A review of applications of X⁃ray focused optics in field of pulsar detection

Liansheng LI; Zhiwu MEI; Jun XIE; Kun JIANG; Yongqiang SHI; Zhen CAO; Fuchang ZUO

doi:10.7527/S1000-6893.2022.28286

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2023 , Vol. 44 >Issue 3: 528286 - 528286

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7527/S1000-6893.2022.28286

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A review of applications of X⁃ray focused optics in field of pulsar detection

Liansheng LI ,
Zhiwu MEI ,
Jun XIE ,
Kun JIANG ,
Yongqiang SHI ,
Zhen CAO ,
Fuchang ZUO

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^1.Beijing Institute of Control Engineering，Beijing 　100094，China
^2.Zhongguancun Open Laboratory for Optoelectronic Measurement and Intelligent Perception，Beijing 　100190，China
^3.China Academy of Space Technology，Beijing 　100094，China
^4.Beijing Institute of Tracking and Communication Technology，Beijing 　100094，China

E-mail： fenerxu@126.com

Received date: 2022-11-21

Revised date: 2022-12-09

Accepted date: 2022-12-20

Online published: 2023-01-01

Supported by

National Key Research and Development Program(2017YFB0503300);National Natural Science Foundation of China(12175294)

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Abstract

Pulsar is a major astronomical event discovered by human beings in the 20th century. X-ray pulsar detection， as one of the important branches of astrophysics and space exploration， plays an important role in the field of basic scientific research and engineering applications， and has long been included in the national major development plan by the United States， Europe， Japan and China. Pulsar detection faces serious problems such as weak self-radiation flow， complex space radiation background， and easy scattering of X-rays， and the high-sensitivity detection of millisecond pulsars is especially extremely challenging. In recent years， the rapid development of X-ray focused optics has provided new methods and perspectives for space astronomy， space science， and pulsar timing and navigation. By reviewing the development process of X-ray focused optics in the past half century， this paper summarizes future pulsar detection demands， and expounds the key technologies， applications and development status of space X-ray focused optics. The future development trend of X-ray focused optical technology and its potential applications in the field of X-ray pulsar detection are also discussed.

Key words： X-ray focused optics; Wolter-Ⅰ; pulsar detection; pulsar navigation; pulsar timing; astrophysics

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Liansheng LI , Zhiwu MEI , Jun XIE , Kun JIANG , Yongqiang SHI , Zhen CAO , Fuchang ZUO . A review of applications of X⁃ray focused optics in field of pulsar detection[J]. ACTA AERONAUTICAET ASTRONAUTICA SINICA, 2023 , 44(3) : 528286 -528286 . DOI: 10.7527/S1000-6893.2022.28286

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