High Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer
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The High Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer is a high-resolution X-ray spectrometer aboard NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, designed to disperse incoming X-rays into detailed spectra for precise studies of high-energy astrophysical sources.
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| High Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
X-ray spectrometer
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diffraction grating spectrometer ⓘ space telescope instrument ⓘ |
| abbreviation | HETGS ⓘ |
| capability |
disperse incoming X-rays into spectra
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high spectral resolving power ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataProduct | high-resolution X-ray spectra ⓘ |
| designedFor |
detailed X-ray spectral analysis
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high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy ⓘ studies of high-energy astrophysical sources ⓘ |
| enables |
diagnostics of temperature and density in X-ray emitting gas
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measurement of outflows and winds via Doppler shifts ⓘ precise measurement of X-ray line energies ⓘ |
| field |
X-ray spectroscopy
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high-energy astrophysics ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
High Energy Grating
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Medium Energy Grating ⓘ |
| hostMission | Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ |
| locatedOnOrbitingPlatform | Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ |
| missionType | space astronomy instrument ⓘ |
| mountedOn | Chandra X-ray Observatory focal plane ⓘ |
| observatoryType | space-based X-ray observatory instrument ⓘ |
| observes |
cosmic X-ray sources
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high-energy astrophysical phenomena ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
astronomy
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astrophysics ⓘ |
| scientificGoal |
determine physical conditions in hot astrophysical plasmas
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measure X-ray emission line profiles ⓘ measure X-ray line shifts and broadening ⓘ study X-ray binaries ⓘ study accretion disks around compact objects ⓘ study active galactic nuclei ⓘ study stellar coronae ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spectralRange | X-ray ⓘ |
| spectrometerType | transmission grating spectrometer ⓘ |
| telescope | Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ |
| usedIn |
X-ray astronomy
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astrophysics research ⓘ |
| uses |
diffraction of X-rays
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transmission gratings ⓘ |
| worksWith | Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer ⓘ |
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