The Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO): An Overview

Abstract

Significant advances in science inevitably occur when the state of the art in instrumentation improves. NASA's newest Great Observatory, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO) -- formally known as the Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF) -- launched on July 23, 1999 and represents such an advance. The CXO is designed to study the x-ray emission from all categories of astronomical objects from normal stars to quasars.

9 pages, 13 figures For the proceedings of the NATO-ASI held in Crete, Greece, 7-18 June,1999

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