MG12 - Talk detail |
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Participant |
Schulz, Norbert S. | |
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Institution |
MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research - 70 Vassar Str. - Cambridge - MA - USA | |
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Talk |
Abstract |
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APT3 |
Ten Years of Chandra |
Since its launch in July 1999 the Chandra X-Ray Observatory has lead the field of X-ray astronomy to amazing discoveries and unprecedented levels of advancement. Unbelievably sharp X-ray images of star forming regions, supernova remnants, pulsar wind nebulae, jets, galaxies, and galaxy clusters have shaped the X-ray universe as we know it today. High resolution X-ray spectra of collisional and photo-ionized plasmas in the vicinity of stars, neutron stars, and black holes provided insights in physical processes for a range of gravitational environments. This presentation shows many of the highlights from Chandra's ten year long journey so far and provides a glimpse of the road ahead. |