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2008
July 2008
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The International X-ray Observatory
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White, N., Parmar, A., Kunieda, H.
Presented at Putting Gravity to Work conference
in celebration of Andy Fabian's 60th birthday in Cambridge, MA
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May 2008
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Observing the Warm-Hot Medium
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R. Smith
Presented at The Warm and Hot Universe workshop
in New York, NY
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February 2008
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2007
September 2007
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Con-X and JWST: NASA's Next Generation X-ray and Infrared Great Observatories
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A. Hornschemeier, M. Garcia, J. Bookbinder, N. White, H. Tananbaum, and the Con-X Science Team
Presented at Astrophysics in the Next Decade: JWST and Concurrent Facilities
in Tucson, AZ
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Constellation-X Science and Technology
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M. Garcia, A. Hornschemeier, J. Bookbinder, N. White, H. Tananbaum, and the Con-X Team
Presented at Astrophysics in the Next Decade: JWST and Concurrent Facilities
in Tucson, AZ
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July 2007
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The Constellation-X Mission
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J. Cottam
Presented at Astrophysics
of Compact Objects
in Huangshan City, China
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High Resolution Spectroscopy with Constellation-X
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J. Cottam
Presented at X-ray
Grating Spectroscopy Workshop
in Cambridge
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Constellation-X
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N. White
Presented at X-ray Surveys:
Evolution of Accretion, Star-Formation and the Large Scale Structure
in Rodos Island, Greece
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June 2007
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Constellation-X
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A. Hornschemeier
Presented at the 40 Years
of X-ray Astronomy Workshop in honor of Gordon Garmire's 70th
birthday at Penn State University
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Going beyond Einstein with Constellation-X
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N. White
Presented at From Quantum
to Cosmos2 in Bremen, Germany
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May 2007
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Constellation-X
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A. Hornschemeier
Presented at the Astrophysics Science Division colloquium at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
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February 2007
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Presentation on Constellation-X to the National Academies
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Constellation-X Team
Presented in Newport Beach, CA at the National Academy of Sciences Study on NASA's
Beyond Einstein Program: An Architecture for Implementation
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January 2007
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Going Beyond Einstein with Constellation-X
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N. White
Presented at Rethinking
Gravity: from the Planck scale to the size of the
Universe
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2006
December 2006
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Facility Science Meeting Presentations
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Presentations from the December Constellation-X FST meeting are
available at the following link:
+ Facility Science Team (FST) Meeting, December 18 -20 2006 at GSFC
November 2006
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The Constellation X-ray Mission
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H. Tananbaum and N. White
Presented at the National Academy of Sciences Study on "NASA's
Beyond Einstein Program: An Architecture for Implementation"
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October 2006
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Science with Constellation-X
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A. Hornschemeier
Presented at the
AAS Head Meeting in San Francisco, CA
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The Constellation X-ray Mission
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H. Tananbaum
Presented at the
AAS Head Meeting in San Francisco, CA
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Constellation-X: Mission Status Update
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N. White
Presented at the
AAS Head Meeting in San Francisco, CA
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July 2006
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Relativity from Chandra to Constellation-X
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M. Garcia
Presented at the Marcel Grossman Relativity Symposium in Berlin
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The Constellation-X Mission
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N. White
Presented at the
Physics
and Astrophysics of Supermassive Black-Holes meeting in Santa Fe, NM
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May 2006
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The Constellation-X reflection grating spectrometer
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J. Cottam
Presented at the SPIE Meeting in Orlando, FL
