Measuring the cosmic X-ray background accurately

被引:1
作者
Li, Hancheng [1 ]
Walter, Roland [1 ]
Produit, Nicolas [1 ]
Hubert, Fiona [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Geneva, Dept Astron, 16 Chemin Ecogia, CH-1290 Versoix, Switzerland
[2] EPF Ecole Ingn E S, 55 Ave President Wilson, FR-94230 Cachan, France
基金
瑞士国家科学基金会;
关键词
Instrumentation center dot Detectors; X-rays center dot Diffuse background; ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEUS; LUMINOSITY FUNCTION; ABSORBED AGNS; CHANDRA; SPECTRUM; EVOLUTION; SCINTILLATORS; POPULATION; INTENSITY; EMISSION;
D O I
10.1007/s10686-023-09896-7
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Synthesis Synthesis models of the diffuse Cosmic X-ray Background (CXB) suggest that it can be resolved into discrete sources, primarily Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs). Measuring the CXB accurately offers a unique probe to study the AGN population in the nearby Universe. Current hard X-ray instruments suffer from the time-dependent background and cross-calibration issues. As a result, their measurements of the CXB normalization have an uncertainty of the order of similar to 15%. In this paper, we present the concept and simulated performances of a CXB detector, which could be operated on different platforms. With a 16-Unit CubeSat mission running for more than two years in space, such a detector could measure the CXB normalization with similar to 1% uncertainty.
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页码:141 / 170
页数:30
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