An overview of the Chandra mission and goals, Chandra's namesake, top 10 facts.
Classroom activities, printable materials, interactive games & more.
Overview of X-ray Astronomy and X-ray sources: black holes to galaxy clusters.
All Chandra images released to the public listed by date & by category
Current Chandra press releases, status reports, interviews & biographies.
A collection of multimedia, illustrations & animations, a glossary, FAQ & more.
A collection of illustrations, animations and video.
Chandra discoveries in an audio/video format.
Science Instruments: Gratings

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1. Low-Energy Grating (LETG) close-up
The gratings exploit Chandra's sharp mirror focus and matching detector resolution to produce high resolution X-ray spectroscopy.

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2. Low-Energy Grating (LETG) under construction
(from Peter Predehl)

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3. High-Energy Grating (HETG) under construction (1)

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4. HETG under construction (2)
(from Patrick Hindle, MIT)

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5. High- and Low-Energy Gratings
being integrated into optical bench.

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6. High- and Low-Energy Gratings
being integrated into optical bench.

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7. High- and Low-Energy Gratings
being integrated into optical bench.

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8. High- and Low-Energy Gratings
being integrated into optical bench.

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