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The 100-m X-ray test facility at IHEP.

Authors :
Wang, Yusa
Zhao, Zijian
Hou, Dongjie
Yang, Xiongtao
Chen, Can
Li, Xinqiao
Zhu, Yuxuan
Zhao, Xiaofan
Ma, Jia
Xu, He
Chen, Yupeng
Wang, Guofeng
Lu, Fangjun
Zhang, Shuangnan
Zhang, Shu
Chen, Yong
Xu, Yupeng
Source :
Experimental Astronomy. Apr2023, Vol. 55 Issue 2, p427-445. 19p.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

The 100-m X-ray Test Facility of the Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) was initially proposed in 2012 for the test and calibration of the X-ray detectors of the Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) with the capability to support future X-ray missions. The large instrument chamber connected with a long vacuum tube can accommodate the X-ray mirror, focal plane detector and other instruments. The X-ray sources are installed at the other end of the vacuum tube with a distance of 105 m, which can provide an almost parallel X-ray beam covering 0.2 ∼ 60 keV energy band. The X-ray mirror modules of the Einstein Probe (EP) and the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission (eXTP) and payload of the Gravitational wave high-energy Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky Monitor (GECAM) have been tested and calibrated with this facility. It has been also used to characterize the focal plane camera and aluminum filter used on the Einstein Probe. In this paper, we will introduce the overall configuration and capability of the facility, and give a brief introduction of some calibration results performed with this facility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
09226435
Volume :
55
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Experimental Astronomy
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
163023238
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-022-09872-7