X-ray astronomy from the space shuttle
X-ray astronomy from the space shuttle
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Abstract A wide variety of new X-ray instrumentation is being proposed to attack an even wider variety of astrophysical problems. It includes general-purpose instruments which, with further development and testing, may someday be part of the complement of an orbiting “observatory” facility, such as AXAF. Other instruments promise significant and often necessary advantages for a narrower range of problems. The testing and development of all of these ideas, and in particular finding an efficient way to employ the latter class to make the observations for which they are intended, pose dilemmas for which the Space Shuttle potentially offers solutions. A discussion of possible modes for using the Shuttle and a brief sampling of new instrumentation ideas are presented.
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X-ray astronomy from the space shuttle
Advances in Space Research ; 2 , 4 ; 271-279
1983-01-01
9 pages
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Electronic Resource
English
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