The Indian multi-wavelength astronomy satellite

dc.contributor.author	Rao, A. R
dc.date.accessioned	2007-11-06T07:12:35Z
dc.date.available	2007-11-06T07:12:35Z
dc.date.issued	1999
dc.identifier.citation	BASI, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 289 - 293	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/1950
dc.description.abstract	The Indian X-ray Astronomy Experiment(IXAE) is currently in operation on-board the IRS-P3 satellite launched by the PSLV-D3 rocket in 1996 March 21. Based on IXAE observations, several interesting results have been obtained so far, including possible evidence for matter disappearing behind the event horizon of a black hole in the superluminal Galactic X-ray source GRS 1915+105. Encouraged by the success of IXAE, a full-fledged satellite for astronomical observations is currently under consideration. A large area xenon filled proportional counter array (LAXPAC), a soft X-ray telescope (SXT), one X-ray sky monitor (XRM) and an UV/optical telescope (UVT) are being considered for inclusion in the Indian Multi-wavelength Astronomy Satellite (IMAS).	en
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dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Astronomical Society of India	en
dc.relation.uri	http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1999BASI...27..289R	en
dc.subject	X-ray astronomy	en
dc.subject	Satellite	en
dc.subject	Telescope	en
dc.title	The Indian multi-wavelength astronomy satellite	en
dc.type	Article	en