Chandra x-ray spectrometer measures up as activation continues

A second instrument aboard NASA's Chandra Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF) has been activated, delivering the most precise measurements ever of the energy output of a star's corona. The High Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer, a grid of hundreds of gold gratings that separate x-rays...

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