HE3 - Future prospects in high energy astrophysics |
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Vikhlinin, Alexey |
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Vikhlinin, A.; Tananbaum, H.; Weisskopf, M.; Gaskin, J.; Allen, S.; Brandt, N.; Burrows, D.; Fabbiano, P.; Feigelson, E.; Forman, W. R.; Heinz, S.; Jones, C.; Kouveliotou, C.; Kravtsov, A.; Markevitch, M.; Mushotzky, R.; Natarajan, P.; Nowak, M.; Osten, R.; Ozel, F.; Romani, R.; Townsley, L.; |
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X-ray astrophysics with an X-ray Surveyor mission |
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Abstract |
Over the past 15 years, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has explored the high energy universe with ~half-arcsec angular resolution. Chandra studies have deepened our understanding of topics as diverse as the co-evolution of supermassive black holes and their host galaxies, the investigation of dark energy and dark matter, and the tracing of stellar evolution from star formation to supernova explosions. While there has been tremendous progress, it is also clear that many Chandra observations are photon-limited, leaving us with driving scientific questions which require a high angular resolution successor to Chandra with 1.5-2 orders of magnitude greater collecting area and next generation science instruments. We will discuss the expansion of discovery space and new science topics possible with such an observatory. |
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