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Chandra X-ray Observatory

Short name: CXO IVOA Identifier: ivo://cxc.harvard.edu/cxoPublisher: Chandra X-ray Observatory More Info: http://cxc.harvard.edu/ VO Compliance: Level 2: This is a VO-compliant resource.	Status: active Registered: 2007 Sep 16 15:47:00Z
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Description

The Chandra X-ray Observatory is the U.S. follow-on to the Einstein Observatory. Chandra was formerly known as AXAF, the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility, but renamed by NASA in December, 1998. Originally three instruments and a high-resolution mirror carried in one spacecraft, the project was reworked in 1992 and 1993. The Chandra spacecraft carries a high resolution mirror, two imaging detectors, and two sets of transmission gratings. Important Chandra features are: an order of magnitude improvement in spatial resolution, good sensitivity from 0.1 to 10 keV, and the capability for high spectral resolution observations over most of this range.

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About the Resource Providers

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Publisher: Chandra X-ray Observatory

Creator: Chandra X-ray Center

Contact Information:

X Chandra Data Archive
Email: archelp at head.cfa.harvard.edu

Status of This Resource

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Version: DS10.1
Availability: This is an active resource.

This resource was registered on: 2007 Sep 16 15:47:00Z
This resource description was last updated on: 2013 Oct 02 00:00:00Z

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Resource Class: Organisation: This resource represents a project or research teamthat provides and/or uses VO data, services, or applications.

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Project

Subject keywords:

X-ray astronomy

Associated observatories/telescopes/instruments:

facility: Chandra X-ray Observatory

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Research: This resource provides information appropriate for supporting scientific research.

More Info: http://cxc.harvard.edu/

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