Speaker
Prof.
silvia zane
(mssl, ucl)
Description
The enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry ( eXTP ) mission is a mission
concept developed by an international Consortium led by the Institute
of High Energy Physics (IHEP) of the Chinese Academy
of Sciences, and with a substantial EU contribution. The mission is
expected to be launched around 2025.
The scientific payload of eXTP consists of four instruments: The
Spectroscopic Focusing Array (SFA), the Polarimetry Focusing array
(PFA), the Large Area Detector (LAD) and the Wide Field
Monitor (WFM). eXTP is conceived as the most powerful and
general observatory for compact
Galactic and bright extragalactic objects ever.
It will offer for the first time the most
complete diagnostics of compact sources: excellent spectral, timing and
polarimetry sensitivity on a single payload.
In this talk I will present the mission concept and the
characteristics of the 4 instruments. I will then present the science
potential of the eXTP mission, with particular emphasis on
studies of strongly magnetized objects (magnetar candidates,
accreting and rotation powered pulsars) and on the expected
eXTP impact on QED and EOS studies.
Primary author
Prof.
silvia zane
(mssl, ucl)
