立方星软X射线偏振计PolarLight的在轨运行与性能
天体物理仪器与方法
2021-01-06 v1
摘要
PolarLight是搭载于立方星上的紧凑型软X射线偏振计，于2018年10月29日发射至近地轨道。2019年3月，PolarLight开始全面运行，此后对蟹状星云、Sco X-1及背景区域进行了定期观测。本文报道PolarLight在轨的运行、定标与性能。基于此，我们探讨了如何运行低成本、共享式的空间天文立方星，以及立方星如何在现代空间天文学中通过技术演示、科学观测和学生培养发挥作用。
引用
@article{arxiv.2009.00933,
title = {In-orbit Operation and Performance of the CubeSat Soft X-ray Polarimeter PolarLight},
author = {Hong Li and Xiangyun Long and Hua Feng and Qiong Wu and Jiahui Huang and Weichun Jiang and Massimo Minuti and Dongxin Yang and Saverio Citraro and Hikmat Nasimi and Jiandong Yu and Ge Jin and Ming Zeng and Peng An and Luca Baldini and Ronaldo Bellazzini and Alessandro Brez and Luca Latronico and Carmelo Sgro and Gloria Spandre and Michele Pinchera and Fabio Muleri and Paolo Soffitta and Enrico Costa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2009.00933},
year = {2021}
}
备注
accepted for publication in Advances in Space Research