Suzaku Science Primer

This page contains background science information on a variety of subjects, all of which are relevant to understanding Suzaku and its science. The primers or tutorials that we have written are fairly specific. If you are looking for general resources on Astronomy, please visit our resource list.

About X-ray Astronomy - Learn all about the Electromagnetic Spectrum and what multiwavelength, and more specifically X-ray, astronomy can teach us about the Universe. About Spectroscopy - Find out how spectra can help us to learn about astronomical objects - how they produce light, what they are made of, and about their motion. Comparison of Missions - Understand the strengths of Suzaku, compared with Chandra and XMM-Newton. Objects in the Universe - Know your Universe - what kind of objects are out there?