XPOL: a photoelectric polarimeter onboard XEUS
XPOL: a photoelectric polarimeter onboard XEUS
The XEUS mission incorporates two satellites: the Mirror Spacecraft with 5 m<sup>2</sup> of collecting area at 1 keV and 2 m<sup>2</sup> at 7 keV, and an imaging resolution of 5" HEW and the Payload Spacecraft which carries the focal plane instrumentation. XEUS was submitted to ESA Cosmic Vision and was …