The Einstein /HEAO 2/ X-ray Observatory

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R. Giacconi · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

G. Branduardi

U. G. Briel

A. Epstein

Daniel G. Fabricant

Eric D. Feigelson · Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian

W. Forman

P. Gorenstein

J. E. Grindlay

H. Gursky · Goddard Space Flight Center

Abstract

The Einstein (HEAO 2) X-ray Observatory, launched in 1978, includes a fully imaging focusing X-ray telescope with an angular resolution of a few arc sec, a field of view of up to one deg, and a sensitivity several hundred times greater than previously available in any X-ray astronomy experiment. A high-resolution imager, an imaging proportional counter, a focal plane crystal spectrometer, and a monitor proportional counter are among the principal instruments on board the Einstein X-ray Observatory. About 20% of the total effective observing time in the first year of the X-ray astronomy experiment has been reserved for guest observers.

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X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis Nuclear Physics and Applications Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging

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Published in: The Astrophysical Journal

Volume 230, pp. 540-540

DOI: 10.1086/157110

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 47.22

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