Splinter Meeting NewAthena
The NewAthena Mission - Science with the next-generation European X-ray observatory
Time: Thursday September 14, 14:00-15:45 and 16:15-18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Room: H 3025
Convenor(s): Thomas Dauser [1],
Arne Rau [2],
Thomas Reiprich [3]
[1] Uni Erlangen-Nürnberg,
[2] MPE Garching,
[3] Uni Bonn
The Athena mission was originally selected in 2014 as a large-class ESA mission to provide a next-generation X-ray observatory that uniquely addresses the science goals of the “Hot & Energetic Universe.” Following a cost-assessment exercise in 2022, Athena entered a phase to redefine a “NewAthena” mission achievable within the 1.3 billion Euro cost cap (to ESA). Alongside, ESA has appointed members of the scientific community to the Science Re-Definition Team (SRDT) to re-assess and re-define the science goals of NewAthena, including identifying the mission-driving science objectives and ensuring it provides a flagship-class astronomy facility in the 2030s. The emerging mission profile from the re-definition retains the revolutionary capabilities of the observatory, enabled by a large collecting area mirror, a high-resolution spatially resolved X-ray integral-field spectrometer (X-IFU), and a powerful wide-field X-ray imager (WFI) led by Germany. Besides illustrating the NewAthena mission-driving science objectives and the crucial impact that the mission will have across a range of essential science areas, this splinter will emphasise the broad scientific capabilities of NewAthena as an observatory-class facility with the potential for new discoveries.
Program
Thursday September 14, 14:00-15:45 The NewAthena Mission - Science with the next-generation European X-ray observatory (H 3025)
14:00 | Matteo Guainazzi: |
NewAthena mission status |
15:00 | Francisco J. Carrera: |
The NewAthena X-ray observatory: flagship science on the Energetic Universe |
15:40 | Luis Abalo: |
Athena, the next-generation X-ray observatory: synchrotron facilities for the assembly and characterization of Silicon Pore Optics |
Thursday September 14, 16:15-18:00 The NewAthena Mission - Science with the next-generation European X-ray observatory (H 3025)
16:15 | Aurora Simionescu: |
The Hot Universe: thermodynamics, kinematics, and chemistry of the diffuse plasma permeating the cosmic web |
16:55 | Elisa Costantini: |
The Observatory Science of NewAthena: exploring thermal and non-thermal processes in our Galaxy and beyond |
17:35 | F. Pacaud: |
The large-scale-structure of the Universe as seen by Athena |
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