Presentation:
PowerPoint,
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Paper:
Word,
PDF
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High-density arrays of x-ray microcalorimeters for Constellation-X
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C. Kilbourne
Presented at the SPIE Meeting in Orlando, FL
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PowerPoint,
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Science drivers for NASA'S Constellation X-ray mission
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M. Garcia
Presented at the SPIE Meeting in Orlando, FL
Presentation:
PowerPoint,
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The x-ray microcalorimeter spectrometer for the Constellation-X mission
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R. Kelley
Presented at the SPIE Meeting in Orlando, FL
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PowerPoint,
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The Constellation-X Spectroscopy X-ray Telescope: recent technology development
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R. Petre
Presented at the SPIE Meeting in Orlando, FL
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PowerPoint,
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Word,
PDF
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Constellation-X mission implementation approach and status
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N. E. White, H. D. Tananbaum, A. E. Hornschemeier, M. R. Garcia,
R. Petre, J. A. Bookbinder
Presented at the SPIE Meeting in Orlando, FL
Presentation:
PowerPoint,
PDF
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Lightweight x-ray mirrors for the Constellation-X mission
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W. W. Zhang
Presented at the SPIE Meeting in Orlando, FL
Presentation:
PowerPoint,
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Future X-ray Observatories
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Ann Hornschemeier
Presented at the
Making the Most
of the Great Observatories
workshop in Pasadena, CA
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January 2006
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Constellation-X American Astronomical Society Posters
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View the list of posters with links to abstracts and poster files: Poster listing
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Black hole astrophysics in the new century:
X-ray probes of strong gravity and cosmic feedback
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C. Reynolds
Warner Prize Talk presented at the American Astronomical Society Meeting in Washington, DC
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Constellation-X Townhall Presentations
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N. White, A. Hornschemeier, and M. Garcia
Presented at the American Astronomical Society Meeting in Washington, DC
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2005
August 2005
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Studying Dark Energy, Black Holes and Cosmic Feedback
at X-ray Wavelengths: NASA's Constellation-X Mission
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Ann Hornschemeier
Presented at the Nearly Normal Galaxies in a ΛCDM
Universe at UC Santa Cruz
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2004
December 2004
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X-ray Observations of the Early Universe after Chandra,
XMM-Newton, and ASTRO-E2
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Ann Hornschemeier
Presented at the Arizona/Heidelberg Symposium in Tucson, Arizona
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September 2004
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Constellation X-ray Mission: Science and Prospects
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Harvey Tananbaum (SAO) on behalf of the Constellation-X Team
Presented at the High Energy Astrophysics Division
Meeting of the American Astronomical Society in New
Orleans, Louisiana
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June 2004
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Off-plane Grating Mount Tolerances for
Constellation-X
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W. Cash and A. Shipley
Presented at the SPIE Symposium on Astronomical
Telescopes and Instrumentation in Glascow, Scotland
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High Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy of Supernova
Remnants and the Diffuse X-ray Background
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R. McEntaffer and W. Cash
Presented at the SPIE Symposium on Astronomical
Telescopes and Instrumentation in Glascow, Scotland
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Off-plane Grating Performance for
Constellation-X
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S. Osterman, R. McEntaffer, A. Shipley and W. Cash
Presented at the SPIE Symposium on Astronomical
Telescopes and Instrumentation in Glascow, Scotland
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Reflection grating spectrometer focal plane camera
(RFC) for the Constellation-X Mission
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G. Ricker, et al.
Presented at the SPIE Symposium on Astronomical
Telescopes and Instrumentation in Glascow, Scotland
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Prototype Nickel Optic for the Constellation-X Hard
X-Ray Telescope: Development and Testing
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S. Romaine et al.
Presented at the SPIE Symposium on Astronomical
Telescopes and Instrumentation in Glascow, Scotland
May 2004
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A Hard X-Ray Telescope System for the Constellation
X-Ray Mission
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P. Gorenstein, et al.
