Low Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer

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The Low Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer is a high-resolution X-ray spectrometer on the Chandra X-ray Observatory designed to disperse low-energy X-rays for detailed spectral analysis of cosmic sources.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf X-ray spectrometer ⓘ
diffraction grating spectrometer ⓘ
space telescope instrument ⓘ
alsoKnownAs LETGS ⓘ
countryOfOperator United States ⓘ
dataProduct high-resolution X-ray spectra ⓘ
designedFor detailed spectral analysis of cosmic sources ⓘ
high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy ⓘ
low-energy X-ray observations ⓘ
enables determination of elemental abundances ⓘ
determination of plasma temperatures ⓘ
measurement of X-ray absorption lines ⓘ
measurement of X-ray emission lines ⓘ
measurement of interstellar medium properties ⓘ
time-resolved X-ray spectroscopy ⓘ
velocity measurements from line shifts and widths ⓘ
hasCapability high spectral resolving power at low X-ray energies ⓘ
hasComponent array of transmission gratings ⓘ
support structure for grating assembly ⓘ
hasMode grating spectroscopy mode with HRC-S ⓘ
hostTelescopeType space-based X-ray telescope ⓘ
launchedWith Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
launchVehicle Space Shuttle Columbia STS-93 ⓘ
linked to: STS-93
launchYear 1999 ⓘ
mission Chandra X-ray Observatory mission ⓘ
mountedOn Chandra X-ray Observatory focal plane ⓘ
observes X-rays ⓘ
operatedBy Chandra X-ray Center ⓘ
operatedFor NASA Marshall Space Flight Center ⓘ
operatesIn Earth orbit ⓘ
optimizedForEnergyRange soft X-ray band ⓘ
partOf Chandra X-ray Observatory ⓘ
scientificDiscipline X-ray astronomy ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ
scientificObjective characterize physical conditions in hot astrophysical plasmas ⓘ
probe composition of cosmic sources via X-ray spectra ⓘ
understand high-energy processes in the universe ⓘ
spaceAgency NASA ⓘ
usedFor studies of X-ray binaries ⓘ
studies of active galactic nuclei ⓘ
studies of stellar coronae ⓘ
studies of supernova remnants ⓘ
studies of the interstellar medium ⓘ
uses diffraction to disperse X-rays ⓘ
transmission grating ⓘ
worksWith HRC-S ⓘ
linked to: HRC

High Resolution Camera ⓘ

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Chandra X-ray Observatory → instrument → Low Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer ⓘ
LETGS → fullName → Low Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer ⓘ
LETGS → acronymFor → Low Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer ⓘ
LETGS → configuration → Low Energy Transmission Grating plus HRC-S ⓘ
linked to: Low Energy Transmission Grating Spectrometer