Scheduled for launch in 2030,the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarization(eXTP)telescope is a Chinese space-based mission aimed at studying extreme conditions and phenomena in astrophysics.eXTP will feature three main p...Scheduled for launch in 2030,the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarization(eXTP)telescope is a Chinese space-based mission aimed at studying extreme conditions and phenomena in astrophysics.eXTP will feature three main payloads:Spectroscopy Focusing Array(SFA),Polarimetry Focusing Array(PFA),and a Wide-field Camera(W2C).This white paper outlines observatory science,incorporating key scientific advances and instrumental changes since the publication of the previous white paper.We will discuss perspectives of eXTP on the research domains of flare stars,supernova remnants,pulsar wind nebulae,cataclysmic variables,X-ray binaries,ultraluminous X-ray sources,active galactic nucleus(AGN),and pulsar-based positioning and timekeeping.展开更多
In this paper we describe the potential of the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry(eXTP) mission for studies related to accretion flows in the strong field gravity regime around both stellar-mass and supermassive bl...In this paper we describe the potential of the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry(eXTP) mission for studies related to accretion flows in the strong field gravity regime around both stellar-mass and supermassive black-holes. eXTP has the unique capability of using advanced "spectral-timing-polarimetry" techniques to analyze the rapid variations with three orthogonal diagnostics of the flow and its geometry, yielding unprecedented insight into the inner accreting regions, the effects of strong field gravity on the material within them and the powerful outflows which are driven by the accretion process.展开更多
基金supported by the China’s Space Origins Exploration Program,the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12273010,12333007,12433004,12233002,12373041,and 12422306)the International Partnership Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.113111KYSB20190020)+9 种基金the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDA15020100)the Spanish MICIU(Grant Nos.PID2021-124581OB-I0,PID2024-155316NB-I00,and 2021SGR00426)the Ramon y Cajal Fellowship(Grant Nos.RYC2021-032718-I,and RYC2018-025950-I)the European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR,the Spanish MINECO(Grant Nos.PID2022-136828NB-C44,and PID2023-148661NB-I00)the E.U.FEDER Funds,the AGAUR/Generalitat de Catalunya(Grant No.SGR-386/2021)the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft(DFG,German Research Foundation)-Projektnummer(Grant No.549824807)the Programma di Ricerca Fondamentale INAF 2023,the National SKA Program of China(Grant No.2020SKA0120300)the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2021YFA0718500)the Xinjiang Tianchi Program,the Hong Kong Government under HKU(Grant No.17304524)the Bagui Scholars Program.
文摘Scheduled for launch in 2030,the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarization(eXTP)telescope is a Chinese space-based mission aimed at studying extreme conditions and phenomena in astrophysics.eXTP will feature three main payloads:Spectroscopy Focusing Array(SFA),Polarimetry Focusing Array(PFA),and a Wide-field Camera(W2C).This white paper outlines observatory science,incorporating key scientific advances and instrumental changes since the publication of the previous white paper.We will discuss perspectives of eXTP on the research domains of flare stars,supernova remnants,pulsar wind nebulae,cataclysmic variables,X-ray binaries,ultraluminous X-ray sources,active galactic nucleus(AGN),and pulsar-based positioning and timekeeping.
基金financial contribution from the agreement ASI-INAF n.2017-14-H.Osupport of the Chinese Academy of Sciences through the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.XDA15020100)the Polish National Science Centre(Grant No.2013/10/M/ST9/00729)
文摘In this paper we describe the potential of the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry(eXTP) mission for studies related to accretion flows in the strong field gravity regime around both stellar-mass and supermassive black-holes. eXTP has the unique capability of using advanced "spectral-timing-polarimetry" techniques to analyze the rapid variations with three orthogonal diagnostics of the flow and its geometry, yielding unprecedented insight into the inner accreting regions, the effects of strong field gravity on the material within them and the powerful outflows which are driven by the accretion process.
