Did you miss #XRU2023? Well, don't worry -- here's one of the highlights! Our own Javier Garcia presented a summary of how transformative HEX-P will be for studies of acccreting compact objects. #HEXPloreTheUniverse#XRaysAreTheBestRays
Oh no, the posters are coming down and we still have so many to share! Here's one from Suvi Gezari, with a conversation with Chat-HEX-P on the potentials of X-ray spectro-timing of extragalactic nuclear transients #HEAD20#HEXPloreTheUniverse
Have you seen Renee Ludlam's poster yet? HEX-P will unlock studies of XRBs -- detecting cyclotron lines above 80 keV, measuring magnetic fields in low-luminosity sources, constraining neutron star radii, and revealing the local conditions of XRBs. #HEAD20#HEXPloreTheUniverse
Our next poster is from Francesca Civano. Above 8 keV, HEX-P will directly resolve 60% of the Cosmic X-Ray Background through direct detections and, by stacking sources with low-energy components detected by our LET, 80% of the CXB! We will truly #HEXPloreTheUniverse! #HEAD20
PI Daniel Stern has a poster, too -- it's a quick overview of the mission concept. The conservative, non-cryogenic HEX-P design emphasizes flight-proven technologies. All new technologies are non-aggressive and have funded development plans to reach TRL 6 within 2 years! #HEAD20#HEXPloreTheUniverse
Another #HEXPloreTheUniverse poster at #HEAD20: Murray Brightman shows how HEX-P will enable significant improvements in the study of transient phenomena -- observing fainter, further, and broader with only one observatory.
Another highlight from yesterday as you wait for us to wake up: Peter Boorman showed how HEX-P will uncover the AGN population of our backyard. We won't just characterize the AGN we know about -- we'll learn about those we have yet to find! #HEAD20#HEXPloreTheUniverse
We want to thank everyone who attended our Splinter Session at the AAS #HEAD20 meeting! We're looking forward to talking with everyone over the rest of the meeting about what will be possible when we #HEXPloreTheUniverse