X-ray telescopes

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:cannotOperate on Earth's surface
gptkbp:compatibleWith focus X-rays with conventional lenses or mirrors
gptkbp:contributedTo discovery of X-ray pulsars
mapping of hot intergalactic medium
study of stellar coronae
study of supermassive black holes
understanding of cosmic evolution
gptkbp:detects gptkb:X-rays
gptkbp:developedBy 1960s
gptkbp:enables high-energy astrophysics
mapping of X-ray sources
study of cosmic X-ray background
gptkbp:example gptkb:ASCA
gptkb:Einstein_Observatory
gptkb:HEAO-1
gptkb:Hitomi
gptkb:ROSAT
gptkb:Suzaku
gptkb:eROSITA
gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:NICER
gptkb:NuSTAR
gptkb:Swift_Gamma-Ray_Burst_Mission
gptkb:XMM-Newton
Uhuru
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label X-ray telescopes
gptkbp:operates in space
in the 0.1–100 keV energy range
gptkbp:requires space-based platforms
specialized detectors
gptkbp:studies gptkb:neutron_stars
gptkb:X-ray_binaries
black holes
supernova remnants
galaxy clusters
active galactic nuclei
hot gas in the universe
gptkbp:usedFor observing X-rays from astronomical sources
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:astronomy
gptkbp:uses gptkb:Wolter_telescope_design
gptkb:charge-coupled_devices_(CCDs)
gptkb:microcalorimeters
gptkb:proportional_counters
gptkb:scintillation_detectors
grazing incidence mirrors
imaging and spectroscopic techniques
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:neutron_stars
gptkb:white_dwarf
gptkb:black_hole
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5