The Microchannel X-ray Telescope for the Gamma-Ray Burst mission SVOM
arXiv:1407.2406 · doi:10.1117/12.2054898
Abstract
We present the Microchannel X-ray Telescope, a new light and compact focussing telescope that will be flying on the Sino-French SVOM mission dedicated to Gamma-Ray Burst science. The MXT design is based on the coupling of square pore micro-channel plates with a low noise pnCCD. MXT will provide an effective area of about 50 cmsq, and its point spread function is expected to be better than 3.7 arc min (FWHM) on axis. The estimated sensitivity is adequate to detect all the afterglows of the SVOM GRBs, and to localize them to better then 60 arc sec after five minutes of observation.
arXiv comment12 pages, 8 figures, to be published in SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, Montreal, June 2014
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