3 papers
astro-ph2006
Chandra Multiwavelength Project X-ray Point Source Number Counts and the Cosmic X-ray Background
Minsun Kim, Belinda J. Wilkes, Dong-Woo Kim +5
We present the Chandra Multiwavelength Project (ChaMP) X-ray point source number counts and the cosmic X-ray background (CXRB) flux densities in multiple energy bands. From the Cha…
astro-ph2000
The Chandra Multi-wavelength Project (ChaMP): a serendipitous survey with Chandra archival data
B. J. Wilkes, P. Green, R. Brissenden +34
The launch of the Chandra X-ray Observatory in July 1999 opened a new era in X-ray astronomy. Its unprecedented, <0.5" spatial resolution and low background are providing views of…
astro-ph1999
The Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO): An Overview
Martin C. Weisskopf
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) -- form…