The Lynx X-ray Observatory: Concept study overview and status

Jessica A. Gaskin; Alexandra Dominguez; Karen Gelmis; John Jack Mulqueena; Douglas Swartz; Kevin McCarley; Feryal Özel; Alexey Vikhlinin; Daniel Schwartz; Harvey Tananbaum; Gary Blackwood; Jonathan Arenberg; William Purcell; Lynn Allen

doi:10.1117/12.2314149

The Lynx X-ray Observatory: Concept study overview and status

Jessica A. Gaskin, Alexandra Dominguez, Karen Gelmis, John Jack Mulqueena, Douglas Swartz, Kevin McCarley, Feryal Özel, Alexey Vikhlinin, Daniel Schwartz, Harvey Tananbaum, Gary Blackwood, Jonathan Arenberg, William Purcell, Lynn Allen

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Abstract

Lynx, one of four strategic mission concepts under study for the 2020 Astrophysics Decadal Survey, will provide leaps in capability over previous and planned X-ray missions, and will provide synergistic observations in the 2030s to a multitude of space- and ground-based observatories across all wavelengths. Lynx will have orders of magnitude improvement in sensitivity, on-axis sub-arcsecond imaging with arcsecond angular resolution over a large field of view, and high-resolution spectroscopy for point-like and extended sources. The Lynx architecture enables a broad range of unique and compelling science, to be carried out mainly through a General Observer Program. This Program is envisioned to include detecting the very first supermassive black holes, revealing the high-energy drivers of galaxy and structure formation, characterizing the mechanisms that govern stellar activity - including effects on planet habitability, and exploring the highest redshift galaxy clusters. An overview and status of the Lynx concept are summarized.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018
Subtitle of host publication	Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Editors	Shouleh Nikzad, Jan-Willem A. Den Herder, Kazuhiro Nakazawa
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Print)	9781510619517
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314149
State	Published - 2018
Event	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray - Austin, United States Duration: Jun 10 2018 → Jun 15 2018

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	10699
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Other	Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin
Period	6/10/18 → 6/15/18

Keywords

2020 Astrophysics Decadal
Lynx X-ray Observatory
Strategic Mission Concept
X-Ray Astronomy

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Gaskin, J. A., Dominguez, A., Gelmis, K., Mulqueena, J. J., Swartz, D., McCarley, K., Özel, F., Vikhlinin, A., Schwartz, D., Tananbaum, H., Blackwood, G., Arenberg, J., Purcell, W., & Allen, L. (2018). The Lynx X-ray Observatory: Concept study overview and status. In S. Nikzad, J.-W. A. Den Herder, & K. Nakazawa (Eds.), Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray Article 106990N (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10699). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314149

The Lynx X-ray Observatory: Concept study overview and status. / Gaskin, Jessica A.; Dominguez, Alexandra; Gelmis, Karen et al.
Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. ed. / Shouleh Nikzad; Jan-Willem A. Den Herder; Kazuhiro Nakazawa. SPIE, 2018. 106990N (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 10699).

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Gaskin, JA, Dominguez, A, Gelmis, K, Mulqueena, JJ, Swartz, D, McCarley, K, Özel, F, Vikhlinin, A, Schwartz, D, Tananbaum, H, Blackwood, G, Arenberg, J, Purcell, W & Allen, L 2018, The Lynx X-ray Observatory: Concept study overview and status. in S Nikzad, J-WA Den Herder & K Nakazawa (eds), Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray., 106990N, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 10699, SPIE, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, Austin, United States, 6/10/18. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2314149

Gaskin JA, Dominguez A, Gelmis K, Mulqueena JJ, Swartz D, McCarley K et al. The Lynx X-ray Observatory: Concept study overview and status. In Nikzad S, Den Herder JWA, Nakazawa K, editors, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2018: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray. SPIE. 2018. 106990N. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.2314149

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