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History of X-ray Xastronomy (continued)1974 launch of Ariel V (X-ray all-sky survey)1977 Launch of the first High Energy Astrophysical Observatory(HEAO 1): 1more sensitive and broader energy ranges detectors(A2: 2-402keV; ; A4: 15-100100 keV) ) (angular(resolution ~ few degrees)Catalog of 700galactic andextragalacticX-ray sources
The first X-ray Xtelescope (Einstein)Launched in 1978, , 2 nd High Energy AstrophysicalObservatory (HEAO 2, Einstein), first satellitecarrying on-board a focusing X-ray Xtelescope(angular resolution ~ 2”, 2 , first X-ray images of the sky)Over 7000 X-ray sources, flux limit ~ 10 -14erg cm - 2 s -1
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Page 3 and 4: The early history of X-ray Xastrono
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Page 7: The first X-ray Xobservatory (Uhuru
Page 11 and 12: X-ray image of the Moon (ROSAT, 199
Page 13 and 14: Proportional counters:Gas-filled de
Page 15 and 16: Background rejection:In proportiona
Page 17 and 18: Charge-Coupled Coupled Devices (CCD
Page 19 and 20: X-ray telescopes (I)X-rays are only
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