STROBE-X

X-ray timing and spectroscopy on dynamical timescales from microseconds to years 💫🕳💥 Proposed Probe-class X-ray space telescope for the Astro Decadal.

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Thanks to everyone who contributed to the concept and made it such a strong proposal!

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While STROBE-X was not selected in the Probe class mission competition, our team can be proud that we got a Category I ranking and a low risk rating, meaning that we were recommended by the review panel for selection but were displaced by “other programmatic factors”

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@LIGO Only STROBE-X can get lags measured to accuracies much better than the light-crossing time of the inner disk, so only @STROBEXastro can genuinely map out the spacetime of these black holes. Exciting! 9/9

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Happy #blackholeweek! Did you know that STROBE-X can measure the spins of accreting black holes using at least three different methods? A 🧵 about spins 1/9

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@LIGO This is crucially important because disks around black holes in binary systems change quickly, so the measurements need to be made before the system changes. 8/9

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Thank you to everyone who came to the STROBE-X Black Hole in One mini golf event at the #HEAD21 meeting! We had a great turn out and a lovely evening!

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With over 70% of its time dedicated to a General Observer program, STROBE-X is YOUR mission! From exoplanet habitability to tidal disruption events, supernova remnants to galaxy clusters, STROBE-X can unveil new insights across many topics. Get involved at https://t.co/6qe7rahTBQ

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Love black holes? So does STROBE-X! With more counts and more precise measurements on shorter timescales than ever before, STROBE-X will measure spins across the mass black hole range - stellar mass to supermassive.

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Gamma ray burst fans - get excited! @STROBEXastro will be able to constrain remnants in short GRBs potentially out a redshift of z=2. It will also provide a new look at long GRBs at high energies that can help solve open questions in the field.

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STROBE-X will be a game changer for TDAMM. From detecting & localising neutron star mergers to within 1’ on the sky and following up on neutrino sources coincident with blazar flares, @STROBEXastro can provide an unprecedented view into the fundamental physics of such phenomena!

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@STROBEXastro will have powerful synergies with other facilities. Instantaneous wide field sensitivity combined with deeper monitoring, make STROBE-X the ideal partner for wide field transient surveys. From radio through optical, gamma rays to neutrinos, STROBE-X is your friend!

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The two pointed instruments - HEMA (2-30 keV) and LEMA (0.2-12 keV) - will provide unprecedented sensitivity to probe flux and spectral variability over a huge dynamic range in brightness. HEMAs larger area ensures similar count rates from both instruments for typical spectra!

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The Wide Field Monitor can see a third of the sky at once. The data will come down in event mode (with good energy resolution). Not only is it a great science instrument in its own right, onboard processing can produce alerts & trigger autonomous follow up. The WFM can do it all!

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Each of STROBE-X’s instruments are highly modular - reducing cost, improving reliability, simplifying integration & test, and allowing easy scaling.