Gravitational wave high-energy Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky Monitor(GECAM)is a constellation with four instruments(launch date):GECAM-A/B(10 December 2020),GECAM-C(27 July 2022)and GECAM-D(13 March 2024),which ...Gravitational wave high-energy Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky Monitor(GECAM)is a constellation with four instruments(launch date):GECAM-A/B(10 December 2020),GECAM-C(27 July 2022)and GECAM-D(13 March 2024),which are dedicated to monitoring gamma-ray transients in all-sky.The primary science objectives of GECAM include Gamma-Ray Bursts(GRBs),Soft Gamma-ray Repeaters(SGRs),high energy counterparts of Gravitation Wave(GW)and Fast Radio Burst(FRB),Solar Flares(SFLs),as well as Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes(TGFs)and Terrestrial Electron Beams(TEBs).A series of observations and research have been made since the launch of GECAM-A/B.GECAM observations provide new insights into these highenergy transients,demonstrating the unique role of GECAM in the“multi-wavelength,multi-messenger”era.展开更多
The Space Advanced Technology demonstration satellite(SATech-01),a mission for low-cost space science and new technology experiments,organized by Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS),was successfully launched into a Sun-s...The Space Advanced Technology demonstration satellite(SATech-01),a mission for low-cost space science and new technology experiments,organized by Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS),was successfully launched into a Sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of~500 km on July 27,2022,from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre.Serving as an experimental platform for space science exploration and the demonstration of advanced common technologies in orbit,SATech-01 is equipped with 16 experimental payloads,including the solar upper transition region imager(SUTRI),the lobster eye imager for astronomy(LEIA),the high energy burst searcher(HEBS),and a High Precision Magnetic Field Measurement System based on a CPT Magnetometer(CPT).It also incorporates an imager with freeform optics,an integrated thermal imaging sensor,and a multi-functional integrated imager,etc.This paper provides an overview of SATech-01,including a technical description of the satellite and its scientific payloads,along with their on-orbit performance.展开更多
The Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope(HXMT)is an X-ray astronomical satellite in 1-250 keV,consisting of three collimated instruments.We present the in-flight calibration approach of the collimator alignment and Point S...The Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope(HXMT)is an X-ray astronomical satellite in 1-250 keV,consisting of three collimated instruments.We present the in-flight calibration approach of the collimator alignment and Point Spread Function(PSF)for HXMT,using both the direct fitting method and the imaging method.According to observational simulations of the Crab Nebula,we find that these two methods produce almost the same calibration accuracy of the alignment,and with a one-day scanning observation,the alignment can be calibrated to better than 0.45'and 0.1'along the wide and narrow directions of the Field of View(FOV)for a detector module,which corresponds to a localization accuracy of better than 0.1'and meets the scientific requirement.展开更多
文摘Gravitational wave high-energy Electromagnetic Counterpart All-sky Monitor(GECAM)is a constellation with four instruments(launch date):GECAM-A/B(10 December 2020),GECAM-C(27 July 2022)and GECAM-D(13 March 2024),which are dedicated to monitoring gamma-ray transients in all-sky.The primary science objectives of GECAM include Gamma-Ray Bursts(GRBs),Soft Gamma-ray Repeaters(SGRs),high energy counterparts of Gravitation Wave(GW)and Fast Radio Burst(FRB),Solar Flares(SFLs),as well as Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes(TGFs)and Terrestrial Electron Beams(TEBs).A series of observations and research have been made since the launch of GECAM-A/B.GECAM observations provide new insights into these highenergy transients,demonstrating the unique role of GECAM in the“multi-wavelength,multi-messenger”era.
基金supported by the Strategic Priority Program on Space Science,the Chinese Academy of Sciences。
文摘The Space Advanced Technology demonstration satellite(SATech-01),a mission for low-cost space science and new technology experiments,organized by Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS),was successfully launched into a Sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of~500 km on July 27,2022,from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre.Serving as an experimental platform for space science exploration and the demonstration of advanced common technologies in orbit,SATech-01 is equipped with 16 experimental payloads,including the solar upper transition region imager(SUTRI),the lobster eye imager for astronomy(LEIA),the high energy burst searcher(HEBS),and a High Precision Magnetic Field Measurement System based on a CPT Magnetometer(CPT).It also incorporates an imager with freeform optics,an integrated thermal imaging sensor,and a multi-functional integrated imager,etc.This paper provides an overview of SATech-01,including a technical description of the satellite and its scientific payloads,along with their on-orbit performance.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2009CB824800)
文摘The Hard X-ray Modulation Telescope(HXMT)is an X-ray astronomical satellite in 1-250 keV,consisting of three collimated instruments.We present the in-flight calibration approach of the collimator alignment and Point Spread Function(PSF)for HXMT,using both the direct fitting method and the imaging method.According to observational simulations of the Crab Nebula,we find that these two methods produce almost the same calibration accuracy of the alignment,and with a one-day scanning observation,the alignment can be calibrated to better than 0.45'and 0.1'along the wide and narrow directions of the Field of View(FOV)for a detector module,which corresponds to a localization accuracy of better than 0.1'and meets the scientific requirement.
