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Insight-HXMT observations of the first binary neutron star merger GW170817
Finding the electromagnetic (EM) counterpart of binary compact star merger, especially the binary neutron star (BNS) merger, is critically important for gravitational wave (GW) astronomy, cosmology and fundame...
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The enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission—eXTP
In this paper we present the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission—eXTP. eXTP is a space science mission designed to study fundamental physics under extreme conditions of density, gravity and magnetism...
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PolarLight: a CubeSat X-ray polarimeter based on the gas pixel detector
The gas pixel detector (GPD) is designed and developed for high-sensitivity astronomical X-ray polarimetry, which is a new window about to open in a few years. Due to the small mass, low power, and compact geo...
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Overview to the Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (Insight-HXMT) Satellite
As China’s first X-ray astronomical satellite, the Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT), which was dubbed as Insight-HXMT after the launch on June 15, 2017, is a wide-band (1-250 keV) slat-collimator-based X-ra...
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The Medium Energy X-ray telescope (ME) onboard the Insight-HXMT astronomy satellite
The Medium Energy X-ray telescope (ME) is one of the three main telescopes on board the Insight hard X-ray modulation telescope (Insight-HXMT) astronomy satellite. ME contains 1728 pixels of Si-PIN detectors sens...
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Re-detection and a possible time variation of soft X-ray polarization from the Crab
The Crab nebula is so far the only celestial object with a statistically significant detection in soft X-ray polarimetry1–4, a window that has not been explored in astronomy since the 1970s. However, soft X-ray p...
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Author Correction: Re-detection and a possible time variation of soft X-ray polarization from the Crab
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Open AccessInsight-HXMT observations of jet-like corona in a black hole X-ray binary MAXI J1820+070
A black hole X-ray binary produces hard X-ray radiation from its corona and disk when the accreting matter heats up. During an outburst, the disk and corona co-evolves with each other. However, such an evoluti...
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In-orbit performance of ME onboard Insight-HXMT in the first 5 years
The medium-energy X-ray telescope (ME) is a collimated X-ray telescope onboard the Insight hard X-ray modulation telescope (Insight-HXMT) satellite. It has 1728 Si-PIN pixels readout using 54 low noise applicatio...
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Studies of the linearity of the readout module assembling using the eXTP-GPD chips
The Gas Pixel Detector (GPD) is a key part of the Polarimetry Focusing Array (PFA) sub-system onboard the enhance X-ray Timing and Polarimetry mission (eXTP). The GPD can accurately provide the polarized angle...
