Physics and astrophysics of strong magnetic field systems with eXTP

Andrea Santangelo, Silvia Zane, Hua Feng, Ren Xin Xu, Victor Doroshenko, Enrico Bozzo, Ilaria Caiazzo, Francesco Coti Zelati, Paolo Esposito, Denis González-Caniulef, Jeremy Heyl, Daniela Huppenkothen, Gianluca Israel, Zhao Sheng Li, Lin Lin, Roberto Mignani, Nanda Rea, Mauro Orlandini, Roberto Taverna, Hao TongRoberto Turolla, Cristina Baglio, Federico Bernardini, Niccolo’ Bucciantini, Marco Feroci, Felix Fürst, Ersin Göğüş, Can Güngör, Long Ji, Fang Jun Lu, Antonios Manousakis, Sandro Mereghetti, Romana Mikusincova, Biswajit Paul, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, George Younes, Andrea Tiengo, Yu Peng Xu, Anna Watts, Shu Zhang, Shuang Nan Zhan

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    Abstract

    In this paper we present the science potential of the enhanced X-ray Timing and Polarimetry (eXTP) mission for studies of strongly magnetized objects. We will focus on the physics and astrophysics of strongly magnetized objects, namely magnetars, accreting X-ray pulsars, and rotation powered pulsars. We also discuss the science potential of eXTP for QED studies. Developed by an international Consortium led by the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the eXTP mission is expected to be launched in the mid 2020s.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Article number29505
    JournalScience China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy
    Volume62
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Feb 1 2019

    Keywords

    • QED
    • accreting pulsars
    • eXTP
    • magnetars
    • neutron stars

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Physics and Astronomy

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