Abstract
This paper describes the next generation X-ray observatory XEUS which has been submitted to the European Space Agency in the framework of the Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 competition and has been selected for an assessment study. The paper summarizes the scientific goals and instrumental concepts of the proposed X-ray telescope with 5 m2 effective area and angular resolution better than 5 arc sec.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 139-168 |
| Number of pages | 30 |
| Journal | Experimental Astronomy |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 2009 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Space and Planetary Science