Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS)

The Advanced X-ray Imagine Satellite (AXIS), a next-generation high-throughput X-ray imaging mission, was recently selected by the NASA Astrophysics Probe program for Phase A study. AXIS will extend and enhance the science of high angular resolution X-ray imaging and spectroscopy in the next decade with a ~1.5” angular resolution over an expansive 24’ field of view and an order of magnitude more collecting area than Chandra in the 0.3-12 keV band while providing rapid response capabilities for follow-up of faint, but powerful transients discovered with next-generation TDAMM observatories.  AXIS utilizes breakthroughs in constructing lightweight X-ray optics from mono-crystalline silicon blocks and
 developments in the fabrication of large format, small pixel, and high readout rate
 detectors, allowing a robust and cost-effective design.  These videos give an 
overview of the AXIS mission, instrumentation, and associated science cases.