The Scientific Performance of the Microchannel X-ray Telescope on board the SVOM Mission

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Götz, M. Boutelier, V. Burwitz, R. Chipaux, B. Cordier, C. Feldman, and 14 more This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2064925/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Published Journal Publication published 01 Feb, 2023 Read the published version in Experimental Astronomy → Version 1 posted 7 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract The Microchannel X-ray Telescope (MXT) will be the first focusing X-ray telescope based on a "Lobster-Eye" optical design to be flown on Sino-French mission SVOM. SVOM will be dedicated to the study of Gamma-Ray Bursts and more generally time-domain astrophysics. The MXT telescope is a compact (focal length ∼ 1.15 m) and light (< 42 kg) instrument, sensitive in the 0.2–10 keV energy range. It is composed of an optical system, based on micro-pore optics (MPOs) of 40 µm pore size, coupled to a low-noise pnCDD X-ray detector. In this paper we describe the expected scientific performance of the MXT telescope, based on the End-to-End calibration campaign performed in fall 2021, before the integration of the SVOM payload on the satellite. Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Published Journal Publication published 01 Feb, 2023 Read the published version in Experimental Astronomy → Version 1 posted Editorial decision: Major revision 18 Oct, 2022 Reviews received at journal 13 Oct, 2022 Reviewers agreed at journal 05 Oct, 2022 Reviewers invited by journal 03 Oct, 2022 Editor assigned by journal 30 Sep, 2022 Submission checks completed at journal 22 Sep, 2022 First submitted to journal 14 Sep, 2022 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. 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