An Overview of the Performance and Scientific Results from theChandra X‐Ray Observatory

TheChandra X‐Ray Observatory(CXO), the X‐ray component of NASA’s Great Observatories, was launched on 1999 July 23 by the space shuttleColumbia. After satellite systems activation, the first X‐rays focused by the telescope were observed on 1999 August 12. Beginning with the initial observation it wa...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2002-01, Vol.114 (791), p.1-24
Main Authors: Weisskopf, M. C., Brinkman, B., Canizares, C., Garmire, G., Murray, S., Van Speybroeck, L. P.
Format: Article
Language:eng ; jpn
Subjects:
Black holes
Emission spectra
Galaxies
Imaging
Invited Review
Line spectra
Red shift
Resonance lines
Space based observatories
Spectroscopy
Supernova remnants
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
cited_by
cites
container_end_page 24
container_issue 791
container_start_page 1
container_title Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
container_volume 114
creator Weisskopf, M. C.
Brinkman, B.
Canizares, C.
Garmire, G.
Murray, S.
Van Speybroeck, L. P.
description TheChandra X‐Ray Observatory(CXO), the X‐ray component of NASA’s Great Observatories, was launched on 1999 July 23 by the space shuttleColumbia. After satellite systems activation, the first X‐rays focused by the telescope were observed on 1999 August 12. Beginning with the initial observation it was clear that the telescope had survived the launch environment and was operating as expected. Despite an initial surprise due to the discovery that the telescope was far more efficient for concentrating CCD‐damaging low‐energy protons than had been anticipated, the observatory is performing well and is returning superb scientific data. Together with other space observatories, most notablyXMM‐Newton, it is clear that we have entered a new era of discovery in high‐energy astrophysics.
doi_str_mv 10.1086/338108
format article
fullrecord <record><control><sourceid>jstor</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_jstor_primary_10_1086_338108</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><jstor_id>10.1086/338108</jstor_id><sourcerecordid>10.1086/338108</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-j1268-1808fb56ee8e3f1e6d78f14b8f4f1739fd3a2b0373059b0c892ae7ea936acf053</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNotkM1Kw0AURgdRMFZ9hgHX0Tu5-ZksS_APCpGqoKswSe6lCU0iM7GSnY_gM_okptTV2RzOB58QlwquFej4BlHPPBKeilD7qBM8Fh4AhH4caDgVZ861AErNlifel73Md2R3DX3JgeW4IflElgfbmb4iafpaPlcN9WPDTSXX5D63o5Nsh27vZptZsEa-_X7_rM0k89LNLTMOdjoXJ2y2ji7-uRCvd7cv2YO_yu8fs-XKb1UQa19p0FxGMZEmZEVxnWhWYak5ZJVgyjWaoARMEKK0hEqngaGETIqxqRgiXIirQ7d182zxYZvO2KlQUOzfKA5v4B--4lI3</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Publisher</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype></control><display><type>article</type><title>An Overview of the Performance and Scientific Results from theChandra X‐Ray Observatory</title><source>JSTOR Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection</source><source>Institute of Physics</source><creator>Weisskopf, M. C. ; Brinkman, B. ; Canizares, C. ; Garmire, G. ; Murray, S. ; Van Speybroeck, L. P.</creator><creatorcontrib>Weisskopf, M. C. ; Brinkman, B. ; Canizares, C. ; Garmire, G. ; Murray, S. ; Van Speybroeck, L. P.</creatorcontrib><description>TheChandra X‐Ray Observatory(CXO), the X‐ray component of NASA’s Great Observatories, was launched on 1999 July 23 by the space shuttleColumbia. After satellite systems activation, the first X‐rays focused by the telescope were observed on 1999 August 12. Beginning with the initial observation it was clear that the telescope had survived the launch environment and was operating as expected. Despite an initial surprise due to the discovery that the telescope was far more efficient for concentrating CCD‐damaging low‐energy protons than had been anticipated, the observatory is performing well and is returning superb scientific data. Together with other space observatories, most notablyXMM‐Newton, it is clear that we have entered a new era of discovery in high‐energy astrophysics.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0004-6280</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1538-3873</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1086/338108</identifier><language>eng ; jpn</language><publisher>The University of Chicago Press</publisher><subject>Black holes ; Emission spectra ; Galaxies ; Imaging ; Invited Review ; Line spectra ; Red shift ; Resonance lines ; Space based observatories ; Spectroscopy ; Supernova remnants</subject><ispartof>Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2002-01, Vol.114 (791), p.1-24</ispartof><rights>2002. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><oa>free_for_read</oa><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><link.rule.ids>314,776,780,27903,27904</link.rule.ids></links><search><creatorcontrib>Weisskopf, M. C.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Brinkman, B.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Canizares, C.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Garmire, G.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Murray, S.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Van Speybroeck, L. P.</creatorcontrib><title>An Overview of the Performance and Scientific Results from theChandra X‐Ray Observatory</title><title>Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific</title><description>TheChandra X‐Ray Observatory(CXO), the X‐ray component of NASA’s Great Observatories, was launched on 1999 July 23 by the space shuttleColumbia. After satellite systems activation, the first X‐rays focused by the telescope were observed on 1999 August 12. Beginning with the initial observation it was clear that the telescope had survived the launch environment and was operating as expected. Despite an initial surprise due to the discovery that the telescope was far more efficient for concentrating CCD‐damaging low‐energy protons than had been anticipated, the observatory is performing well and is returning superb scientific data. Together with other space observatories, most notablyXMM‐Newton, it is clear that we have entered a new era of discovery in high‐energy astrophysics.