Reflection Grating Spectrometer

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:RGS
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:Mullard_Space_Science_Laboratory
gptkb:SRON_Netherlands_Institute_for_Space_Research
University of Leicester
RAL Space
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:detects X-ray absorption lines
X-ray emission lines
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Reflection Grating Spectrometer
gptkbp:launched 1999-12-10
gptkbp:locatedOn XMM-Newton Observatory
gptkbp:measures X-ray spectra
gptkbp:numberOfRooms 2
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:primaryScience high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy
gptkbp:resolution E/ΔE ~ 200–800
gptkbp:sensorType CCD
gptkbp:studies supernova remnants
active galactic nuclei
stellar coronae
hot astrophysical plasmas
gptkbp:technology reflection grating
gptkbp:usedOn gptkb:XMM-Newton
gptkbp:wavelengthRange 0.35–2.5 nm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:XMM-Newton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6