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Explorer program: x-ray timing explorer
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 1995 |
| Description | This booklet describes the X-ray Timing Explorer (XTE), one in a series of Explorer missions administered by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Office of Space Science and managed by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). The X-ray astronomy observatory is scheduled for launch into low-Earth orbit by Delta 2 expendable launch vehicle in late summer of 1995. The mission is expected to operate for at least 2 years and will carry out in-depth timing and spectral studies of the X-ray sources in the 2 to 200 kilo-electron Volt (keV) range. XTE is intended to study the temporal and broad-band spectral phenomena associated with stellar and galactic systems containing compact objects, including neutron stars, white dwarfs, and black holes. |
| File Size | 41324562 |
| Page Count | 39 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19960000976 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6n062s6n |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1995-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astronomy Nasa Programs Neutron Stars White Dwarf Stars Stellar Evolution Physical Properties Stellar Structure Active Galactic Nuclei Astronomical Observatories Low Earth Orbits Stellar Mass X Ray Astronomy X Ray Timing Explorer X Ray Sources Stellar Systems Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
