2004/11/09 by Martin C. Weisskopf, Weisskopf, Martin C.
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0411243
12 pages, 8 figures, NATO ASI - The Electromagnetic Spectrum of Neutron Stars: June 7-18, 2004, Marmaris, Turkey
arxiv created 2004/11/09 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
We present here an overview of the status of the Chandra X-ray Observatory which has now been operating for five years. The Observatory is running smoothly, and the scientific return continues to be outstanding. We provide some details on the molecular contamination of the ACIS filters and its impact on observations. We review the observations with Chandra of the pulsar in the Crab Nebula and add some general comments as to the analysis of X-ray spectra. We conclude with comments about the future directions for the study of neutron stars with Chandra.