The Space Shuttle-launched sounding rocket Spartan-1 will map the structure of two extended X-ray sources: the hot gas pervading the Perseus cluster of galaxies, and the central core of the Milky Way. Spartan-1 contains two large X-ray proportional counter detectors sensitive to the 1-15 A wavelength range. A new generation of instruments destined for X-ray telescope focal planes will yield high resolution imaging and spectroscopy, over observation times sometimes exceeding one day/source, in the course of a long-term Spartan research program that will encompass planetary, solar, and UV astronomy missions.


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    Title :

    Sounding rockets shot from the Shuttle


    Contributors:
    Cruddace, R. (author) / Fritz, G. (author) / Glaab, J. (author) / Shrewsberry, D. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1985-07-01



    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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