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The Japanese X-ray missions

✍ Scribed by Y. Fujita


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2006
Tongue
English
Weight
128 KB
Volume
327
Category
Article
ISSN
0004-6337

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✦ Synopsis


Abstract

Here, I briefiy introduce Japanese X‐ray missions: Suzaku and NeXT . Suzaku was launched on July 10, 2005. NeXT will be launched in 2011. They will open new windows into the workings of black holes, clusters of galaxies, active galaxies, and other very energetic objects. (Β© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)


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