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The Constellation-X Mission: The next giant step in X-ray AstronomyConstellation-X is the x-ray astronomy equivalent of large ground-based optical telescopes such as the Keck and the VLT, complementing the high spatial resolution capabilities of Chandra. By increasing the telescope aperture and utilizing efficient spectrometers the mission will achieve a factor of 100 increased sensitivity. with its increased capabilities, Constellation-X will address many fundamental astrophysics questions such as observing the formation and evolution of clusters of galaxies, constraining the Baryon content of the Universe, observing the effects of strong gravity close to the event horizon of black holes in AGN and using these effects to determine the black hole rotation. The Constellation-X mission has been under study for eight years and in the Presidents FY04 budget has been given approval to proceed with a launches in 2013 and 2014. In this talk I will review the science goals of the mission, and the implementation approach.
Document ID
20060013069
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
White, Nicholas E.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2006
Subject Category
Astronomy
Meeting Information
Meeting: Mullard Space Science Lab., High Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy: towards XEUS and Con-X
Location: Dorking
Country: United Kingdom
Start Date: March 27, 2006
End Date: March 28, 2006
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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