Presented at the Beyond Einstein Meeting in Stanford,
CA
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Probing circumstellar environments of Black Holes
with Con-X
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N. Schulz
Presented at the Beyond Einstein Meeting in Stanford,
CA
April 2004
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UV and X-ray Observations of the Warm-Hot
Intergalactic Medium
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S. Mathur
Presented at the APS meeting Extragalactic
Astrophysics and the New Era of High-Energy
Astronomy in Denver, CO
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2003
November 2003
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UV and X-ray Observations of the Warm-Hot
Intergalactic Medium
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S. Mathur
Seminar presented at Goddard Space Flight Center in
Greenbelt, MD
October 2003
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UV and X-ray Observations of the Warm-Hot
Intergalactic Medium
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S. Mathur
Colloquium presented at Yale in New Haven, CT
September 2003
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UV and X-ray Observations of the Warm-Hot
Intergalactic Medium
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S. Mathur
Colloquium presented at Tata Institute of Fundamental
Research in Mumbai, India
August 2003
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Development of Prototype Nickel Optic for the
Constellation-X Hard X-Ray Telescope
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S. Romaine et al.
Presented at the 2003 SPIE Symposium Optics for EUV,
X-Ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy in San Diego,
CA
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Test results of preliminary CdZnTe pixel detectors
for possible application to HXT on the Constellation-X
mission
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T. Tumer, et al.
Presented at the 2003 SPIE Symposium X-Ray and
Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy XIII in San
Diego, CA
May 2003
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First Constellation-X Spectroscopy Workshop, Columbia University, May 4-7, 2003
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March 2003
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UV and X-ray Observations of the Warm-Hot
Intergalactic Medium
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S. Mathur
Presented at the High Energy Astrophysics Division
Meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Mt.
Tremblant, Canada
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The X-Ray Microcalorimeter Spectrometer for the
Constellation-X Mission
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R. Kelley
Presented at the High Energy Astrophysics Division
Meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Mt.
Tremblant, Canada
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Constellation-X Science Opportunities
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H. Tananbaum, N. White, J. Bookbinder, K. Weaver, R.
Petre
Presented at the High Energy Astrophysics Division
Meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Mt.
Tremblant, Canada
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2002
December 2002
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UV and X-ray Observations of the Warm-Hot
Intergalactic Medium
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S. Mathur
Colloquium presented at NRAO in Socorro, NM
October 2002
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The Constellation-X technology challenge
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R. Petre
Presented at the 34th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, The
Second World Space Congress in Houston, TX
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Constellation X-ray mission science goals
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H. Tananbaum, N. White
Presented at the 34th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, The
Second World Space Congress in Houston, TX
September 2002
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Generation-X: A Large Area and High Resolution
X-Ray Mission for Science Beyond Chandra and
Constellation-X
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W. Zhang, R. Petre, N. White
Presented at Two Years of Science with Chandra Symposium
in Washington, DC
August 2002
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UV and X-ray Observations of the Warm-Hot
Intergalactic Medium
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S. Mathur
Presented at IGM/Galaxy Connection - The
Distribution of Baryons at > z=0 in Boulder,
Colorado
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Overview of segmented glass optics development for
the Constellation-X Hard X-ray Telescope
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C. Hailey, et al.
Presented at the SPIE Symposium on X-ray and Gamma-ray
Telescopes and Instruments for Astronomy in Waikoloa
Village, HI
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Constellation-X spectroscopy x-ray telescope
segmented optic assembly and alignment
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J. Hair, et al.
Presented at the SPIE Symposium on X-ray and Gamma-ray
Telescopes and Instruments for Astronomy in Waikoloa
Village, HI
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Off-plane gratings for Constellation-X
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R. McEntaffer, et al.
Presented at the SPIE Symposium on X-ray and Gamma-ray
Telescopes and Instruments for Astronomy in Waikoloa
Village, HI
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Constellation-X Spectroscopy X-ray Telescope
(SXT)
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R. Petre, et al.
Presented at the SPIE Symposium on X-ray and Gamma-ray
Telescopes and Instruments for Astronomy in Waikoloa
Village, HI
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Constellation-X Soft X-ray Telescope assembly and
alignment
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W. Podgorski, et al.
Presented at the SPIE Symposium on X-ray and Gamma-ray
Telescopes and Instruments for Astronomy in Waikoloa
Village, HI
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Fabrication and assembly of in-plane reflection
gratings for Constellation-X
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M. Schattenburg, et al.
