The Soft X-ray Imager (SXI) on-board the THESEUS mission

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P. T. O’Brien · University of Leicester

E. Bozzo · Swiss Institute of Comparative Law

R. Willingale · University of Leicester

I. Hutchinson · University of Leicester

J. Osborne · University of Leicester

L. Amati · Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille

D. Götz ·

Abstract

We summarize in this contribution the capabilities, design status, and the en- abling technologies of the Soft X-ray Imager (SXI) planned to be on-board the THESEUS mission. We describe its central role in making THESEUS a powerful machine to probe the physical conditions of the early Universe (close to the reionization era) and to explore the time-domain Universe.

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Particle Detector Development and Performance Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena

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Published in: arXiv (Cornell University)

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1802.01675

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The Soft X-ray Imager (SXI) on-board the THESEUS mission

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