Astronomy & Space Science · AST-862
Chandra, Fermi & High-Energy Observatories: Structures & Vocabulary
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Structure
Structure of Chandra, Fermi & High-Energy Observatories
X-ray telescopes such as Chandra use grazing-incidence mirrors because energetic photons pass through ordinary optical mirrors instead of reflecting normally. Fermi combines a large-area gamma-ray pair-conversion telescope with a gamma-ray burst monitor.
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- 01Chandra X-ray ObservatoryOpen source ↗
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- 02Fermi Gamma-ray Space TelescopeOpen source ↗
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High-energy observatories detect X-rays and gamma rays produced in hot plasma, shocks, neutron stars, black-hole accretion flows, radioactive processes, and relativistic particle populations.
supported · checked Sep 22, 2026X-rays often arise from thermal plasma or high-energy electron processes, while gamma rays can be produced by particle interactions, nuclear transitions, inverse Compton scattering, or extreme transients.
supported · checked Sep 22, 2026Chandra resolves supernova remnants, clusters, jets, and compact binaries; Fermi maps pulsars, active galaxies, gamma-ray bursts, diffuse emission, and high-energy transients.
supported · checked Sep 22, 2026