4 papers
Calibration database design for the wide-field X-ray telescope on board the Einstein Probe
Huaqing Cheng, Hai-Wu Pan, Yuan Liu +6
The wide-field X-ray telescope (WXT) is the primary payload of the Einstein Probe (EP) mission. Utilizing innovative lobster-eye micro-pore optics (MPO), it achieves an unprecedent…
In-flight calibration of the Wide-field X-ray Telescope on board the Einstein Probe
Huaqing Cheng, Hai-Wu Pan, Yuan Liu +14
By utilizing novel lobster-eye optics, the Wide-field X-ray Telescope (WXT) onboard the Einstein Probe (EP) satellite achieves an unprecedented combination of a large instantaneous…
Ground Calibration Result of the Wide-field X-ray Telescope (WXT) onboard the Einstein Probe
Huaqing Cheng, Chen Zhang, Zhixing Ling +24
We report on results of the on-ground X-ray calibration of the Wide-field X-ray Telescope (WXT) built from novel lobster-eye micro-pore optics, onboard the Einstein Probe (EP) sate…
LEIA discovery of the longest-lasting and most energetic stellar X-ray flare ever detected
Xuan Mao, He-Yang Liu, Song Wang +40
The Lobster Eye Imager for Astronomy (LEIA) detected a new X-ray transient on 2022 November 7, identified as a superflare event occurring on a nearby K-type giant star HD 251108. T…