Five years of operation of the Chandra X-ray Observatory

被引:6
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作者
Weisskopf, MC [1 ]
机构
[1] NASA, George C Marshall Space Flight Ctr, Dept Space Sci, Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA
关键词
X-ray imaging; grazing-incidence optics; X-ray astronomy;
D O I
10.1117/12.561489
中图分类号
V [航空、航天];
学科分类号
08 ; 0825 ;
摘要
The on-orbit performance of the Chandra X-ray Observatory over its first five years of operation is reviewed. The Observatory is naming smoothly and the scientific return continues to be outstanding.
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页码:25 / 39
页数:15
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