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Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) also known as Insight () is a Chinese
Configuration
(Hard X-ray telescope design) c.2004 The main NaI detectors have an area of 286 cm2 each, and cover the 20–200 keV energy range. Data analysis is planned to be by a direct algebraic method, "direct demodulation",HXMT.cn
The direct demodulation method
(Imaging by direct deconvolution) c.2004 which has shown promise in de-convolving the raw data into images while preserving excellent angular and energy resolution. The satellite has three payloads, the high energy X-ray Telescope (20–250 keV), the medium energy X-ray telescope (5–30 keV), and the low energy X-ray telescope (1–15 keV)
Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) also known as Insight () is a Chinese X-ray
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space observatory, launched on June 15, 2017 to observe black hole
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s, neutron star
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s, active galactic nuclei
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and other phenomena based on their X-ray and gamma-ray emissions. Andrew Jones. It is based on the JianBing 3 imagery reconnaissance satellite series platform.
The project, a joint collaboration of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China
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* Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister
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, the Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS; ) is the national academy for natural sciences and the highest consultancy for science and technology of the People's Republic of China. It is the world's largest research organization, with 106 research i ...
, and Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University (THU) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Constructio ...
, has been under development since 2000.
Payload
The main scientific instrument is an array of 18 NaI(Tl)/CsI(na) slat-collimated "phoswich" scintillation detectors, collimated to 5.7°×1° overlapping fields of view.HXMT.cnConfiguration
(Hard X-ray telescope design) c.2004 The main NaI detectors have an area of 286 cm2 each, and cover the 20–200 keV energy range. Data analysis is planned to be by a direct algebraic method, "direct demodulation",HXMT.cn
The direct demodulation method
(Imaging by direct deconvolution) c.2004 which has shown promise in de-convolving the raw data into images while preserving excellent angular and energy resolution. The satellite has three payloads, the high energy X-ray Telescope (20–250 keV), the medium energy X-ray telescope (5–30 keV), and the low energy X-ray telescope (1–15 keV)
See also
*X-ray astronomy
X-ray astronomy is an observational branch of astronomy which deals with the study of X-ray observation and detection from astronomical objects. X-radiation is absorbed by the Earth's atmosphere, so instruments to detect X-rays must be taken to ...
* X-ray astronomy satellite
References
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