Feroci, M.M.FerociAmbrosi, G.G.AmbrosiAmbrosino, F.F.AmbrosinoAntonelli, M.M.AntonelliArgan, A.A.ArganBabinec, V.V.BabinecBarbera, M.M.BarberaBayer, J.J.BayerBellutti, P.P.BelluttiBertucci, BunaBunaBertucciBertuccio, G.G.BertuccioBi, X.X.BiBoezio, M.M.BoezioBonvicini, W.W.BonviciniBorghi, G.G.BorghiBozzo, E.E.BozzoBaudin, D.D.BaudinBouyjou, F.F.BouyjouBrienza, D.D.BrienzaCadoux, F.F.CadouxCampana, R.R.CampanaCao, J.J.CaoCavazzuti, ElisabettaElisabettaCavazzutiCeraudo, F.F.CeraudoChen, T.T.ChenChen, W.W.ChenCirrincione, D.D.CirrincioneDe Angelis, N.N.De AngelisDe Rosa, A.A.De RosaMonte, E.D.E.D.MonteCosimo, S.D.S.D.CosimoDilillo, G.G.DililloDohnal, R.R.DohnalDonnarumma, ImmacolataImmacolataDonnarummaEvangelista, Y.Y.EvangelistaFan, Q.Q.FanFavre, Y.Y.FavreFiandrini, E.E.FiandriniFicorella, F.F.FicorellaFuschino, F.F.FuschinoGao, N.N.GaoGevin, O.O.GevinGrassi, M.M.GrassiGuedel, M.M.GuedelHan, X.X.HanHe, H.H.HeHedderman, P.P.Heddermanden Herder, J.-W.J.-W.den HerderHynek, R.R.HynekHong, B.B.HongJin, G.G.JinKole, M.M.KoleKaras, V.V.KarasKomarek, M.M.KomarekLabanti, C.C.LabantiLi, L.L.LiLi, T.T.LiLiang, H.H.LiangLimousin, O.O.LimousinLiu, R.R.LiuCicero, U.L.U.L.CiceroLoehring, J.J.LoehringLombardi, G.G.LombardiLu, F.-J.F.-J.LuLuo, T.T.LuoMalcovati, P.P.MalcovatiMao, H.H.MaoMarinucci, AndreaAndreaMarinucciMele, F.F.MeleMendes, V.V.MendesMerkl, M.M.MerklMeuris, A.A.MeurisMichalska, M.M.MichalskaMorbidini, A.A.MorbidiniMorgante, G.G.MorganteMuleri, F.F.MuleriMunini, R.R.MuniniMussolin, L.L.MussolinNegri, BarbaraBarbaraNegriNovák, P.P.NovákNowosielski, W.W.NowosielskiNuti, A.A.NutiOrleanski, P.P.OrleanskiOttensamer, R.R.OttensamerPacciani, L.L.PaccianiPaltani, S.S.PaltaniPan, T.T.PanPepponi, G.G.PepponiPerinati, E.E.PerinatiPiazzolla, R.R.PiazzollaPicciotto, A.A.PicciottoPliego, S.S.PliegoRachevski, A.A.RachevskiRashevskaia, I.I.RashevskaiaSantangelo, A.A.SantangeloSchanne, S.S.SchanneSerafinelli, R.R.SerafinelliSkup, K.K.SkupSveda, L.L.SvedaSvoboda, J.J.SvobodaTenzer, C.C.TenzerTodaro, M.M.TodaroTorok, G.G.TorokTrois, A.A.TroisVacchi, A.A.VacchiVirgilli, E.E.VirgilliXiong, H.H.XiongWang, J.J.WangWang, X.X.WangWinter, B.B.WinterWu, X.X.WuXu, Y.Y.XuZampa, G.G.ZampaZampa, N.N.ZampaZdziarski, A.A.A.A.ZdziarskiZhang, L.L.ZhangZhang, S.S.ZhangZhang, S.-N.S.-N.ZhangZhang, W.W.ZhangZhang, X.X.ZhangZhang, Z.Z.ZhangZhou, Y.Y.ZhouZorzi, N.N.Zorzi2024-05-082024-05-082022-08-31https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13025/6403The Large Area Detector (LAD) is the high-throughput, spectral-timing instrument onboard the eXTP mission, a flagship mission of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the China National Space Administration, with a large European participation coordinated by Italy and Spain. The eXTP mission is currently performing its phase B study, with a target launch at the end-2027. The eXTP scientific payload includes four instruments (SFA, PFA, LAD and WFM) offering unprecedented simultaneous wide-band X-ray timing and polarimetry sensitivity. The LAD instrument is based on the design originally proposed for the LOFT mission. It envisages a deployed 3.2 m2 effective area in the 2-30 keV energy range, achieved through the technology of the large-area Silicon Drift Detectors - offering a spectral resolution of up to 200 eV FWHM at 6 keV - and of capillary plate collimators - limiting the field of view to about 1 degree. In this paper we will provide an overview of the LAD instrument design, its current status of development and anticipated performance. © 2022 SPIE. All rights reserved.enconference paper10.1117/12.2628814https://www.spiedigitallibrary.org/conference-proceedings-of-spie/12181/2628814/The-large-area-detector-onboard-the-eXTP-mission/10.1117/12.2628814.short