The challenge to large optical telescopes from X-ray astronomy

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4834, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-15

  Hornschemeier, Ann E ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pennsylvania State Uniivrsity   (United States)

Author keywords

AGN; Deep X ray surveys; Galaxies; Stars

Indexed keywords

GALAXIES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OPTICAL TELESCOPES; X RAYS;

X-RAY ASTRONOMY;

ASTRONOMY;

EID: 0038060431     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.460951     Document Type: Conference Paper

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