Summary
This paper presents the FORCE (Focusing On Relativistic universe and Cosmic Evolution) mission, a proposed Japan-led X-ray observatory planned for launch in the mid-2020s. FORCE is designed as a successor to Hitomi's broadband X-ray imaging spectroscopy capabilities, with significantly enhanced angular resolution and sensitivity. The mission aims to detect 'missing' black holes across multiple mass scales and investigate relativistic particles at astrophysical shocks using advanced multi-layer silicon mirrors and wide-band X-ray detectors.
UK applicability
This is an astrophysics instrumentation paper with no direct applicability to UK agricultural, soil health, or nutrition research. It falls outside the scope of Vitagri's Pulse Brain catalogue.
Key measures
Energy band pass (1–80 keV), angular resolution (<15 arcsec half-power diameter), sensitivity above 10 keV relative to previous missions
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