The generation-X X-ray observatory vision mission and technology study

A Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA Space 2004 Conference and Exposition

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages 1756-1765

  Brissenden, Roger J ^a,d   Cameron, Robert A ^a,d,e   Fabbiano, Giuseppina ^a,d   White, Nicholas ^b   Zhang, William ^b   Bautz, Mark W ^c  

^a SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^b GSFC   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

^e SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALAXIES; GAMMA RAYS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; KINETIC ENERGY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SPECTROMETERS; TELESCOPES; X RAY OPTICS;

ANGULAR RESOLUTION; BLACK HOLE; LIGHT WEIGHT OPTICS; TELESCOPE MIRRORS;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 18844405926     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2004-6041     Document Type: Conference Paper

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