Chandra's Regulator

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific instrument
gptkbp:contributedTo understanding of black holes
Nobel_Prize-winning_research
NASA's_astrophysics_goals
gptkbp:elevation 139,000 km
gptkbp:enables spectroscopy of cosmic sources
gptkbp:has_a 2,500 kg
large mirror assembly
sensitive detector
gptkbp:has_a_role_in detect X-ray flares
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse 0.5 degrees
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chandra's Regulator
gptkbp:is_a_celebration_of an_Indian-American_astrophysicist
gptkbp:is_a_tool_for high-energy astrophysics
the cosmic microwave background
space-based observations.
gptkbp:is_designed_to X-ray astronomy
X-ray emissions from hot gas
gptkbp:is_equipped_with advanced optics
gptkbp:is_essential_for the lifecycle of stars
cosmology research
gptkbp:is_involved_in exoplanets
studying galaxy formation
new celestial phenomena
gptkbp:is_known_for high sensitivity
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:NASA's_Great_Observatories_program
international collaborations
space telescopes
gptkbp:is_studied_in supernova remnants
the universe
dark matter
active galactic nuclei
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Columbia
July 23, 1999
gptkbp:measures X-ray emissions
gptkbp:monitors X-ray binaries
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Smithsonian_Astrophysical_Observatory
high-energy X-ray spectrum
gptkbp:operationalHistory 1999
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:Subrahmanyan_Chandrasekhar
gptkbp:produces NASA
gptkbp:provides astronomical research
high-resolution imaging
stellar evolution
gptkbp:range 0.1 to 10 keV
gptkbp:resolution 0.5 arcseconds
gptkbp:suitableFor observing distant galaxies
gptkbp:tourism 5 years
gptkbp:visitedBy faint X-ray sources