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30 January 2002 Two years of observations with the Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO)
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The first x-rays detected were detected on 1999, August 12. The instrumentation is operating as expected. Together with other space observatories we are entering a new era of discovery in high-energy astrophysics.
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Martin C. Weisskopf "Two years of observations with the Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO)", Proc. SPIE 4496, X-Ray Optics for Astronomy: Telescopes, Multilayers, Spectrometers, and Missions, (30 January 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.454360
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KEYWORDS
X-rays

Observatories

Space operations

X-ray imaging

Sensors

Spectroscopy

X-ray detectors

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