The Diffuse X-ray Spectrometer shuttle packageThe Diffuse X-Ray Spectrometer (DXS) experiment was built by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and flown as an attached payload in the January 1993 flight of Space Shuttle Endeavor (STS-54). The DXS's main scientific goal was to obtain spectra of the diffuse soft X-ray background. Mission CharacteristicsLifetime : January 13, 1993 - January 19, 1993Energy Range : 0.15 - 0.28 keV Payload :
with 2.7 Å energy resolution and 15 ° (FWHM) angular resolution
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