The New Hard X-ray Mission Observatory (NHXM) will provide a breakthrough on a number of hot astrophysical issues that include:
black holes census, physics of accretion, particle acceleration mechanisms, effects of radiative transfer in highly magnetized
plasmas and strong gravitational fields. NHXM combines for the first time broad-band (0.2-80 keV) and fine (15-20 arcsec)
imaging capability with sensitive photoelectric imaging polarimetry and wide field monitoring.
Various aspects of the NHXM mission are currently studied as part of programs funded by the
Italian Space Agency.
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Valencia, Spain
November 11th-12th, 2010 |
