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Volume 65 | Number 1 | Year 2018 | Article Id. IJETT-V65P201 | DOI : https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V65P201
Space Observatory to Study Black Holes
Jayapoornima.V, Vaishali.K
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Jayapoornima.V, Vaishali.K, "Space Observatory to Study Black Holes," International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT), vol. 65, no. 1, pp. 1-3, 2018. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V65P201
Abstract
This article explains about the study ofBlack holes with the help of a space observatory called theImaging X-ray Polarimeter Observer (IXPE). It isoriginally designed and constructed by the NASA space mission team and it is planned to be launched by the year 2020 with a life span of 2 years expectancy. The main aim of this space mission is to study thecharacteristics of a black hole. The studying of holes is done by observing the radiation patterns of it and this is done when a star or a planet comes into contact with the black hole and as a result of it is, an enormous amount of energy and radiation being emitted. The observatory is said to be operated at the S-frequency band and Has an inclination of zero degrees. X-rays in the Range of 2-8 Kev are the focus of IXPE.
Keywords
singularity, Imaging X-ray Polarimeter Explorer (IXPE), Gas Pixel Detector (GPD), Mirror Module Assembly (MMA), Filer Calibration Wheel (FCW), Detector Unit (DU), Detector Services Unit (DSU).
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