Einstein Probe: a lobster-eye telescope for monitoring the x-ray sky
2018
The Einstein Probe (EP) is a small satellite dedicated to
time-domain astronomyto monitor the sky in the soft X-ray band. It is a mission led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and developed in its
space scienceprogramme with international collaboration. Its wide-field imaging capability is achieved by using established technology of the micro-pore lobster-eye X-ray focusing optics. Complementary to this is deep X-ray follow-up capability enabled by a Wolter-I type
X-ray telescope. EP is also capable of fast transient alerts triggering and downlink, aiming at multi-wavelength follow-up observations by the world-wide community. EP will enable systematic survey and characterisation of high-energy transients at unprecedented sensitivity, spatial resolution, grasp and monitoring
cadence. Its scientific goals are mainly concerned with discovering new or rare types of transients, including
tidal disruption events, supernova shock
breakouts, high-redshift GRBs, and of particular interest, electromagnetic sources of gravitational wave events.
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