The High-Resolution Spectroscopic Imaging (HSI) Mission

F. A. Harrison; S. E. Boggs; F. E. Christensen; N. Gehrels; J. E. Grindlay; C. M.H. Chen; W. W. Craig; C. J. Hailey; P. Pinto; S. E. Thorsett; J. Tueller; D. Windt; S. E. Woosley

doi:10.1117/12.461280

The High-Resolution Spectroscopic Imaging (HSI) Mission

F. A. Harrison, S. E. Boggs, F. E. Christensen, N. Gehrels, J. E. Grindlay, C. M.H. Chen, W. W. Craig, C. J. Hailey, P. Pinto, S. E. Thorsett, J. Tueller, D. Windt, S. E. Woosley

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The High-Resolution Spectroscopic Imaging Mission is designed to be the first instrument to make true images of the hard X-ray/soft gamma-ray (2 - 600 keV) sky. By focusing energetic X-rays and low-energy gamma-rays, HSI will observe the cosmos with an unprecedented combination of sensitivity, spectral resolution, and angular resolving power. HSI is based on an array of multilayer grazing-incidence optics focusing onto high-resolution solid-state germanium pixel detectors with a focal length of 30 - 50 m. This paper describes the primary scientific objectives, technical approach to the instrumentation, and mission design.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	345-352
Number of pages	8
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	4851
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461280
State	Published - 2002
Event	X-ray and Gamma-Ray telescopes and Instruments for Astronomy - Waikoloa, HI, United States Duration: Aug 24 2002 → Aug 28 2002

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Harrison, F. A., Boggs, S. E., Christensen, F. E., Gehrels, N., Grindlay, J. E., Chen, C. M. H., Craig, W. W., Hailey, C. J., Pinto, P., Thorsett, S. E., Tueller, J., Windt, D., & Woosley, S. E. (2002). The High-Resolution Spectroscopic Imaging (HSI) Mission. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 4851(1), 345-352. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.461280

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