MAXI (ISS Experiment)
Encyclopedia
The Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image (MAXI) is an X-ray
slit camera aboard the International Space Station
. The device is part of the Japanese Experiment Module
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MAXI conducts a full sky survey every 96 minutes searching for variations in X-ray sources.
X-ray
X-radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation. X-rays have a wavelength in the range of 0.01 to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 petahertz to 30 exahertz and energies in the range 120 eV to 120 keV. They are shorter in wavelength than UV rays and longer than gamma...
slit camera aboard the International Space Station
International Space Station
The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
. The device is part of the Japanese Experiment Module
Japanese Experiment Module
The Japanese Experiment Module , also known with the nickname , is a Japanese science module for the International Space Station developed by JAXA. It is the largest single ISS module. The first two pieces of the module were launched on space shuttle missions STS-123 and STS-124...
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MAXI conducts a full sky survey every 96 minutes searching for variations in X-ray sources.
External links
- Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image (MAXI), Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyJapan Aerospace Exploration AgencyThe , or JAXA, is Japan's national aerospace agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on October 1, 2003, as an Independent Administrative Institution administered by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the...
- Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image Fact Sheet, NASA.gov