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A probe-class mission concept to build a new work horse for X-ray Astronomy. Specifications subject to change as mission is further developed. Interested volunteers always welcome!
Websitehttps://hexp.org/
Bandpass0.1 - 150 keV
Effective AreaThousands of cm^2 from ~1-100 keV
Timing Resolutionmicrosecond
We made an appearance at #HRXS23 -- Thanks to Javier Garcia for sharing how our vision for a broadband future will complement all of the wonderful science being done at high spectral resolution.
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
The week is over in Athens, and so ends the #XRay Universe conference hosted by our esteemed colleagues at XMM. There were a good number of #HEXP fans in attendance sharing their excitement for what we will learn when we #HEXPloreTheUniverse! We will post a recap of the highlights soon. #XRU2023 #XRaysAreTheBestRays #Astrodon #Astronomy #Astrophysics
This poster by Shifra Mandel focuses on what HEX-P will enable in the Galactic Center. There is a cornucopia of sources there, both point sources and diffuse, as well as flares from Sgr A* -- the hiccups of the supermassive black hole! #HEAD20
Here's another poster from #HEAD20, this one from Matteo Bachetti. He simulated how HEX-P will enable exceptional new studies of ULXs -- with the resolution needed to separate sources, the sensitivity to detect them in short exposures, and the bandpass to see new behaviors.
Here's a poster from @amruta, on how HEX-P will change our understanding of pulsars. HEX-P will allow us to detect and study pulsars in crowded environments, and to study geometries of intra-binary shocks. We'll learn about companion ablation and orbital evolution. #HEAD20
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
Here's Dan Wilkins with his poster on the HEX-P perspective on AGN. These observations will revolutionize our understanding of supermassive black hole growth and the important effect that these objects have on their host galaxies and the formation of structure in the Universe. #HEAD20
#HEAD20 isn't over yet, and we still have posters to share! Nicole Rodriguez Cavero demonstrates how the highest-energy sensitivities of HEX-P will enable us to discern coronal geometries generated from the kerrC relativistic ray-tracing code.
Daniel finishes with a shoutout to all of the 22 HEX-P posters. If you're in Hawaii, please take a look at them! And, if you're not -- well, we'll keep on posting them for your benefit on the #HEAD20 hashtag!