both QED/QCD and GR.
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تاریخ انتشار 2004