Simbol-X: mission overview
Simbol-X: mission overview
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Simbol-X：任务概述
DOI：
10.1117/12.673266
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2006
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通讯作者：
G. Tagliaferri
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作者：
P. Ferrando;M. Arnaud;U. Briel;O. Citterio;R. Clédassou;P. Duchon;F. Fiore;P. Giommi;A. Goldwurm;G. Hasinger;E. Kendziorra;P. Laurent;F. Lebrun;O. Limousin;G. Malaguti;S. Mereghetti;G. Micela;G. Pareschi;Y. Rio;J. Roques;L. Strüder;G. Tagliaferri
Simbol-X 是一项硬 X 射线任务，工作范围约为 0.5-80 keV，由法国和意大利航天局合作，德国实验室参与，计划于 2013 年发射。Simbol-X 依靠两艘编队飞行配置的航天器，首次使用 20-30 m 焦距 X 射线镜来聚焦能量高于 10 keV 的 X 射线，从而使角分辨率提高两个数量级以上以及硬 X 射线范围内相对于非聚焦技术的灵敏度。 Simbol-X 革命性的仪器功能将使我们能够阐明高能天体物理学中的突出问题，例如与黑洞吸积物理和普查以及粒子加速机制相关的问题，这是该任务的主要科学目标。在经过 CNES 在选择编队飞行科学任务的背景下进行的全面评估研究后，Simbol-X 被选为由 CNES 和 ASI 联合进行的 A 阶段研究。本文介绍了任务科学目标、仪器现状和任务设计。
Simbol-X is a hard X-ray mission, operating in the ~ 0.5-80 keV range, proposed as a collaboration between the French and Italian space agencies with participation of German laboratories for a launch in 2013. Relying on two spacecraft in a formation flying configuration, Simbol-X uses for the first time a 20-30 m focal length X-ray mirror to focus X-rays with energy above 10 keV, resulting in over two orders of magnitude improvement in angular resolution and sensitivity in the hard X-ray range with respect to non-focusing techniques. The Simbol-X revolutionary instrumental capabilities will allow us to elucidate outstanding questions in high energy astrophysics such as those related to black-holes accretion physics and census, and to particle acceleration mechanisms, which are the prime science objectives of the mission. After having undergone a thorough assessment study performed by CNES in the context of a selection of a formation flight scientific mission, Simbol-X has been selected for a phase A study to be jointly conducted by CNES and ASI. The mission science objectives, the current status of the instrumentation and mission design are presented in this paper.