Chandra X-ray Observatory Overview
Abstract
This chapter provides a high level review of the Chandra X-ray Observatory and its capabilities, and the mission and science operations carried out by the Chandra X-ray Center. This includes a summary of operations and community support including proposal solicitation and review, observation planning and scheduling, and data processing, delivery and analysis. The data are distributed via the Chandra data archive, and the Chandra Source Catalog reports all Chandra-observed celestial sources. Chandra has sustained a high impact on science and the community, as measured by scientific publications, data usage, demand for observations, the size of the community, and the popularity of press releases and social media.
- Publication:
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The Chandra X-ray Observatory
- Pub Date:
- December 2019
- DOI:
- 10.1088/2514-3433/ab43dcch2
- Bibcode:
- 2019cxro.book....2W