Computer Science – Performance
Scientific paper
Jan 1998
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998aas...191.9603k&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, 191st AAS Meeting, #96.03; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 29, p.1365
Computer Science
Performance
Scientific paper
The soft X-ray band of the spectrum (0.3 - 2 keV) contains a multitude of prominent discrete emission and absorption features of cosmically abundant elements, including the K-shell transitions of C, N, O, Ne, Mg, and Si, and the L-shell transitions of Fe. Observation and analysis of these features can provide sensitive constraints on physical conditions in the X-ray emitting plasmas of a wide variety of cosmic sources ranging from supernova remnants to active galaxies. The Reflection Grating Spectrometer (RGS) experiment, which will be flown on the XMM Observatory, offers the unique combination of very high throughput and high spectral resolution over this rich spectral band. I will review the overall design, fabrication, and expected performance parameters of the RGS, and will discuss several promising observational programs which are planned for this experiment when it is launched in August 1999.
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