AXIS
(Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite)
(concept for space X-ray observatory)
AXIS is a plan for a NASA X-ray
survey satellite,
aiming to image the celestial sphere
on the order of 0.5 arcsecond
angular resolution, covering roughly
0.1-16 keV (soft into mid X-rays),
generally more sensitive than Chandra X-ray Observatory.
The plan is for an early-2030s launch.
In October 2024, NASA selected AXIS from a number of Explorer
proposals for study,
with the expectation of deciding in 2026 whether to proceed with
construction for a 2032 launch.
(telescope,spacecraft,NASA,plan,X-ray)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_X-Ray_Imaging_Satellite
https://axis.astro.umd.edu/
https://pcos.gsfc.nasa.gov/physpag/meetings/AAS_Jan2023/presentations/Reynolds_AAS2023_XRSIG_Jan2023.pdf
https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/landscape2019/presentations/Mushotzky.pdf
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019BAAS...51g.107M/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023SPIE12678E..1ER/abstract
https://pcos.gsfc.nasa.gov/news/2024/107_NASA_Selects_Probe_Explorers.php
| WaveL | Freq | Photon
Energy | | |
| 78pm | 3.9EHz | 16keV | begin | AXIS |
| 12nm | 24PHz | 0.1keV | end | AXIS |
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Referenced by page:
X-ray
Index