High-Energy Astronomy From The International Space Station |
| |
| Authors: | Parmar Arvind |
| |
| Institution: | (1) Space Science Department of ESA, ESTEC, 2200 AG, Noordwijk, The Netherlands |
| |
| Abstract: | The European Space Agency, ESA, is currently studying 3 high-energy astronomy missions that use the International Space Station
(ISS). These are Lobster-ISS, an all-sky imaging X-ray monitor, the Extreme Universe Space Observatory (EUSO) which will study
the highest energy cosmic rays by using the Earth's atmosphere as a giant detector and XEUS — the X-ray Evolving Universe
Spectroscopy Mission, a potential successor to ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray observatory. These first 2 missions will he attached
to the external platforms on the Columbus module, while XEUS will visit the ISS to attach additional X-ray mirrors to enlarge
the original 4.5 m diameter mirrors to the 10 m diameter required to observed redshifted iron lines from massive black holes
in the early Universe.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
| |
| Keywords: | Cosmic rays Space Station X-ray astronomy |
| 本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录！ |
|
