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Questions (and Answers) About Cosmic High-Energy (X-ray & Gamma-Ray) AstronomyHow are the X-ray and gamma-ray energy bands defined?What are the energy bands for the other various types of electromagnetic radiation? How do the sensitivity & angular resolution of current X-ray telescopes compare with previous ones? What kinds of cosmic objects are X-ray emitters? What are the brightest objects in the X-ray sky? How do the numbers of catalogued X-ray & gamma-ray sources compare with other energies? How much X-ray and gamma-ray data are in the HEASARC's archive?
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HEASARC Home | Observatories | Archive | Calibration | Software | Tools | Students/Teachers/Public Last modified: Wednesday, 16-May-2012 14:56:07 EDT HEASARC Staff Scientist Position - Applications are now being accepted for a Staff Scientist with significant experience and interest in the technical aspects of astrophysics research, to work in the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD. Refer to the AAS Job register for full details. |