| Chapter |
Acronym |
Definition |
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ADC |
Analogue to Digital Converter |
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ARF |
Ancillary Response File |
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ASCA |
Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics |
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ASCII |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
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ATOMDB |
ATOMic DataBase |
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BGO |
Bismuth Germanate |
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BI |
Back-Illuminated |
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CALDB |
CALibration DataBase |
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CCD |
Charge-Coupled Devices |
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CIAO |
Chandra Interactive Analysis of Observations |
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Co-I |
Co-Investigator |
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CXB |
Cosmic X-ray Background |
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DARTS |
Data ARchive and Transmission System |
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DEC |
Declination |
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DET |
DETector (coordinates DETX and DETX) |
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EEF |
Encircled Energy Function |
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FI |
Front-Illuminated |
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FITS |
Flexible Image Transport System |
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FFF |
First FITS Files |
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FOC |
FOCal plane (coordinates FOCX and FOCY) |
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FTOOLS |
FITS Tools |
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FW |
Filter Wheel (on XRS) |
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FWHM |
Full-Width at Half-Maximum |
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GHF |
Gain History File |
| |
GPT |
Gain Parameter Table |
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GHT |
Gain History Table |
| |
GIF |
Graphics Interchange Format |
| |
GO |
Guest Observer |
| Chapter |
Acronym |
Definition |
| |
GOF |
Guest Observer Facility |
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GRB |
Gamma-Ray Burst |
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GSFC |
Goddard Space Flight Center |
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GSO |
Gadolinium Silicate |
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GTI |
Good Time Interval |
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HEA |
High Energy Astrophysics |
| |
HEASARC |
High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center |
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HK |
House Keeping |
| |
HPD |
Half-Power Diameter |
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HTML |
HyperText Markup Language |
| |
HXD |
Hard X-Ray Detector |
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ISAS |
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science |
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JAXA |
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
| |
NRA |
NASA Research Announcement |
| |
NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| |
NXB |
Non X-ray Background |
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OBF |
Optical Blocking Filter |
| |
OS |
Operating System |
| |
PDMP |
Project Data Management Plan |
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PHA |
Pulse Height Amplitude |
| |
PI |
Principal Investigator |
| |
PI |
Pulse Invariant |
| |
PIN |
Positive Intrinsic Negative |
| |
PMT |
Photon Multiplier Tube |
| |
QDE |
Quantum Detection Efficiency |
| |
RA |
Right Ascension |
| |
RDD |
Residual Dark-current Distribution |
| |
RMF |
Redistribution Matrix File |
| |
ROSAT |
RÖntgen SATellite |
| |
RPT |
Raw Packet Telemetry |
| |
RXTE |
Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer |
| |
SAA |
South Atlantic Anomaly |
| |
SAX |
Satellite per Astronomia X |
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S/C |
Spacecraft |
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SFF |
Second FITS Files |
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SIS |
Solid-state Imaging Spectrometers |
| |
SWG |
Science Working Group |
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TAI |
Temps Atomique International |
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TOO |
Target Of Opportunity |
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USC |
Uchinoura Space Center |
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UTC |
Universal Time Coordinated |