Presented at the SPIE Symposium on X-ray and Gamma-ray
Telescopes and Instruments for Astronomy in Waikoloa
Village, HI
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Constellation-X mission: science objectives and
implementation plan
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N. White, H. Tananbaum
Presented at the SPIE Symposium on X-ray and Gamma-ray
Telescopes and Instruments for Astronomy in Waikoloa
Village, HI
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Development of mirror segments for the
Constellation-X Observatory
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W. Zhang, et al.
Presented at the SPIE Symposium on X-ray and Gamma-ray
Telescopes and Instruments for Astronomy in Waikoloa
Village, HI
April 2002
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Matching the science to the instrument: a study of
a hybrid calorimeter design for Constellation-X
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E. Figueroa-Feliciano
Presented at American Physical Society, April Meeting,
jointly sponsored with the High Energy Astrophysics
Division of the American Astronomical Society in
Albuquerque, NM
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Superconducting Transition Edge Sensors for the
Constellation-X mission
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F. Porter
Presented at American Physical Society, April Meeting,
jointly sponsored with the High Energy Astrophysics
Division of the American Astronomical Society in
Albuquerque, NM
March 2002
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Constellation-X mirror development: lessons learned
relevant to XEUS
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R. Petre
Presented at XEUS - studying the evolution of the
hot Universe International Workshop in Garching,
Germany
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A Path Forward for Precision Measurements of
Neutron Star Radii, using Transiently Accreting Neutron
Stars in Quiescence
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R. Rutledge
Presented at XEUS - studying the evolution of the
hot Universe International Workshop in Garching,
Germany
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2001
July 2001
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Constellation X mission and its optics
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J. Bookbinder
Presented at SPIE symposium on X-Ray Optics for
Astronomy: Telescopes, Multilayers, Spectrometers, and
Missions in San Diego, CA
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Segmented x-ray mirror for the Constellation-X
Spectroscopy X-ray Telescope
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R. Petre, et al.
Presented at SPIE symposium on X-Ray Optics for
Astronomy: Telescopes, Multilayers, Spectrometers, and
Missions in San Diego, CA
March 2001
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Constellation-X: A first step
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W. Forman, S. Murray, C. Canizares
Presented at the XXIst Moriond Astrophysics Meeting,
Clusters of Galaxies and the High Redshift Universe
observed in X-Rays in Les Arcs, Savoie, France
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The Constellation X-ray Mission
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N. White, H. Tananbaum
Presented at New Century of X-ray Astronomy in Kanagawa,
Japan
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2000
December 2000
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Probing Black Holes with Constellation-X
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K. Weaver
Presented at the 20th Texas Symposium on relativistic
astrophysics in Austin, TX
November 2000
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The Development of TES X-ray Calorimeter Array
Systems Suitable for Constellation-X
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C. K. Stahle
Presented at the High Energy Astrophysics Division
Meeting of the American Astronomical Society in
Honolulu, HI
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Science with the Constellation X-ray Mission
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K. Weaver, N. White, H. Tananbaum
Presented at the High Energy Astrophysics Division
Meeting of the American Astronomical Society in
Honolulu, HI
September 2000
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The Constellation X-ray Mission
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N. White, J. Bookbinder, H. Tananbaum
Presented at X-ray Astronomy 2000 in Palermo, Italy
March 2000
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Production and testing of development mandrels for
Constellation-X
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W. Egle, et al.
Presented at the SPIE Symposium on X-ray Optics,
Instruments and Missions III in Munich, Germany
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Development of segmented x-ray mirrors for
Constellation-X
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R. Petre, et al.
Presented at the SPIE Symposium on X-ray Optics,
Instruments and Missions III in Munich, Germany
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Development of Constellation-X optics technologies
at MSFC
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S. O'Dell, et al.
Presented at the SPIE Symposium on X-ray Optics,
Instruments and Missions III in Munich, Germany
January 2000
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Key Technology Development for Constellation-X
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K. Weaver, et al.
