RXTE
(Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer, XTE, X-ray Timing Explorer, Explorer 69)
(space mission to time X-ray variations)
RXTE (or Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer or earlier,
XTE or X-ray Timing Explorer)
was a NASA Medium-class Explorer Program (MIDEX) X-ray space mission
in operation from 1995 to 2016.
Its goal was observing X-rays from compact objects
(such as X-ray pulsars)
including timing information of their pulses and variation.
Instruments:
- ASM - All Sky Monitor.
- PCA - Proportional Counter Array.
- HEXTE - High Energy X-ray Timing Experiment.
While in operation, it also carried out an X-ray slew survey.
(X-ray,telescope,spacecraft,NASA,past)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rossi_X-ray_Timing_Explorer
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xte/XTE.html
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/rxte/
https://cass.ucsd.edu/heag/RXTE.html
https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9707338
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1999NuPhS..69...12S/abstract
https://news.mit.edu/2012/x-ray-timing-explorer-retirement-0313
| Prefix | Example | | |
| XSS | XSS J00564+4548 | XTE slew survey | |
| XTE | XTE J1755-324 | | |
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Referenced by pages:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
X-ray
Index