</description><subject>Black holes</subject><subject>Emission spectra</subject><subject>Galaxies</subject><subject>Imaging</subject><subject>Invited Review</subject><subject>Line spectra</subject><subject>Red shift</subject><subject>Resonance lines</subject><subject>Space based observatories</subject><subject>Spectroscopy</subject><subject>Supernova remnants</subject><issn>0004-6280</issn><issn>1538-3873</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2002</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><sourceid/><recordid>eNotkM1Kw0AURgdRMFZ9hgHX0Tu5-ZksS_APCpGqoKswSe6lCU0iM7GSnY_gM_okptTV2RzOB58QlwquFej4BlHPPBKeilD7qBM8Fh4AhH4caDgVZ861AErNlifel73Md2R3DX3JgeW4IflElgfbmb4iafpaPlcN9WPDTSXX5D63o5Nsh27vZptZsEa-_X7_rM0k89LNLTMOdjoXJ2y2ji7-uRCvd7cv2YO_yu8fs-XKb1UQa19p0FxGMZEmZEVxnWhWYak5ZJVgyjWaoARMEKK0hEqngaGETIqxqRgiXIirQ7d182zxYZvO2KlQUOzfKA5v4B--4lI3</recordid><startdate>200201</startdate><enddate>200201</enddate><creator>Weisskopf, M. C.</creator><creator>Brinkman, B.</creator><creator>Canizares, C.</creator><creator>Garmire, G.</creator><creator>Murray, S.</creator><creator>Van Speybroeck, L. P.</creator><general>The University of Chicago Press</general><scope/></search><sort><creationdate>200201</creationdate><title>An Overview of the Performance and Scientific Results from theChandra X‐Ray Observatory</title><author>Weisskopf, M. C. ; Brinkman, B. ; Canizares, C. ; Garmire, G. ; Murray, S. ; Van Speybroeck, L. P.</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-j1268-1808fb56ee8e3f1e6d78f14b8f4f1739fd3a2b0373059b0c892ae7ea936acf053</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng ; jpn</language><creationdate>2002</creationdate><topic>Black holes</topic><topic>Emission spectra</topic><topic>Galaxies</topic><topic>Imaging</topic><topic>Invited Review</topic><topic>Line spectra</topic><topic>Red shift</topic><topic>Resonance lines</topic><topic>Space based observatories</topic><topic>Spectroscopy</topic><topic>Supernova remnants</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Weisskopf, M. C.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Brinkman, B.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Canizares, C.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Garmire, G.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Murray, S.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Van Speybroeck, L. P.</creatorcontrib><jtitle>Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Weisskopf, M. C.</au><au>Brinkman, B.</au><au>Canizares, C.</au><au>Garmire, G.</au><au>Murray, S.</au><au>Van Speybroeck, L. P.</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>An Overview of the Performance and Scientific Results from theChandra X‐Ray Observatory</atitle><jtitle>Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific</jtitle><date>2002-01</date><risdate>2002</risdate><volume>114</volume><issue>791</issue><spage>1</spage><epage>24</epage><pages>1-24</pages><issn>0004-6280</issn><eissn>1538-3873</eissn><abstract>TheChandra X‐Ray Observatory(CXO), the X‐ray component of NASA’s Great Observatories, was launched on 1999 July 23 by the space shuttleColumbia. After satellite systems activation, the first X‐rays focused by the telescope were observed on 1999 August 12. Beginning with the initial observation it was clear that the telescope had survived the launch environment and was operating as expected. Despite an initial surprise due to the discovery that the telescope was far more efficient for concentrating CCD‐damaging low‐energy protons than had been anticipated, the observatory is performing well and is returning superb scientific data. Together with other space observatories, most notablyXMM‐Newton, it is clear that we have entered a new era of discovery in high‐energy astrophysics.</abstract><pub>The University of Chicago Press</pub><doi>10.1086/338108</doi><tpages>24</tpages><oa>free_for_read</oa></addata></record>
fulltext fulltext
identifier ISSN: 0004-6280
ispartof Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2002-01, Vol.114 (791), p.1-24
issn 0004-6280
1538-3873
language eng ; jpn
recordid cdi_jstor_primary_10_1086_338108
source JSTOR Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection; Institute of Physics
subjects Black holes
Emission spectra
Galaxies
Imaging
Invited Review
Line spectra
Red shift
Resonance lines
Space based observatories
Spectroscopy
Supernova remnants
title An Overview of the Performance and Scientific Results from theChandra X‐Ray Observatory
url http://sfxeu10.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/loughborough?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-01-23T21%3A40%3A33IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-jstor&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=An%20Overview%20of%20the%20Performance%20and%20Scientific%20Results%20from%20theChandra%20X%E2%80%90Ray%20Observatory&rft.jtitle=Publications%20of%20the%20Astronomical%20Society%20of%20the%20Pacific&rft.au=Weisskopf,%20M.%20C.&rft.date=2002-01&rft.volume=114&rft.issue=791&rft.spage=1&rft.epage=24&rft.pages=1-24&rft.issn=0004-6280&rft.eissn=1538-3873&rft_id=info:doi/10.1086/338108&rft_dat=%3Cjstor%3E10.1086/338108%3C/jstor%3E%3Cgrp_id%3Ecdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-j1268-1808fb56ee8e3f1e6d78f14b8f4f1739fd3a2b0373059b0c892ae7ea936acf053%3C/grp_id%3E%3Coa%3E%3C/oa%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_jstor_id=10.1086/338108&rfr_iscdi=true