The First Decade of Science with Chandra and XMM-Newton
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
2015-07-15 v1
Abstract
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton made their first observations one decade ago. The unprecedented and complementary capabilities of these observatories to detect, image, and measure the energy of cosmic X-rays, achieved less than 50 years after the first detection of an extra-solar X-ray source, represent an increase in sensitivity comparable in going from naked-eye observations to the most powerful optical telescopes over the past 400 years! In this review, we highlight some of the many discoveries made by Chandra and XMM-Newton that have transformed 21st century astronomy and briefly discuss prospects for future research.
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@article{arxiv.1003.1961,
title = {The First Decade of Science with Chandra and XMM-Newton},
author = {Maria Santos-Lleo and Norbert Schartel and Harvey Tananbaum and Wallace Tucker and Martin C. Weisskopf},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1003.1961},
year = {2015}
}
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8 pages, 10 figures, published in Nature