ASTRO-H White Paper - Broad-band Spectroscopy and Polarimetry
Abstract
The broad energy range spanned by ASTRO-H instruments, from ~0.3 to 600 keV, with its high spectral resolution calorimeter and sensitive hard X-ray imaging, offers unique opportunities to study black holes and their environments. The ability to measure polarization is particularly novel, with potential sources including blazars, Galactic pulsars and X-ray binaries. In this White Paper, we present an overview of the synergistic instrumental capabilities and the improvements over prior missions. We also show how ASTRO-H fits into the multi-wavelength landscape. We present in more detail examples and simulations of key science ASTRO-H can achieve in a typical 100 ksec observation when data from all four instruments are combined. Specifically, we consider observations of black-hole source (Cyg X-1 and GRS 1915+105), blazars (Mrk 421 and Mrk 501), a quasar (3C 273), radio galaxies (Centaurus A and 3C 120), and active galaxies with a strong starburst (Circinus and NGC 4945). We will also address possible new discoveries expected from ASTRO-H.
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@article{arxiv.1412.1190,
title = {ASTRO-H White Paper - Broad-band Spectroscopy and Polarimetry},
author = {P. Coppi and L. Stawarz and C. Done and Y. Fukazawa and P. Gandhi and K. Hagino and S. LaMassa and P. Laurent and G. Madejski and T. Mizuno and K. Mukai and H. Odaka and H. Tajima and Y. Tanaka and F. Tombesi and M. Urry},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1412.1190},
year = {2019}
}
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31 pages, 18 figures, ASTRO-H White Paper