19 Facts About X-ray astronomy

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X-ray astronomy is an observational branch of astronomy which deals with the study of X-ray observation and detection from astronomical objects.

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X-ray astronomy uses a type of space telescope that can see x-ray radiation which standard optical telescopes, such as the Mauna Kea Observatories, cannot.

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X-ray astronomy emission is expected from astronomical objects that contain extremely hot gases at temperatures from about a million kelvin to hundreds of millions of kelvin .

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The first cosmic X-ray astronomy source was discovered by a sounding rocket in 1962.

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Balloon-borne experiment called the High-resolution gamma-ray and hard X-ray astronomy spectrometer observed X-ray astronomy and gamma-rays emissions from the Sun and other astronomical objects.

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X-ray astronomy telescopes have varying directionality or imaging ability based on glancing angle reflection rather than refraction or large deviation reflection.

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X-ray astronomy detectors have been designed and configured primarily for energy and occasionally for wavelength detection using a variety of techniques usually limited to the technology of the time.

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An intermediate-mass X-ray astronomy binary is a binary star system where one of the components is a neutron star or a black hole.

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Theoretical X-ray astronomy is a branch of theoretical astronomy that deals with the theoretical astrophysics and theoretical astrochemistry of X-ray generation, emission, and detection as applied to astronomical objects.

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However, the Crab Nebula appears as an X-ray astronomy source that is a central freely expanding ball of dilute plasma, where the energy content is 100 times the total energy content of the large visible and radio portion, obtained from the unknown source.

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High-mass X-ray astronomy binaries are composed of OB supergiant companion stars and compact objects, usually neutron stars or black holes .

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Supergiant X-ray astronomy binaries are HMXBs in which the compact objects orbit massive companions with orbital periods of a few days, and in circular orbits.

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The high temperature of Capella's corona as obtained from the first coronal X-ray astronomy spectrum of Capella using HEAO 1 required magnetic confinement unless it was a free-flowing coronal wind.

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However, their X-ray astronomy emission is 10 to 10 times stronger than for main-sequence stars of similar masses.

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X-ray astronomy astrometry becomes a serious concern that results in ever greater demands for finer angular resolution and spectral radiance.

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Soft X-ray astronomy sigmoid is an observational manifestation of the connection between coronal structure and CME production.

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Altair's total X-ray astronomy luminosity is at least an order of magnitude larger than the X-ray astronomy luminosity for Vega.

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X-ray astronomy observations offer the possibility to detect planets as they eclipse part of the corona of their parent star while in transit.

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X-ray astronomy observations offer the possibility to detect planets as they eclipse part of the corona of their parent star while in transit.

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