Characteristics and Modeling of the In-flight Instrumental Background of FXT Onboard Einstein Probe
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DOI: 10.1088/1674-4527/ae05f8
Abstract: The in-flight instrumental background of the Follow-up X-ray Telescope (FXT) onboard Einstein Probe mission is analysed in this work by utilizing observations collected during the performance verification phase and subsequent dedicated filter wheel closed observations.… read more here.
Keywords: fxt onboard; flight instrumental; instrumental background; onboard einstein ... See more keywords
Design and verification of the electric control box of Einstein Probe Follow-up X-ray Telescope
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DOI: 10.1117/1.jatis.11.3.038001
Abstract: Abstract. The Follow-up X-ray Telescope (FXT) is one of the two scientific payloads aboard the Einstein Probe (EP) satellite. The electric control box (EC-Box) is an important device of the FXT. The EC-Box consists of… read more here.
Keywords: follow ray; ray telescope; control; einstein probe ... See more keywords
Optical design and simulation of Einstein Probe satellite follow-up x-ray telescope
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DOI: 10.1117/1.oe.60.2.025102
Abstract: Abstract. The Follow-up X-ray Telescope (FXT), a key payload onboard the Einstein Probe sallite (EP), is equipped with a Wolter-I x-ray focusing mirror system. We introduce the principle of such a mirror system and analyze… read more here.
Keywords: mirror; ray; follow ray; einstein probe ... See more keywords