What are Suzaku's Instruments?
Suzaku has the following instruments
| X-Ray Spectrometer (XRS) |
X-ray Imaging Spectrometer (XIS) |
Hard X-ray Detector (HXD) |
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| This is an X-ray microcalorimeter that provides high-resolution
spectroscopy by measuring X-rays with an energy range from 0.3 to
10 kilo-electron volts (keV). |
This instrument is made up of four identical units which capture
X-ray images of astronomical objects. It measures X-rays with an
energy range from 0.2 to 12 kilo-electron volts (keV). |
This instrument measures high-energy X-rays above 10 kilo-electron
volts (keV), up to 700 kilo-electron volts. |
Suzaku also has five X-ray Telescopes (XRTs). X-ray
telescopes collect and focus X-rays, which the instruments behind the
X-ray telescopes detect and analyze. One telescope will be in front of
the X-ray Spectrometer (XRS). The other four will be in front of the
X-ray Imaging Spectrometer (XIS). The HXD does not use a telescope.
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