Presented at the American Astronomical Society Meeting
in Atlanta, GA
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1999
September 1999
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Resolving the 10-40 keV cosmic X-ray background
with constellation-X
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G. Matt, F. Pompilio, F. La Franca
Presented at X-RAY ASTRONOMY: Stellar Endpoints,AGN,
and the Diffuse X-ray Background, AIP Conference
#599 in Bologna, Italy
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The constellation X-ray mission
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N. White, H. Tananbaum
Presented at X-RAY ASTRONOMY: Stellar Endpoints,AGN,
and the Diffuse X-ray Background, AIP Conference
#599 in Bologna, Italy
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The constellation X-ray mission
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N. White, H. Tananbaum
Presented at Large Scale Structure in the X-ray Universe
in Santorini, Greece
July 1999
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Superpolishing and precision metrology on a metal
mandrel and replicated segments for Constellation-X
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D. Content, et al.
Presented at the SPIE Symposium on EUV, X-Ray, and
Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy X in Denver,
CO
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Development of optics and focal plane for the
Constellation hard x-ray telescope
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F. Harrison, et al.
Presented at the SPIE Symposium on EUV, X-Ray, and
Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy X in Denver,
CO
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Large-area reflection grating spectrometer for the
Constellation-X mission
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S. Kahn, et al.
Presented at the SPIE Symposium on EUV, X-Ray, and
Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy X in Denver,
CO
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Segmented x-ray mirror development for
Constellation-X
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R. Petre, et al.
Presented at the SPIE Symposium on EUV, X-Ray, and
Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy X in Denver,
CO
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Toward a 2-eV microcalorimeter x-ray spectrometer
for Constellation-X
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C. K. Stahle
Presented at the SPIE Symposium on EUV, X-Ray, and
Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy X in Denver,
CO
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Constellation x-ray mission: implementation concept
and science overview
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H. Tananbaum, et al.
Presented at the SPIE Symposium on EUV, X-Ray, and
Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy X in Denver,
CO
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Constellation-X spectroscopy x-ray telescope:
requirements and development program
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L. Van Speybroeck,
Presented at the SPIE Symposium on EUV, X-Ray, and
Gamma-Ray Instrumentation for Astronomy X in Denver,
CO
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The Constellation X-ray Mission
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N. White, H. Hananbaum
Presented at Highly Energetic Physical Processes and
Mechanisms for Emission from Astrophysical Plasmas in
Bozeman, Montana
April 1999
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Science with the Constellation-X Observatory
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A. Valinia, N. White, H. Tananbaum
Presented at the High Energy Astrophysics Division
Meeting of the American Astronomical Society in
Charleston, SC
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Results of the Constellation-X Mission Architecture Study
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M. Skinner, J. Strober, C. Miller
Presented at the High Energy Astrophysics Division
Meeting of the American Astronomical Society in
Charleston, SC
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The Constellation X-ray Mission
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N. White, H. Tananbaum
Presented at the High Energy Astrophysics Division
Meeting of the American Astronomical Society in
Charleston, SC
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1998
December 1998
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Science with the Constellation-X Observatory
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A. Valinia, N. White, H. Tananbaum
Presented at the 19th Texas Symposium on Relativistic
Astrophysics and Cosmology in Paris, France
October 1998
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Science with the Constellation-X Observatory
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A. Valinia, N. White, H. Tananbaum
Presented at the 9th Annual October Astrophysics
Conference in Maryland, After the Dark Ages: When
Galaxies were Young (the Universe at 2 < z < 5) in
College Park, MD
1997
January 1997
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Mission Study of HTXS
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F. Marshall, et al.
Presented at Space Technology and Applications,
International Forum 1997 in Albuquerque, NM
1996
July 1996
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The High Throughput X-ray Spectroscopy (HTXS) Mission
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N. White, H. Tananbaum, S. Kahn
Presented at The Next Generation of X-ray Observatories
in Leicster, England
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