Overview of the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS)
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-2023
Publication Title
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Abstract
The Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) is a Probe-class concept that will build on the legacy of the Chandra X-ray Observatory by providing low-background, arcsecond-resolution imaging in the 0.3-10 keV band across a 450 arcminute2 field of view, with an order of magnitude improvement in sensitivity. AXIS utilizes breakthroughs in the construction of lightweight segmented X-ray optics using single-crystal silicon, and developments in the fabrication of large-format, small-pixel, high readout rate CCD detectors with good spectral resolution, allowing a robust and cost-effective design. Further, AXIS will be responsive to target-of-opportunity alerts and, with onboard transient detection, will be a powerful facility for studying the time-varying X-ray universe, following on from the legacy of the Neil Gehrels (Swift) X-ray observatory that revolutionized studies of the transient X-ray Universe. In this paper, we present an overview of AXIS, highlighting the prime science objectives driving the AXIS concept and how the observatory design will achieve these objectives.
Department
Chemistry, Physics, and Astronomy
Volume Number
12678
DOI
10.1117/12.2677468
Recommended Citation
Reynolds, Christopher S.; Kara, Erin A.; Mushotzky, Richard F.; Ptak, Andrew; Koss, Michael J.; Williams, Brian J.; Allen, Steven W.; Bauer, Franz E.; Bautz, Marshall; Bodaghee, Arash; Burdge, Kevin B.; Cappelluti, Nico; Cenko, Brad; Chartas, George; Chan, Kai Wing; Corrales, Lía; Daylan, Tansu; Falcone, Abraham D.; Foord, Adi; and Grant, Catherine E., "Overview of the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS)" (2023). Faculty and Staff Works. 446.
https://kb.gcsu.edu/fac-staff/446