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Large area x-ray spectroscopy mission (Document No: 19970007179)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Tananbaum, Harvey |
| Copyright Year | 1996 |
| Description | The Large Area X-ray Spectroscopy (LAXS) mission study concept has evolved strongly over the last year culminating in the merging of LAXS with the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) proposal for a similar mission, the Next Generation X-ray Observatory (NGXO, PI: Nick White). The resulting merger, re-named the High Throughput X-rays Spectroscopy (HTXS) Mission has also expanded by the inclusion of another SAO proposed new mission concept proposal, the Hard X-Ray Telescope (PI: Paul Gorenstein). The resultant multi-instrument mission retains much of heritage from the LAXS proposal, including the use of multiple satellites for robustness. These mergers resulted from a series of contacts between various team members, via e-mail, telecons, and in-person meetings. The impetus for the mergers was the fundamental similarity between the missions, and the recognition that all three proposal teams had significant contributions to make in the effort to define the next stage in the X-ray exploration of the universe. We have enclosed four items that represent some of the work that has occurred during the first year of the study: first, a presentation at the Leicester meeting, second a presentation that was made to Dan Goldin following the merging of LAXS and NGXO, third a copy of the first announcement for the Workshop, and finally the interim report that was prepared by the HTXS study team towards the end of the first year. This last document provides the foundation for the HTXS Technology Roadmap that is being generated. The HTXS roadmap will define the near-term goals that the merged mission must achieve over the next few years. A web site has been developed and populated that contains much of the material that has been generated over the past year. |
| File Size | 10357198 |
| Page Count | 94 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19970007179 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7pp41k1v |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1996-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astronomy Robustness Mathematics Observatories Analogies X Rays X Ray Spectroscopy Mission Planning X Ray Telescopes 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 |
