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Mission Summary

IXO
International X-ray Observatory
Themes
  • What are the fundamental physical laws of the Universe?
  • How did the Universe originate and what is it made of?
  • Primary Goals
  • Black holes and matter under extreme conditions
  • Formation and evolution of galaxies, clusters and large scale structure
  • Life cycles of matter and energy
  • Targets
  • High redshift AGN
  • Clusters of galaxies
  • Neutron stars & black holes
  • Wavelength X-ray (0.1 - 40 keV)
    Telescope 3.3 m diameter mirror with 20 m focal length
    Orbit Halo orbit at L2
    Lifetime 5 years
    Partners ESA-NASA-JAXA
    Type L-class Mission

    Mission home: http://sci.esa.int/ixo

    NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
    Silicon Pore Optics development for IXO
    Call for Payload Study Consortia for L-class mission IXO
    RELATED SITES
    IXO at NASA

     

     

    UPCOMING EVENTS
    IXO Science Meeting
    27-29 April 2010
    Paris, France
    NEWS FEED
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    Last Update: 09 Feb 2010
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