The Wide Field X-Ray Telescope (WFXT) is a medium-class mission designed to be 2-orders-of-magnitude more sensitive than any previous or planned X-ray mission for large area surveys and to match in sensitivity the next generation of wide-area optical, IR and radio surveys. Using an innovative wide-field X-ray optics design, WFXT provides a field of view of 1 square degree (10x Chandra) with an angular resolution of 5′′ (Half Energy Width, HEW) nearly constant over the entire field, and a large collecting area (1 m2, >10x Chandra) over the 0.1-7 keV band. WFXT’s low-Earth orbit also minimizes the particle background. In five years of operation, WFXT will carry out three extragalactic surveys.
The Wide Field X-ray Telescope / Paolillo, Maurizio. - (2009).
The Wide Field X-ray Telescope
PAOLILLO, MAURIZIO
2009
Abstract
The Wide Field X-Ray Telescope (WFXT) is a medium-class mission designed to be 2-orders-of-magnitude more sensitive than any previous or planned X-ray mission for large area surveys and to match in sensitivity the next generation of wide-area optical, IR and radio surveys. Using an innovative wide-field X-ray optics design, WFXT provides a field of view of 1 square degree (10x Chandra) with an angular resolution of 5′′ (Half Energy Width, HEW) nearly constant over the entire field, and a large collecting area (1 m2, >10x Chandra) over the 0.1-7 keV band. WFXT’s low-Earth orbit also minimizes the particle background. In five years of operation, WFXT will carry out three extragalactic surveys.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
