X-Ray Telescope

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X-ray observatory space telescope

The X-Ray Telescope is a space-based instrument designed to detect and image high-energy X-ray emissions from cosmic sources such as black holes, neutron stars, and gamma-ray bursts.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
X-Ray Telescope canonical	3
X-ray Imaging Spectrometer	1
X-ray Telescope	1
X-ray telescope	1
X-ray telescopes	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	X-ray observatory ⓘ space telescope ⓘ
avoids	Earth atmosphere absorption of X-rays ⓘ
contributesTo	cosmology ⓘ plasma astrophysics ⓘ understanding of black hole physics ⓘ understanding of cosmic explosions ⓘ understanding of neutron star structure ⓘ
designedTo	detect X-ray emissions ⓘ image X-ray emissions ⓘ
detectsFrom	active galactic nuclei ⓘ black holes ⓘ galaxy clusters ⓘ gamma-ray bursts ⓘ neutron stars ⓘ supernova remnants ⓘ
enables	study of X-ray binaries ⓘ study of accretion onto compact objects ⓘ study of cosmic X-ray background ⓘ study of hot interstellar gas ⓘ study of hot intracluster medium ⓘ study of relativistic jets ⓘ study of stellar coronae ⓘ
environment	space-based ⓘ
located	space ⓘ
measures	X-ray flux ⓘ X-ray polarization (in some designs) ⓘ X-ray spectra ⓘ X-ray timing variations ⓘ
observes	X-rays ⓘ high-energy electromagnetic radiation ⓘ
operatesIn	Lagrange point orbit (for some missions) ⓘ high Earth orbit (for some missions) ⓘ low Earth orbit (for some missions) ⓘ
partOf	space observatory payload ⓘ
requires	focusing optics for X-rays ⓘ onboard data processing electronics ⓘ pointing and attitude control system ⓘ telemetry system ⓘ
sensitiveTo	energies from about 0.1 keV to tens of keV (typical range) ⓘ high-temperature plasmas ⓘ
usedFor	astronomical observation ⓘ high-energy astrophysics research ⓘ
uses	CCD detectors ⓘ Wolter-type optics ⓘ X-ray detectors ⓘ grazing-incidence mirrors ⓘ microcalorimeter detectors ⓘ proportional counters ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory → instrument → X-Ray Telescope ⓘ

Apollo Telescope Mount → hasInstrument → X-Ray Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: X-ray telescope

Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope → onboardWith → X-Ray Telescope ⓘ

Swift → hasInstrument → X-Ray Telescope ⓘ

Kvant-1 → equippedWith → X-Ray Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: X-ray telescopes

ASCA → carriedInstrument → X-Ray Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: X-ray Telescope

Suzaku → primaryInstrument → X-Ray Telescope ⓘ

this entity surface form: X-ray Imaging Spectrometer